Olpair.com is a shady website, the appearance of which screams trouble. If you constantly get redirected to this page, it means that somewhere on your PC lurks a nasty adware parasite. Its mission is to turn all existing browsers on your computer into ad-displaying tools. This malicious software is capable of infecting every type of web browser – Firefox, Chrome, Opera, Safari, Edge and Explorer.
Once you open the web app, your screen will get flooded with all sorts of advertisements – pop-ups, in-text, banners and a variety of blinking messages and alerts. Most often, ads will promote alluring exclusive deals, coupons, special discounts and shockingly good offers. But the thing with such promoted content is, that their source is not verified. The parasite’s only task is to provide as many adverts as possible, without caring where they might reroute the user to.
If you let yourself get tricked by a seemingly reliable ad, there is a possibility that you can get redirected to a suspicious and even dangerous third-party website. This may result in your computer getting infected with dangerous malicious software, as well as opening a backdoor for hackers, who want to steal your personal information.
The only way for the Olpair.com adware to infiltrate your PC is if you give access to it yourself. The parasite cannot hack into your device. It is not as advanced. Often, users unknowingly install malicious software on their computer. This happens when you don’t pay close attention to what you click on. Do not rush into anything while browsing the web. Take your time to read thoroughly any terms and conditions.
Adware is known to hide in software bundles as additional software that is visible only if you opt for a Custom/Advanced installation. If you select Quick mode in the Setup Wizard, the bogus application will automatically get installed on your device. Hackers use trickery to make you fall right into their trap. You need to be cautious. Negligence is what often gets users in trouble. Blindly trusting a random pop-up that urges you to update a program on your computer is a bad idea. Instead, rely only on official and licensed sources for your software updates.
Adware is a total breach in your online presence. The parasite can get easy access to personal data such as but not limited to browsing history, search queries, passwords, credit card numbers, IP addresses, etc. Such sensitive information is very valuable to crooks, who collect it in order to sell it to third-parties. But that’s not all. Because of the heavy advertisements that are being generated by the parasite each day, your browser will soon experience difficulty to run properly.
You’ll notice that it will start to lag, crash and freeze on a daily basis. Even your internet speed will suffer from the malicious infection. Your only solution is the removal of this nasty parasite. Do not waste time. As soon as you detect this adware, you need to act against it, before it has the opportunity to do serious damages. The instructions below will help you to successfully get rid of the Olpair.com adware.
Olpair.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 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 to the Startup tab and Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer.
Still cannot remove Olpair.com from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.