How To Remove UtilityParse Redirects

How to uninstall UtilityParse

UtilityParse is just a new piece of adware which is promoted by its creators as a helpful option to get quicker access to various utilties and functions to enhance web surfing sessions. So, just looking through the app and its functions for the first time, a user might believe it as a helpful option for their personal aspects. But, once the interaction is mande, the UtilityParse will instantly manage to modify your browser settings in such a manner that it will take over all pre-installed browser settings without any prior notice. As a result, you can expect to face off high end troubles throughout the web surfing sessions.

Speaking about the modifications, the compromised PC users can expect modified values for search engine, new tab, and other values on all active browsers. Thus, based on its attributes to modify your browser settings, the UtilityParse can also be referred as a browser hijacker by security researchers that can be annoying in different ways. Even some experts have to say this app is a potentially unwanted application which results in various intolerable consequences. Therefore, if you have started to face off troubles on your machine and UtilityParse seems to be the root cause, then you must treat your infected machine sooner.

Threat Specifications

Name: UtilityParse

Type: Adware, pop up virus

Description: UtilityParse is a new detection under adware which is prone of displaying tons of irritating contents that help its creators to earn cyber crime profit, but turns the online sessions drastic for PC users.

Distribution: Spam/junk email attachments, freeware or shareware files, malicious file downloads, and many more.

Removal: The suggested guidelines can be helpful to sort out present issues on computer

How did UtilityParse install on your machine?

Since the browser hijacker or redirect viruses like UtilityParse are just meant to help creators promoting their associated or partnered advertisers, they will surely intend to have such malicious apps installed on computers globally. In order to accomplish this task, they use software bundling and social engineering attacks like technique to distribute malicious codes over web. They can contaminate a number of web sources with such embedded codes where millions or billions of users visit to meet their intentions free of cost. But, as soon as they download and install vicious things like UtilityParse on their machine unintentionally, the malware easily compromises with browser settings, start up settings, registry values, and other core areas inside system. As a result, they can expect to face off problems later on, and this is why you are getting prompted by UtilityParse redirects and related pop ups or commercial banners as well.

Measures or effective ways to remove UtilityParse completely

Well, in case you got your machine infected by UtilityParse, then you are running your machine at high potential risks. Although such consequences might not be visible to you in real time, but the same if manage to reside your machine for long time, you will surely face enough of intolerable issues. To overcome such hectic situations, we strongly recommend you to detect and remove UtilityParse along with all its files, processes, and other leftovers completely. In order to accomplish this task, you can get through the guidelines or methods included under this article. These instructions will guide you through removal of all malicious items manually. Alternatively, you can also try suggested automatic solution to check if it can clean your machine easily.

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 UtilityParse:

Remove the related items of UtilityParse 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 UtilityParse 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 (UtilityParse) 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 UtilityParse 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 UtilityParse 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 UtilityParse 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 UtilityParse 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 UtilityParse (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.