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

The Iqoption.com platform offers a free application for binary options trading. The main website is located at the domain address eu.iqoption.com. According to the disclosure provided, the domain is regulated by the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC). The analytic software is a product of IQOption Europe Ltd., a company with headquarters in Limassol, Cyprus. The program follows the stock markets in 28 different countries. For the user’s convenience, it is available in 13 languages: English, Chinese, Spanish, Portuguese, Indonesian, Italian, German, Japanese, French, Russian, Swedish, Turkish and Thai. The application is available for download from the Apple App Store, the Google Play Store and the homepage of eu.iqoption.com. Users who are interested in the services can register an account on the website for free.

Though the application behind Iqoption.com has reportedly been approved by the CySEC, security experts have a different opinion on the program. They have categorized it as adware. Research has revealed that the software conducts a number of unauthorized tasks which are unrelated to its stated functionality. The first activity we will address is the display of advertisements. The adware behind Iqoption.com generates ads to promote shopping deals. While the listed offers may be enticing, their reliability is under question. The shady tool does not disclose the sources behind the ads. Any given window could redirect you to a compromised domain and get your computer infected with malware.

The adware behind Iqoption.com uses marketing tricks to attract people’s attention. It decorates the adverts with colorful patterns, flash animations, cursive fonts and other visual effects. The secluded program focuses on bargain deals to get users interested in the offerings. Perhaps the most effective tactic of the adware is to relate the suggestions to the user’s activity. The covert tool will gather data from your surfing sessions. Your history can reveal your interests and your preferences. The adware will proceed to show you offers for items you have recently looked up or purchased online.

This leads us to the other unauthorized activity the adware behind Iqoption.com conducts. The rogue program collects different types of information from web browsers. This includes the search history, keystrokes, tracking cookies, IP address, email, geographic location, physical registration, telephone number, user names, passwords, financial details and other sensitive input. The gathered data can be sold on darknet markets without the user’s knowledge or consent. Cyber criminals can purchase your financial credentials and your personally identifiable information (PII). They can extort your savings and open credit accounts on your behalf to withdraw more money.

To protect your machine from threats like the Iqoption.com adware, you need to know how they are spread. Although the program is made available publicly, it uses dark patterns to increase its rate of distribution. The most common trick in the book is bundling. The shady program often travels with pirated utilities, freeware and shareware. The download client will list the additional tool as a bonus. The option for extra software is included in the terms and conditions. If you skip reading them, you could allow a malicious program to get installed to your system without realizing it. Of course, you should be careful about the applications you choose to add to your device. Do your research to make sure they are considered reliable.

The other propagation vector the adware behind Iqoption.com uses is spam emails. The sinister tool will be hidden behind an attachment, listed as an important document. The sender will describe the attachment as an urgent notice which needs your immediate attention. The quicker you act, the less likely you are to think it through. Opening the host file would transfer the contained program to your computer. Before accessing an attachment, you need to make sure the sender is who he claims to be. Check his email address. In a lot of cases, spammers misrepresent existing entities, like the national post, courier firms, banks, institutions, government branches and legislative organizations. You can visit the official website of the corresponding entity for reference.

Iqoption.com 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 Iqoption.com from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.