Remove Stop-bot.com Adware from PC

Stop-bot.com: Complete Uninstall Process

Stop-bot.com is a precarious web domain that can be encountered at any time during the online sessions on the web browsers. If you land on this web portal, you will be immediately asked to enable the push notifications feature that is used by many legitimate sites in order to make the applicable page’s information accessible straight to the desktop screen. Nonetheless, several phishing and scam sites adopted this feature and the element is being abused by cyber criminals. They generate fake domains to exhibit pop-up ads incorporating coupons, banners, promotions, offers, deals and sometimes even fake security/update alerts directly into users’ desktops.

Depth Analysis of Stop-bot.com:

If you are getting redirected to Stop-bot.com on a regular basis and asked to enable notifications in order to see the alleged page content, it is highly likely that your system is infected with adware. The potentially unwanted program is typically installed via a bundled software package and then starts redirecting users to unknown sites and display ads on all pages that they visit. This nasty PUP inserts multiple tracking cookies on the affected browser and monitors victims actions all the time whatever they online.

Stop-bot.com adware collets browsing-related data that might include images and videos viewed, commonly visited sites, saved bookmarks, URLs of accessed pages, entered search queries and so on. The gathered information is then utilized by the advertisers for generating personalized advertisements in order to make users more eager to click on them. And thus, this nasty adware floods your system screen with thousands of annoying ads and pop-ups all the time which interrupts your web sessions badly. These ads look very eye-catching but can be very risky for your PC’s security as they might contain vicious links and redirect you to highly dangerous web pages that are filled with malicious objects.

Stop-bot.com virus can also steal your personal and confidential information relating to credit card and bank details and share them with vicious cyber criminals. Your sensitive data can be misused by the scammers for deceptive purchases and transactions that may lead to huge financial loss for you. To get automatically activated with each PC startup and to remain persistent, this notorious PUP makes vicious entries in Windows registries and alters its default settings. It may trigger many other spiteful issues in your work-station such as frequent system crash, hard drive failure, boot errors, application malfunctioning and so on. And so, a quick Stop-bot.com removal is highly recommended.

Software Bundles Might Trigger PUP Installation:

Users often download free tools for certain functionality, such as system optimization, driver updating, file conversions, and more. However, these programs might not be totally safe in the first place, so you should always check online reviews before installing unknown software on your device. When you download a freeware from third-party sites and then install it using the pre-set configuration settings, you risk bringing these unwanted threats in your work-station.

Another essential part is to perform the installation process cautiously. Here’s what you should do when establishing new applications:

• Read through each installation step carefully.
• Check if Terms of Service and Privacy Policy are given as this is compulsory for all legitimate companies and can often hint on many hidden features, such as advert display.
• Once prompted, always select the Advanced or Custom settings instead of Recommended or Quick ones  – it will make the installation process more transparent and you will be able to opt-out the unwanted contents from the list.
• Beware of tricks freeware developers utilize: watch out for pre-ticked boxes, fine print, misleading button placements, deceptive offers, etc.

In case the adware is already running inside your computer, flooding your screen with intrusive adverts and triggering unwanted redirects, you must remove Stop-bot.com from the PC 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 Stop-bot.com:

Remove the related items of Stop-bot.com 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 Stop-bot.com 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 (Stop-bot.com) 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 Stop-bot.com 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 Stop-bot.com 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 Stop-bot.com 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 Stop-bot.com 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 Stop-bot.com (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.