Tuesday, April 15, 2014

How to Get Rid of CouponPeak Ads Virus from IE/Firefox/Chrome


I am driven crazy by CouponPeak Ads which continues to display annoying ads and pop up unwanted webpages. Also, I am redirected to a variety of unacquainted websites all the time. I am so angry that I reset my homepage in Internet Options. Oops! When I reopen my browser, this CouponPeak Ads still shows up. I have no clue how to eliminate the irritating stuff!


What is CouponPeak Ads Virus?

CouponPeak Ads Virus is categorized as a hazardous adware virus which aims to lure computer users into the shopping trap and defraud innocent victims of money by displaying a mass of promotion ads, various coupons, attractive discounts, dazzling banners, etc. This irritating adware virus usually hide in those free programs which computer users download from some unreliable websites carelessly. And during the installations of these downloaded applications, similar to other adware members like ShopItFast Virus and “Call for Great Tech Support” popup Virus, this CouponPeak Ads virus will cunningly get installed as an additional program if the users don’t pay close attention to reading every installation step’s prompt message. As soon as this CouponPeak Ads virus gets installed into your computer, you will suffer from a variety of troubles including numerous pop-up ads and the poor computer performance. The makers of this CouponPeak Ads virus act in collusion with most e-business websites. And this bothersome adware virus has the ability to monitor your online activities and gather information about your Web browsing habits, and then it will bombard you with a bunch of targeted ads that meet your interest and needs. By helping various shopping websites promote their products and service, the virus producers can gain considerable advertising revenue. Due to the danger of this CouponPeak Ads virus, you should remove it without any delay, and the removal guide is given below for savvy computer users to consider.

CouponPeak Ads Virus Screenshot:



CouponPeak Ads Virus will do much harm to the infected computer:

1) CouponPeak Ads Virus displays tons of annoying pop-ups whenever you are browsing the web.
2) CouponPeak Ads Virus makes you sick and tired of a series of unwanted redirection problems.
3) CouponPeak Ads Virus introduces a mass of risky viruses and malware into your computer.
4) CouponPeak Ads Virus tracks your browsing history and pilfers your personal information.
5) CouponPeak Ads Virus escapes from antivirus software' s detection and avoids being removed.
6) CouponPeak Ads Virus changes your default homepage and search engine without your permission.
7) CouponPeak Ads Virus severely slows down your computer performance and causes a system crash.
How to Remove CouponPeak Ads Virus from your PC?


1. Restart your computer and keep pressing F8 Key before Windows launches. Use the arrow keys to select the "Safe Mode with Networking" option, and then hit ENTER Key to continue.


2. Press Ctrl+Alt+Del at the same time to open Windows Task Manager and end  CouponPeak Ads process.


3. Go to Computer Control Panel from Start menu and open Folder Options. Click View and then tick “Show hidden files and folders” and uncheck “Hide protected operating system files (Recommended)”. Press OK.


4. Press Winkey+R together then enter “regedit” to start your registry editor. Delete the following registry keys.


HKCU\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run Regedit32
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Policies\System “DisableRegedit” = 0
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows NT\CurrentVersion\Image File Execution Options\rav7.exe

 
5. Delete the following and related system files.

C:\windows\system32\drivers\mrxsmb.sys(random)
C:\Users\user account\Appdata\Roaming
%StartMenu%\Programs\random.lnk

Note:  CouponPeak Ads virus is rather stubborn and malicious. It requests certain computer skills when you dealing with it in manual way. Any incident action could lead your machine to a more terrible situation.

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