How To Remove smashapps.net

Easy Guide To Delete smashapps.net

smashapps.net is a vicious webpage or site that pretends itself as a genuine search provider which claims to enhance users browsing experience by the providing best browsing interface. But this webpage is mainly designed to generate web traffic on the third party sites. It also shows third party advertisements and gets sponsored searching results on your web browser while users search any query. It also redirect users to other questionable site where forces users to install third party rogue software program. It also installs other harmful threats which can more damage your system. So it is highly recommended to remove smashapps.net as quickly as possible. To know How to eliminate this vicious infection please read this guide carefully till the end.

What is smashapps.net?

smashapps.net is rogue application and malicious site which looks like as a genuine search provider which false claims to improve users online browsing experience by the providing better result. Unfortunately it’s all promises are fake and bogus. It nothing to do as it says. However, such types of app and site mainly created to hijack the web browser, redirect users to sponsored webpage, collect users online browsing habits, generate web traffic and  makes illegal revenue on pay per click methods. Thus this behavior cyber security expert categorized this vicious infection as a browser hijacker or redirect virus. It mainly created and distributed by the team of cyber-criminal. It sneakily get enters into the system with the attachments of spam email campaign.

Once installed, smashapps.net instantly take control over the target web browsers like as Google Chrome, safari, Edge , Firefox , Opera and other popular web browsers. After that it changes the default homepage, search engine and DNS setting of the infected web browser. It also assigned the default search engine with fake searching site which generates fake searching result as well as redirect users to other questionable webpage where forces users to install rogue software program. It can also install malicious add-ons, and extension on your system to support its illegal activities. It also shows lots of annoying advertisements into various forms like as commercial ads, pop-up ads, coupons, banners, and discounts on the running webpage with the aim to generate illegal revenue on pay per click methods.

smashapps.net: Threat Analysis

Name:  smashapps.net

Type:     Browser Hijacker

Fake Claims: smashapps.net is rogue application and malicious site which looks like as a genuine search provider which false claims to improve users online browsing experience by the providing better result. Symptoms: Changed default homepage and search engine, show pop-up ads, forced browser redirection on low quality websites.

Distribution Method: Freeware Installations, Bundled Packages, spam emails, cracked software, illegal patches

Removal process: In order to remove smashapps.net and similar threats we are highly recommended to use automatically removal tool.

More Harmful impact of smashapps.net:

• smashapps.net can block your System security and privacy by the inactivate firewall, task manager, control panel and preinstalled antimalware tool and deeply hides into the PC.
• It makes loop holes to gets installed other harmful infection like as malware, spyware, adware and other harmful threats.
• It can corrupt the system files and Windows registries as well as create duplicate and infectious files and registry keys. It can steal your personal and confidential information like as your log-in details, password, email-id, user-name, bank and credit card details, IP address, geo locations etc. These details send to the cyber offender for the miss use like as theft identity.
• It can gradually decrease the System Performance and makes your PC totally useless.

How smashapps.net intrudes into the System:

smashapps.net usually intrudes into the System with spam email attachments freeware program, Fake update the System Software; Peer to peer sharing files and other social engineering techniques. Spam email often sends by the cyber-criminal which contains malicious attachments like as word, documents, text, PDF, Java scripts and so on with the aim to someone open them. Such types of files look genuine and useful and send by the reputable and genuine official site or organization. When you open such types of files then the malicious scripts execute into the system which download and installed malware infection.  Mostly users download and installed freeware program unintentionally and careless from third party site which offer free download. They also Skip to select custom or advance options as well as read their terms and license agreements immediately download the freeware program. Once installation freeware and unwanted program leads lots of infections. Update System Software from unofficial or suspicious link as well as sharing files through bad network environments like as emule, torrent, and infected removal devices etc also open back doors to get enters lots of malicious threats.

How To Prevent the installation of smashapps.net:

We are highly recommended, Users must avoiding the attachments of files which send through unknown sender if seems suspicious. Firstly verify the sender name and address before attachments. Check the grammatical error and spelling mistakes.  Be pay attentive while downloading and installing especially freeware program. Don’t try to download and installed freeware from third party site. Always use official or relevant or trustworthy site. Read the installation Guide carefully till the end and select custom or advance option before the proceeding installation process. Users also must update the system from relevant address and official site. Don’t try to share any files from infected devices. Scan the removal devices with reputable antimalware tool before use it to share files. Please scan the system with genuine and powerful antimalware tool regularly. I hope these precaution tips will help you to keep the PC safe and secure forever.

Use Automatically Removal Tool to Remove smashapps.net :

smashapps.net is a very dangerous virus which deeply hides into the System and makes several copies itself and distributed into the system in every files. So it is very hard to detect and eliminate from normal antivirus program.  There are two possibilities to delete smashapps.net infection.  First is Automatic Removal tool and second is manual step. Manual Steps is highly risky and time consuming process. So we are highly recommended you should use a powerful Automatic removal tool which can easily detect and remove smashapps.net completely from your 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 smashapps.net:

Remove the related items of smashapps.net 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 smashapps.net 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 (smashapps.net) 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 smashapps.net 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 smashapps.net 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 smashapps.net 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 smashapps.net 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 smashapps.net (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.