I wrote this article to help you remove Audienceline.com. This Audienceline.com removal guide works for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.
The Audienceline.com redirect is categorized by malware researchers as adware. It is a very annoying parasite that makes the normal use of your browser impossible. This adware is more than capable of turning your preferred browser into an ad-displaying tool. Your screen will be bombarded by numerous intrusive ads and pop-ups that will promote various exclusive deals, special offers and coupons, blinking messages, fake update requests, etc.
The main goal is to create PPC (Pay-Per-Click) or PPV (Pay-Per-View) revenue. This will prove to be an easy task for this adware, since it can also obtain the browsing history, habits and search queries of the victim, so it can provide the kind of content that the user is most likely to click on.
Adware is most commonly spread via free software bundles, fake update messages, spam emails and attachments, dubious links and ads, corrupted executable files, etc. In order to avoid a potential adware infection, we advise our readers to make sure they get their software updates from reliable and licensed sources only. Don’t just blindly trust a random pop-up that alerts you of an important update and wants to make you click on a suspicious link. More often than not, such update messages turn out to be fake.
Also, we suggest going for Custom or Advanced mode in the Setup Wizard when you’re installing software that you’ve downloaded from the internet. This way you can easily deselect any program or application that you find suspicious or didn’t want to download in the first place. Additional software is often malware in disguise! That’s why you need to pay attention to what you are actually trying to install on your computer.
Adware must not be left unattended for a long period of time. If you detect its presence, you need to immediately proceed with its removal before it gets too late! The generated ads and pop-ups might look appealing to the user, but there is a good chance that they reroute to potentially dangerous sites.
You might be one click away from granting other hackers full control over your computer. By falling into their malicious trap, you may allow dangerous viruses like Trojans or even ransomware in your computer system! Don’t put private data such as but not limited to passwords, credit card numbers or bank account credentials in jeopardy! Return to a secure and ad-free experience by following our instructions!
Audienceline.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 perform to remove the hijacker 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 Audienceline.com from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.