Remove AdsKeeper

AdsKeeper is a malicious program that is charged at the same time your OS is charging and starts showing ads at regular intervals.

AdsKeeper‘s goal is to show unexpected ads in your computer to increase its editor’s advertising income. Ads shown by this program are usually labeled as AdsKeeper Ads or Ads by AdsKeeper.

Adware tools are programs whose goal is to make money for their creators by showing huge amounts of ads in every website you visit. When AdsKeeper is installed you might also suffer from a sudden slow response from your browser and even from the computer itself. This is due to the fact that AdsKeeper runs both as a browser plug-in and as a background process.

This kind of advertising software should be considered a parasite but not a dangerous one as a ransomware would be.

How did AdsKeeper end up in your computer?

It’s actually a little your own doing because it was you who installed it at the same time as some other program, probably a free one. Most of these adware tools are found attached to freeware installers.

If you’re not careful enough, you probably skip reading everything stated in the install process, therefore you don’t realize the additional programs being offered and go directly to the “Next” button, giving your full approval for them to be installed. Usually this installers are found in streaming, torrents, cracks and keygens websites, although they can also be found in popular downloads platforms.

Removing AdsKeeper can become a hard task, specially because there are a lot of websites offering you solutions like SpyHunter or Reimage that will prove useless in the end.

Fortunately there are some free tools like AdwCleaner and Malwarebytes that will allow you to remove it in just a few clicks.

The guide presented below will show you how to use these programs through video tutorials.

After you’re done with this guide you’ll be free from AdsKeeper and any other adware that might also be present in your system.

How to remove AdsKeeper ?

Remove AdsKeeper with AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is a useful tool made to delete unwelcome toolbars, browser hijackers, redirects and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome or Opera. AdwCleaner needs no installation and can be ran in a instant to examine your pc.

• Please download AdwCleaner by Xplode and save to your Desktop :
  Download AdwCleaner
• Double-click on AdwCleaner.exe to run the tool (Windows Vista/7/8 users : right-click and select Run As Administrator).
• Click on the Scan button.
• After the scan has finished, click on the Clean button..
• Press OK again to allow AdwCleaner to restart the computer and complete the removal process.

Remove AdsKeeper with ZHPCleaner

ZHPCleaner is a program that searches for and deletes Adware, Toolbars, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP), and browser Hijackers from your computer. By using ZHPCleaner you can easily remove many of these types of programs for a better user experience on your computer and while browsing the web.

• If Avast is installed on you computer you have to disable it during the process.
• You can download AdwCleaner utility from the below button :
  Download ZHPCleaner
• Select ZHPCleaner.exe with right mouse click and Run as Administrator.
• Accept the user agreement.
• Click on the Scanner button.
• After the scan has finished, click on the Repair button.
• Reboot your computer.

Remove AdsKeeper with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware detects and removes malware like worms, Trojans, rootkits, rogues, spyware, and more. All you have to do is launch Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free and run a scan. If you want even better protection, consider Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium and its instant real-time scanner that automatically prevents malware and websites from infecting your PC.

• Download MalwareBytes Anti-Malware :
  Premium Version Free Version (without Real-time protection)
• Install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware using the installation wizard.
• Once installed, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program, and that a scan has never been run on your system. To start a system scan you can click on the Fix Now button.
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now check for updates, and if there are any, you will need to click on the Update Now button.
• Once the program has loaded, select Scan now.
• When the scan is done, you will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has detected. To remove the malicious programs that Malwarebytes Anti-malware has found, click on the Quarantine All button, and then click on the Apply Now button.
• When removing the files, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot your computer, please allow it to do so.

Reset your browser (if necessary)

If after following the above steps AdsKeeper is still present on your computer, you can reset your browser by following the instructions below.

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Internet Explorer