Monday, April 28, 2014

How to Remove FlowSurf Ads Virus Effectively

More Information about FlowSurf 
FlowSurf is considered as an adware which was designed to generate the traffic of particular websites for getting profits. Normally, FlowSurf can get inside your computer by bundling itself with free softwares such as video players, flash updates, download managers and so on which you can download from internet. Once installed, FlowSurf can change default browser settings and inserts lots of stubborn add-ons on your browsers without asking your permission. So every time when you are surfing internet, you will receive countless pop-up ads which are displayed by FlowSurf on your computer screen. Your browsing experience will be interrupted terribly. Besides, FlowSurf can download other malicious programs in your computer automatically. In this case, your computer CPU usage will be taken up high and your computer running speed will be slowed down awfully.

Furthermore, FlowSurf can record your internet activities information and apply your information to achieve its illegal purposes. Therefore, in order to have a clean networking environment and protect your personal information away from being exposed, you really should take immediate actions to remove FlowSurf from your computer completely. Besides, you also should pay more attention to your internet activities to protect your computer from being infected again.
FlowSurf Screenshot 
Terrible Sides of FlowSurf 
1. It changes default browser settings without letting you know.
2. It puts lots of stubborn add-ons on your browsers automatically.
3. It brings in other malicious programs in your computer.
4. It displays countless pop-up ads on your computer screen.
5. It records your internet activities traces for future marketing.
6. It can't be removed successfully by antivirus programs.
How to Uninstall FlowSurf Easily
Before the removal, please first back up your system! You should be extremely careful when deleting any file, because any mistake may lead to system crashes and other severe consequence.
METHOD 1. Manual Removal
Step One:
Click "Start" to open "Control Panel", then click "Uninstall a program". Then uninstall FlowSurf programs and other unknown programs.
Step Two: 
Remove Add-ons from browsers (IE, Firefox, Chrome).
1. Internet Explorer:
Click "Tools" and then click "Manage add-ons". Find FlowSurf related extensions and other unknown add-ons in "Toolbars and Extensions" and "Disabled" them.
2. Firefox:
Click "Firefox(Tools)" and then click "Add-ons". Find FlowSurf related extensions and other unknown extensions and "Disable" or "Remove" them.
3. Chrome:
Click "Menu" to open "Tools" and then click "Extensions". Find FlowSurf related extensions and other unknown extensions and "Disable" them.
Step Three:
Click “Start” button and open the “Control Panel”, then double-click “Folder Options”. When the Folder Options window shows up, please click on the “View” tab, tick “Show hidden files and folders” and unmark “Hide protected operating system files(Recommended)” and then press OK.
Step Four:
Open Start menu and click on the “Search programs and files” box. Then delete FlowSurf files: 
%Temp%\random.exe
C:\Program Files\random.exe
Step Five:
Open Registry Editor by pressing Windows+R keys, type in regedit and click “OK” to launch the Windows Registry. Then delete all FlowSurf registry entries and keys. 
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\random<software>
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\supWPM
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\System\CurrentControlSet\Services\Wpm
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main “Default_Page_URL” = “http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>”
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\TabbedBrowsing “NewTabPageShow” = “1”
 
METHOD 2. Automatic Removal
To completely delete FlowSurf, you need to know that the manual removal above may not be able to remove virus  completely, because the creators of virus are always updating the virus version.Besides,any tiny mistake during the manual removal process may lead to severe consequences. Therefore,to ensure a complete and safe virus removal, it’s recommended that you get rid of virus with Automatic FlowSurf Removal Tool. 
                                                                                   


    

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