How To Remove AdguardPortable.exe Trojan from PC

Best Guide To Delete AdguardPortable.exe from System

AdguardPortable.exe is a dubious threat that is mainly designed to infect all kind of Windows based Operating system. Cyber-criminal uses it for several different illegal purposes as data stealing, malware dropping, System corruption, backdoor access and others. However, the malware researcher classified as a hazardous Trojan infection. It is created and distributed by hacker to makes illegal profit. It gets secretly enters into the targeted System without any users knowledge. It has its own spate feature and showing fake warning alerts on the customize System.

Once inside into your PC, it will start to perform all these action. It can modify your DNS setting and slow down your Internet connection.  It makes the System highly risky by disable the System security and privacy by inactivate firewall, task manager, control panel and real antivirus program to make itself secure for long time. It can keep bringing more threats and viruses on your System such as adware, malware, spyware and other harmful threats which may cause severe damage your PC. It can show lots of ads by installing ad-supported extension to your browser silently.

It may corrupt you existing files and Windows registries as well as create several copies itself  and spread its copies at different location. So it is hard to detect and eliminate by normal antimalware tool. It can use key logger to steal your login details, password, credit card credential and many more. It can share those details with hacker to steal your money and use our identity for illegal use. It can connect your PC with remote server to remotely access your PC. It may consume huge spaces of the system memory to slowdown overall performance and makes your PC completely useless. Thus it is highly suggested to remove AdguardPortable.exe as quickly as possible.

Common issues cause By AdguardPortable.exe:

• It can alter your System security and invade your PC.
• It can redirect your browser on unsafe site and shows annoying ads.
• It can modify System and internet setting without permission,
• It can slow down System performance and cause various unwanted errors
• It can bring more threats and virus on your System secretly.
• It connects your PC with remote server to remotely access your System.
• It consumes huge resources of the System memory and slowdown overall System performance.

How did AdguardPortable.exe infiltrate into your System?

AdguardPortable.exe mainly infiltrate into the system via spam email attachments, package of freeware installers. Spam email contains malicious attachments or embedded links. Cyber offender often sends more than thousands of email which contain various kind of email attachments including word, documents, zip, archer, and so on. When recipient open such attachments then the malicious scripts executed and cause the infiltration of malicious infection.

Download or install freeware program from third party downloader site with carelessness or without checking custom or advance option offers the installation of some unwanted software that leads infections. Updating system software from irrelevant sources, clicking on malicious ads, visiting porn site could also bring Trojan and other similar threats.

How To Protect your System from AdguardPortable.exe:

Irrelevant emails which sent from unknown sender or contain any attachment do not trust on them. If any file seems suspicious please do not open it. It is highly recommended to check the email body content including grammatical error and spelling mistakes. Software must be download or install from official or trustworthy downloader site. Read EULA [End Users License Agreement] and choose custom installation to avoid any malicious attachments. Must update the System software from official and relevant sources. Do not click on pop-up message or ads. Do not visiting on porn site or other suspicious site. It is highly advice scan your PC with reputable antimalware tool. if your PC is already infected by this nasty infection we are highly recommended to remove AdguardPortable.exe as quickly as possible.

Threat Summary:

Name: AdguardPortable.exe

Type: Trojan

Descriptions: AdguardPortable.exe is a dubious threat that is mainly designed to infect all kind of Windows based Operating system.

Symptoms: slowdown System performance, fake pop-ups, unexpected errors

Distribution: fake updating system Software, bundling of freeware, spam email attachments

Removal: To eliminate this infection we are highly advice scan your PC with reputable antimalware tool.

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 AdguardPortable.exe:

Remove the related items of AdguardPortable.exe 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 AdguardPortable.exe 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 (AdguardPortable.exe) 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 AdguardPortable.exe 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 AdguardPortable.exe 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 AdguardPortable.exe 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 AdguardPortable.exe 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 AdguardPortable.exe (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.

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