Remove LiteBrowser Adware From PC

LiteBrowser: Complete Uninstall Steps

LiteBrowser is an adware-type application that is known for its ability to initiate automatic reroutes to some affiliated websites as soon as it infiltrates the PC systems. Many users that have this application installed in their devices refer to it as potentially unwanted and seek ways to have it uninstalled. This PUP even shows promotional search results which may not always be related to what victims are actually looking for. Typically, such adware programs operate as an add-on to popular browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, MS Edge, Opera, Safari and others.

LiteBrowser Performs Intrusive Deeds:

LiteBrowser forces the default web browsers that users often employ to generate non-stop flow of pay-per-click advertisements in order to provide exposure and on-screen promotion to certain websites, services, products or software. Fortunately, despite the fact that this may be considered as intrusive, adware is not among the most damaging PC threats. Compared to a real malware infection such as Trojan horses, Ransomware, Spyware or Worms, these PUPs are usually harmless and don’t typically perform criminal activities on the work-station. Yet, there are so many web users who often mistake apps of this kind for computer viruses.

That’s why, you may see that LiteBrowser adware may be regarded as a virus in some web forums and places. The reason is, such unwanted programs are usually a source of major online trouble for some people who find it very intrusive when the adware frequently exhibits pesky and hard-to-remove advertisements on their screen. Moreover, catching such apps is typically very easy but removing it could be quite difficult. Some users may be immensely annoyed by the ads that this intruder shows but there may be people who don’t find anything wrong in getting commercial contents and offers on their screen.

In most cases, even if you don’t perform LiteBrowser removal, nothing harmful or vicious will occur to your PC. As said earlier, the PUP has no malevolent intentions and certainly cannot corrupt your software or lock your data. Nonetheless, you are still required to be warned about some potential risks of keeping such an application on the device so that you can make an aware decision on what to do next.

 For example, if you keep LiteBrowser running in your computer, you should be prepared for constant browsing crashes, interruptions, unresponsiveness and automatic page-reroutes. While you are searching for something else, different third-party webpages and advertising materials of multiple kinds may be forced onto your screen. As a consequence, you may lose quite a lot of your time trying to close the regularly appearing LiteBrowser ads instead of doing your browsing.

Propagation Of LiteBrowser:

In most cases, PUPs like adware, browser hijackers and others are distributed through software bundling method together with other free applications. They are disguised under the Quick or Recommended configuration setting and when people choose such an installation option, they allow all the bundled programs to get installed alongside. That’s how unwanted applications sneak into the computer devices.

Check carefully those apps that you are about to install and, if some unfamiliar program seems essential for you and you decided to install it, pick ‘Custom’ or ‘Advanced’ installation option. Furthermore, make sure that you always have a trustworthy security program installed on your machine. This would always help. However, if you have already noticed signs of this intruder, we strongly recommend you to act now and remove LiteBrowser as soon as possible.

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 LiteBrowser :

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