How To Remove Realsrv Hijacker

Completely Uninstall Unwanted App

Realsrv is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that can display tons of annoying ads on your screen and redirect you to harmful websites. It’s generally a browser hijacker and tends to gain control over Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or other browser installed on the PC systems. Once this hijacking app enters your computer and deploys itself to the web browser, you will notice changes in your browser’s settings, such as altered homepage and new tab URL, replaced search engine, installation of suspicious toolbars and extensions, etc. These changes and injections help the intruder perform its spiteful activities.

Quick Glance

Name: Realsrv

Class: Browser hijacker, Redirect virus

Features: Makes alterations to default browser’ settings without consent, shows advertising materials, redirects users to different websites

Threat level: Medium

Distribution tactics: Enters the PC systems via bundled apps, misleading ads etc.

Signs: Modified browser’s settings, appearance of irritating advertising contents, page-redirects, sluggish browser performance

More Facts About Realsrv:

Realsrv floods your system screen with annoying pop-ups, banners, in-texts, blinking boxes, and other forms of commercials while you’re surfing the internet. Every time you click on these adverts, the program authors get paid a small bit of money. The more the clicks, the greater is the revenue generated. However, constant ad flow through the web browser results in regular crashes or freezes of the platform, and sooner or later it may even stop functioning at all. Apart from this, hijacker like Realsrv, Giftsformobile.com, etc. also inject various tracking cookies in the compromised browser and keep monitoring users’ virtual activities in order to gather important information regarding their browsing preferences.

Data collected by the PUP is then utilized by the advertising content creators to tailor the ads accordingly. That’s why most of the ads you see are attractive and you may like to click on them. However, keep in mind that some of these seemingly enticing adverts may be leading to potentially dangerous websites. They may take you to web locations where you would encounter dreadful ransomware, Trojans, spyware, rootkits, and other similar pests. With this in mind, avoid interacting with these ads and remove Realsrv from the computer without delay.

How Does The Hijacker Infiltrate PCs?

Browser hijackers usually sneak into the computer systems via bundled software as additional components. When you download freeware app from the internet and then decide to install it via the Quick or Default mode set, you risk installing the entire bundle. And that’s how you can get infected with undesired software piece which may get into the machine alongside. To avoid this occurrence, you need to choose the Custom or Advanced type of installation where you can see all the programs added to the software package and opt-out the needless or suspicious ones. It would be even better if you download apps from official or reliable channels only and never trust the unofficial ones.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is my browser hijacked?

The unwanted program has hijacked your web platform in order to force it to cause the ad-generation and page-redirects to sponsored websites. It also deploys various suspicious toolbars, and add-ons on the browser which help it carry out its malicious processes.

How to avoid Realsrv’s annoying behavior?

You need to completely eliminate the PUP from the system if you want to evade its intrusive behavior. You can do this manually but we recommend using our proficient security app that will detect and remove the threat as well as all of its related components from the system.

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 Realsrv:

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