How to Remove Adware-BrowseFox - Disable Pop-ups and Get Rid of the PUP

I keep getting pop-ups about a blocked PUP in the bottom of my screen. I press "remove" and then "OK", but the popup keeps appearing every 15 seconds or so. The blocked program is always "PUP-FNK", "PUP-FPS", "BrowseFox", "BrowseFox.e" or "Adware-BrowseFox". It's very frustrating and I'm confused if the program is being deleted and re-installed or something else? Please help me!! Thank you!  
In this post, you can get some useful tips on how to get rid of pop-ups like Adware-BrowseFox.

Description of Adware-BrowseFox

Adware-BrowseFox is a type of adware caused by Potentially Unwanted Programs or malware on the computer. Once your browser is infected with the malware, it will change the computer and browser setting to bring in other threats to your computer. Your browser will be added a lot of unwanted extensions or add-ons. When you surf the Internet, you will get a lot of pop- ups on your browser without your permission. You may also get the pop-up ads with the label of "BrowseFox deals". There is the step-by-step guide to walk you through the process to remove BrowseFox adware.  You can follow the guide below to continue. And it is highly recommended to keep a powerful anti-virus like Spyhunter on the computer to remove and block viruses.

Dangers of Adware-BrowseFox

1) It gets into the computer without user's awareness and permission.

2) It modifies registry entries and web browser settings automatically.

3) It may replace your homepage and search engine when you run the web browser.

4) It will keep showing a lot of unwanted and unstoppable pop up ads.

5) It may bring other computer threats through some pop up links.

6) It may steal crucial information stored on the computer and pass to cyber hackers.

Solutions to remove Adware-BrowseFox 

In this post, there will be two solutions to remove Adware-BrowseFox:

1. Remove Adware-BrowseFox manually.

2. Remove Adware-BrowseFox by using SpyHunter anti-malware.

Instructions to Get Rid of Adware-BrowseFox

Method 1: Adware-BrowseFox Manual Deletion

Step 1: Remove BrowseFox and any related program from Control Panel.

Windows Vista and Windows 7

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel and click Uninstall a program.
3. Remove the related programs.

Windows XP

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel and then click Add or Remove Programs.
3. Uninstall related programs.

Windows 8

1. Press Win+R.
2. Type in control panel and click OK.
3. Select Uninstall a program.
4. Remove the related programs.

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: Stop related running processes in Windows Task Manager first.
( 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 4: Open Control Panel in Start menu and search for Folder Options. When you’re in Folder Options window, please click on its View tab, tick Show hidden files and folders and non-tick Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then press OK.

Step 5: 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.

Step 2: Save it into your computer and click on the Run choice to install it step by step.

Step 3: Click Finish then you can use it to scan your computer to find out potential threats by pressing Scan computer now!

Step 4: Tick Select all and then Remove to delete all threats.

Guide to download RegCure Pro to optimize PC 

If you are still worried about the left over of Adware-BrowseFox and want to clean all the unwanted registry entries,  it is recommended to use RegCure Pro.

Step 1. Install and launch RegCure Pro on your PC.

Step 2.  Select "Yes" to download and install RegCure Pro.

 

Step 3. Click "Next" to continue.

Step 4. RegCure Pro will open automatically on your screen.

 Step 5. RegCure Pro is scanning your PC for error.

 

Step 6. After scanning, choose the issues you want to fix. 

 

Note: Manual removal Adware-BrowseFox refers to key parts of computer system. Any error step may lead to system crash. If you don’t have sufficient expertise in dealing with the manual removal. Install Spyhunter can be your better choice, because it is capable of auto-detecting and removing viruses. You can also Download RegCure Pro to help you uninstall unneeded applications and registry files that the Standard Add /Remove Program can't completely uninstall.

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