How to remove Downloadfreepopularguard.rest ads

Best guide to delete Downloadfreepopularguard.rest

Downloadfreepopularguard.rest is a dubious website designed from shady individuals with the main motive to generate pay-per-click revenue on advertising. Upon stumbling on this page, you will see a message urging you to click on Allow button to receive some type of download, play game, video, access a site or get a prize. However the truth is that the website asks this just to trick you into subscribing to it – it has no content to provide.

When you subscribe to the site, you actually grant it the permission to show the push notifications and the then it will start sending pop-ups in the corner of the screen. These ads are not safe because the page owners do not filter the ads. So, you might receive any promotions that lead you to some dangerous websites created by fraudsters.

When you trigger the Downloadfreepopularguard.rest redirect more often, this indicates adware infection. Something unique about this shady website is that it changes its appearance on every time you visit. You might receive a message showing a fake loading screen at the first time and games, X-rated, captcha verification, prize or any else when you visit the next.

You might receive the messages like the following when you encounter with this domain:

• Click “Allow” to start downloading
• Click “Allow” to play the video
• Click “Allow” to win a prize and get it in our shop
• Click “Allow” to close this window

Do not allow something for the site to be able to function. Fraudsters use similar way to manipulate users. The verification however looks someway different. The window that opens where people have to click the button says Downloadfreepopularguard.rest wants to show notifications. Typically, this function is to inform users about the latest news, discount and update info. But, here in this case it is created to fill the pockets of shady individuals.

How users get on this page?

People rarely visit the pages like Downloadfreepopularguard.rest on their own or find them in their search results. As already said, users often get redirected to it because of adware infection or because they are browsing through some shady pages. The pages engaged in illegal activities may show deceptive ads that cause redirect and open new tabs with such pages.

In such a case, you are safe until you do not interact with any of the page content. Simply close the page by clicking on X button or forcibly deleting the browser process from the Task Manager. Obviously, you would require running a system scan using some security tools for PUAs and malware when the interaction has already been made.

It is also necessary when the redirect is caused due to running adware on the background. Closing the tab and existing the browser session will not work in this case as this does nothing to the unwanted app running inside. Remember that, besides displaying intrusive ads, adware functions as data tracking and thus pose a huge to users’ privacy as well.

Thus, react to this situation soon. The adware infection can easily be recognized by constant redirection and ads, changes to the browsers’ settings and slowdown internet speed and performance and similar functions as these are not the things that a website has the potential to do so. Below the post, you will find complete manual as well as automatic guide to detect and delete the adware and all its components.

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 Downloadfreepopularguard.rest:

Remove the related items of Downloadfreepopularguard.rest 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 Downloadfreepopularguard.rest 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 (Downloadfreepopularguard.rest) 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 Downloadfreepopularguard.rest 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 Downloadfreepopularguard.rest 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 Downloadfreepopularguard.rest 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 Downloadfreepopularguard.rest 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 Downloadfreepopularguard.rest (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.