How to remove totalnicestories.com pop-up ads

Easy steps to delete totalnicestories.com

totalnicestories.com is an adware-type application that shows intrusive ads, banners and redirects its users to random pages. Furthermore, this potentially unwanted application insets itself to the schedule task by doing altering the windows’ settings that allows it to activate with each OS reboot.

The adware is considered as potentially unwanted application because it does not require users’ explicit to infiltrate in. Most often, such apps are distributed through software bundles, fake software updaters and intrusive ad-based campaigns.

Threat Summary

Name: totalnicestories.com

Threat type: Adware/rogue website

Symptoms: The initial symptom of the adware is the pop-up appearance having a text within that states the totalnicestories.com wants to show notifications. It emerges on random websites. In addition, multiple suspicious looking ads emerge on the desktop. Web browsing redirects start taking place

Distribution: The adware is typically distributed via using software bundling. However, it may infiltrate in through pirated software, rogue websites and ads

Danger: The ads that the adware displays are more intrusive than dangerous. Such ads cover the websites’ content that poses a risk of redirects to potentially dangerous domains or phishing websites

Removal options: To remove totalnicestories.com, use some reputable antivirus tool for follow step-by-step manual instruction provided below the post

totalnicestories.com is not a malicious program like any ransomware or Trojan type malware as it does not contain any malicious code. However, the constant ads that it products may lead you to potentially malicious pages and lead to additional unwanted app or even such malware installation.

The same applies for the continuous to the sponsored pages that this software leads you to. Usually, to promote their websites, their owners pay the PUA authors in order to increase their popularity and sales. The virus may be involved in various mal-advertising campaigns that might get intrusive.

Some of the pages might be harmless, but some may have malicious codes in them. The developers promote those who pay them the post and therefore it is dangerous to keep such an application installed on the system.

Furthermore, adware application can track users’ browsing session and collect the data what the users typed on the search bar, what the websites they visit, their IP addresses, and geo-location and so on. These data could be sold to higher bid. They might be used for marketing or malicious purpose.

For all these reasons, we suggest you using some powerful antivirus tool and launch totalnicestories.com virus removal without delay. The malware removal process can be done manually – refer our PUA removal instruction provided below the post in the step-by-step manner.

Adware distribution techniques used

Adware are often distributed with freeware or shareware as additional offers. Such offers are deliberately hidden behind Custom/Advanced and similar setups so that the users just lead their installation along with the regular software download, especially if they choose Express/ Quick mode.

The aforementioned settings often include all other software, whatever it might be, as pre-selected within the installation boxes. This is why; the adware gets onto the system and starts to impede users browsing experience.

By the next time, when you download any freeware app, always pick Custom/Advanced installation option and look through the software that would have been installed on the device. If you are not interested in the offered apps, just de-select the pre-ticked boxes and continue step-by-step.

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 totalnicestories.com:

Remove the related items of totalnicestories.com 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 totalnicestories.com 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 (totalnicestories.com) 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 totalnicestories.com 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 totalnicestories.com 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 totalnicestories.com 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 totalnicestories.com 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 totalnicestories.com (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.