Remove GoldenBoy extension - Completely Get Rid of GoldenBoy Pop-ups

Nowadays, many PC users all over the world have problems with GoldenBoy pop-ups. GoldenBoy is a pesky adware which is capable of adding to all the well-known Internet browsers like Google Chrome, IE, Mozilla Firefox and Safari without seeking any approval from administrators. People may experience irritating ads and unwanted sponsored links each time they boot up the system. Random webpage redirection also occurs frequently when people are browsing the web.


Without any doubts, you fail to operate your own PC well after the presence of GoldenBoy. Besides performing the above harmful tasks, GoldenBoy causes several PC problems as well. What makes your situation worse is that GoldenBoy may automatically modify some important setting in your system and download some potential unwanted application or even malware in the background.

In a general sense, GoldenBoy can easily enter into your computer without asking prompt from you. And there are some ways can be used by this nasty bug to get on the target computers.

1. Mistakenly click on pop ups or links which may contain GoldenBoy active code.
2. Install or download unknown freeware from unknown sites.
3. Open spam e-mail attachments containing GoldenBoyby occasionally.
4. Watch poisoned video or movie online;
5. Visit malicious websites that have been hacked by GoldenBoy.
6. Insert infected USB or pen drive into your computer.

Effective GoldenBoy Removal Guide:

Method one: manually remove GoldenBoy

Method two: completely delete GoldenBoy with SpyHunter antivirus

Method one: manually remove GoldenBoy

Step one: End all the running processes of GoldenBoy.

1.Open task manager by clicking Alt+Ctrl+Del keys together. 

Another way is to press the Start button and choose the Run option, and then type taskmgr and press OK.

2. Stop all the nasty running processes of GoldenBoy.

Step two:  Show all hidden files and clean all the harmful files about GoldenBoy

1.Click the Start button and choose Control Panel, clicking Appearance and  Personalization, to find Folder Options then click on it twice.

2.In the pop-up dialog box, click the View tab and unfold Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).

3. Clean all the malicious files about GoldenBoy

%AllUsersProfile%\{random.exe\

%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\

%AllUsersProfile%\random.exe

%AppData%\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Templates\random.exe

%Temp%\random.exe

%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\random

Step three: Remove all the registry entries by using the following processes. 

1.Open Registry Editor by clicking Windows+R keys together.

 Another way is to click on the Start button and choose Run option, and then type regedit and press Enter.

2. Figure out all harmful registry entries as follows and delete them:

HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\random
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run\random HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run \Regedit32HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\run\random

Step four: Remove add-ons and extensions added by GoldenBoy from your web browsers.

1. Google Chrome:

(1) Click the Customize and Control menu button----Tools----click Extensions.

(2) Select all extensions caused by GoldenBoy, and then click (

)

2. Firefox:

(1) Open Mozilla Firefox.

(2) Click the Firefox menu, click Options, and then click Privacy.

(3) Under the Privacy tab, click on Remove Individual Cookies link.

(4) In the Cookies showing box, eliminate all the cookies created by GoldenBoy 

3. Internet Explorer:

(1) Make sure yourself at the Internet Options window.

(2) Click on the General tab.

(3) Check Delete Browsing History On Exit option, and click the Delete button.

GoldenBoy manual removal is relatively complicated, but for the safety of your PC, speedy removal is needed. If you are not familiar with the above manual removal instruction, you are suggested to use a professional and certificated antivirus program to get GoldenBoy removed automatically from your system.

Method two: automatically delete GoldenBoy with SpyHunter antivirus

Step one: Download SpyHunter by clicking the button below:

Step two: Click on Download, and then follow the installation process of SpyHunter step by step.

1. In the showing box, click Run.

2. Click: I accept the license agreement, and then press Next.

3. Wait for a while to install the applications.

4. Click Finish.

5. After installation, you can click Yes to restart your computer to make SpyHunter effect, or press No, if you’d like to restart it later manually.

Step three:scan and delete every threats caused by GoldenBoy.

1. To do a full scanning with SpyHunter to find out every threats in your computer.

2. After that, you need to select every detected threats about GoldenBoy and remove them all.

Note: manual removal procedure requires certain expert skills to avoid wrong operation which may damage your computer permanently. And you need to be very careful to distinguish all the harmful files and registries due to the changeable characters of GoldenBoy.

If you have spent too much time in manual removing GoldenBoy and still not make any progress, you’d better stop and choose the automatic removal method - download and install Spyhunter here to remove GoldenBoy for you immediately and completely.