Remove “Ads By PriceMinus” virus (Easy Removal Guide)

PriceMinus is an adware program, that displays pop-up ads and advertisements on web pages that you visit. The “Ads by PriceMinus” advertisements will be shown as boxes containing various coupons that are available, as underlined keywords, pop-up ads or advertising banners.

This page is a comprehensive guide, which will remove “PriceMinus” virus from your computer, and any other adware program that may have been installed during the setup process.
Please perform all the steps in the correct order. If you have any questions or doubt at any point, STOP and ask for our assistance.

STEP 1: Uninstall PriceMinus from Windows
STEP 2: Remove “Ads by PriceMinus” adware with AdwCleaner
STEP 3: Remove “Ads by PriceMinus” virus with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free
STEP 4: Double-check for the “Ads by PriceMinus” malware with HitmanPro. 

STEP 1 : Uninstall PriceMinus from Windows

In this first step, we will try to identify and remove any malicious program that might be installed on your computer.

1. To uninstall program from Windows XP, Windows Vista or Windows 7, click the “Start” button, then click on the “Control Panel” menu option. If you are using Windows 8 or Windows 8.1, right-click in the screen’s bottom-left corner and choose “Control Panel” from the pop-up menu. Or simply drag your mouse pointer to the right edge of the screen, select Search from the list and search for “control panel”.
2. When the “Control Panel” window opens click on the “Uninstall a program” option under “Programs” category.
3. When the “Programs and Features” or the “Uninstall a Program” screen is displayed, scroll through the list of currently installed programs and uninstall PriceMinus, CableFix, bestadblocker or Instagram for Chrome Tabs Instatabs.
   The malicious program may have a different name on your computer. To view the most recently installed programs, you can click on the “Installed On” column to sort your program by the installation date. Scroll through the list, and uninstall any unwanted or unknown programs.

STEP 2: Remove “Ads by PriceMinus” adware with AdwCleaner

The AdwCleaner utility will scan your computer and web browser for the “PriceMinus” malicious files, browser extensions and registry keys, that may have been installed on your computer without your knowledge.

1. You can download AdwCleaner from the below link.
   ADWCLEANER DOWNLOAD LINK (This link will download “AdwCleaner” on your computer)
2. Before starting AdwCleaner, close all open programs and internet browsers, then double-click on the AdwCleaner icon. If Windows prompts you as to whether or not you wish to run AdwCleaner, please allow it to run.
3. When the AdwCleaner program will open, click on the “Scan” button as shown below.AdwCleaner will now start to search for the “Ads by PriceMinus” malicious files that may be installed on your computer.
4. To remove the “Ads by PriceMinus” malicious files that were detected in the previous step, please click on the “Clean” button.
5. AdwCleaner will prompt you to save any open files or documents, as the program will need to reboot the computer. Please do so and then click on the OK button.

STEP 3: Remove “Ads by PriceMinus” virus with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free uses industry-leading technology to detect and remove all traces of malware, including worms, Trojans, rootkits, rogues, dialers, spyware, and more.
It is important to note that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware works well and should run alongside antivirus software without conflicts.

 

1. You can download download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware from the below link.
   MALWAREBYTES ANTI-MALWARE DOWNLOAD LINK (This link will open a new web page from where you can download “Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free”)
2. Once downloaded, close all programs, then double-click on the icon on your desktop named “mbam-setup” to start the installation of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.You may be presented with a User Account Control dialog asking you if you want to run this file. If this happens, you should click “Yes” to continue with the installation.
3. When the installation begins, you will see the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Setup Wizardwhich will guide you through the installation process. To install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware on your machine, keep following the prompts by clicking the “Next” button. 
4. 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 “Scan Now” button.
5. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for the Ads by PriceMinus virus. When Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is scanning it will look like the image below.
6. When the scan has completed, 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 “Remove Seletected” button. Please note that the infections found may be different than what is shown in the image.   
7. Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now quarantine all the malicious files and registry keys that it has found. 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. After your computer will restart, you should open Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and perform another “Threat Scan” scan to verify that there are no remaining threats 

STEP 4: Double-check for the “Ads by PriceMinus” malware infection with HitmanPro

HitmanPro is a second opinion scanner, designed to rescue your computer from malware (viruses, trojans, rootkits, etc.) that have infected your computer despite all the security measures you have taken (such as anti-virus software, firewalls, etc.). HitmanPro is designed to work alongside existing security programs without any conflicts. It scans the computer quickly (less than 5 minutes) and does not slow down the computer.

1. You can download HitmanPro from the below link:
   HITMANPRO DOWNLOAD LINK (This link will open a new web page from where you can download “HitmanPro”)
2. Double-click on the file named “HitmanPro.exe” (for 32-bit versions of Windows) or “HitmanPro_x64.exe” (for 64-bit versions of Windows). When the program starts you will be presented with the start screen as shown below. Click on the “Next” button, to install HitmanPro on your computer.
3. HitmanPro will now begin to scan your computer for Ads by PriceMinus malicious files.
4. 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 Ads by PriceMinus virus.
5. Click on the “Activate free license” button to begin the free 30 days trial, and remove all the malicious files from your computer.  

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