How to remove listentoyoutube.online from Windows OS

Proper guide to delete listentoyoutube.online immediately

According to expert, it is described as rogue websites that has been programmed by cyber criminals in order to provide facilities to its users to convert videos uploaded on YouTube to MP3 files and then download them. However, it is not legal to download or install videos from YouTube because listentoyoutube.online uses rogue advertising networks as well as redirect its visitors to untrustworthy or potentially malicious pages. Usually, these types of pages are designed to advertise adware, browser hijacker or even distribute installers of malicious programs like ransomware, Trojans and many more.

Moreover, in most cases, this type of applications is designed to change browser settings so that users are forced to visit some fake search engine. Also, these browser hijackers are designed to collect browsing related data such as addresses of visited pages, IP addresses, geo-locations, entered search queries and so on. Quite often developers share all those information with third parties who misuse it to generate revenue which might cause several problems related to browsing safety, privacy and so on. Further, listentoyoutube.online is also designed to display ads in form of pop-ups, banners, coupons, surveys and so on.

Once clicked, those ads usually cause redirects to deceptive websites and cause unwanted downloads or installations of unwanted applications. Moreover, it is also possible that it open sites that are being used with a purpose to distribute Trojans, ransomware or other malicious programs. thus, having PC infected with such software may cause problems like data loss, financial loss installation of malware, identity theft etc. So, we advise you not visit websites like listentoyoutube.online and any other similar sites.

Intrusion methods of listentoyoutube.online:

It is a kind of an adware or ad supported program that uses various deceptive methods to install on your system. It mostly comes in your PC through spam emails, free software packages, malicious websites, suspicious links, freeware, shareware, peer to peer sharing network and several other ways. It mainly happens when user click on some intrusive ads or download free software. They generally hide unwanted apps in “custom” or other parts of software setups and think that people will not change them. If you leave such settings unchanged it means you are giving permission to download and install other free program together with desired software.

How to avoid listentoyoutube.online installation?

You must avoid using third party software or untrustworthy websites to download and install any software in your system. You should not skip downloads or installation setup steps. Always check custom and advanced settings and opt out offers to download and install additional applications. If your browser opens suspicious websites then you must go through the installed extensions, plug ins and add ons on your browser and immediately remove all unknown entries.

Hence, if your system is already infected with listentoyoutube.online and other rogue applications then we recommend you to eliminate such programs automatically. Here given below are some more removal steps with the help of both automatic and manual process.

Threat summary

Name: listentoyoutube.online

Type: Pop-up ads, Browser Redirect, PUP

Short Description: A website that affects popular web browsers and starts generating pop-up ads.

Symptoms: Your web browser is redirected to this domain. Increased number of online ads loads on almost all websites. You could be presented with deceptive offers.

Distribution Method: Freeware Installations, Bundled Packages

Detection Tool: Both manual as well as automatic guidelines have been described below under this article.

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 listentoyoutube.online:

Remove the related items of listentoyoutube.online 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 listentoyoutube.online 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 (listentoyoutube.online) 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 listentoyoutube.online 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 listentoyoutube.online 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 listentoyoutube.online 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 listentoyoutube.online 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 listentoyoutube.online (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.