I wrote this article to help you remove Showad.js/Ads.pubmatic.com. This Showad.js/Ads.pubmatic.com removal guide is working for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.

Showad.js/Ads.pubmatic.com has been classified as a dangerous adware application which is capable of causing chaos to your computer. As this advertisement-supported program is compatible with the major web browsers – Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, it is responsible for all the commercial pop-up advertisements which appear on them. However, what you should know is that the adverts provided by Showad.js/Ads.pubmatic.com might seriously threaten your system security. Thus, this program should be removed from your PC the minute you notice its presence on it.

In fact, Showad.js/Ads.pubmatic.com does need your approval before it gets installed on your computer, but it doesn’t mean that this will be useful for you. In fact, the application is so skillful that it can make you download it by yourself without even realizing it. Most often, Showad.js/Ads.pubmatic.com enters your PC bundled with other freeware and keeps its presence in secret until the multiple adverts start showing up on your monitor. Actually, this is not unusual at all because freeware usually travels bundled with malware as this is its easiest access point to the system.

Sometimes Showad.js/Ads.pubmatic.com uses other methods to infiltrate your PC. These include hiding behind spam email attachments, corrupted links and websites, or just posing as a bogus system or a program update. Therefore, if you want to avoid unwillingly installing adware, remember that haste, naivety, and distraction will certainly not help you at all.

As soon as Showad.js/Ads.pubmatic.com enters your PC, your web browser will get flooded with tones of useless commercial advertisements. Keep in mind that if you click on any of them, you might end up installing more unwanted malware on the system. Besides, as these pop-ups will show up every time you try to browse the web, they are capable of causing you various problems. Among these are slowing down your Internet speed, experiencing frequent system crashes and interrupting your browsing activity. The only way to stop this is to remove Showad.js/Ads.pubmatic.com alongside the adverts it displays as soon as possible.

Unfortunately, the intrusive commercial advertisements are not the only problem you have to worry about. Another thing you should know about Showad.js/Ads.pubmatic.com is that the application is capable of monitoring and recording your browsing history and virtual preferences. After the program has collected enough information about your browsing habits, it starts displaying third-party content on your monitor.

Keep in mind that you should not trust any advertisements provided by Showad.js/Ads.pubmatic.com, as this application does not take responsibility for the content shown on your web browser. So, if you click on the provided adverts, you might get transferred to various websites which contain corrupted material.

Also, every click on an advert displayed by Showad.js/Ads.pubmatic.com, brings profit to the third parties hiding behind the adware program and continues its existence. The only way to terminate all the useless adverts is to remove Showad.js/Ads.pubmatic.com from your PC. Thus, deleting this application from the system is highly recommended. In addition, you have to make sure that your computer is well-protected against malware.

If your browsing sessions have been redirected to untrusted websites, compromised files, it is very likely that some computer infections may have managed to infiltrate your virtual machine. As a result, infections may be hidden into the system and they can allow some cyber criminals to gain access to your PC and steal your sensitive data. In case this happens, the only way to erase any threats and viruses from the system entirely and protect your personal data from being stolen, is to use a reliable automatic security tool. By using it, any adware programs like Showad.js/Ads.pubmatic.com will be located and deleted at once.

Showad.js/Ads.pubmatic.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 in the Startup tab and Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer.

Still can not remove Showad.js/Ads.pubmatic.com from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.