How to remove Securedevicesolutions.com ads

Securedevicesolutions.com shows fake pop-ups to convince users to do something they wouldn't otherwise

Securedevicesolutions.com is yet another website created for scamming purposes by unfair individuals. Most users enter the site by accident, usually when they click on a booby-trapped link somewhere else or due to adware residing in their systems. Due to this, people don't expect to see what they see next, which contributes to the scam's success greatly.

Upon the site entry, users would be briefly shown what looks like a system scan by a reputable security vendor Norton, and a few moments later, results would be displayed. They claim that the system has been infected with viruses that need to be removed; it also insists that the license of the said software is expired and that users need to purchase a new subscription.

Everything that is shown on Securedevicesolutions.com is fake, and it is a simple scam designed to profit from gullible users. The scan results are fully fabricated and should never be trusted. When clicking on links from a scam website, you may get redirected to a fake site and download malicious software instead.

If you have encountered this scam, you should check out the information below to familiarize yourself with it. We also explain how to proceed next and eliminate adware effectively if such is present on your system.

The scam message

In order to make users click on links that would lead to software purchases, scammers use all sorts of tricks. One of the most effective ways of doing this is by frightening them and making them believe that their systems are in danger. Another social engineering^[1] technique used is the usage of names of well-known names, such as Norton, for example.

Crooks often initiate fake warnings, alerts, and even malware scans. Securedevicesolutions.com users all these tactics – the main goal is to make people believe that their systems are infected:

Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!

ACTION REQUIRED

Your McAfee Subscription Has Expired!
Renew now to keep your PC protected.
If your PC is unprotected, it is at risk for viruses and other malware.

There are plenty of websites that attempt to imitate this exact same scam message, and you should always dismiss all of these claims immediately. There is no way to determine whether or not your system is infected with malware – only security software installed on the device can do that.

Check your system thoroughly

While the scan results provided by Securedevicesolutions.com scan are completely inaccurate and shouldn't be trusted, the possibility of adware infection shouldn't be completely dismissed. As we already mentioned, adware could be the main reason why you ended up on the malicious site in the first place. Below you will find everything you need to locate and effectively remove all the infections from your system.

1. Remove unwanted programs

While it is not common for adware to be installed on the system level, common apps like media players and file converters could be disguised as such.

Windows

• Enter Control Panel into the Windows search box and hit Enter or click on the search result.
• Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.
• From the list, find the entry of the suspicious program.
• Right-click on the application and select Uninstall.
• If User Account Control shows up, click Yes.
• Wait till uninstallation process is complete and click OK.

Mac

While moving apps into Trash is usually how you delete most normal applications, adware tends to create additional files for persistence. Thus, you should look for .plist and other files that could be related to the virus. If you are not sure, skip this step entirely.

1. From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
2. In the Applications folder, look for all related entries.
3. Click on the app and drag it to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash)

To fully remove an unwanted app, you need to access Application Support, LaunchAgents, and LaunchDaemons folders and delete relevant files:

1. Select Go > Go to Folder.
2. Enter /Library/Application Support and click Go or press Enter.
3. In the Application Support folder, look for any dubious entries and then delete them.
4. Now enter /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders the same way and terminate all the related .plist files.

2. Scan with anti-malware

In order to remove adware^[2] and malware easily, you should perform a full system scan with SpyHunterCombo Cleaner or MalwarebytesMalwarebytes anti-malware, which would ensure that the most dangerous, invisible infections are terminated at once.

3. Take care of your browser

Adware is deceptive software that can affect the browser in many ways. It can come as an extension (that's what happens most commonly) and reside in your browser – this is the main operational surface of the app, after all.

Besides showing users intrusive ads and redirecting to phishing websites, it also inserts various trackers into the browser, ensuring continuous surveillance of user actions. For example, it can track which websites you visit, which links you interact with, and which search queries you type.

This is done in order to generate more profits from targeted advertising^[3] – the data can also be shared or sold to third parties. To prevent this risky behavior, we recommend cleaning the browser cache and other web data. If you rather do this automatically, we recommend using FortectIntego. Alternatively, proceed with the following:

Delete malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

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

Clear cache and web data from Chrome:

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

Change your homepage:

1. Click the menu and choose Settings.
2. Look for a suspicious site in the On startup section.
3. 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:

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

If you are using Firefox, Edge, or another browser, check the instructions below.