Remove SOCIALTOOLS.RU ads from Chrome (Simple Guide)

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What is SOCIALTOOLS.RU?

SOCIALTOOLS.RU detected as Adware.SOCIALTOOLS.
The main purpose of SOCIALTOOLS.RU is to display ads on your PC and to hijack your browser by changing its settings.
Today we will find out what is SOCIALTOOLS.RU, how it works and how to delete SOCIALTOOLS.RU from your computer.

SOCIALTOOLS.RU usually infiltrates your computer while being downloaded in a bundle with a popular hacked programs or while being included in downloaded file with a bunch of other trojans.

SOCIALTOOLS.RU causes the great problems for you, such as replacing your browser starting page with malicious one, browser search redirecting, changing security settings and allowing popup advertisements to show up.

SOCIALTOOLS.RU virus accomplishes this tasks by registering virus process in startup or by automatically launching malicious sites.

You have 2 ways to remove SOCIALTOOLS.RU:

You have 2 ways

1. Remove Automatically.
2. Remove Manually.

Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?

You know only one virus name: "SOCIALTOOLS.RU", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
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Here’s how to remove SOCIALTOOLS.RU virus automatically:

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STEP 3: Remove SOCIALTOOLS.RU virus (3 minutes)

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How to remove SOCIALTOOLS.RU manually:

STEP 1: Check all shortcuts of your browsers on your desktop, taskbar and in the Start menu. Right click on your shortcut and change it's properties.

http://…

You can see SOCIALTOOLS.RU or another web site at the end of shortcut target (command line). Remove it and save changes.

In addition, check this command line for fake browser's trick.
For example, if a shortcut points to Google Chrome, it must have the path:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Google\Chrome\Application\chrome.exe.
Fake browser may be: …\Appdata\Roaming\HPReyos\ReyosStarter3.exe.
Also the file name may be: “chromium.exe” instead of chrome.exe.

STEP 2: Investigate the list of installed programs and uninstall all unknown recently installed programs.

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STEP 3: Open Task Manager and close all processes, related to SOCIALTOOLS.RU in their description. Discover the directories where such processes start. Search for random or strange file names.