How To Remove 5 Billionth Search scam From Computer

Tips To Delete 5 Billionth Search scam From System

5 Billionth Search scam is a fake message which claim users that they have recently made 5-billionth search query and will be rewarded with some kind of prize. This notification also provides false information about recent winners one of which seems to be someone named Brad Jenkins who won Samsung KU6179 Ultra HD TV from Brussels, Belgium that makes the message look very eye-catching. Such nasty pop-ups often appear on your computer screen due to the presence of adware or potentially unwanted program on your work-station. The nasty virus then states that you are the next winner and to claim the reward, you have to choose one among the three blue cups that is hidden at the bottom of the message.

Hackers behind 5 Billionth Search scam also warn users that this notification will appear no longer than 15 minutes and this is like a small pick towards receiving a prize faster. The adware behind this scam often sneaks into your PC secretly without your approval and then starts executing evil activities in the background. It also displays commercial materials and other forms of advertisements all the time and disrupts your Online browsing badly. Due to its presence, you are flooded with thousands of attractive offers, deals, coupons, banners, discounts etc. which look very attractive and can easily gain your attention. However. Ads delivered by 5 Billionth Search scam virus can be misleading and might redirect you to scamming, phishing or even malware-laden sites that are filled with malevolent contents.

How Does This PUP Enter Your System?

Cyber actors use various illusive tactics to spread their notorious programs, but the most common one is “software bundling” method. Such hazardous PUPs is attached with third party application as an additional tool and while installing the application via “Quick” or “Recommended” mode set, you often end up with installing adware or hijacker in your computer as well along with the main tool. To prevent this, you should always pick the right configuration setting. Advanced or Custom wizard gives you total control over the incoming downloads. You just have to deselect the unwanted components which look suspicious and pick only the main application. Besides, using infected removal drives, sharing files through unsecured network, visiting harmful web portals etc. are also major reasons behind its infiltration. And hence, you should avoid getting in touch with these malevolent sources to keep the machine harmless and secured.

Other Common Symptoms of 5 Billionth Search scam Virus:

Initially upon getting installed, 5 Billionth Search scam virus makes spiteful entries in boot section and modifies its default settings in order to get automatically activated every time the PC is started. Soon after, it initiates monitoring your web activities such as search queries and their results, your IP address, recently accessed locations, geographic location, commonly visited sites, bookmark saved and so on. This notorious adware collects important information regarding your interests, needs and other preferences which is then utilized by the advertisers for generating and displaying attractive advertisements to get as many hits on them as possible and earn maximum revenues. additionally, it can also steal your personal data relating to banking and other financial details and expose them to Cyber criminals for evil purposes.

Threat Details

Name- 5 Billionth Search scam

Category- Adware, PUP, Phishing

Description- Claims that user has just made 5 Billionth Search and hence, he will be rewarded with prize

Symptoms- Appearance of intrusive ads and pop-ups, redirects to unknown web pages and so on.

Distribution- Malicious File Downloads, Freeware or shareware installers, P2P file sharing, and many more.

Removal- Manual and automatic guidelines as provided under this article

Remove 5 Billionth Search scam virus From Computer:

If you have been dealing with annoying advertising and redirecting all the time, you must get rid of this PUP from the machine as soon as possible. This hazardous threat also injects its malevolent files in different PC’s locations by the help of which, it manages to regenerate itself every time person tries to delete it from the system. And hence, if you are a rookie user, you might find it difficult to get rid of this parasite all by yourself. In this case, just follow the simple guideline given below that will help you to remove 5 Billionth Search scam virus and its related files from the work-station completely.

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 5 Billionth Search scam:

Remove the related items of 5 Billionth Search scam 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 5 Billionth Search scam 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 (5 Billionth Search scam) 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 5 Billionth Search scam 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 5 Billionth Search scam 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 5 Billionth Search scam 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 5 Billionth Search scam 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 5 Billionth Search scam (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.