How to remove ATSOFUNPAR.INFO pop-up ads

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How to remove ATSOFUNPAR.INFO?

ATSOFUNPAR.INFO is classified as a browser hijacker.

ATSOFUNPAR.INFO detected as HIJACK.ATSOFUNPAR.INFO.
ATSOFUNPAR.INFO ads are displayed as large blocks of content and images, intrusive pop-ups, gutter ads, distracting click-bait and suggestive content that is usually unrelated to the content of the Web site you are browsing.
 
Ads by ATSOFUNPAR.INFO

ATSOFUNPAR.INFO ads are injected into all your web browsers, including Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Opera.

ATSOFUNPAR.INFO ads can be identified by spotting a small text that is normally located above (top-right) or below (bottom-right) of the ads. The text will normally say "Ads by ATSOFUNPAR.INFO". If ATSOFUNPAR.INFO ads are served as pop-ups, you can identify them by spotting the URL in the pop-up window.

What types of unwanted behavior do Ads by ATSOFUNPAR.INFO exhibit?

Ads by ATSOFUNPAR.INFO are intrusive and invasive, often displaying irrelevant and objectionable content. Sometimes, the user's default home page and/or search provider are substituted with pages serving ATSOFUNPAR.INFO ads.

Ads by ATSOFUNPAR.INFO can appear when you open a new tab in the browser. In these cases, sites with ATSOFUNPAR.INFO ads will replace your default web page displaying when you open the browser, and deliver altered search results when you fire a search in the browser.

Some reports suggest that ATSOFUNPAR.INFO ads may appear immediately after your computer starts up. If this is the case, the corresponding Web page was injected to autostart with a simple "explorer http://ATSOFUNPAR.INFO" command.

ATSOFUNPAR.INFO ads are often added to Web browser shortcuts on your computer's desktop, Start menu and/or the taskbar.

ATSOFUNPAR.INFO

If this is the case, the browser shortcut will contain an altered command line to launch your default Web browser every time you want to open a new browsing session.

ATSOFUNPAR.INFO ads can be launched without altering browser shortcuts by altering Windows Registry to specify a modified path to your default Web browser. This also results in ATSOFUNPAR.INFO opening every time you launch a new browsing session.

ATSOFUNPAR.INFO

Ads by ATSOFUNPAR.INFO can be injected into Web pages by installing a signed netfilter driver sniffing your Web traffic and injecting the ads into HTML code of Web pages.

How ATSOFUNPAR.INFO got on your computer?

Just as malware or potentially unwanted programs, ads by ATSOFUNPAR.INFO get installed to your computer with browser toolbars, fake extensions and plugins (fake YouTube plugins, fake codec packs and fake "PC Cleaner" and "Windows Accelerator" type of products are among the most common), or simply downloaded with software obtained from suspicious sources.

In order to display ATSOFUNPAR.INFO ads, some files are copied to your computer, some browser settings and/or registry keys are modified.

A browser toolbar, extension or plugin can be installed into your Web browser. In certain cases, existing browser plugins are infected by substituting manifest files or plugin source code.

Sometimes a new startup key is created to automatically launch ATSOFUNPAR.INFO ads when your computer boots up. After installation, ATSOFUNPAR.INFO ads begin showing up as ads, pop-ups, and banners on your computer or in your Web browser.

You have 2 ways to remove ATSOFUNPAR.INFO:

You have 2 ways

Remove it automatically1. Remove Automatically.
Remove it manually2. Remove Manually.

Why I recommend you to use an automatic way?

  1. You know only one virus name: "ATSOFUNPAR.INFO", but usually you have infected by a bunch of viruses.
    The UnHackMe program detects this threat and all others.
  2. UnHackMe is quite fast! You need only 5 minutes to check your PC.
  3. UnHackMe uses the special features to remove hard in removal viruses. If you remove a virus manually, it can prevent deleting using a self-protecting module. If you even delete the virus, it may recreate himself by a stealthy module.
  4. UnHackMe is small and compatible with any antivirus.
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Here’s how to remove ATSOFUNPAR.INFO virus automatically:

STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 2: Scan for malware using UnHackMe (1 minute)

STEP 3: Remove ATSOFUNPAR.INFO virus (3 minutes)

So it was much easier to fix such problem automatically, wasn't it?
That is why I strongly advise you to use UnHackMe for remove ATSOFUNPAR.INFO redirect or other unwanted software.

How to remove ATSOFUNPAR.INFO 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 ATSOFUNPAR.INFO 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.

check installed programs to uninstall

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

Remove ATSOFUNPAR.INFO virus from running processes

Remove ATSOFUNPAR.INFO virus from running processes

STEP 4: Inspect the Windows services. Press Win+R, type in: services.msc and press OK.

Remove ATSOFUNPAR.INFO virus from Windows services

Remove ATSOFUNPAR.INFO virus from Windows services

Disable the services with random names or contains ATSOFUNPAR.INFO in it's name or description.

STEP 5: After that press Win+R, type in: taskschd.msc and press OK to open Windows Task Scheduler.
Remove ATSOFUNPAR.INFO from scheduled task list.

Delete any task related to ATSOFUNPAR.INFO. Disable unknown tasks with random names.

STEP 6: Clear the Windows registry from ATSOFUNPAR.INFO virus.
Press Win+R, type in: regedit.exe and press OK.

Remove ATSOFUNPAR.INFO virus from Windows registry

Remove ATSOFUNPAR.INFO virus from Windows registry

Find and delete all keys/values contains ATSOFUNPAR.INFO.

STEP 7: Remove ATSOFUNPAR.INFO from Google Chrome.
Remove ATSOFUNPAR.INFO Virus from Chrome Extensions

STEP 8: Remove ATSOFUNPAR.INFO from Internet Explorer.

Set Internet Explorer Homepage

Set Internet Explorer Homepage

STEP 9: Remove ATSOFUNPAR.INFO from Mozilla Firefox.

Change Firefox Home Page

Change Firefox Home Page

STEP 10: And at the end, clear your basket, temporal files, browser's cache.

But if you miss any of these steps and only one part of virus remains – it will come back again immediately or after reboot.

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