How To Remove Takeprize POP-UP Scam

Explicit Guidelines To Remove Takeprize POP-UP Scam

The vicious malware term called Takeprize POP-UP Scam is just a rogue or deceptive website or domain which if opens, displays various lottery based scams. According to what researchers have to say, this website encourage its visitors to download a freeware installer which seems to be somehow helpful, but is technically a PUP or an adware or a browser hijacker. These installers are being used by cyber crime master minds to install more threats on targeted computers. So, in case if a user interact with those hectic objects, they can expect to have their machine infected by Trojans or ransomware or more malicious stuffs, which altogether can destroy system usage drastically. So, a user should never trust Takeprize POP-UP Scam or similar website based scams.

This kind of website opens on browsers unintentionally through some deceptive advertisements, malicious websites, or even whehn some adware or PUP get installed on system already. Speaking more about Takeprize POP-UP Scam, when this site is opened for the first time on browsers, it displays users with messages like “Your Flash Player is Out Of Date” or “Adobe Flash Player is Out Of Date”. In either cases, the users are technically tricking into downloading a fake Adobe Flash Player installer which executes malicious script in background.

In most instances, those scripts are somehow related to adware, browser hijacker, or some other malware forms. Means, the installation of such PUP or adware will start to throw tons or irritating advertisements in form of coupons, banners, pop up advertisements, vouchers, and so on. It’s suggested to users to avoid clicking those advert pop ups or banners as clicking those will redirect to various unreliable websites that may loaded with more tricking contents or malicious codes. This article is completely aimed to offer victims to learn some easy measures using which Takeprize POP-UP Scam related issues can be resolved on computers easily.

Threat Summary

Name: Takeprize POP-UP Scam

Type: Browser hijacker, adware

Description: Takeprize POP-UP Scam is said to be a PUP or an adware which is disguised by cyber crime master minds to promote their malicious contents over web, and earn illegal money through promoted advertisers.

Distribution: Spam/junk email attachments, freeware or shareware downloads, visits to malicious websites, and many more.

Removal: Get a look through the manual or automatic methods described under this article

How Takeprize POP-UP Scam get installed on computers? How it should be controlled?

In most of the instances, the malicious malware terms like Takeprize POP-UP Scam usually get installed on computers through third party installer setups. Typically, they are embedded in a number of installation setups, and these details are never disclosed to users in prior before installation of such hectic objects. As a result, if a user chooses to install such installer directly in normal mode, they end up facing issues throughout the surfing sessions. In order to prevent these things to happen, we strongly suggest you to check Advanced/Custom installation mode every time while installing freebies. This will easily let you prevent unwanted apps against getting installed easily.

However, in case if Takeprize POP-UP Scam got installed on your computer somehow and causing you to face off hurdles, then you should instantly find and follow some possible measures through which detection and removal of Takeprize POP-UP Scam can be processed in easy manner. If you are looking for such guidelines to eraciate Takeprize POP-UP Scam out of your machine, we suggest you to check through the instructions or steps as included 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 Takeprize POP-UP Scam:

Remove the related items of Takeprize POP-UP Scam 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 Takeprize POP-UP Scam 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 (Takeprize POP-UP Scam) 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 Takeprize POP-UP Scam 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 Takeprize POP-UP Scam 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 Takeprize POP-UP Scam 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 Takeprize POP-UP Scam 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 Takeprize POP-UP Scam (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.