Malware researchers report that the existence of the Performanceonclick.com website is a sign that adware has managed to sneak on your computer. This malicious parasite is responsible for the multiple adverts that flood your screen no matter which site you’re visiting. Pop-ups, in-text, banners, blinking alert messages – there is no escape from such promoted content, no matter how many times you click on the ‘x’ button to close them down. They’ll just keep reappearing, making your browsing a living hell. But there’s more.

You’ll soon notice that the advertisements are strangely attractive. That’s because adware is capable of monitoring your online activity and collecting web data like browsing history, habits and search queries. Information like that is valuable since it helps the parasite to customize the ads according to the already obtained data, so they are more likely to get clicked on by the user. Adware’s main objective is to gain income via the pay-per-click scheme. The thing is, in order to achieve it, it will have to constantly increase the number of adverts, which will subsequently lead to browser’s total damage.

Adware commonly lurks behind spam emails, fake updates, software bundles, torrent files and dubious links and ads. Hackers rely on user’s naivety and negligence in order to trick them. If you pay close attention to what you click on online, you’ll be able to steer clear from a potential cyber infection. If you are hasty and not cautious enough, you’ll undoubtedly fall straight into cyber criminal’s trap. Read between the lines and think twice before clicking. You need to know that adware cannot sneak on your PC uninvited. It needs your permission to do so.

Oftentimes, users unknowingly install malicious software along through a free software bundle. That’s because they’ve opted for a Quick installation. By doing this mistake you won’t be able to see if there’s any bonus content included, that will automatically get installed along with the programs you want. Malware can be often found disguised as optional installation, so to be able to spot it and successfully remove it before it gets installed by mistake, you have to select Custom/Advanced mode in the Setup Wizard instead.

Adware limits its attack to browsers only. That’s why most users don’t consider it to be a real virus. But make no mistake. It is not harmless. In fact, it is capable of seriously damaging your browser, to the point of you not being able to use it. You see, the more time you allow it to stay on your computer, the more damages the parasite will be able to do. The number of generated adverts will continue to grow until your browser stops working properly.

Constant crashes, lagging and slow internet are some of the most common consequences of keeping adware on your computer unattended. But the worst is yet to come. If you do not act against it, you risk compromising your personal and financial data. This means that hackers can easily take advantage of your situation and get their hands on sensitive information such as but not limited to credit card numbers, bank accounts, passwords, Login ID, etc. To return to a secure and private online presence, you need to immediately remove this nasty adware from your PC! We can help you with this task. All you have to do is simply follow our instructions below.

Performanceonclick.com Removal

Before starting the real removal process, you must reboot in Safe Mode. If you are familiar with this task, skip the instructions below and proceed to Step 2. If you do not know how to do it, here is how to reboot in Safe mode:

For Windows 98, XP, Millenium and 7:
Reboot your computer. When the first screen of information appears, start repeatedly pressing F8 key. Then choose Safe Mode With Networking from the options.

For Windows 8/8.1
Click the Start button, next click Control Panel —> System and Security —> Administrative Tools —> System Configuration.‌

Check the Safe Boot option and click OK. Click Restart when asked.
For Windows 10
Open the Start menu and click or tap on the Power button.

While keeping the Shift key pressed, click or tap on Restart.

Here are the steps you must perform to remove the hijacker from the browser:

Remove From Mozilla Firefox:

Open Firefox, click on top-right corner , click Add-ons, hit Extensions next.

Look for suspicious or unknown extensions, remove them all.

Remove From Chrome:

Open Chrome, click chrome menu icon at the top-right corner —>More Tools —> Extensions. There, identify the malware and select chrome-trash-icon(Remove).

Remove From Internet Explorer:
Open IE, then click IE gear icon on the top-right corner —> Manage Add-ons.

Find the malicious add-on. Remove it by pressing Disable.

Right click on the browser’s shortcut, then click Properties. Remove everything after the .exe” in the Target box.

Open Control Panel by holding the Win Key and R together. Write appwiz.cpl in the field, then click OK.

Here, find any program you had no intention to install and uninstall it.

Run the Task Manager by right clicking on the Taskbar and choosing Start Task Manager.

Look carefully at the file names and descriptions of the running processes. If you find any suspicious one, search on Google for its name, or contact me directly to identify it. If you find a malware process, right-click on it and choose End task.

Open MS Config by holding the Win Key and R together. Type msconfig and hit Enter.

Go to the Startup tab and Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer.

Still cannot remove Performanceonclick.com from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.