How to remove 1stepdownload.com virus

Easy tips to delete 1stepdownload.com

1stepdownload.com is a rogue URL that you see on your web browser as a redirect caused from somewhere else. Upon entry, you would see a pop-up on the top-left corner of the page with a very short message, asking you to enable notifications to be received from the site. On agreeing to this, you would see incoming ads from the site as a notification directly to the desktop, whether the browsers are closed.

If you are not familiar with this type of scam, you will learn about this on this article. Also, you will know why the pages like this appear during web session on web browsers, why are you seeing the annoying ads and way to completely get rid of them.

Quick Glance

Name: 1stepdownload.com

Type: Adware

Symptoms: Seeing advertisements not originating from the sties that you are browsing. Intrusive pop-ups and ads continuously appear during the web browsing session, the Internet speed gets decreased

Distribution methods: Deceptive pop-up ads, potentially unwanted applications

Damage: Decreased computer performance, browsing tracking -privacy issues, possible additional malware infections

Malware removal: To eliminate the possible malware infections, scan the device with some reputable antivirus tool or follow manual removal instructions provided below the post

First of all, let’s understand how these pages appear at the first place. As said earlier, you see the site- 1stepdownload.com as a redirect caused from somewhere else. This could be some other site, intrusive ads after clicking or potentially unwanted application used to sponsor such pages. The latter one is the case of persistence – you would encounter the pages on continuously till the adware present inside.

The behavior of the browser is not uncommon during these cases you will get redirected to random pages with any promotional materials. These are usually highly-risky as the – third parties’ products, programs and services are usually promoted through these platforms. If this happens, you should ignore all the content displayed on the page and immediate check the system for the adware for its removal.

When you access the page 1stepdownload.com, you would see the following message:

Click Allow if you are not a robot

Alternatively, you might see a prompt asking you to click on Allow button in order to perform a video download. The truth is that, there is no such content to be shown on providing the click. Instead, this will initiate the redirect to another page that could ask the users to do same thing. Push notification scams are very popular – they fool the innocent users to generate profit from ad-revenue.

When you click on those pop-ups, you could be taken to malware-laden pages or scam sites, where scammers attempt to extort personal information, infiltrate Trojans or other malware, use the software vulnerability to penetrate the system without letting you know and having to perform a single action by you. Make ensure you have all the apps installed patched with latest updates.

Ways to avoid online scams

Push notification scams very not uncommon nowadays. While these pages are getting shutdown by service providers, some may stay for a while. Crooks are creating number of sites on regular basis. It is bitter truth that number of sites created per day is much more than the ones being shutdown. To avoid getting scammed from these pages, people require being very cautious. Below tips are for in this regards:

• Never fall for the notifications stating that your system is infected with virus or that something is missing,
• Do not visit any pirated pages,
• Always check the URLs of the website that you are visiting,
• Do not open any suspicious email attachments from unknown sources,
• Employ a reputable antivirus for complete web protection.

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 1stepdownload.com:

Remove the related items of 1stepdownload.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 1stepdownload.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 (1stepdownload.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 1stepdownload.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 1stepdownload.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 1stepdownload.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 1stepdownload.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 1stepdownload.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.