KeyStream adware. How to remove? (Uninstall guide)
What is KeyStream?
KeyStream is one of these doubtful applications that are capable of causing annoying ads during people’s browsing on the web. no matter how tempting each of these ads looks, they all are used for promoting affiliate parties that are paying for the developers of KeyStream in exchange for this service. Beware that they may redirect you to really questionable websites. That’s why you should stay away from ads by KeyStream as far as you can or treat them with an extreme carefulness. In addition, you may not necessarily install this program on your computer. It may also appear on it without your approval asked because it has been actively spread in a bundle with freeware and shareware. In order to protect yourself from unexpected appearance of suspicious browser add-ons, extensions and plugins, you should pay more attention to the installation of the freeware. More information about recommended installation methods of the freeware you can find in the next paragraph of this post.
As soon as KeyStream infiltrates the system, the first thing that it starts causing is tracking of people’s browsing activity on the web. Just like WhiteWindow and other potentially unwanted programs, it may collect information about people’s mostly visited websites, search terms, data that they enter when visiting their favorite domains and so on. This information is given in program’s Privacy Policy, which is represented via t.theplaora.com. You won’t get any other source for reading it because this program has no official website. If you don’t want to reveal this data for unknown parties, you should avoid KeyStream adware. Otherwise, you may start suffering from tempting ads that may inform you about discounts, price comparisons and other deals. In addition, you may need to deal with continuous KeyStream redirects, slow downs on your web browser and other problems. We don’t recommend ignoring them as well. The easiest way to avoid them is to remove this questionable application from your computer. For that you can use Reimage.
How can KeyStream hijack my computer?
KeyStream is one of these PUPs that have been actively spread in a bundle with freeware and shareware. If you have been actively downloading freeware on your computer, you may have already added this questionable browser add-on to your PC system. Fortunately, it’s not hard to remove KeyStream virus from computer. You can do that with the help of the guide that is given below. Of course, it’s always better to avoid adwares, browser hijackers and other potentially unwanted programs than to look for a method that could help you to remove them from your computer. In order to stay safe, make sure that you select Custom or Advanced installation of the freeware. In addition, pay attention to the whole installation process and uncheck pre-checked check marks that claim that you want to install this browser add-on on your computer. If that’s too late, you should follow a guide below and remove KeyStream from your computer.
How to remove KeyStream?
If KeyStream adware has already been bothering you with its ads, you should use a guide below and fix your computer.
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 KeyStream adware, follow these steps:
Remove KeyStream 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 KeyStream and related programs
Here, look for KeyStream or any other recently installed suspicious programs. -
Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
Erase KeyStream 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 KeyStream or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Uninstall KeyStream 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 KeyStream 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 KeyStream removal.
Delete KeyStream 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, KeyStream should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariEliminate KeyStream 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 KeyStream 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 KeyStream removal.
Get rid of KeyStream 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 KeyStream 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 KeyStream removal.
Remove KeyStream 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 KeyStream 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 KeyStream removal process.