How To Stop blisteringadserver.biz Pop-Up Ad Surveys

pop-ups, survey

Having problems with pop-up surveys from blisteringadserver.biz? If so, you may have adware installed on your system. I got the blisteringadserver.biz pop-ups in Firefox, but they can appear if you are using Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari or Opera too.

blisteringadserver.biz pop-up survey

Does this sounds like your experience, you almost certainly have some adware installed on your computer that pop up survey the blisteringadserver.biz ads.  I’ll try help you to remove the blisteringadserver.biz in this blog post.

For those that are new to the blog: Some time ago I dedicated a few of my lab systems and knowingly installed a few adware programs on them. I’ve been observing the actions on these machines to see what kinds of ads that are displayed. I’m also looking on other interesting things such as if the adware updates itself automatically, or if it downloads and installs additional unwanted software on the machines. I first observed the blisteringadserver.biz pop-up survey on one of these lab computers.

So, how do you remove the blisteringadserver.biz pop-up ads? On the machine where I got the blisteringadserver.biz ads I had CheckMeUp, SmartOnes and BrowserWarden installed. I removed them with FreeFixer and that stopped the blisteringadserver.biz pop-ups and all the other ads I was getting in Mozilla Firefox.

The blisteringadserver.biz domain is attracting some traffic, just check out the Alexa traffic rank:

blisteringadserver.biz traffic rank

The issue with this type of pop-up is that it can be launched by many variants of adware. This makes it impossible to say exactly what you need to remove to stop the pop-ups.

Anyway, here’s my suggestion for the blisteringadserver.biz ads removal:

The first thing I would do to remove the blisteringadserver.biz pop-ups is to examine the software installed on the machine, by opening the “Uninstall programs” dialog. You can reach this dialog from the Windows Control Panel. If you are using one of the more recent versions of Windows you can just type in “uninstall” in the Control Panel’s search field to find that dialog:
Uninstall a program search

Click on the “Uninstall a program” link and the Uninstall programs dialog will open up:
Uninstall a program dialog

Do you see something dubious in there or something that you don’t remember installing? Tip: Sort on the “Installed On” column to see if something was installed approximately about the same time as you started seeing the blisteringadserver.biz surveys.

I think you will be able to find and uninstall the adware with the steps outlined above, but in case that did not work you can try the FreeFixer removal tool to identify and remove the adware. FreeFixer is a freeware tool that I’ve developed since 2006. It’s a tool designed to manually track down and remove unwanted software. When you’ve found the unwanted files you can simply tick a checkbox and click on the Fix button to remove the unwanted file.

FreeFixer’s removal feature is not locked down like many other removal tools out there. It will not require you to pay for the program just when you are about to remove the unwanted files.

And if you’re having a hard time figuring out if a file is clean or malware in the FreeFixer scan result, click on the More Info link for the file. That will open up a web page which contains additional details about the file. On that web page, check out the VirusTotal report which can be quite useful:

FreeFixer More Info link example
An example of FreeFixer’s “More Info” links. Click for full size.

Did this blog post help you to remove the blisteringadserver.biz pop-up surveys? Please let me know or how I can improve this blog post.

Thank you!

How To Remove cloudtracked.com Pop-Up Ads

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Having issues with pop-ups or new tabs appearing from cloudtracked.com? If that is the case, you may have adware installed on your computer. I got the cloudtracked.com pop-ups in Firefox, but they can appear if you are using Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari or Opera too.

cloudtracked.com pop-up

(Sorry for the ridiculous use of watermarks. I have to do it to stop the copy-cats.)

If this sounds like your experience, you most likely have some adware installed on your machine that pop up the cloudtracked.com ads. I’ll do my best to help you with the cloudtracked.com removal in this blog post.

Those that have been reading this blog already know this, but for new visitors: A little while back I dedicated some of my lab machines and intentionally installed a few adware programs on them. I’ve been following the behaviour on these computers to see what kinds of advertisements that are displayed. I’m also looking on other interesting things such as if the adware auto-updates, or if it downloads and installs additional unwanted software on the systems. I first spotted the cloudtracked.com pop-up on one of these lab systems.

So, how do you remove the cloudtracked.com pop-up ads? On the machine where I got the cloudtracked.com ads I had BlockAndSurf, TinyWallet and BrowserWarden installed. I removed them with FreeFixer and that stopped the cloudtracked.com pop-ups and all the other ads I was getting in Mozilla Firefox. I don’t know which one of the adware that were responsible for the pop-ups.

It seems as cloudtracked.com is getting quite a lot of traffic, based on Alexa’s traffic rank:

cloudtracked.com traffic rank

Or that probably an understatement. Rank 853 means they are getting a tremendous amount of traffic. Their traffic seems to have boomed in end of July/beginning of August judging from diagram above. www.cloudtracked.com resolves to the 54.183.91.145 IP address. There’s another site on the same IP called media770.com.

The issue with this type of pop-up is that it can probably be launched by many variants of adware. This makes it impossible to say exactly what you need to remove to stop the pop-ups.

To remove the cloudtracked.com pop-up ads you need to review your machine for adware or other types of unwanted software and uninstall it. Here’s my suggested removal procedure:

The first thing I would do to remove the cloudtracked.com pop-ups is to examine the software installed on the machine, by opening the “Uninstall programs” dialog. You can reach this dialog from the Windows Control Panel. If you are using one of the more recent versions of Windows Operating System you can just type in “uninstall” in the Control Panel’s search field to find that dialog:
Uninstall a program search

Click on the “Uninstall a program” link and the Uninstall programs dialog will open up:
Uninstall a program dialog

Do you see something shady in there or something that you don’t remember installing? Tip: Sort on the “Installed On” column to see if some program was installed approximately about the same time as you started seeing the cloudtracked.com pop-ups.

I think most users will be able to identify and remove the adware with the steps outlined above, but in case that did not work you can try the FreeFixer removal tool to identify and remove the adware. FreeFixer is a freeware tool that I’ve developed since 2006. FreeFixer is a tool built to manually find and uninstall unwanted software. When you’ve found the unwanted files you can simply tick a checkbox and click on the Fix button to remove the unwanted file.

FreeFixer’s removal feature is not locked like many other removal tools out there. It will not require you to purchase the program just when you are about to remove the unwanted files.

And if you’re having troubles figuring out if a file is legit or unsafe in FreeFixer’s scan report, click on the More Info link for the file. That will open up your browser with a page which contains additional information about the file. On that web page, check out the VirusTotal report which can be quite useful:

FreeFixer More Info link example
An example of FreeFixer’s “More Info” links. Click for full size.

Are you a Mac or Linux user and get the cloudtracked.com pop-ups? What did you do to stop the pop-up in your browser? Please share in the comments below. Thanks!

Did this blog post help you to remove the cloudtracked.com pop-up ads? Please let me know or how I can improve this blog post.

Thank you!

Remove BrickStrengthener – BrickStrengthener.exe Uninstall Guide

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Hello readers. Welcome to the blog. Today I wanted to talk about an adware/trojan called BrickStrengthener and thought I should give you some removal instructions. If the BrickStrengthener adware is running on your machine, you will see BrickStrengthener.exe running in the Task Manager and a new scheduled task called “BrickStrengthener” added on the computer. I’ll show how to remove BrickStrengthener in this blog post with the FreeFixer removal tool.

BrickStrengthener.exe task manager

BrickStrengthener.exe is located in C:\ProgramData\Trusted Publisher\BrickStrengthener\.

BrickStrengthener is distributed by a tactic called bundling. Bundling means that a piece of software is included in other software’s installers.

As always when I stumble upon some new bundled software I uploaded it to VirusTotal to check if the anti-virus software there detect anything suspicious. 30% of the scanners detected the file. The BrickStrengthener files are detected as TR/Crypt.ZPACK.73153 by Avira, Trojan.GenericKD.1867152 by F-Secure, Artemis!DEBA33DB1675 by McAfee and BehavesLike.Win32.FakeAlert.bc by McAfee-GW-Edition.

Since you probably want to remove BrickStrengthener, these are the items you should check for removal if you want to remove it with FreeFixer. A reboot of your machine may be required to complete the removal. Problem solved.

BrickStrengthener.exe task BrickStrengthener.exe removeHope this helped you remove the BrickStrengthener adware.

I stumbled upon BrickStrengthener while testing out some downloads that are known to bundled lots of unwanted software. Any idea how BrickStrengthener was installed on your system? Please share by posting a comment. Thank you very much!

Hope you found this useful. Thanks for reading.

How To Stop sweepappliance.biz Pop-Up Surveys – Adware Removal Guide

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Did you just get a pop-up survey from sweepappliance.biz and ask yourself where it came from? Did the sweepappliance.biz survey appear to have been launched from a web site that under normal circumstances don’t use aggressive advertising such as pop-up windows?

sweepappliance.biz

If you see this survey, you probably have some adware installed on your machine that pop up the sweepappliance.biz ads. I’ll try help you with the sweepappliance.biz removal in this blog post.

wxdzz.promorewards.sweepappliance.biz resolves to the 96.126.122.65 IP and sweepappliance.biz resolves to 184.73.247.179.

For those that are new to the blog: A little while back I dedicated a few of my lab systems and deliberately installed a few adware programs on them. I have been monitoring the behaviour on these machines to see what kinds of advertisements that are displayed. I’m also looking on other interesting things such as if the adware updates itself, or if it downloads and installs additional unwanted software on the machines. I first spotted the sweepappliance.biz pop-up survey on one of these lab computers.

So, how do you remove the sweepappliance.biz pop-up pop-up ads? On the machine where I got the sweepappliance.biz ads I had SmartOnes and CheckMeUp installed. I removed them with FreeFixer and that stopped the sweepappliance.biz pop-ups and all the other ads I was getting in Firefox.

Judging from Alexa’s traffic rank, sweepappliance.biz is getting some traffic:

sweepappliance.biz traffic rank

The issue with this type of pop-up is that it can be launched by many variants of adware. This makes it impossible to say exactly what you need to remove to stop the pop-ups.

Anyway, here’s my suggestion for the sweepappliance.biz ads removal:

The first thing I would do to remove the sweepappliance.biz pop-ups is to examine the software installed on the machine, by opening the “Uninstall programs” dialog. You can find this dialog from the Windows Control Panel. If you are using one of the more recent versions of Windows you can just type in “uninstall” in the Control Panel’s search field to find that dialog:
Uninstall a program search

Click on the “Uninstall a program” link and the Uninstall programs dialog will open up:
Uninstall a program dialog

Do you see something suspect listed there or something that you don’t remember installing? Tip: Sort on the “Installed On” column to see if something was installed approximately about the same time as you started observing the sweepappliance.biz pop-ups.

I think you will be able to track down and uninstall the adware with the steps outlined above, but in case that did not work you can try the FreeFixer removal tool to identify and remove the adware. FreeFixer is a freeware tool that I’ve developed since 2006. It’s a tool designed to manually identify and uninstall unwanted software. When you’ve tracked down the unwanted files you can simply tick a checkbox and click on the Fix button to remove the unwanted file.

FreeFixer’s removal feature is not crippled like many other removal tools out there. It will not require you to purchase the program just when you are about to remove the unwanted files.

And if you’re having troubles figuring out if a file is clean or adware in FreeFixer’s scan result, click on the More Info link for the file. That will open up a web page which contains more information about the file. On that web page, check out the VirusTotal report which can be very useful:

FreeFixer More Info link example
An example of FreeFixer’s “More Info” links. Click for full size.

Are you a Mac or Linux user and get the sweepappliance.biz popups? What did you do to stop the pop-up in your browser? Please share in the comments below. Thanks!

What adware did you remove from your machine?

Did this blog post help you to remove the sweepappliance.biz pop-up ads?  Please let me know or how I can improve this blog post.

Thank you!

Remove BuyNSave and BrickProvider Adware

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Just wanted to write a short blog post before going back to coding. I just found another bundled adware called BuyNSave / BrickProvider and give you some removal instructions. If you got BuyNSave / BrickProvider on your computer, you will see BrickProvider.exe running in the Task Manager, an add-on named BuyNSave added into Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox and a new scheduled task called BrickProvider. Chrome dodged the adware. I’ll show how to remove BuyNSave / BrickProvider in this blog post with the FreeFixer removal tool.

Here’s BrickProvider.exe in the Task Manager:

BrickProvider.exe task manager

BuyNSave add-on in Firefox:

BuyNsave firefox

And BuyNSave in Internet Explorer:

BuyNSave internet Explorer

BuyNSave / BrickProvider is bundled in other software’s installers. Here’s how it was disclosed in the installer where I found it:

BuyNSave bundled

 

YouTubeAdBlocke was also included in the installer.

As always when I find some new bundled software I uploaded it to VirusTotal to test if the anti-malwares there find something. The detection rate is 11/55. Malwarebytes classifies BuyNSave / BrickProvider as PUP.Optional.MultiPlug, McAfee-GW-Edition calls it BehavesLike.Win32.PWSYunsip.bm and Qihoo-360 calls it HEUR/QVM30.1.Malware.Gen.

BuyNsave virustotal

If you’d like to remove BuyNSave / BrickProvider you can do so with the FreeFixer removal tool. Just check the BuyNSave / BrickProvider files as the screenshots below shows. You may have to reboot your computer to complete the removal.

BuyNSave internet explorer remove BrickProvider.exe remove task BrickProvider.exe remove BuyNsave remove firefox

Hope that helped you with the removal.

I stumbled upon BuyNSave / BrickProvider while testing out some downloads that are known to bundled lots of unwanted software. Any idea how BuyNSave / BrickProvider was installed on your system? Please share by posting a comment. Thank you!

Hope you found this useful and thanks you for reading.

Update 2014-11-21: Found some variants that don’t use the BrickProvider name. Instead they are called:

BrickProlonger & SoftwareProlonger. SoftwareProlonger.exe shows up in the Task Manager. The file is located in c:\programdata\trusted publisher\softwareprolonger.

 

 

How To Remove hurryingadserver.xyz Pop-Up Ads and Surveys

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Does this sound like what you are seeing right now? You see pop-up surveys from hurryingadserver.xyz appear in a new tab while browsing web sites that in general don’t advertise in popup windows. The pop-ups manage to get round the built-in pop-up blockers in Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari or Opera. The full domain name was bpezz.rewardzone.hurryingadserver.xyz:

hurryingadserver.xyz pop-up

If this sounds like your machine, you most likely have some adware installed on your computer that pop up the hurryingadserver.xyz ads. I’ll try help you to remove the hurryingadserver.xyz in this blog post.

If you have been visiting this blog already know this, but if you are new: Recently I dedicated some of my lab machines and deliberately installed some adware programs on them. I have been following the actions on these computers to see what kinds of advertisements that are displayed. I’m also looking on other interesting things such as if the adware updates itself automatically, or if it installs additional unwanted software on the computers. I first noticed the hurryingadserver.xyz survey on one of these lab computers.

hurryingadserver.xyz resolves to the 208.87.34.65 IP-address and bpezz.rewardzone.hurryingadserver.xyz resolves to 96.126.126.254. The domain was registered in the middle of November 2014.

So, how do you remove the hurryingadserver.xyz pop-up survey ads? On the machine where I got the hurryingadserver.xyz ads I had TinyWallet, PriceFountain and CheckMeUp installed. I removed them with FreeFixer and that stopped the hurryingadserver.xyz pop-ups and all the other ads I was getting in Firefox.

The issue with this type of pop-up is that it can be launched by many variants of adware. This makes it impossible to say exactly what you need to remove to stop the pop-ups.

Anyway, here’s my suggestion for the hurryingadserver.xyz ads removal:

The first thing I would do to remove the hurryingadserver.xyz pop-ups is to examine the programs installed on the machine, by opening the “Uninstall programs” dialog. You can open this dialog from the Windows Control Panel. If you are using one of the more recent versions of Windows you can just type in “uninstall” in the Control Panel’s search field to find that dialog:
Uninstall a program search

Click on the “Uninstall a program” link and the Uninstall programs dialog will open up:
Uninstall a program dialog

Do you see something strange-looking in there or something that you don’t remember installing? Tip: Sort on the “Installed On” column to see if something was installed about the same time as you started getting the hurryingadserver.xyz pop-ups. What did you remove? Did that stop the hurryingadserver pop-ups?

In case that did not work you can try the FreeFixer removal tool to identify and remove the adware. FreeFixer is a freeware tool that I started develop many years ago. FreeFixer is a tool designed to manually find and remove unwanted software. When you’ve tracked down the unwanted files you can simply tick a checkbox and click on the Fix button to remove the unwanted file.

And if you’re having difficulties figuring out if a file is clean or adware in FreeFixer’s scan report, click on the More Info link for the file. That will open up your browser with a page which contains additional details about the file. On that web page, check out the VirusTotal report which can be very useful:

FreeFixer More Info link example
An example of FreeFixer’s “More Info” links. Click for full size.

Are you a Mac or Linux user and get the hurryingadserver.xyz pop-ups? What did you do to stop the pop-up in your browser? Please share in the comments below. Thank you very much!

Did this blog post help you to remove the hurryingadserver.xyz pop-ups ads? Please let me know or how I can improve this blog post.

Thank you!