Remove Pine Tree

Pine Tree is related to a malicious software linked to free software often found in certain download platforms, such as softonic, soft32, zdnet, etc.

The goal of this infection is not only to show us as much publicity as possible, but also to spy on our every move in our computers. These ads can be seen as pop-ups, banners, or green or blue words highlighted and turned into links among the text of the visited websites.

Besides ruining your browsing experience, Pine Tree can save data about our browsing history like visited websites and searches done. All this data can be sold later to others interested in our profiles.

As told before, it’s by downloading freeware that we get infected. Just by going too fast while installing and not noticing what’s being offered you can end up with Pine Tree installed without knowing it.

This unwanted software is hard to remove, because it doesn’t include a proper uninstall program. Which is why we created this free guide.

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How to remove Pine Tree ?

Remove Pine Tree from your browser

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Internet Explorer

Remove Pine Tree with AdwCleaner

The AdwCleaner tool will examine your pc and web browser for Pine Tree, browser extensions and registry keys, that may have been put in your system without your agreement.

• You can download AdwCleaner utility from the below button :
  Download AdwCleaner
• Before starting AdwCleaner, close all open programs and internet browsers, then double-click on the file AdwCleaner.exe.
• If Windows prompts you as to whether or not you wish to run AdwCleaner, please allow it to run.
• When the AdwCleaner program will open, click on the Scan button.
• To remove malicious files that were detected in the previous step, please click on the Clean button.
• Please click on the OK button to allow AdwCleaner reboot your computer.

Remove Pine Tree 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.

Remove Pine Tree with HitmanPro

HitmanPro is a second opinion scanner designed to rescue computers that have become infected with viruses, spyware, Trojans, rootkits and other malware, despite continuous protection from up-to-date antivirus software.

• You can download HitmanPro from the below link:
  Download HitmanPro
• Double-click on the file named HitmanPro.exe (for 32-bit versions of Windows) or HitmanPro_x64.exe (for 64-bit versions of Windows).
• Click on the Next button, to install HitmanPro on your computer.
• HitmanPro will now begin to scan your computer for Pine Tree malicious files.
• When it has finished it will display a list of all the malware that the program found as shown in the image below. Click on the Next button, to remove Pine Tree virus.

Reset your browser (if necessary)

If you still see traces of Pine Tree after following all the steps above you can reset your browser performing this operation:

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Internet Explorer