If a window appears on your screen with an inappropriate advertisement and a request to send an SMS message to an unknown number - this is a pop-up AdSubscribe spyware window. This window, in general, is not malicious, but the intrusiveness and obscene content of advertising materials makes it impossible for it to be present on the computer. Antivirus is often unable to deal with this annoying window, so you will have to take some steps to get rid of it yourself.
Necessary
Tools: "Unlocker" program or similar
Instructions
Step 1
Find all files and folders containing "AdSubscribe", "CMedia", "AdRiver", or FieryAds "on your computer. As a rule, this is one folder, which is located on the "C" drive in the "Application Data" directory. By default, "Application Data" is hidden, so in the properties of the folder, on the "View" tab, check the box "Show hidden folders and files".
Step 2
Click on the pop-up folder to select it and choose Delete from the File menu. After confirmation, the system will try to delete the entire folder, but one file (AdSubscribe.dll) will be blocked and Windows will show a corresponding message warning about it.
Step 3
Delete the file "AdSubscribe.dll" using one of the non-standard methods: using the program "Unlocker" (or similar), in safe mode or in MS DOS mode. Then restart your computer.
Step 4
After rebooting, enter the registry editor. The easiest way to access it is through the Run dialog box, which can be found by opening the Start Start menu. Type "regedit" and hit enter.
Step 5
In the registry bar menu, go to "Edit" and then "Find" (Ctrl + F). In the search box, write "AdSubscribe", "CMedia", "AdRiver" or FieryAds "and find all occurrences of this request.
Step 6
Remove all found references to the spyware program from the registry. These can be entire sections and individual keys. But be careful and careful. If you accidentally delete important keys or a partition, the system may become inoperable.
Reboot your computer.
