Remove Check-you-robot.site adware

Easy steps to delete Check-you-robot.site from PC

Check-you-robot.site is described as rogue websites that are similar to mediamodern.biz, bestdealfor21.life and thousands of other similar sites. Simply said, users are presented with dubious content and redirect to untrustworthy or malicious pages. However, many people do not access such sites intentionally as most of them get redirected to it by intrusive advertisements or by potentially unwanted applications that are already available into their system. Asides from causing redirects, most PUAs are also designed to deliver intrusive ad campaigns and collect information relating to users browsing activity.

Further, you may know that this type of apps do not require users permission to install on their PC. Additionally, this site uses browser notifications. The notification is presented as CAPTCHA verification which means “Click allow if you are not a robot”. Once you enabled notification subscription, this site will start showing intrusive advertisements campaigns in form of ads, banners, pop-ups, deals and similar non-stop. Regrettably, if you click on those ads, you will get redirected to rogue, sale-oriented, compromised and malicious websites.

Sometimes, those ads can also execute malicious scripts that are designed to download and install software like PUAs without having user’s approval.  What’s more, most PUAs have data tracking abilities. They monitor users browsing habits and collect information related to it such as IP addresses, visited websites, URLs search, pages viewed and other similar details. In some cases, it might also collect your personal as well as sensitive details also.

After that, all gathered data are shared with third parties who might be cyber criminals who misuse it in order to make illegal revenue as much as possible. Therefore, presence of unwanted apps on system leads to various problems relating to browsing safety, financial losses and also identity theft. So, in this situation removal of Check-you-robot.site and all suspicious applications is mandatory.

How did adware intrude?

Like other malware infections, Check-you-robot.site invades into your computer by using various different techniques. The most common and effective methods used by developers  is bundling as it is a term used to describe deceptive marketing method of pre-packing regular programs with unwanted applications. In most cases, developers behind this think that people will not change an available setting that’s why they hide information about bundled apps behind custom or advance options of the software setups. Thus, users rush and skip all information procedures and often cause inadvertent installation of unnecessary programs. On the other hand, intrusive adverts also proliferate these apps into computer. Once clicked, they can execute scripts that are designed to stealthily download and install PUAs.

How to avoid installation of PUAs?

It is very much important to research about content or software before downloading or installing it. All software should only be downloaded by using official websites and through direct download links. Avoid using third party installer, unofficial pages, free file hosting sites and other similar sources to do so as they can offer bundled or deceptive content. While downloading, it is necessary to read terms and agreements carefully till the end. Never skip custom or advance options as well as other similar settings that are present in installation setups. The most important thing you must not click on the ads that are displayed on dubious pages related to adult-dating, pornography and so on. As they open various untrustworthy pages or even cause unwanted downloads or installations.

Remove Check-you-robot.site

Manual malware removal threat might be lengthy and complicated process so that it requires advanced technical knowledge to perform virus removal process. You can also use reliable antivirus software scanner that has the ability to remove Check-you-robot.site completely and safely from the infected system.

Threat specification

Name: Check-you-robot.site

Type: Adware, pop-up ads, push notification ads, Redirect

Description: Each browser application on your computer could get affected as they can redirect you other unknown web pages constantly.

Symptoms: Seeing advertisements not originating from the sites you are browsing. Slow down internet browsing speed. Intrusive pop-up ads.

Targeted OS: This virus has the ability to invade into all versions of Windows OS including Windows 10.

Intrusion methods: deceptive pop-up ads, spam emails, suspicious websites, harmful links, peer to peer sharing networks and other social engineering techniques.

Damage: steal personal as well as sensitive information, browser tracking (possibly privacy issues) and infiltrate other additional malware infections.

Removal: Use Spyhunter to eliminate Check-you-robot.site automatically from the PC or follow given below removal instructions that are provided 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 Check-you-robot.site:

Remove the related items of Check-you-robot.site 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 Check-you-robot.site 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 (Check-you-robot.site) 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 Check-you-robot.site 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 Check-you-robot.site 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 Check-you-robot.site 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 Check-you-robot.site 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 Check-you-robot.site (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.