How To Remove Video Explorer extension Adware

Video Explorer extension: Easy Uninstall Steps

Video Explorer extension is promoted as a useful tool which allows users easy access to video-hosting platforms. Using this tool, users can search videos on YouTube, Bing, Vimeo, Google Video, and Facebook Video. For this, they merely have to highlight the text on any of these video platforms and open the right-click menu. However, judging on its way of intrusion into the windows computers and its actions inside, it is considered as a potentially unwanted program. This nasty adware shows ads, commercial banners, promotional content etc. and affects the performance of the browser. It gives no value to your machine and hence, remove it ASAP.

Video Explorer extension Performs Several Malicious Activities:

Video Explorer extension is a browser add-on that we recommend removing. Although, it’s not a serious computer infection however, it is capable of hijacking web browsers and causing them to work slower than it used to. It may be set to display commercial advertisements and gather information about its victims’ browsing habits. Most of the users have been tricked into installing it believing that it will allow them to search for videos on the aforesaid video platforms. However, son after the intrusion, this notorious PUP starts displaying commercial advertisements in forms of banners, in-text links, pop-ups, pop-unders, full-page ads.

Ads served by Video Explorer extension may be filled with multiple deals, discounts, offers, promo codes, and similar things. Despite their appealing and trustworthy look, they should not be trusted because they may redirect you to questionable or even unsafe web portals. Moreover, you may receive fake update alerts which may offer you to update Media Player, Java, Flash Player, or popular software or may inform you about issues on your system and offer to call for remote tech support.

Be careful and do not fall for that because Video Explorer extension pop-up ads may deceive you into installing other potentially unwanted programs, such as Any Search Pro, or you may subscribe to questionable service unintentionally and may receive an increased telephone bill. Good thing is that you can stop suspicious ads from appearing. For that, we recommend installing an anti-malware tool and perform Video Explorer extension removal immediately. Such an application helps with system performance significantly.

PUP Hijacks Your System After The Freeware Gets Installed:

Users install such potentially unwanted programs bundled with other freeware and shareware. Maybe you are already aware of the bundling distribution method. This technique enables freeware creators to monetize their products by filling them with third-party apps, such as browser add-ons, plug-ins, toolbars, and extensions. Unfortunately, ‘additional components’ usually appear to be PUPs that once installed cause several problems during browsing.

In order to prevent installing ‘optional downloads’, first of all, you should avoid third-party installers, such as Amonetize, Installrex, , Soft32, Vittalia, Softonicetc etc. because they are most commonly bundled with free apps. Besides, you should always opt for the Advanced or Custom installation option and uncheck ticks claiming that you agree to install optional downloads. Or else, you may start experiencing redirects to suspicious web pages and may be tricked into installing other potentially unwanted programs.   In case your machine is already infected with this adware, you must remove Video Explorer extension from the work-station as soon as possible.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

Click Here For Windows Click Here For Mac

Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove Video Explorer extension:

Remove the related items of Video Explorer extension using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing Video Explorer extension issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (Video Explorer extension) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to Video Explorer extension removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter. In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to Video Explorer extension still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove Video Explorer extension plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”. Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in Video Explorer extension removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete Video Explorer extension (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications. Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.