Ads by TheTorntvs V11-1. How to remove? (Uninstall guide)
What is TheTorntvs V11-1?
TheTorntvs V11-1 pretends to be a legitimate and useful browser plug-in that enables watching sports, news channels, and other media in one place. It’s very similar to TheTorntv V10, TornPlusTV, and TornTV that are already included in our blog. All these programs are categorized as adwares or potentially unwanted program (PUP) and are not recommended using. Most of the anti-spyware programs detect a PUP.Optional.TornTV.A file on computers no matter which of aforementioned programs is found on Add/Remove Programs list. It means that they are clones and cause the same issues on contaminated computers. As soon as TheTorntvs V11-1 virus infiltrates the system, it may hijack Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Safari, and other less popular web browsers.Besides, it may install various registries, corrupt files, modify DNS settings, and even installs cookies to spy on its users. Beware that user’s permission is not asked to implement such activities; therefore, all these suspicious operations should not be tolerated, especially keeping in mind that this dubious program may collect non-personal information, (search terms, websites visited, data entered, time spent, IP address, email address, PC’s location, etc.) and send is to suspicious third parties. Be careful because it may even lead to privacy-related issues. In addition to that, this dubious app may show you various pop-up, pop-under, in-text, and banner ads. Security experts recommend ignoring ‘Ads by TheTorntvs V11-1’, ‘TheTorntvs V11-1 Offers’, ‘Powered by TheTorntvs V11-1’ and similarly marked messages because they may reroute you to questionable domains. Unfortunately, after TheTorntvs V11-1 redirects you may end up with virus or malware infiltration. To prevent this from happening, we recommend removing all apps that are related to TornTV using a reliable anti-spyware, such as Reimage.
How can TheTorntvs V11-1 hijack my computer?
As we have already mentioned, TheTorntvs V11-1 is an adware that may also be found in other forms. It’s mainly distributed bundled with various freewares and sharewares. Therefore, if you suspect an adware to hide in your PC after unsuccessful installation of a freeware, you should wait no more time and remove TheTorntvs V11-1 virus or any of its clones. In order to prevent installing ‘additional components’ (add-ons, plug-ins, toolbarsm extensions), which are commonly spreading along with freewares, you have to be as careful as possible while installing them. Make sure that you select Advanced or Custom installation option (instead of Quick or Basic) because it’s set to disclose what third-party apps are traveling as ‘optional downloads’. After that, you have to read the entire installation wizard carefully and make sure that you unmark all ticks claiming that you agree to install apps, such as TheTorntvs V11-1 add-on. By the way, if possible, avoid third-party installers, such as Installrex, Vitallia, Amonetize, Softonoc, Soft32 and many others because in most of the cases they are bundled.
How to remove TheTorntvs V11-1 virus?
Does TheTorntvs V11-1 slow down your machine, deliver tons of ads, cause redirects and other inconveniences during your browsing? Then do not wait any longer and remove TheTorntvs V11-1 virus right away:
You can remove virus damage automatically with a help of one of these programs: Reimage, Malwarebytes MalwarebytesCombo Cleaner, Plumbytes Anti-MalwareMalwarebytes Malwarebytes. We recommend these applications because they detect potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.
To remove TheTorntvs V11-1 ads, follow these steps:
Remove TheTorntvs V11-1 from Windows systems
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Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs).
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If you are Windows 10 / Windows 8 user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel and Uninstall a Program.
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Uninstall TheTorntvs V11-1 and related programs
Here, look for TheTorntvs V11-1 or any other recently installed suspicious programs. -
Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
Eliminate TheTorntvs V11-1 from Mac OS X system
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If you are using OS X, click Go button at the top left of the screen and select Applications.
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Wait until you see Applications folder and look for TheTorntvs V11-1 or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Uninstall TheTorntvs V11-1 from Internet Explorer (IE)
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Remove dangerous add-ons
Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top right corner of the browser and choose Manage Add-ons. -
You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for TheTorntvs V11-1 and other suspicious plugins. Disable these entries by clicking Disable:
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Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Click on the gear icon (menu) on the top right corner of the browser and select Internet Options. Stay in General tab. -
Here, remove malicious URL and enter preferable domain name. Click Apply to save changes.
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Reset Internet Explorer
Click on the gear icon (menu) again and select Internet options. Go to Advanced tab. - Here, select Reset.
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When in the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset again to complete TheTorntvs V11-1 removal.
Erase TheTorntvs V11-1 ads from Microsoft Edge
Reset Microsoft Edge settings (Method 1):
- Launch Microsoft Edge app and click More (three dots at the top right corner of the screen).
- Click Settings to open more options.
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Once Settings window shows up, click Choose what to clear button under Clear browsing data option.
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Here, select all what you want to remove and click Clear.
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Now you should right-click on the Start button (Windows logo). Here, select Task Manager.
- When in Processes tab, search for Microsoft Edge.
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Right-click on it and choose Go to details option. If can’t see Go to details option, click More details and repeat previous steps.
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When Details tab shows up, find every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right click on each of them and select End Task to end these entries.
Resetting Microsoft Edge browser (Method 2):
If Method 1 failed to help you, you need to use an advanced Edge reset method.
- Note: you need to backup your data before using this method.
- Find this folder on your computer:
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe.
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Select every entry which is saved on it and right click with your mouse. Then Delete option.
- Click the Start button (Windows logo) and type in window power in Search my stuff line.
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Right-click the Windows PowerShell entry and choose Run as administrator.
- Once Administrator: Windows PowerShell window shows up, paste this command line after PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> and press Enter:
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose}
Once these steps are finished, TheTorntvs V11-1 should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariDelete TheTorntvs V11-1 from Mozilla Firefox (FF)
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Remove dangerous extensions
Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Add-ons → Extensions. -
Here, select TheTorntvs V11-1 and other questionable plugins. Click Remove to delete these entries.
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Reset Mozilla Firefox
Click on the Firefox menu on the top left and click on the question mark. Here, choose Troubleshooting Information. -
Now you will see Reset Firefox to its default state message with Reset Firefox button. Click this button for several times and complete TheTorntvs V11-1 removal.
Get rid of TheTorntvs V11-1 from Google Chrome
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Delete malicious plugins
Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Tools → Extensions. -
Here, select TheTorntvs V11-1 and other malicious plugins and select trash icon to delete these entries.
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Click on menu icon again and choose Settings → Manage Search engines under the Search section.
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When in Search Engines..., remove malicious search sites. You should leave only Google or your preferred domain name.
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Reset Google Chrome
Click on menu icon on the top right of your Google Chrome and select Settings. -
Scroll down to the end of the page and click on Reset browser settings.
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Click Reset to confirm this action and complete TheTorntvs V11-1 removal.
Remove TheTorntvs V11-1 from Safari
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Remove dangerous extensions
Open Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu at the top left of the screen. Once you do this, select Preferences. -
Here, select Extensions and look for TheTorntvs V11-1 or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them.
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Reset Safari
Open Safari browser and click on Safari in menu section at the top left of the screen. Here, select Reset Safari.... -
Now you will see a detailed dialog window filled with reset options. All of those options are usually checked, but you can specify which of them you want to reset. Click the Reset button to complete TheTorntvs V11-1 removal process.