How To Remove Yt1s.com: Stop Annoying Ads

Yt1s.com: Complete Delete Process

Yt1s.com is a malicious web domain that offers YouTube content downloading service. Means, it is supposedly able to convert YouTube video links to MP3, MP4, and 3GP format files, which can be downloaded afterwards. However, people should avoid this service as it doesn’t only infringe copyright laws, but also the site employs deceptive advertising networks. This dubious portal uses social engineering to make visitors subscribe to site notifications on web browser. The scheme uses a legitimate push notification feature that is inserted in all browsers. People who click “Allow” to the notification prompts will be presented with Yt1s.com ads directly via their desktops, even if their browsers are closed.

Adware Causes Yt1s.com Redirects:

While random Yt1s.com redirect might mean that you clicked on a link on another portal, constant appearance of this webpage might indicate adware infection. These types of potentially unwanted programs usually travel within software bundles or are encountered on scam sites, so users rarely install them with intent. As a result, redirects to this and similar sites become a common incidence, and users start suffering from several browser-related issues. People who encounter this domain might be presented with a variety of different “scenarios” that are designed to make them press “Allow.”

As evident, this Yt1s.com social engineering scheme is designed for users to think that the window will be closed only if “Allow” is pressed, which is not true. If you encounter such a fake alert, do not proceed with what it is asking you to do, or else, you will be flooded with tons of intrusive advertisements all the time. Since these notifications are displayed straight to users’ desktops, many of them are not aware that they are coming from the web browser and suffer from continuous ads which interrupt daily computer usage activities.

It is also worth mentioning that the Yt1s.com ads are not safe at all as they generally include scam content, such as asking users to install other PUPs or even malware. Therefore, never click on these pop-ups, as you might get infected with adware/malware/scareware or reveal your sensitive data, such as credit card details, to cybercriminals. Additionally, you can be a target of phishing attacks, suffer financial losses, or even have your identity stolen. So, a quick Yt1s.com removal is strongly recommended.

Ways To Propagate Yt1s.com:

Less dangerous cyber threats such as adware, browser hijackers, and PUPs are being spread in a legitimate way. Nonetheless, they are so sneaky that people usually download them without realizing their presence. These ad-supported apps are typically distributed by bundling. This technique is closely related to freeware. Freeware providers pack their apps along with PUPs and spread them as a single unit. Unwanted applications are pre-selected, so accepting the installation of the main freeware installer grants access to the complete bundle. This often occurs when users install the free program via the Quick or Recommended configuration settings.

Luckily, you can decompose the bundle and for this, you should opt for the Advanced or Custom installation option and unmark checkmarks saying that you agree with the installation of plug-ins, extensions, add-ons, or whatnot. This way, you can prevent adware and other PUPs from intruding your computer. In case your device is already contaminated with this PUP, you must remove Yt1s.com from the machine as soon as possible.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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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 Yt1s.com:

Remove the related items of Yt1s.com 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 Yt1s.com 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 (Yt1s.com) 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 Yt1s.com 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 Yt1s.com 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 Yt1s.com 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 Yt1s.com 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 Yt1s.com (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.