Remove Parallax: Removal Guidelines

How To Remove Parallax: Easy Removal Steps

While you surf the web, if you come to see some frequent redirects through Parallax, then it simply means your system is at high risk of being devastated and should be treated without any delay. According to researchers, the term Parallax is nothing more than a vicious computer infection in form of legitimate appearing web application that will turn your PC usage sessions to be the worst especially while you are connected to web. This browser hijacker is mainly aimed to infect web browsers and enforce you to visit a number of sponsored contents on screen which are just meant to display either fake adverts or scamming contents.

It mainly changes or assigns my.parallaxsearch.com as browser’s homepage, search engine or new tab defaults, following which the users can expect to face off issues while browsing the web. So, if you keep interacting with such hectic web sources, you can expect your machine to suffer high potential loss which may erupt before you in form of data or identity theft, corruption of internal system data, and even the intrusion of more malware threats. Therefore, in case if you have started to face off issues while surfing the web and the root cause appears to be related to Parallax, then its complete detection and removal is necessary.

Threat Summary

Name: Parallax

Type: Browser hijacker, redirect virus

Description: Parallax is discovered as a nasty computer infection which gets installed on computer without any prior notice, and leads the users to face off high end issues which turns overall system performance down in no time.

Distribution: Malicious file downloads, freeware or shareware installer, suspicious websites, and so on.

Removal: For detailed information about detection and removal of Parallax, we suggest you to check through the methods included under this article

Description about intrusion of Parallax and its removal

In most of the circumstances as noticed, the intrusion of Parallax mostly happens without user’s permission, and this malware is mostly carried through some malicious freeware or shareware downloads, clicking spam or junk email attachments, installing some pirated software copies, and many more. In all these instances, the victims just download a helpful appearing object either in form of an application or even just a file, but such downloadable objects never discloses additional identities with them. Once executes, the hidden codes with them also runs in background, and start to infect all web browser variants installed on computer. So, no matter you are running Chrome, Firefox, Opera, Safari, IE, Edge, or whatever, the hijacker will modify all its settings without any prior notice and replace default set values for homepage, search engine, new tab, and so on.

Thus, every time you try to surf the web, these modified settings will redirect you to see some unwanted websites, which are often found filled with suspicious ads, links, and other deceptive offers. Speaking about more devatating conditions whcih Parallax may bring on targeted computers, include creation of hidden backdoor or loophole, which further allows hakcers or even third party intruders to inject more malicious codes. Even the Parallax itself can keep a keen eye over your personal activities to track your inputs and details which are further shared to hackers for illicit purposes. Therefore, the malware can really cause the victims to suffer high potential loss and should be treated sooner after it’s identified.

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 Parallax:

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