I have a Windows 7 PC that is getting infected with the LolliScan adware. I have tried cleaning the computer with AVG, Norton and Spybot, but I keep receiving many ads powered by LolliScan. These annoying ads not only appear on my Firefox, but also on Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. Every time I surf online, I am disturbed by those pop-up ads but just cannot think of any other way to remove LolliScan completely. Can anyone help me out of this trouble?
What Is LolliScan?
LolliScan is one among applications that are designed to display various ads on users’ web browsers, such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. In most cases, users find this application on their computers without any knowledge, which means that this application gets installed users’ computers in an aggressive manner. Users do not notice its existence until their computers are flooded by many annoying ads and deals. For this reason, LolliScan is also considered as an adware program or potentially unwanted program. Generally, this adware will get installed on users’ web browsers as an add-on and then start generating a lot of ads, deals, savings, coupons, promotions, banners, etc. By clicking on those pop-ups, users will be redirected to some purchasing web pages. Although this adware is not as malicious as a virus or Trojan horse, users still have to remove it immediately. To offer more personalized ads, this adware will monitor users’ online activities, track their browser cookies and then send the data to its creators. Those data collected will provide basis for the analysis of users’ browsing habits. Also, LolliScan adware can bring other effects to users’ computers, such as computer performance degradation, browser redirection, slow browser response, and even system crash. In a word, LolliScan is a potential threat to users’ computers and it should be removed from the infected computers without any delay. You can follow the removal guide below to remove LolliScan adware easily.
Note: The manual removal acquires users to have certain level of computer knowledge and skills. If you are a novice computer user, then we highly recommend you to use an automatic removal tool to remove the adware with ease.
Problems Caused by LolliScan Adware
• Your browsers are flooded with a lot of pop-up ads when you are online.
• The network speed becomes slower and the browser crashes sometimes.
• You are constantly redirected to websites that promote all kinds of products or services.
• Your computer gets infected by other types of malware when you are redirected to unwanted sites.
• Many unknown toolbars are installed onto your browsers, which brings more pop-up ads.
• Your browsing data and other personal information may be collected and sent to unknown people.
Causes of the LolliScan Infection
• You may download a free application from the Internet and the adware comes bundled with this adware.
• You may download and run update software from a pop-up website. The update software may contain installer of the adware.
• You may receive spam emails which require them to run the attached files or click on the links in the email messages. If you do as required, they may download the adware unwittingly.
• You may visit a website that will take advantage of browser vulnerabilities or settings which will allow the infection to occur without their knowledge.
How Do You Prevent Malware Infection?
• Keep your system and any software installed on your computer up-to-date. Malware usually exploit system vulnerabilities or software flaws to attack your computer.
• Don’t browse unsafe websites (such as porn sites and phishing sites). If you accidently click on some malicious links, it may get malware downloaded onto your computer.
• Don’t open e-mail attachments unless you know the person sending the attachment and you are expecting an attachment from them.
• Do not click on links people send to you when using an Instant Messaging program.
• Don’t download software from an untrustworthy source. If you really need to download a piece of software, run your antivirus program to scan for malware first.
Kindly Reminder: The manual removal should not be attempted by the novice computer users, since it is a complicated and risky task. If any wrong operation occurs during the removal process, the system may suffer from more problems.
Therefore, if you are not experienced in computer, it is highly recommended that you install and run SpyHunter to remove the pesky adware within simple clicks. This powerful removal tool can not only completely clean up the existing threats from your computer, but also protect your system from any future malware so that you can surf the Internet safely.
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