Remove Addict Thing Pop-ups Virus in Effective Way

Introduction about Addict Thing

Addict Thing is considered as an annoying adware program which aims at promoting certain websites or programs for getting profits. Addict Thing claims that it can help you enhance your online experience, especially when you are shopping online. But you should not believe this and download Addict Thing in your computer. Once Addict Thing have installed in your computer, Addict Thing can cause lots of troubles. As soon as Addict Thing gets inside your computer, it will take control of your browsers immediately. It will modify the default browser settings and will also put various unwanted add-ons on your browsers forcibly. When you are browsing websites, you will receive lots of pop-up ads on your computer screen which can interrupt your internet activities badly. Even though you have restored your browser settings, Addict Thing and these pop-ups still can come back again and again and your browsing experience will become very disturbing. With Addict Thing stays in your computer, you can’t have normal browsing experience. 

Even though you didn’t download Addict Thing personally or didn’t download anything related to this program, Addict Thing still can come into your computer along with free softwares from internet. Under such circumstance, it’s wise for you to be more careful when you install a new program. You should always choose customer installation in order to pay more attention to every step and to make sure no extra malicious programs can sneak in your computer. But if your computer has already been infected, you should take immediate actions to remove Addict Thing from your computer completely.

Addict Thing Screenshot

Harmfulness of Addict Thing 

1. It can affect all browsers and changes original settings.

2. It inserts many useless stubborn add-ons on your browsers.

3. It introduces more malicious programs in your computer.

4. It shows numerous pop-up ads to interrupt your terribly.

5. It has the ability to record your online information secretly.
6. It can bypass the antivirus and stay in computer safely. 

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Addict Thing Removal Guide

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 Addict Thing 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 Addict Thing 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 Addict Thing related extensions and other unknown extensions and "Disable" or "Remove" them.

3. Chrome:
Click "Menu" to open "Tools" and then click "Extensions". Find Addict Thing 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 Addict Thing files: 

C:\Program Files

%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\random

%AllUsersProfile%\random

Step Five:

Open Registry Editor by pressing Windows+R keys, type in regedit and click “OK” to launch the Windows Registry. Then delete all Addict Thing registry entries and keys.

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main “Default_Search_URL” = “http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=&from=tugs&uid=&q={searchterms}”

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main “Start Page” = “http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=&from=tugs&uid=”

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search “CustomizeSearch” = “http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=&from=tugs&uid=&q={searchterms}”

METHOD 2. Automatic Removal 

To completely delete Addict Thing, 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 Addict Thing Removal Tool.                                                                                   

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