How to Manually Remove AdChoices Completely?

Keep receiving pop ups of AdChoices? Have tried your best to stop AdChoices, but end with failure? Still searching for the best way to help you out? This post will be helpful for you to remove AdChoices.

 

What is AdChoices?

Threat Type: Vicious Adware

Risk Coefficient： High Level

Targeted OS: Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7, Window8.

Targeted Browsers：Internet Explorer, Firefox, Google Chrome, and so on.

AdChoices belongs to vicious adware that will keep showing irritating pop ups when it enters to your computers via informal means like hacked web sites, some free applications downloaded from the Internet, spam email attachments, and so on. Once AdChoices drops and executed corrupt files, it will be able to run and perform vicious actions like showing pop ups for coupon service or products whenever you browse web sites. The Internet will be slower for the corrupt files made by Vicious Adware could occupy high resources. Just be cautious, don't click any pop ups caused by AdChoices, meanwhile, don't pay for any advised products, or you may install other computer threats for so many web sites offer with viruses. When you meet with any AdChoices pop ups, it is highly advised you to remove it as soon as possible.

 

Hazardous Features of AdChoices

1) It is really easy to be infected with.
2) It may bring with other kinds of virues.
3) It is really irritating for it will keep showing pop ups when you surfing the Internet.
4) It may redirect you to other unrelated web sites.
5) It will slow down system performance.
6) It may monitor your online habits.
7) It may communicate with hackers to capture personal information stored on the computer.

 

How to Remove AdChoices Popup Ads?

Method 1: Removing AdChoices manually

In order to remove AdChoices Popup Ads , you need to kill all related processed, and remove all the infiltrations:
step1: Press CTRL+ALT+DELETE to launch the Windows Task Manager, and stop all processes of AdChoices Popup Ads.

random.exe

Step2: Find and delete all files of AdChoices Popup Ads:

%ProgramFiles%\
%UserProfile%\
%Profile%\Local Settings\Temp\
%UserProfile%\Application Data\
%UserProfile%\Start Menu\Programs\

Step3: Remove all AdChoices Popup Ads registry entries:

HKEY_CLASSES_ROOT\urlsearchhook.toolbarurlsearchhook
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\software\classes\urlsearchhook.toolbarurlsearchhook
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Toolbar
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Mozilla\Firefox\extensions,
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\software\microsoft\internet explorer\toolbar\webbrowser
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “.exe”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “WarnonBadCertRecving” = ’0
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\ActiveDesktop “NoChangingWallPaper” = ’1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\Attachments “SaveZoneInformation” = ’1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableTaskMgr” = ’1
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Download “CheckExeSignatures” = ‘no’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main “Use FormSuggest” = ‘yes’
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Explorer\Advanced “ShowSuperHidden” = 0

Method 2: Removing AdChoices automatically

1) Click the following red icon to install Spyhunter.
 
2) Install Spyhunter Step by Step:



 

3) Execute a full scan with SpyHunter and remove all detected threats.



4) Remove associated programs.



Conclusion 
AdChoices often come with free downloadable software. When you download these aggressive freeware, your computer is likely to be attacked. Once clicked, these pop-ups may make your homepage modify to other website. If you let remain on your computer, AdChoices will continue to make trouble. For the sake of your computer’s smooth running, please remove it as soon as you can.

Note 
Compared with the manual method, the automatic way seems more effective and convenient. You may lose some important files and folders if you are careless. The uninstallation program with manual method will become risky job due to its complexity and difficulty. Therefore, the practical way is to choose the automatic method. Just download Anti-Malware program SpyHunter and you can prevent your computer from more serious effect.