I wrote this article to help you remove Aw Snap. This Aw Snap removal guide works for all Windows versions.

“Aw, Snap! Something went wrong while displaying this webpage. To continue, reload or go to another page.” Is this message familiar to you? Do you see it very often? If the answer to both questions is “Yes” the chances are a potentially unwanted program (PUP) has managed to sneak in your system. What you need to do immediately is delete it. It may pose as a helpful tool and it may be advertised that way but it is the exact opposite. Let`s not forget it was created by crooks and crooks` purpose is not to be helpful. It is about gaining profits and ripping people off.

This PUP has to be removed unless you want to be facing a bunch of problems very soon. Once the nasty Aw Snap has settled in it immediately start throwing numerous annoying ads your way. Every time you open your browser you see ads, every time you try to go to another page – you see more ads. You just can`t get any work done whit that kind of disturbance. And yet, these ads can be incredibly irritating and make go out of your mind, but if this PUP stays on board much longer, you will be facing much more serious issues. Just don’t do that to yourself and get rid of it.

Aw Snap is an ad-supported program, meaning that its main goal is to display as many ads as possible to generate web traffic and to gain revenue for its developers by the pay-per-click mechanism. This means each of your clicks on an ad equals giving money to cybercriminals. But this is not all. You not only become a sponsor, but you put yourself at risk too. This you cannot let happen. The ads cannot be trusted, in fact, they are dangerous. Only one click may be enough to lead you to illegitimate websites, which may deliver malware.

Like the situation is not bad enough already, the last thing you need is to get infected by more dangerous pests. Not to mention the fact that the ads also slow down the performance of your machine, cause system crashes on regular basis, and disturb your online work. I am pretty sure you are already convinced that Aw Snap has to go immediately, but let me tell you the worst part.

The program spies on you all the time! It monitors each online step of yours and gathers information. Private information, sensitive data, what you have searched for, where did you search all of it. Then, when the PUP decides it has collected enough data it sends it to its authors, which, let`s face it, are criminals with highly questionable intentions. You could never know how would they use your private details but either way it can`t be good. Keep yourself the trouble and delete Aw Snap once and for all.

If you are currently dealing whit this PUP you are probably wondering “How did I get here?”. Well, the program has tricked you into giving it your permission and you have let it. That’s right, the tool cannot get it unless given green light and at some point, you must have provided it. Very often these pests hide in freeware, which, when download, gives them a one-way ticket to your system. This is what PUP rely on, though. They hope you won`t be careful enough, you won`t bother to read the Terms and Conditions, and you will blindly agree to everything. And you have. And that is your mistake.

Take your time with the installation process and read everything you are asked to agree with. Thus, you will have a better chance to spot the intruder before entering your PC. Also, do not forget the old-fashioned but still working distribution methods as fake updates, corrupted links and sites, and, of course, email spam attachments. Al of these can be used to infect you with such threat and it is your responsivity to stop them. Get yourself a reliable anti-malware program to help you for better protection against nasty cyber threats.

Aw Snap Removal

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 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.

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 Aw Snap from your computer? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.