Remove Strong Signal Ads

Strong Signal Ads is an adware with two main goals, the first one is to torment you with tons of ads every time you use your browser (either in Chrome, Firefox or Internet Explorer). And it doesn’t play small at all, Strong Signal Ads uses every possible ad form available, classic banners, underlined words in between the site’s text (in blue or green), ad columns, etc. Strong Signal Ads inserts ads in every corner and very few websites are saved.

strong signal ads

It also adds search results from Google trying to stay unnoticed:

strong signal ads google

Evidently it’s strongly against your best interests to click on Strong Signal Ads’ results, because you’ll be in danger to get your computer in even more troubles.

Strong Signal Ads’ second goal is to track you by register everything you do while browsing the internet, and in your computer in general. This adware creates a huge amount of files, processes and Windows’ services to achieve this second goal. All data registered is used to customize the ads shown and to sell them to their partners.

For your information please know that Strong Signal Ads is considered as suspicious by 18 security software.
File information
File name:
setup.exe

Common path:
C:\Users\Jean\AppData\Local\Temp\Random.tmp\setup.exe

Signed by:
Strong Signal

Analysis date:
28 May 2015

Scanner detections:
18 / 54

Scan engine
Detection
Malwarebytes
PUP.Adware.Agent
ESET-NOD32
Win32/BrowseFox.AZ potentially unwanted
Symantec
Yontoo.C
DrWeb
Trojan.Yontoo.1735
AVG
Generic.604
Bkav
W32.HfsAdware.598A
K7GW
Unwanted-Program ( 004c2ead1 )
K7AntiVirus
Unwanted-Program ( 004c2ead1 )
TrendMicro-HouseCall
Suspici.86E7A932
ClamAV
Win.Adware.Browsefox-725
VIPRE
Yontoo (fs)
McAfee-GW-Edition
Artemis
Sophos
Browse Fox
GData
Win32.Adware.StrongSignal.A
McAfee
Artemis!D0D493B056FD
AVware
Yontoo (fs)
VBA32
suspected of Trojan.Downloader.gen.h
Baidu-International
Adware.Win32.BrowseFox.Stro

Show the other 14 anti-virus detections


How to remove Strong Signal Ads ?

All tools used in this guide are completely free to use and should remove any trace of Strong Signal Ads from your computer. Follow all steps as described in this removal guide to remove Strong Signal Ads and all additional adware that may have been installed on your computer.

Remove Strong Signal Ads from your browser

  • Open Chrome and go to the 3 stripes icon Menu Chrome in top right corner.
  • Select Settings and on the left side Extensions.
  • Remove Strong Signal Ads by clicking the trash can Remove extensions from Google Chrome icon.
  • Restart Chrome.
  • Open Firefox
  • Click on the Big Orange Firefox button in top left corner, then select Add-ons
  • Remove Strong Signal Ads by clicking the Remove button.
  • Restart Firefox
  • Open Internet Explorer
  • Click on the Gear icon Gear Button, then click on Manage Addons
  • Go to the tabToolbars and Extensions
  • Select and disable Strong Signal Ads if you can’t find it or if you can't remove it, go to the next step.
  • Restart Internet Explorer

Remove Strong Signal Ads with AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is a program that searches for and deletes Adware, Toolbars, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP), and browser Hijackers from your system. By using AdwCleaner you can very easily delete many of these types of programs for a much better user experience on your pc and while browsing the internet.

  • Download AdwCleaner (Official link and direct-download) :
    Download AdwCleaner
  • Select AdwCleaner.exe with right mouse click and Run as Administrator.
  • If User Account Control asks you to allow AdwCleaner.exe to make changes to your computer, press Yes to continue.
  • Start scanning your computer for any malicious threats by selecting the Scan button, please wait.
  • If AdwCleaner is done, it will display a list of malicious items detected, If you have nothing to uncheck, continue to the removal process and select the Clean button.
  • Reboot your computer.

Remove Strong Signal Ads 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 Strong Signal Ads with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a light-weight anti-malware program that is excellent at removing the latest detections.

how to delete Strong Signal Ads with Malwarebytes Anti-malware

  • Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to your desktop.
    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.
  • If an update is found, you will be prompted to download and install the latest version.
  • Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for Strong Signal Ads.
  • When the scan is complete, make sure that everything is set to Quarantine, and click Apply Actions.
  • 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 you still see traces of Strong Signal Ads after following all the steps above you can reset your browser performing this operation:

Your bookmarks and saved passwords are not deleted or modified.
  • Open Chrome.
  • Click on the Chrome menu button Chrome menu on the browser toolbar.
  • Select Settings.
  • Scroll down to the end of the page, search for Show advanced settings.
  • Scroll down once again to the end of the page and click Reset browser settings button.
  • Click Reset once more.
Your bookmarks and saved passwords are not deleted or modified.
  • Open Firefox
  • Go to the orange Firefox button in the top left.
  • Click on Help then Troubleshooting information.
  • Click the Repair Firefox button in the upper-right corner of the page.
  • Mozilla Firefox will automatically restart.
Your bookmarks and saved passwords are not deleted or modified.

How to remove Strong Signal Ads with ResetBrowser

  • Download ResetBrowser :
    Download ResetBrowser
  • Download the tool, save it on your desktop and double-click on it.
  • Read the disclaimer and press the Ok button.
  • Click the Reset Chrome button and wait.
  • Once the process is finished, click onOpen Chrome Strong Signal Ads should now be deleted from Firefox.
Your computer should now be free of Strong Signal Ads. If you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove Strong Signal Ads from your machine, please start a new thread in our support page. Someone will give you free assistance very fast !
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