Remove time-to-read.ru

time-to-read.ru is an address belonging to a Russian website placed in our browsers by a browser hijacker. We have already reported hundreds of parasites such as this in our site. We’re not dealing in this case with a virus per se, but with a annoying program that attempts to make money through you.

To achieve this goal, it will change your browser’s settings so both default homepage and default search engine become time-to-read.ru, it will be then mandatory for you to use this page and all its services. Below we show you a preview of what this website looks like:

This program will create web traffic towards certain sites as well as collect commercial information useful for others, and show ads and sponsored links directly in your browser.

Usually we get infected with time-to-read.ru while executing some file we downloaded from the net, most likely an .exe file that will ask for high administrative authorizations. A lot of programs found online work as bait to install this kind of parasites so your computer is used to make money for them.

To remove time-to-read.ru you can take advantage of the guide presented below; all software recommended is 100% free unlike what you can find online in the many websites pretending to help you.

How to remove time-to-read.ru ?

Remove time-to-read.ru with AdwCleaner

The AdwCleaner program will examine your pc and web browser for time-to-read.ru, browser extensions and registry keys, that may have been installed on your system without your consent.

• 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 time-to-read.ru with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

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

• 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 time-to-read.ru.
• 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.

Remove time-to-read.ru 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.

Reset your browser (if necessary)

If you still see traces of time-to-read.ru after following all the steps above you can reset your browser performing this operation:

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Internet Explorer