How to remove Look-this.site from Windows PC

Simple Guide to delete Look-this.site (Step by Step)

According to expert point of view, Look-this.site pop-ups are defined as social engineering scam site that tries to deceive users to subscribe their push notifications so that they can straightly send unwanted advertisements to your desktop. This site will display confirm notification messages and ask you to click on the allow button to subscribe notifications from their resources. This dubious threat is created and distributed by group of cyber criminals with an evil intention and wrong motives. Unfortunately, once you click on the allow button this site will get the permission to show unwanted pop-up ads in form of discounts, coupons, deals and many more on your system screen even when is browser is not visible.

Moreover, Look-this.site also has the ability to compromise all targeted well known browsers such as Google chrome, Mozilla Firefox, IE, Opera and others. It is also capable to make several unwanted changes in your browser settings like homepage, search engine and new tab. Thus, those changes may also serve as vulnerabilities that more dangerous threats like malware, spyware, Trojan, ransomware etc may exploit in order to infect your PC. What’s even worse is that fact that there are many phishing pages that pretend to be legitimate and popular sites.

But, once you visit or open you may tricked into providing some important and sensitive information that can be later misused by online scammers. Thus, if you don’t want to get risk getting tricked by some phishing pages or if you don’t want unwanted programs to get inside your computer then you are advised to remove Look-this.site immediately from the computer by going through this article. The guide which has been provided below includes all necessary steps and you must follow to get rid of all malicious apps from the infected machine.

Short summary

Name: Look-this.site

Type: Adware, PUP, Redirect, Browser hijacker

Symptoms: visibility of pages are not clear, degrade internet browsing speed, unwanted browser extensions, add-ons and changed homepage and new tab page of your browser.

Distribution: fake software updates, software installers, harmful links, corrupted websites etc.

Damage: internet browser tracking (possibly privacy issues), financial loss and slow down PC performance

Removal: You are advised to follow the removal instructions which have been described below in step by step manner to remove Look-this.site.

Intrusion methods of Look-this.site:

Like other redirect virus and harmful threats, an unwanted program enters into your system by using several different methods. The most common and effective methods used by them are software bundling and intrusive advertising. As you know, bundling is an undercover installation of unwanted programs that take place together with regular free software. In many cases, it has been seen that they will install optional software. So, in order to avoid installation of any adware you are advised to read all disclaimers and installs screens very carefully as well as select only custom or advanced installation type and reveal all bundled apps in which you are unsecure.

How to avoid intruding unwanted apps?

To prevent infiltration of unnecessary programs, you are advised to remove Look-this.site as soon as possible to keep your PC harmless and secure. Some tips have been described below that will help you from the intrusion of unreliable programs:

• Always use official websites and direct download links.
• While installing, always pay close attention and read all possible instructions carefully.
• Avoid using untrustworthy download sources to install any program.
• All installed software updated by using tools recommended by official software developers.
• Never open spam emails or attachments that received from suspicious addresses.
• Don’t skip custom or advance options of the installation processes.

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 Look-this.site:

Remove the related items of Look-this.site 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 Look-this.site 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 (Look-this.site) 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 Look-this.site 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 Look-this.site 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 Look-this.site 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 Look-this.site 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 Look-this.site (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.