Thursday, December 3, 2015

Remove Appdownloading.com Fake Flash Player Outdated Pop-up Alert

Infected with Appdownloading.com


Appdownloading.com is an adware created and developed by the cyber criminals to collect money. Once gets into the computer, Appdownloading.com will change the computer browser setting and begin to replace your hoempage and new tab. Appdownloading.com changes the home page of your Web browser to point to a specific Web site. As soon as you open the browser, Appdownloading.com will pop up to redirect you to its own domain and block you from accessing online or using IE,Firefox and Chrome. The message on Appdownloading.com states that your version of Flash Player might be outdated and asks you to install the new version to continue. Just as the screenshot shows below:
 


However, you should not believe in the false alert. The file that download from Appdownloading.co has been detected as malware. To run the malicious fifes, it will bring in many other viruses. This signature is designed to prevent access to sites that redirect users or perform actions to trick users into installing misleading applications such as fake Flash Player. The creators of misleading applications often use web pages with fake antivirus scanners in order to convince users to download and run an executable file. They may also use intermediate sites that redirect users from the site they are visiting to another one offering misleading applications for download. It is suggested to remove Appdownloading.com from the computer as soon as possible.To look deep into the threats, it is suggested to scan your computer with a anti-spyware like Spyhunter to find the detail problem.

How to remove Appdownloading.com?


Manually remove Appdownloading.com


Step 1: Press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys together and stop Appdownloading.com processes in the Windows Task Manager.



Step 2: Disable any suspicious startup items that are made by infections from Appdownloading.com.



Step 3: Remove the unwanted extension from the browsers.

Internet Explorer

1) Launch the Internet Explorer and click on Tools in menu bar, click on the Manage Add-ons.
2) Click on Toolbars and Extensions, select Disable the suspicious or unwanted extension.


3) Restart the Internet Explorer.

Mozilla Firefox

1) Start the Mozilla Firefox. Click on the Firefox menu then choose Add-ons.
2) Click on the Extensions in the pop-up Add-ons Manager page, select the adware in the list and then click on Remove button.



3) Restart Mozilla Firefox.

Google Chrome

1) Run the Google Chrome. Select the Tools in the Chrome menu then click on Extensions to open it.
2) In the pop-up page, search for the Hijacker in the list and disable it.


3) Restart Google Chrome.

Step 4: Search the registry entries in your Registry Editor and then remove all of them.





Automatically remove Appdownloading.com


Step 1. Click the icon to download SpyHunter.


Step 2. Follow the instructions to install the SpyHunter.




Step 3. Run SpyHunter to scan your PC.


Step 4. Click on the  Fix Threats  to get all detected items deleted.



Summary 


Appdownloading.com is a threat to your computer. To protect your computer from further damage, it is better to remove Appdownloading.com from the computer as soon as possible. To download Spyhunter to remove threats easily and safely now.



(Gary)

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