Remove Visual Discovery

The ads by Visual Discovery refer to advertisements that are generated and posted by an adware. So if you see ads with this text, which means a potentially unwanted program (PUP) has infected your computer. The ads by Visual Discover are not malicious, however the sites that they direct you to could be dangerous, notably sites that recommend software updates or false security alerts.

The ads by Visual Discovery slow down the performance of your computer and reduce the speed of your browsing as well. The adware lodged into your system follows your online activity and records your browsing history, searches, etc. It can recognize which pages you visit and how much time you spend there. That’s how it manages to target the ads it offers you.

Visual Discovery can install on your PC when you download free software from certain download sites. Such programs arrange it so you automatically download the adware by default; many users do not customize the installation and thus fall victim to infection. If you download free software, you should pay attention to the long installation process. Choose the advanced installation and uncheck the boxes that offer you additional programs. This way, you can avoid installing potentially unwanted programs on your PC.

How to remove Visual Discovery ?

Remove Visual Discovery with AdwCleaner

The AdwCleaner program will examine your computer and web browser for Visual Discovery, browser extensions and registry keys, that may have been put in your pc without your permission.

• 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 Visual Discovery with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is an important security program for any computer user to have installed on their computer. It is light-weight, fast, and best of all, excellent at removing the latest infections like Visual Discovery.

• Download MalwareBytes Anti-Malware :
  Premium Version Free Version (without Real-time protection)
• Double-click mbam-setup-consumer.exe and follow the prompts to install the program.
• 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.
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for Visual Discovery.
• 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.
• Reboot your computer if prompted.

Remove Visual Discovery with HitmanPro

HitmanPro is an anti-virus program that describes itself as a second opinion scanner that should be used in conjunction with another anti-virus program that you may already have installed.

• 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 Visual Discovery 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 Visual Discovery virus.

Reset your browser (if necessary)

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

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Internet Explorer