I wrote this article to help you remove National Consumer Center. This National Consumer Center removal guide works for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.

If you see the National Consumer Center pop-ups all the time you have been infected by a nasty adware parasite. That’s what adware threats do. They display unwanted and incredibly annoying advertisements to their victim` PC. Above all, the ads are extremely dangerous. You have to get rid of the adware as soon as you notice it unless you want to be in a much worse situation. The more time you grand the adware on your machine the bigger mess it will make. Don’t sit aside, calmly waiting for this to happen. Take measures.

The second the pest lands on your PC the problems start. It will add a browser extension to all of your browsers injecting them with the nasty National Consumer Center pop-ups. Also, the extension works for the three most popular web browsers –Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla so whichever you use it would still be infected. Switching from one to another won`t help you as well. So, from the moment the extension is added your browsers can no longer be trusted. You get flooded with numerous fraudulent ads and commercials all the time. For instance, according to an ad, you have “been chosen for today’s special reward in Omaha” and you should “spin the wheel to pick your reward”. Well, lucky you! Do not buy these lies even for one single second. The only thing you have been chosen for is to get infected with all kind of cyber threats.

This is a classic example of how these malicious ads are trying to fool you and trick you into clicking on them. These advertisements may look legitimate only because the adware wanted them to be. They also may seem interesting and helpful or be offering something that you are very interested in. Don’t be naïve. The adware has messed with your browser settings thus knowing what your likes and dislikes are and generating fake ads based on them. The malicious ads may appear in the form of product deals, discounts, offers, job applications.

Basically, they can be in the form of everything that may be appealing to you. This is only a tactic to make you want to check them out. Do not. Keep in mind that if you are going to receive something from clicking on an ad it won`t be an award for sure. Neither will it be a deal nor a discount. It will be another malware. And, it can be much more harmful than this one. Imagine what could happen if you invite a devastating Trojan or ever worse, a greedy ransomware. Stay away from these commercial unless you want to infect your computer even more.

Last but definitely not least, this adware poses a huge security risk. It has been spying on you ever since in found its way into your system. It has been monitoring everything – IP addresses, email addresses, passwords/usernames, browsing history, search results, etc. And not only that, the adware opens the door to your privacy wide open to the crooks behind it. This means that these cybercriminals now have access to your sensitive information and can use it as they see fit. I don’t think this problem needs an explanation but you can fall victim to a financial fraud or even an identity theft. There is not even one single reason for you to keep the parasite on board. But you have many, more than enough, to remove it permanently. To do so, follow the removal step below in the exact order shown.

There is no way you are not wondering how this sneaky adware got in. Most of the times this kind of infections rely on shareware/freeware bundles. The method is quite clever and effective because in order to know what exactly you are downloading you have to check the entire bundle and the majority of users don’t. That’s how they end up with dangerous infections like this one. You should always choose the Advanced options so you can be in control of the whole installation process.

The same goes for the Term and Condition, which must not be skipped. Otherwise, you are risking agreeing with something you are completely against. Take your time and don’t just carelessly press “next” because that what crooks prey on. On you being negligent. Other techniques adware may use to slither in include spam email messages and attachments. They can pose as fake updates as well. To sum up, you should always be on the alert while surfing the web because infections can be hiding anywhere and they can strike anytime.

National Consumer Center Uninstall

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 follow to permanently remove 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 in the Startup tab and Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer.

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