MP3 Spun. How to remove? (Uninstall guide)
Why shouldn’t you rely on MP3 Spun?
MP3 Spun virus is a software that presents itself as a great tool that provides shortcuts to your favorite music sites on the computer desktop. However, it is nothing but an ad-supported potentially unwanted program (PUP), which aims to generate income by promoting affiliate companies. On the official website of this app, you can see a hint revealing what is the real purpose of this program – the download button says “Download & view exclusive offers.” But do you know what offers does this program deliver?
Questions about MP3 Spun
Offers that MP3 Spun delivers appear in a form of annoying pop-up ads and banners. You will see these ads each time you browse the Internet, no matter which Internet browser you use – Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or Internet Explorer. Ads by MP3 Spun commonly promote various shopping offers (coupons, discount codes, price comparisons, etc.), free software, freebies and similar content. No matter that MP3 Spun ads look catchy and seem to present great money-saving shopping deals, they are highly unreliable. You should not think that these ads ACTUALLY provide real offers. In fact, this adware type software collects personally non-identifiable information about the computer user to serve targeted ads to him/her.
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Sadly, this ad targeting strategy is not meant to provide the best offers for the computer user. In reality, these ads are supposed to entice the user to click on the ads. We do not recommend you to do so because MP3 Spun adware might reroute you to highly suspicious third-party websites instead of leading you to sites related to MP3 Spun ads. You might encounter offers to install fake software updates, for example, Java. Do not agree to download shady software updates from questionable third-party websites; otherwise, you might accidentally infect your computer with malware. We also do not recommend you to provide ANY personal information on websites promoted via MP3 Spun PUP. Another disadvantage of this ad-supported software is that it makes the computer run incredibly slow. It goes without saying that computer users cannot stand such occurrences like computer slowdowns and pop-up ads, and the only way to solve these issues is to remove MP3 Spun from the computer. If you want to eliminate it automatically, use Reimage or another anti-spyware software.
Did MP3 Spun hijack your computer?
MP3 Spun PUP spreads just like any other potentially unwanted software does. It travels along other free programs as a bonus software. Be careful when installing software on your PC because almost all free programs promote other free applications. Be aware that choosing Default or Standard installation settings is a bad idea because these options include your authorizations to install all additional programs alongside the primary software. To opt these extra programs out, opt for Custom or Advanced option.
Is your computer infected with this ad-supported software already? Please proceed to page 2 to see manual MP3 Spun removal instructions.
How to remove MP3 Spun adware from the computer?
Although MP3 Spun ads are extremely annoying, the software that generates them is not malicious. You risk infecting your PC with untrustworthy software only if you tend to carelessly click on MP3 Spun ads and surf through third-party websites these ads lead you to.
Luckily, it is not hard to uninstall MP3 Spun virus; however, you still need to be careful with its removal. If you do not know how to remove adware programs manually, consider using an automatic spyware removal tool or simply follow the MP3 Spun removal instructions given 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 MP3 Spun, follow these steps:
Delete MP3 Spun 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 MP3 Spun and related programs
Here, look for MP3 Spun or any other recently installed suspicious programs. -
Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
Uninstall MP3 Spun 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 MP3 Spun or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Eliminate MP3 Spun 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 MP3 Spun 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 MP3 Spun removal.
Erase MP3 Spun 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, MP3 Spun should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariGet rid of MP3 Spun 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 MP3 Spun 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 MP3 Spun removal.
Remove MP3 Spun 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 MP3 Spun 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 MP3 Spun removal.
Delete MP3 Spun 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 MP3 Spun 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 MP3 Spun removal process.