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bwSO, an extension with advertising function.
This victim runs Windows 7, infected with bwSO.
To avoid future infections, you may need to learn:
How to Uninstall bwSO Application?
bwSO, an extension with advertising function.
bwSO comes out as an extension, which is created to mess up browsers by planting pop-ups, ads, popping up adverting websites and dragging down the browsing speed. Your browse safely and correctly. You don't know how you acquired this nasty add-on. You don't deserve the nasty trouble but you may have done something wrong, like carelessly when browsing and downloading.
Here's the thing: You may have browsed some unreliable websites or the ones with bad reputations and clicked the malicious links which are planted with exploit code that can automatically installs bwSO on your browser.You may have installed bwSO by yourself when installing your desired free software. Usually, bwSO is disguised as a bundle of the freeware. Actually, the freeware isn't free. To cover the cost, bwSO are introduced to your poor PC.
This victim runs Windows 7, infected with bwSO.
"I have been infected by an internet add-on called bwSO, which is described as an IE helper. I am unable to disable it in Manage Add-ons, because when I click on it, the enable and disable buttons are grayed out, therefore it remains enabled. Using IE 11, Windows 7 operating system."
To avoid future infections, you may need to learn:
- always download from the official sites
- choose Customize Installation to cancel the unwanted bundles
- don't do anything on the strange sites or the unreliable ones.
As soon as it gets on your PC, it shows up on your browser as extensions or add-ons. Thus, it ensures sits self-acting when you open the browser.
bwSO trouble is not a friend.
As a victim, you may have been through these disasters:
- More Trouble are coming
- Time-Consuming Trouble
- Pop-up Trouble
- Data-Loss Trouble
How to Uninstall bwSO Application?
Lesson 1: Remove bwSO Manually from Your Computer
Note: in case ads by bwSO or redirects from bwSO block the computer screen or the PC performs badly, you are suggested to get into safe mode with networking before you try to remove bwSO.
Get Into Safe Mode with Networking Processes:
for Windows XP/Vista/ 7
Restart your computer >> As your computer restarts but before Windows launches, tap “F8″ key constantly >> Use the arrow keys to highlight the “Safe Mode with Networking” option and then press ENTER >> If you don’t get the Safe Mode with Networking option, please restart the computer again and keep tapping "F8" key immediately.
for Windows 8
Pls press Alt+Ctrl+Delete keys together
You will see a blue screen with a power icon at the bottom right corner
Pls hold Shift key on the keyboard and click on power button and select “Restart”
Then you will get 3 options
Pls select “Troubleshoot” with arrow keys
You will then get into another screen with another 3 options
Then select “Advanced options” -> Pls select “Startup Settings”
See a “Restart” button at the bottom right of the screen?
Pls hit F5 to get into “Safe Mode with Networking”
Before the removal: you need to go to end the running processes related to bwSO in the task manager: click Ctrl+Alt+Del together to get the task manager; search for the suspicious or unfamiliar processes to end.
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1. remove bwSO from the control panel
- Click Start and then choose Control Panel.
- Click Programs> Uninstall a program or Program and Features(for Windows 7,8, Vista)
- search for the unwanted or unknown programs; right click it and then choose Uninstall.
2.1 Remove bwSO add-ons from Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer then go to Tools menu (press “F10″ key once to active menu bar) and then click on Internet Option a configuration page will be opened
- Click on Programs tab then click on Manage Add-ons, now you’ll get a window which have listed all the installed add-ons.
- Now disable the bwSO add-on, also disable all the unknown / unwanted add-ons from this list.
2.2 Reset Internet Explorer
- Open Internet Explorer. Click on Tools menu (Press “F10” key once to active the menu bar), click on Internet Option. A internet option window will open.
- For IE9, IE10 users may click on Gear icon . Then click on tools.
- Click on Advanced tab then click on RESET button.
- Now you will get a new popup for confirmation, tick mark on Delete personal setting then click on RESET button on that.
- Now your Internet Explorer has been Restored to default settings.
- Now you will appear a popup stated “complete all the tasks”. After completion click on close button.
- Start Google Chrome, click on options icon (Located in very top right side of the browser), then click on Tools then, click on Extensions.
- You will get a configuration page which have listed all the installed extensions, remove bwSO extension. Also remove all the unknown / unwanted extensions from there. To remove them, click on remove (recycle bin) icon (as shown on screenshot)
2.4: Reset Google Chrome – Restore to default setting.
- Open Google Chrome, click on menu icon and then click on settings
- Scroll down and click on “Show advanced settings…”option, after click on that you’ll appear some more options in bottom of the page. Now scroll down more and click on “Reset Browser setting” option.
- Now, Close all Google Chrome browser’s window and reopen it again.
2.5 Remove bwSO add-ons from Mozilla Firefox
Open Firefox and then go the Tools menu (Press “F10” key once to active Menu bar) click on Add-ons, you’ll get a page click on extensions from the left side pane. now look on right side pane you’ll get all the installed add-ons listed on there. Disable or Remove bwSO add-on, also disable all the unknown / unwanted add-ons from there.
2.6 Reset Mozilla Firefox
- Open Firefox and then go the Help menu (Press “F10” key once to active Menu bar)
- Go to Help menu then click on “Troubleshooting information
- You will get a page “Troubleshooting information” page, here you will get “Reset Firefox” option in the right side of the page.
- Click on Reset Firefox option and then follow their instructions to reset firefox.
- Mozilla Firefox should be Restored.
3. To Remove bwSO from Startup
- Press “window key + R” (Flag sign key + R) you will get Run box then type “MSCONFIG into the run box then click on OK. You’ll get a msconfig window.
- In the msconfig window click on Startup tab, here you’ll get all the startup entries, so look on the list and then do Un-check the entries which is contains bwSO. Also Un-check all the others entries which you found unwanted. then click on OK to apply all the changes
Means 2: you can remove bwSO easily just by clicking and clicking again.
- There are 2 selections offered: click Save or Run to install the program. We recommend you to save it on the desktop if you choose Save for the reason that you can immediately start the free scan by using the desktop icon.
- After downloading, double click the downloaded file and follow the prompts to install the removal tool.
2. Installing the strong removal tool needs your permission, please click Run.
Click Continue to get the Install option
A good gain consumes time. Please wait for the files downloading...
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Finally you get here. You know what to do.
Important Note
You wouldn't know that it is a high-risk threat to be attacked by bwSO. Once your computer becomes its target, you would have a lot of nasty issue to fix. Now get Spyhunter to handle bwSO before it is too late. The sooner, the better.
( Kris )
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