I wrote this article to help you remove Winmoreprize.com. This Winmoreprize.com removal guide works for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer.
The Winmoreprize.com redirects are a clear sign that your browser has been infected by a nasty browser hijacker. Once this malicious software invades, you’ll start to receive numerous intrusive adverts in the form of pop-ups, banners and in-text. Often, such content will promote suspiciously looking exclusive deals, special offers, sales, coupons, discounts, as well as blinking alert messages, fake update requests or dubious utility tools.
It is not uncommon for such advertisements to have a text under them, like “Powered by Winmoreprize.com” or “Brought to you by Winmoreprize.com”. What’s more, hijackers are known to alter your browser settings and install shady toolbars and extensions. Victims of this malicious parasite even report that their homepage and search provider, along with new tab pages have been replaced by the Winmoreprize.com website.
Browser hijackers are more than capable of stealing your browsing history, habits and search results. This is done in order to ensure that the parasite will be able to create specific kind of advertisement content that the user is most likely to click on.
Hijackers usually are spread through spam email messages, email attachments and executable files, free software bundles, fake updates, corrupt links and ads, infected torrent files, etc. it is very important that you rely on licensed and official sources only, when it comes to software updates. Users may stumble upon pop-ups that urge them to follow a link, in order to update a program on their computer.
More often than not, such links turn out to be fake and only seek to harm your PC. If you want to install software that you’ve downloaded from the internet, we highly recommend opting for an Advanced/Custom installation process, so you can be able to view the full content of the downloaded bundle. By following this advice, you’ll be able to easily deselect any additional software that seems suspicious to you or never even intended to download in the first place.
Browser hijackers are not to be underestimated. They are capable of doing great damage to your computer. Behind the seemingly harmless ads lurk hidden threats. That’s why it is not a good idea to click on any ads that look too good to be true, because in most cases – they are. You might be one click away from unknowingly infecting your computer with other dangerous malware like spyware, adware, worms and even Trojans or ransomware! The chances of catching such virus is small, but is still possible nonetheless. You must not risk it!
Having a browser hijacker on your computer is a serious menace to your online security and privacy. You don’t want personal data such as passwords, bank account information. Login credentials, credit card numbers or IP addresses to fall into the hands of cyber criminals, do you? In order to get rid of this annoying pest, we suggest you follow our detailed instructions below. The more time you lose, the worse the consequences will get, so waste no time!
Winmoreprize.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 Winmoreprize.com from your browser? Please, leave a comment below, describing what steps you performed. I will answer promptly.