Grandascent.com pop-up ads. How to remove? (Uninstall guide)
What is Grandascent.com?
Grandascent.com pop-up ads may trick you into visiting questionable websites and installing suspicious programs on your computer. It's a pop-up virus that is closely related to an adware and a potentially unwanted program (PUP) that is distributed on the Internet by means of other frewares and sharewares. Therefore, if you have already received suspicious-looking pop-ups on random websites or if you constantly experience Grandascent.com redirects, then it's obvious that you have recently installed a free program with a bundle. To avoid such and similar programs in the future, you should be more attentive with your downloads because 'additional components' that are attached to the free software can only be prevented only during an installation process. It must be noted that Grandascent.com is not a malicious domain itself. However, cyber criminals may be using an adware-type program to display ads from this domain, thus getting pay-per-click revenue, increasing page ranking, sales and spreading unpopular third-party programs. Due to this, you should never click on Grandascent.com ads that appear out of nowhere. No matter that they contain various deals, coupons, promo codes and other useful things, keep in mind that they may force you to visit suspicious websites managed by cyber criminals. Moreover, do not fall for updating/installing programs, such as Java, Flash Player, Media Player, web browser, etc. if these offers are brought to you by Grandascent.com virus because instead of an update you may end up with another adware, browser hijacker or another suspicious program on your computer. Finally, an adware that is related to this advertising platform cannot be trusted due to the fact that it may try to violate your privacy by installing cookies and monitoring your online activities. Keeping all this in mind, run a full system scan with a reputable anti-spyware, such as Reimage if this pop-up virus has already appeared on your web browser.
How can Grandascent.com hijack my computer?
Grandascent.com virus is commonly distributed as a web browser add-on, which is compatible with all most popular web browsers. In most of the cases, its distribution directly depends on the distribution of various freewares and sharewares. Grandascent.com-related adware is attached to a popular free software, such as various download managers, PDF creators, media players, etc. That's the main reason why people are frequently suffering from its ads, redirects, slow downs and other inconveniences out of nowhere. It's quite hard to detect bundled installers. Fortunately, it's possible. In order to keep computers safe, people have to dedicate some time and never rush during installation of free software. They should always select Advanced or Custom installation option and follow each step carefully. 'Additional components' may be introduced as a browser add-ons, plug-ins, toolbars and extensions that will enhance users' web browsing experiences. However, they may be disclosed in a misleading manner. For example, written in a very small font or included somewhere in the bottom of the page. Therefore, be very careful and make sure that you detect and deselect them before finishing the installation.
How to remove Grandascent.com virus?
If you have already experienced Grandascent.com redirects and constantly receive its pop-ups, do not wait any longer. Get rid of it right now with the help of a reputable anti-spyware or with the help of manual removal guidelines that are provided below:
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 Grandascent.com pop-up ads, follow these steps:
Eliminate Grandascent.com pop-up 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 Grandascent.com pop-up and related programs
Here, look for Grandascent.com pop-up or any other recently installed suspicious programs. -
Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
Get rid of Grandascent.com pop-up 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 Grandascent.com pop-up or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Erase Grandascent.com pop-up 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 Grandascent.com pop-up 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 Grandascent.com pop-up removal.
Remove Grandascent.com pop-up 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, Grandascent.com pop-up should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariUninstall Grandascent.com pop-up 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 Grandascent.com pop-up 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 Grandascent.com pop-up removal.
Delete Grandascent.com pop-up 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 Grandascent.com pop-up 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 Grandascent.com pop-up removal.
Eliminate Grandascent.com pop-up 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 Grandascent.com pop-up 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 Grandascent.com pop-up removal process.