How to remove Avg-Online-Scanner.com

Proper guide to delete Avg-Online-Scanner.com

Avg-Online-Scanner.com is fake search engine that a browser hijacker promotes to create online web traffic in order to generate revenue. To do so, it conducts malicious changes on the installed browsers settings and sets the homepage, default search engine and new tab URL in order to promote an illegitimate web searcher. It downloads various helper objects in order to prevent users to change the settings to the previous ones.

Simply said, users are unable to revert those changes until they remove Avg-Online-Scanner.com from their computer. Due to this, every time users are encouraged to visit the aforementioned domain whenever they open their new browsing tab/window or type any query into the URL bar. This change diminishes the web browsing quality as well as also slows down internet speed. In other words, they did not get the relevant from their browsers.

Aside this, both browser hijacker application and fake search engine have data tracking capability. They monitor users browsing habits and collect information extracted from it. The collected data are in form of IP addresses, visited websites, viewed pages, entered search queries, geo-locations and similar. People behind this shared all gathered details with cyber criminals who misuse them to generate profit as much as possible. Thus, presence of such apps on machine causes monetary losses, severe privacy issues and so on.

Distribution methods of Avg-Online-Scanner.com:

Avg-Online-Scanner.com and other browser hijackers of this type are distributed via software bundling method. Bundling is described as false marketing method in which third party applications installation take place with some regular software. In case of some deceptive applications, the installation information of such is hidden behind custom/Advanced option of downloading and installation processes. On the top, users reckless rush during downloading software and skip through the crucial installation steps leaving the setups unchanged. This is the reason why the secret installation of unwanted apps happens when users download/install any regular programs. So, always be cautious while downloading/installing software as well as surfing online.

Remove Avg-Online-Scanner.com

Complete removal instructions of Avg-Online-Scanner.com and all installed browser hijackers have been described below under this article in step by step manner. Follow it so that you will not find any trouble while performing virus removal process. Apart from this, you can also use reliable antivirus removal tool such as Spyhunter that has the capability to eliminate this dubious malware infections as quickly as possible.

Short description

Name: Avg-Online-Scanner.com

Type: Browser Hijacker, Redirect, Toolbar, Unwanted New Tab

Short Description: Aims to change the settings of Safari and other web browsers installed on PCs and display a lot of third-party advertisements, some of which may be dangerous to users.

Symptoms: Slow and sluggish performance of the computer. Changed browser settings. Different types of ads show uninvited.

Distribution methods: Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake Flash Player installers, malicious ads, torrent file downloads.

Damage: Internet browser tracking (potential privacy issues), loss of private information, display of unwanted ads, redirects to dubious websites.

Removal: Use reliable antivirus removal tool in order to remove Avg-Online-Scanner.com and all browser hijacker totally from the system.

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 Avg-Online-Scanner.com:

Remove the related items of Avg-Online-Scanner.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 Avg-Online-Scanner.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 (Avg-Online-Scanner.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 Avg-Online-Scanner.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 Avg-Online-Scanner.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 Avg-Online-Scanner.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 Avg-Online-Scanner.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 Avg-Online-Scanner.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.