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  • Active
  • Severity: Medium
  • Adware
  • Windows, Mac
  • Verified · Dec 2015

How to remove Ads by NetRadio

A step-by-step removal guide for affected devices. Follow the verified procedure below — most readers complete it in under 10 minutes.

Ugnius Kiguolis · The mastermind

What is NetRadio adware? What does it do?

NetRadioPlayer (or NetRadio app) by Puredirect, LLC DBA is a free browser add-on that allows searching for various songs, radio shows, and stations. It has an official website, so if you like you may visit it and find more information provided by its developers. Nevertheless, you should not fall for believing in everything that they are saying. Security experts have initiated a research towards this app and have a different point of view towards this app. According to them, NetRadioPlayer is a potentially unwanted program (PUP) as it tends to spread not only via the official website but also with the help of freewares and thus may affect computers without being noticed. By the way, they attribute it to the ‘adware’ category. Once installed on a PC’s system, its first task is to hijack web browsers no matter if its Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. This way, it gets the ability to generate sponsored advertisements and earn easy money.

Therefore, the first sign that you may notice right after NetRadio hijack is an enormous amount of commercial advertisements on every website that you visit. Pop-ups, pop-unders, banners, in-text links and other intrusive forms of ads disrupt web browsing and seriously diminish web browser’s performance. However, more important fact to mention is that “Ads by NetRadio”, “NetRadio Ads”, “Powered by NetRadio” and similarly marked ads are unpredictable. Keep in mind that the underlying content may be suspicious or even malicious, so the best that you can do is to ignore each of them unless you don’t mind experiencing NetRadio redirects to really doubtful websites.

Not to mention, NetRadioPlayer installs tracking cookies and starts initiating unauthorized data collection. Since its developers seek to learn more about people’s browsing habits, this adware is misused for gathering and storing such information as search terms, mostly visited websites, data entered in them, clicks, IP address, PC’s location, and so on. In addition, a recent research has shown that NetRadio adware may sometimes act as a browser hijacker, what means that it may set a doubtful search engine and start page by default. Therefore, there are lots of downsides of this application, so we do not recommend using it. At best, initiate a full system check with FortectIntego and remove NetRadio virus without a delay.

NetRadioPlayer virus

How can NetRadio hijack my computer?

NetRadio download link is spread directly and indirectly. In other words, it can be downloaded from the official website for no cost. However, it may also enter your PC’s system without asking for a permission in a proper manner, what means that you may be really negatively surprised after finding a flood of NetRadio ads within your web browser. In order to prevent this from happening, you should install freewares as carefully as possible because they are commonly involved in the distribution of this and similar PUPs. Your task is to check Advanced or Custom installation mode all the time and deselect all ‘optional components’ that are disclosed there. If NetRadioPlayer has already infiltrated your computer, check its removal instructions that we have provided on page 2.

How to remove this adware?

NetRadioPlayer removal guide is given down below. You can choose either manual or automatic removal option, but do not forget to check the system with an anti-virus anyway. There might be other spyware applications on your system that you have not noticed yet. Also, please be more attentive when you install new programs on your platform. It does not require huge efforts to prevent installing stealthy PUPs on your computer without your knowledge. If you have any questions about NetRadio virus, please fill out the “Ask us” section form, which can be found on the top of this web page. Also, we would highly appreciate it if you would share your experience dealing with NetRadioPlayer adware in the comments section below.

Uninstall from Windows

Uninstall from Windows 10/8:

  1. Type Control Panel into the Windows search box and open the result.
  2. Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.Uninstall from Windows 10/8

Uninstall from Windows 7/XP:

  1. Click on Windows Start > Control Panel (Windows XP users should click on Add/Remove Programs).
  2. In Control Panel, select Programs > Uninstall a program.Uninstall from Windows 7/XP

Remove the unwanted program:

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

Delete from macOS

Remove the unwanted application:

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

Delete leftover files and folders:

  1. Select Go > Go to Folder.
  2. Enter /Library/Application Support and remove any suspicious folders related to the unwanted program.
  3. Repeat the same check in the /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders, deleting any suspicious entries.Delete leftover files from Mac
  4. Finally, empty the Trash to permanently remove the leftovers.

Remove from Microsoft Edge

Delete unwanted extensions from MS Edge:

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

Clear cookies and other browser data:

  1. Click on the Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and select Settings > Privacy, search, and services..
  2. Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
  3. 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.Clear Edge browsing data

Restore new tab and homepage settings:

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

Reset MS Edge if the above steps did not work:

  1. Press on Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
  2. Click on More details arrow at the bottom of the window.
  3. Select Details tab.
  4. 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.Reset MS Edge

Instructions for Chromium-based Edge

Delete extensions from MS Edge (Chromium):

  1. Open Edge and click select Settings > Extensions.
  2. Delete unwanted extensions by clicking Remove.Remove extensions from Chromium Edge

Clear cache and site data:

  1. Click on Menu and go to Settings.
  2. Select Privacy, search and services.
  3. Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
  4. Under Time range, pick All time.
  5. Select Clear now.Clear browser data from Chroum Edge

Reset Chromium-based MS Edge:

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

Remove from Mozilla Firefox (FF)

Remove dangerous extensions:

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

Reset the homepage:

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

Clear cookies and site data:

  1. Click Menu and pick Settings.
  2. Go to Privacy & Security section.
  3. Scroll down to locate Cookies and Site Data.
  4. Click on Clear Data...
  5. Select Cookies and Site Data and Temporary cached files and pages, then click Clear.Clear cookies and site data from Firefox

Reset Mozilla Firefox

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

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click the Menu.
  2. Go to Help and then choose Troubleshooting Information.Reset Firefox 1
  3. Under Give Firefox a tune up section, click on Refresh Firefox...
  4. Once the pop-up shows up, confirm the action by pressing on Refresh Firefox.Reset Firefox 2

Remove from Google Chrome

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 suspicious extensions related to the unwanted program by clicking Remove.Remove extensions from Chrome

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.Clear cache and web data from Chrome

Change your homepage:

  1. Click 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.Reset Chrome 2

Delete from Safari

Remove dangerous extensions:

  1. Open Safari, click Safari in the menu at the top-left of the screen, and select Preferences.
  2. Go to the Extensions tab, look for any suspicious entries, and click Uninstall to remove them.Remove extensions from Safari

Clear history and website data:

  1. Click Safari in the menu and pick Clear History.
  2. Set Clear to all history and confirm with Clear History.Clear history from Safari

Reset Safari:

  1. Click Safari in the menu and select Preferences > Advanced.
  2. Enable Show Develop menu in menu bar.
  3. From the menu bar, click Develop and select Empty Caches.Reset Safari

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3 comments

  1. Insane

    I ended up with netRadio player after clicking on some suspicious advertisement online. You should not click on dubious ads that promise you unrealistic deals or say that you have won a lottery... LIES.

  2. Abby

    Anyone can tell me if it is easy to remove this program manually? Im too lazy to work hard to remove it on my own. Should I get this recommended program?

  3. Kendrick

    Yeah. I have also been thinking should I get it or not, but i found many good reviews on forums online. I think its worth a go.

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