How to remove Ads by I-Cinema

What is I-Cinema?

If you are looking for a program that would enhance online video watching in any way, you should be as careful as possible because these days Internet is filled with suspicious programs promoted in this way. Beware that I-Cinema is one of them. This program vividly claims being able to allow watching movies online and enhancing their quality, lights, sounds and so on. Unfortunately, such promises are empty because in reality this program is just another adware and potentially unwanted program (PUP). We have received tens of people's reports claiming that I-Cinema is promoted via various freewares and has got inside their computers without permission asked. To avoid this happening, you have to be very careful when installing freewares and NEVER accept to install additional components that they may be filled with. Otherwise, you may end up with such PUP as I-Cinema virus. If it gets inside your computer, it seeks to trick you into clicking on 'Ads by I-Cinema' because this way it generates pay-per-click revenue and seek to increase page rank for affiliate websites. However, we do not recommend relying on I-Cinema redirects and surfing thru the websites to which it reroutes you because no one guarantees that it promotes reliable websites. In addition to that, this program is capable of tracking personally non-identifiable information about its users, for example, their search queries, websites visited, data entered, IP address, email address and so on. Even though I-Cinema adware is not considered to be malicious, it may cause infiltration of suspicious programs on your computer and track your online behavior on a daily basis. DO NOT ignore this because gathered information may be used for wrong reasons. Run a full system scan with Fortect Intego as soon as you notice the presence of this adware on your computer.

How can I-Cinema hijack my computer?

Before finding out how to remove I-Cinema, we want to inform you about the ways hos such and similar programs are distributed. As we have already mentioned, it's an adware and a potentially unwanted programs. Probably you already know that they are commonly distributed via fake update alerts, infected links, attachments on spam, and so on. All these methods are working; however, not very successfully. The most successful adware-distribution method is called 'bundling'. It's closely related to various freewares and shareware, which are filled with additional components, such as add-ons, plug-ins, toolbars, and extensions and distributed in one pack. Thankfully, developers of freewares have left us a possibility to install their products without additional components. For that, you have to spare some extra time for the installation process. We recommend selecting Advanced or Custom installation option and checking everything carefully in order to spot check boxes claiming that you accept to install additional components, such as I-Cinema and opt out of them. If you have already installed this program and feel bothered by its ads and redirects, you should not keep it any longer.

How to remove I-Cinema virus?

I-Cinema ads may continuously redirect you to affiliate websites that may be filled with questionable content. In order to avoid installing suspicious programs on your computer, you should eliminate I-Cinema virus as soon as possible. For that, follow the guide:

Uninstall from Windows

Uninstall from Windows 10/8:

Type Control Panel into the Windows search box and open the result.
Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.

Uninstall from Windows 7/XP:

Click on Windows Start > Control Panel (Windows XP users should click on Add/Remove Programs).
In Control Panel, select Programs > Uninstall a program.

Remove the unwanted program:

In the Programs and Features window, look for any recently installed suspicious entries, select them, and click Uninstall.
If User Account Control appears, click Yes to confirm, then complete the removal.

Delete from macOS

Remove the unwanted application:

From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
In the Applications folder, look for any suspicious entries, then drag them to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash).

Delete leftover files and folders:

Select Go > Go to Folder.
Enter /Library/Application Support and remove any suspicious folders related to the unwanted program.
Repeat the same check in the /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders, deleting any suspicious entries.
Finally, empty the Trash to permanently remove the leftovers.

Remove from Microsoft Edge

Delete unwanted extensions from MS Edge:

Select Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and pick Extensions.
From the list, pick the extension and click on the Gear icon.
Click Remove.

Clear cookies and other browser data:

Click on the Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and select Settings > Privacy, search, and services..
Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
Select Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files. (apart from passwords, although you might want to include Media licenses as well, if applicable) and click on Clear.

Restore new tab and homepage settings:

Click the menu icon and choose Settings.
Then find On startup section.
Click Remove next to any suspicious startup page.

Reset MS Edge if the above steps did not work:

Press on Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
Click on More details arrow at the bottom of the window.
Select Details tab.
Now scroll down and locate every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right-click on each of them and select End Task to stop MS Edge from running.

Instructions for Chromium-based Edge

Delete extensions from MS Edge (Chromium):

Open Edge and click select Settings > Extensions.
Delete unwanted extensions by clicking Remove.

Clear cache and site data:

Click on Menu and go to Settings.
Select Privacy, search and services.
Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
Under Time range, pick All time.
Select Clear now.

Reset Chromium-based MS Edge:

Click on Menu and select Settings.
On the left side, pick Reset settings.
Select Restore settings to their default values.
Confirm with Reset.
This will disable extensions and reset startup pages but will not delete bookmarks, saved passwords, or browsing history.

Remove from Mozilla Firefox (FF)

Remove dangerous extensions:

Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click on the Menu (three horizontal lines at the top-right of the window).
Select Add-ons.
In here, select the unwanted extension and click Remove.

Reset the homepage:

Click three horizontal lines at the top right corner to open the menu.
Choose Settings.
Under Home, set your preferred homepage and new tab settings.

Clear cookies and site data:

Click Menu and pick Settings.
Go to Privacy & Security section.
Scroll down to locate Cookies and Site Data.
Click on Clear Data...
Select Cookies and Site Data and Temporary cached files and pages, then click Clear.

Reset Mozilla Firefox

If clearing the browser as explained above did not help, reset Mozilla Firefox:

Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click the Menu.
Go to Help and then choose Troubleshooting Information.
Under Give Firefox a tune up section, click on Refresh Firefox...
Once the pop-up shows up, confirm the action by pressing on Refresh Firefox.

Remove from Google Chrome

Delete malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Open Google Chrome, click on the Menu (three vertical dots at the top-right corner) and select More tools > Extensions.
In the newly opened window, you will see all the installed extensions. Uninstall all suspicious extensions related to the unwanted program by clicking Remove.

Clear cache and web data from Chrome:

Click on Menu and pick Settings.
Under Privacy and security, select Clear browsing data.
Select Browsing history, Cookies and other site data, as well as Cached images and files.
Click Clear data.

Change your homepage:

Click menu and choose Settings.
Look for a suspicious site in the On startup section.
Click on Open a specific or set of pages and click on three dots to find the Remove option.

Reset Google Chrome:

If the previous methods did not help you, reset Google Chrome to eliminate all the unwanted components:

Click on Menu and select Settings.
In the Settings, scroll down and click Advanced.
Scroll down and locate Reset and clean up section.
Now click Restore settings to their original defaults.
Confirm with Reset settings.

Delete from Safari