IVIDI ads. How to remove? (Uninstall guide)
All you need to know about iVIDI ads
iVIDI adware is a potentially unwanted program (PUP), which might seem to be a useful application at first. However, users who do not know what kind of program iVIDI is often denominate it as “iVIDI virus.” In fact, this program is useless and can annoy you to death, but it is not malicious. Your computer might be safe as long as you ignore ads that this program displays; however, this program slows down the computer system and tracks your browsing activity, so we believe that it deserves to be removed. Read below to find out how this software works.
iVIDI adware does not differ from any other adware-type computer threat. Such programs usually claim that they can provide you with great shopping deals, price comparisons, discount codes, and similar content. In the case of iVIDI, it displays shopping-related ads and also suggests registering on various dating websites. If you like to shop online, you probably know how long it takes to find coupons and discounts for items and services, because you have to browse through a list of websites in order to find the best deal. Therefore, iVIDI ads might seem to be very useful, because they present offers for products you were recently looking for. However, you should not believe that these ads by iVIDI are helpful. This adware program does not function properly because it was created only with the purpose to advertise third-party affiliate companies and their websites.
Questions about iVIDI ads
Therefore, after clicking on iVIDI ads, you might be redirected to strange Internet sites. Some of them can be untrustworthy; for example, they might ask you to provide personal information, credit card details, or ask you to update your software. Stay clear of such websites, if you do not want to accidentally install malware on your computer or reveal your information to cyber criminals. It would be the best to remove iVIDI virus for good so that you would not have to see iVIDI ads anymore. You can use Reimage for that, or uninstall it manually. Navigate to page 2 for detailed iVIDI removal instructions.
How did iVIDI hijack your computer?
It might surprise you, but you can install iVIDI adware along freeware and shareware programs. Sadly, there is no way to know which program carries additional applications and which one does not until you open its installer. That is why we urge computer users to install software carefully; the biggest mistake the most of the computer users do is relying on Default/Standard installation settings. If you choose these settings, all programs that are bundled with your selected software will be installed. To opt these additions out, open Advanced or Custom installation settings and opt out components that look suspicious to you. You should opt out browser add-ons, plug-ins, hardly useful apps and games, and what is more, do not allow your selected program to change your homepage in your browser!
How to remove iVIDI adware?
If you see loads of annoying pop-up ads on your screen, you should not look to obtain programs like Adblocker. Even if this browser add-on stops these ads, it will not stop the iVIDI virus from monitoring your browsing sessions. Therefore, we recommend you to look at iVIDI removal instructions we have prepared, and uninstall this ad-supported software for good. If you do not want to uninstall this adware manually, you can just install an anti-spyware software like Reimage and run a system scan to detect iVIDI and other potentially unwanted programs on your system. After the anti-spyware software finishes the scan, you can eliminate computer threats that it detects with a few mouse clicks.
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 iVIDI ads, follow these steps:
Erase iVIDI 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 iVIDI and related programs
Here, look for iVIDI or any other recently installed suspicious programs. -
Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
Delete iVIDI 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 iVIDI or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Eliminate iVIDI 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 iVIDI 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 iVIDI removal.
Remove iVIDI 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, iVIDI should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariUninstall iVIDI 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 iVIDI 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 iVIDI removal.
Get rid of iVIDI 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 iVIDI 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 iVIDI removal.
Erase iVIDI 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 iVIDI 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 iVIDI removal process.