Oasis Space adware. How to remove? (Uninstall guide)
What is Oasis Space?
Developed by SuperWeb LLC, Oasis Space is a suspicious extension for Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, and Internet explorer that enables comparison shopping. However, we have initiated a research on it and can firmly assert that this extension can offer no real value to you. There is a bunch of tools that offer more or less the same service, i.e. to enable ads, deals, discounts, coupons, and similar things but, unfortunately, none of them is really useful. Oasis Space is not an exception. In reality, it’s nothing else than just another adware and potentially unwanted program (PUP) that, in other words, can be called a money generator for its developers. Therefore, if you have just started noticing misleading ads, redirects, slowdowns and other inconveniences during your browsing, it may be a sign of Oasis Space adware infection.
Although it’s not malicious, it may display tons of sponsored advertisements which may not only be annoying but also pose a risk to your PC’s security and stability. Each of the Oasis Space ads is sponsored by third parties and promote certain websites, software, products, and so on. Usually, the main purpose of the “Ads by Oasis Space” is to reroute people to predetermined websites and increase their rank in search results. If someone would guarantee that promoted websites are reliable, then we would admit that there are interesting ads worth clicking. But since there is no guarantee that Oasis Space redirects will make you visit reliable websites, you should better ignore those ads. By the way, this adware is also capable of collecting information about its users that can be shared/sold for other third parties. The information includes your search terms, most frequently visited websites, data entered in them, clicks, IP address, search terms, PC’s location, etc. Although aforementioned data is not considered as personal, it may include some sensitive details that you may not be willing to share with suspicious third parties. Thus, although developers (SuperWeb LLC) try to convince people that Oasis Space adware is used for improving performance by customizing ads and other features, imagine that some of the third party ads may be filled with compromised links leading to unsafe websites. Therefore, if you want to keep your PC’s stability and safety, remove Oasis Space virus from the system with the help of Reimage or another reputable anti-spyware.
How can Oasis Space hijack my computer?
Oasis Space is a kind of adware that may silently slither onto your machine via another freeware and sit silently in the background in order to prevent quick detection and removal. Sooner or later it initiated lots of browser’s modifications and marketing campaigns. In order to prevent such apps from entering your computer, you should start being more careful when installing freewares and sharewares on the system. Always check Advanced or Custom settings and untick add-ons, plug-ins, toolbars or extensions that are traveling by default. If you have recently been tricked into installing Oasis Space virus don’t worry as it can easily be removed.
How to remove Oasis Space virus?
While you can remove Oasis Space virus manually, we still recommend performing automatic removal in order to ensure that all suspicious files and programs are gone.
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 Oasis Space adware, follow these steps:
Get rid of Oasis Space 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 Oasis Space and related programs
Here, look for Oasis Space or any other recently installed suspicious programs. -
Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
Remove Oasis Space 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 Oasis Space or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Eliminate Oasis Space 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 Oasis Space 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 Oasis Space removal.
Delete Oasis Space 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, Oasis Space should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariErase Oasis Space 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 Oasis Space 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 Oasis Space removal.
Uninstall Oasis Space 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 Oasis Space 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 Oasis Space removal.
Get rid of Oasis Space 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 Oasis Space 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 Oasis Space removal process.