Remove Robo-checker.top: Stop Intrusive Ads

Robo-checker.top: Step-by-step Delete Guide

Robo-checker.top belongs to a group of perilous websites designed to trick visitors into clicking the “Allow” button so that they can obtain intrusive pop-ups later. These notifications while not vicious in themselves, can carry several misleading content, such as links to malware-laden or scam webpages. It goes without saying that it is harmful to tap on these links. However, the activity will not go away by itself, and the annoying alerts need to be stopped. There are thousands of websites created for malicious purposes- to make people download unwanted software, expose personal information, or make them subscribe to notifications.

Robo-checker.top: Depth View

Once you land on Robo-checker.top, threat actors try their best to get rid of any doubt that what you are clicking is not actually genuine. They do this by utilizing multiple tricks and techniques for convincing people. Push notifications themselves are not malevolent in any way and are meant to be used for legitimate purposes. In fact, you have most likely noticed these notification prompts on other webpages. Generally, websites respect users and don’t spam them with never-ending pop-ups, although this is not a rule.

The authors of Robo-checker.top or other misleading sites deliberately hide what the notification feature is intended to be in reality and rely on people who are not familiar with it. The domain usually contains a pop-up that asks to allow notifications to be displayed and a message that urges visitors to do so. Con artists attempt to confuse people and make them believe that pressing the “allow” button would allow them to proceed. They employ suggestions to a legitimate check known as captcha that several web portals use to guard themselves against attacks from bots.

You might get redirected to Robo-checker.top due to clicking on shady ads, mistyping URL, or when you have an adware installed on your device. Regular reroutes indicate that a potentially unwanted application (PUA) must be running inside your computer. This nasty intruder displays pop-up ads with an aim to trick users into clicking on them, thus generating pay-per-click income. The other revenue-gaining method for the developers is via victims’ browsing-related information which contains IPs, search inquiries, sites visited, links clicked, and so forth. These details are monetized by selling it to third-parties who can then utilize it for malicious purposes. So, a quick Robo-checker.top removal must be performed.

Ways To Propagate Robo-checker.top:

Most people do not install such unwanted programs intentionally but are often tricked into doing so. Software bundling is the technique that is mostly used by PUP developers to spread their vicious products. Third-party websites often use this tactic as a main source of monetization, hence you might find several apps bundled into a single software installer. If the installation process is performed improperly (e.g., ignoring terms, skipping steps and sections, choosing pre-set options, etc.), you might find apps you never intended to install on your device.

To avoid this, always pay close attention to the installation process and pick the Advanced or Custom settings when prompted. Here you can see the entire list of bundled contents and opt-out those that are not required or raise some sort of suspicion. Moreover, choose only official sources or use direct download links for your applications, and stay away from untrustworthy channels. But at the moment, you must remove Robo-checker.top from the PC without wasting any time.

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 Robo-checker.top:

Remove the related items of Robo-checker.top 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 Robo-checker.top 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 (Robo-checker.top) 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 Robo-checker.top 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 Robo-checker.top 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 Robo-checker.top 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 Robo-checker.top 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 Robo-checker.top (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.