How to Get Rid of getsoftwred.com Popups - Removal Guides

getsoftwred.com is regarded as a malicious website which is able to display you pop-up ads asking you download media player on it. But you have to be cautious that it is not a legal website that can provide you normal downloading service. Generally speaking, legal website won't invade into your PC and compromise your browsers to take place of your homepage. But getsoftwred.com intrudes into your PC via various illicit ways.

For instance, it can get into your computer with the help of free downloads that are shared on the Internet. What's more, if you have visited or browsed malicious websites or corrupted web pages, it is likely to have this pest install onto your PC. Besides, never click on any malicious links or pop-up ads, they are harmful to your PC as well. Therefore, it is wise to get rid of getsoftwred.com from your PC.

What harm will getsoftwred.com bring to your PC?

Usually, it will alters your browsers and replace your homepage. Pop-up message will be displayed onto your PC, you are not able to browse websites you like, but get tons of popups which you can't close directly. As time goes by, your computer space will be highly taken up. Your machine will run like  a turtle. In a word, it is very urgent to get rid of getsoftwred.com from your PC.

Guides to remove getsoftwred.com

In this post, there will be two solutions to remove getsoftwred.com:

1. Remove getsoftwred.com manually.

2. Remove getsoftwred.com by using SpyHunter anti-malware.

Instructions to Get Rid of getsoftwred.com

Method 1: getsoftwred.com 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 getsoftwred.com 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.

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 getsoftwred.com 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: 

If you think you are not good at removing getsoftwred.com manually and worry about deleting vitial files in your system, it is wise to use automatic removal method.
 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 clean up unwanted registry entries and files so as to optimize the computer.