BrickStrengthener adware. How to remove? (Uninstall guide)
What is BrickStrengthener?
If BrickStrengthener ads have appeared on your computer, be very careful and avoid clicking on them. These ads are caused by an adware-type program and may force you to visit unsafe websites. You may start seeing them as if out of nowhere, but be aware that they appear on your screen only when you give permission for this adware to get inside. This may happen if you tend to install freewares inattentively. Fortunately, there is a method allowing to deselect such and similar programs about which you may read in the paragraph below. In this section, we want to warn you about suspicious activities that BrickStrengthener and similar programs are capable of causing. It must be noted that they are spread on the Internet with an intention to infect random computers and increase income for their developers. As soon as BrickStrengthener virus gets inside, it installs tracking software and collects information, such as search queries, mostly visited websites, data entered, time spent on certain websites and so on. However, it may also gather IP address and email address. Be careful because such information may be used in order to trick you into installing more potentially unwanted programs by sending you an excessive amount of spam email. Later on, this add-on delivers, usually, personalized ads in boxes with coupons, promo codes, deals for certain products that you were recently looking for. If you want to bypass unsafe websites and keep away from various computer infections, DO NOT click on the 'Ads by BrickStrengthener'. This adware may try to promote unsafe third party websites and force you visiting them as soon as you click on one of those ads. If you prefer secure web browsing, we always recommend installing a reputable anti-spyware, such as Reimage. Keep in mind that it will remove all potentially unwanted programs from your computer and block their infiltration in the future.
How can BrickStrengthener hijack my computer?
Such and similar programs as BrickStrengthener manage to get inside user's computer quite easily. First of all, it is promoted on its official website where people can install it believing that it will help them to save money and time by delivering relevant coupons, discounts and so on. The same promises may be noted during installation of another freeware, such as download manager, PDF creator, media player and so on. BrickStrengthener virus may be promoted on a separate check box when you install any kind of software and set by default as recommended additional component. You may see various programs promoted in this way; however, we highly recommend opting out of them all because this way you will accept to install adware, browser hijacker or any other potentially unwanted program. Such distribution method is called 'bundling', which is legal and widely used. In order to opt out of additional components you have to select Advanced or Custom installation option because it discloses all available check boxes and allows deselecting the ones that are out of context.
How to remove BrickStrengthener virus?
BrickStrengthener is a typical adware that can infiltrate computers easily and can also be removed easily. For that, follow the guidelines that are below and select either manual or automatic removal option.
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 BrickStrengthener adware, follow these steps:
Erase BrickStrengthener 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 BrickStrengthener and related programs
Here, look for BrickStrengthener or any other recently installed suspicious programs. -
Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
Delete BrickStrengthener 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 BrickStrengthener or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Uninstall BrickStrengthener 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 BrickStrengthener 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 BrickStrengthener removal.
Remove BrickStrengthener adware 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, BrickStrengthener should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariGet rid of BrickStrengthener 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 BrickStrengthener 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 BrickStrengthener removal.
Eliminate BrickStrengthener 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 BrickStrengthener 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 BrickStrengthener removal.
Erase BrickStrengthener 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 BrickStrengthener 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 BrickStrengthener removal process.