Windows Problems Help Center : Remove Neurowise Adware Step by Step

Recently some computer users complain that their browser is infected with Neurowise:

Unfortunately, my computer is infected with Neurowise Adware which is giving a billion pop-ups. I have gone into Uninstall and removed from everywhere but still not fixing the problem. How can I get this removed?

No worries. In this post, there will be the illustration and the tips to remove Neurowise .

Description of Neurowise

Neurowise is malicious browser extension which is caused by potentially unwanted program(PUP) This browser extension can be attached on some browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, or Internet Explorer. When the browser is opened, Neurowise will redirect users to its own domain to convince the computer users to install its application. It state that Neurowise will deliver special offers and best deals to you so that you can save money when shopping online.

Unfortunately, some computer users may thought it is a helpful application and installed it on their computer but finally find out that Neurowise is a ad-supported browser add-on which displays a lot of unwanted coupons, web banners, in-line advertisements, pop-ups, interstitial advertisements and other forms of ads on the browser. You will see the ads contain the label ‘Ads by Neurowise’ or ‘Neurowise ads’. The advertisements are displayed every website you are visiting, especially commercial websites such as Walmart, Amazon, Ebay, etc.

Apart from the annoying pop ups, it may introduce other threats to your computer. If you need to install some programs, you should go to the legit official website. It is suggested to remove Neurowise as soon as possible and it is highly recommended to keep a powerful anti-virus like Spyhunter on the computer to remove and block viruses.

Solutions to remove Neurowise

In this post, there will be two solutions to remove Neurowise :

1. Remove Neurowise manually.

2. Remove Neurowise by using SpyHunter anti-malware.

Instructions to Get Rid of Neurowise

Method 1: Neurowise Manual Deletion

Step 1: Open Windows Task Manager and close all running processes.
( Methods to open Task Manager: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or Press the Start button->click on the Run option->Type in taskmgr and press OK.)

Step 2: Reset your browser setting

Firefox:

In the drop-down list of Firefox, go to Help and click on Troubleshooting Information.

Click on the Reset Firefox button to reset it.

Google Chrome:

Click on the Chrome menu on the right of toolbar and then select Settings.

Scroll down to the bottom to click Show advanced settings.

Go down to the bottom and click Reset browser settings to reset Google Chrome to its default setting.

IE:

Click Tools on the up right corner and select Internet Options.

Click on Advanced tab, press Reset button to reset IE to its default settings.

Step 3: Remove files of Neurowise like the pictures showed:

Step 4: Go to the Registry Editor and remove all the infection registry entries listed here:

(Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box to search)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" = "http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search "CustomizeSearch" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search "SearchAssistant" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"

Step 5: All the infection associated files listed below need to be removed:

%CommonAppData%\<random>.exe
C:\Windows\Temp\<random>.exe
%temp%\<random>.exe
C:\Program Files\<random>

Method 2: Automatic Removal with SpyHunter

SpyHunter is a world-famous real-time malware protection and removal tool, which is designed to detect , remove and protect your PC from the latest malware attacks, such as Trojans, worms, rootkits, rogue viruses, browser hijacker, ransomware, adware, key-loggers, and so forth. To keep SpyHunter Anti-malware on your computer is an important way to protect your computer in a good condition. Please find the instruction as follow.

Step 1: Press the following button to download SpyHunter.