How to Remove Grave Setup Virus (Chrome/Edge/Firefox) | Updated

Grave Setup is a clear indication that a nasty adware parasite has infiltrated your PC. But don’t worry. Malicious software such as this limits its attack to the browser only. It does not attack your computer system. But don’t go thinking that the parasite is harmless. As soon as it gets installed, it moves on to infect any existing browser on your computer. Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Microsoft Edge, Internet Explorer, Safari – no web platform is immune to its malicious activity.

The main objective of this adware is to turn your browsers into ad-displaying tools. It will flood your screen with annoying ads and pop-ups no matter which webpage you’re visiting. What’s more, the advertisements will be specifically targeted, so you are more likely to click on them. For each click you make, the parasite will get paid. And in order to make a good profit, the amount of sponsored content will grow every day, which will cause all kinds of trouble for your browsers. Not to mention the fact that your online security and privacy can easily get compromised, thanks to the presence of the parasite on your PC.

The most common means of adware distribution include fake updates, free software bundles, spam email messages, email attachments and executable files, shady links and ads, as well as corrupted torrent files. It is important that you pay close attention to what you do online. Think twice before you click on anything. Don’t blindly trust a random pop-up that is urging you to follow a suspicious looking update link.

More often than not, such links redirect to dangerous third-party websites. You might unknowingly open a backdoor for hackers that seek to steal your private data, so they can sell it to other people for profit. What you should do instead, is to rely only on official and licensed sources, when it comes to the update or download of software.

Adware is not to be treated lightly. A large number of ads might not seem very threatening, but there is a hidden danger behind them. The thing is, you never know where they can reroute you to. The parasite is programmed to display as many ads as possible. It is not programmed to verify them. You might be one click away from giving hackers access to your personal and financial information. And you don’t want that to happen to you, do you? It is very important that you act as soon as possible.

Once you detect the presence of the parasite, you must not waste time and proceed with its removal. If you want to return to a secure and ad-free browsing experience, you need to get rid of this annoying Grave Setup adware before it is able to do severe damages to your browsers. We can help you with this task. Below this paragraph, you’ll find detailed instructions on how to remove this parasite from your computer once and for all.

Grave Setup Virus Uninstall

STEP-1 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.
Safe Mode with Networking
For Windows 8/8.1
Click the Start button, next click Control Panel —> System and Security —> Administrative Tools —> System Configuration.‌
Windows 8 Safe Mode with Network
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.
win10 safemode 1
While keeping the Shift key pressed, click or tap on Restart.
win10 safemode 2

STEP-2Here are the steps you must follow to permanently remove from the browser:

Remove From Mozilla Firefox:

Open Firefox, click on top-right corner , click Add-ons, hit Extensions next.
firefox extensions
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).
chrome extensions

Remove From Internet Explorer:
Open IE, then click IE gear icon on the top-right corner —> Manage Add-ons.
ie gear
Find the malicious add-on. Remove it by pressing Disable.

STEP-3

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

ff shortcut

STEP-4

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

appwiz

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

STEP-5

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

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.

STEP-6

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

msconfig

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

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

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