How to Remove Ad Network Performance (Chrome/Firefox)

I wrote this article to help you remove Ad Network Performance. This Ad Network Performance removal guide is working for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.

Ad Network Performance Virus is just another typical adware application. Identically to the others, as soon as Ad Network Performance Virus infiltrates your computer, it generates tones of useless pop-up advertisements which can cause frequent system’s crashes and slow down your browsing sessions significantly. Besides, these adverts might redirect you to some suspicious websites and seriously threaten your personal security. Therefore, the best thing you could do, is to remove Ad Network Performance Virus from the system as soon as you notice its presence on it.

Ad Network Performance Virus is aimed at Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome users and it uses various methods for infiltrating computer. In fact, Ad Network Performance Virus should get your approval before it installs itself on your PC, but it does not mean that this will keep you safe. On the contrary, the adware application is such a trickery program that you won’t even realize that it has infected your system until the pop-up ads start flooding your monitor.

Most often, Ad Network Performance Virus hides behind other freeware, due to the fact that most computer users do not pay any attention while going through its installation process. Having in mind that freeware is often bundled with malware, you should be very careful when setting up new software on the system, as well as read all the terms and conditions provided by the installation wizard. In other case, it is very likely to end up with adware like Ad Network Performance Virus on your PC.

Remove Ad Network Performance
The Ad Network Performance Virus

Identically to every advertising-supported application, the primary objective of Ad Network Performance Virus is to make an easy profit in order to continue its existence. The only way to do this is to promote products and services of its affiliate third parties and displayed by the advertisements they provide. Every time you click an advert, the developers of Ad Network Performance Virus make easy money. However, this could be very dangerous because these ads often lead to corrupted websites and your PC might get easily infected with malware. For that reason, removing Ad Network Performance Virus from the system is strongly recommended.

Unfortunately, there is another important issue related to Ad Network Performance Virus, and this is the ability of the program to act as a spy and steal your personal data. Thus, even if you do not mind the multiple advertisements that much, keeping Ad Network Performance Virus on the system puts in danger your personal security. For that reason, the best thing you could do it to delete the adware application immediately and to protect your computer against any other threats in the future.

Luckily, the removal of Ad Network Performance Virus is not a hard process. You can erase the program alongside its advertisements, either manually or automatically. In case you need any assistance with the removal process, you can follow the manual instructions provided bellow this article. Nevertheless, even if you have completed the manual removal, you still have to scan your PC with a legitimate antimalware tool to make sure that all the existing threats have been removed entirely. The security tool will locate and delete all the potentially unwanted programs and will safeguard your system against malware.

Ad Network Performance Removal

STEP-1 Before starting the real removal process, you must reboot in Safe Mode. If you know how to do this, 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-2Please, follow the steps precisely to remove Ad Network Performance 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 in the Startup tab and Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer.

Still can not remove Ad Network Performance from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.

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