How To Remove Domain Quality Adware

Domain Quality: Step-by-step Uninstall Guide

Domain Quality is promoted as an application that quickly checks a website’s reputation. Nonetheless, it is indeed a potentially unwanted program (PUP) categorized as an adware and also includes browser hijacker qualities. It modifies the most important settings in the browser like the homepage and new tab address, applies a different search engine. This nasty adware displays annoying ads and pop-ups on the screen even when the browser is not in use. Besides these symptoms, it can also install other potentially unwanted programs or even malware on its own, which is the most concerning.

Domain Quality Shows Ads In Various Forms:

Domain Quality specifically targets Windows OS but can also affect Mac systems. It is not easy to terminate, and merely changing the browser settings back to the way they were will not work. Until all of the files are completely deleted, the threat will keep messing up the settings. Even though adware is not considered to be dangerous PC threat, you can deem this one spiteful because it spread its files across the operating system, making them difficult to find. Victims realize that something is wrong after they start receiving commercial content in pop-ups, discounts, banners, offers, coupons, and other forms.

If you have been affected by the Domain Quality virus, you will experience an increased amount of pop-up ads and unexpected redirects throwing you to dubious sites. As stated earlier, the hijacking aspect of this PUP changes the key settings of your browsers without consent. Nonetheless, it can also install other pieces without approval, e.g., it could install suspicious extensions or toolbars out of nowhere. This annoying adware hijacks your device and makes it flood you with intrusive commercial content. Most of these adverts are bad in nature as they redirect to harmful websites upon clicked.

Domain Quality ads may take you to pages which contain fake software updates, malware, PUPs, porn, gaming, gambling and other vicious material. Thus, it is expressly advised to stay away from these ads, else you may end up with infecting your PC with malicious software, exposing your sensitive information to con artists, and so on. When this browser-based intruder is running inside your computer, your web activities are constantly monitored. Your search inquiries, browsing history, IP addresses, geolocations, etc. are gathered and shared with interested parties and even cyber criminals and can be misused for malevolent purposes. So, a quick Domain Quality removal is strongly required from the machine.

Penetration Of Domain Quality:

Generally, users don’t download such unwanted apps willingly because they are of no worth. It disguises as a fake Flash Player update. While searching the web, users might have stumbled on a dubious site which rerouted them to the update prompt. This is a social engineering attack because people are deceived into thinking that they require software updates to access media content. The window appears as a genuine Flash Player installer to make it more authentic, but once the installation practice is completed, you will not get an update but multiple files in different folders designed to carry out malicious tasks.

Moreover, software bundling is another way of distributing PUPs which occurs by including more than one program into a single installer. When the Quick or Default installation setting is chosen, all the added components get installed including the unwanted ones. So, it is always better to pick the Advanced or Custom setting and opt-out the apps that are not required. Also, avoid interacting with suspicious ads and update software using the tools provided by legitimate developers only. But at the moment, you must remove Domain Quality from the machine as soon as possible.

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 Domain Quality:

Remove the related items of Domain Quality 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 Domain Quality 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 (Domain Quality) 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 Domain Quality 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 Domain Quality 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 Domain Quality 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 Domain Quality 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 Domain Quality (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.