Pioxiocii ads. How to remove? (Uninstall guide)
What does Pioxiocii virus do?
Pioxiocii is an adware program that creates and exhibits web advertisements during user’s browsing sessions. Pioxiocii ads usually appear when the computer user browses through online stores such as eBay, Amazon, or AliExpress. It is important to know that ads by Pioxiocii are untrustworthy and that clicking on them can open shady third-party websites. You may end up on sites that promote rogue programs or even malicious applications. If you do not want to be redirected to deceptive websites, refrain yourself from clicking on Pioxiocii ads. Although we cannot say that all of its ads are deceptive, we still do not recommend you to risk and click on them.
When Pioxiocii adware enters the computer system, it adds tracking cookies to web browsers because it seeks to find out what websites the computer user usually visits. It also aims to find out what search queries the user has made, what is the IP address of user’s computer, what ads the user has clicked on, and similar information. Such information helps it to understand what the computer user is interested in and where does he/she approximately live. Then this potentially unwanted program (PUP) becomes able to create and deliver targeted ads to the user. Ads by Pioxiocii may look captivating and seem to provide really great shopping deals for products and services you are interested in, sadly, we doubt that by clicking on Pioxiocii ads you are going to reach sites that provide these deals.
Pioxiocii adware is designed to promote third-party links, so it inserts them in its ads. Once the user clicks them, the developers of Pioxiocii gains pay-per-click revenue. As we have already mentioned, Pioxiocii ads are untrustworthy and you should not click on them. Besides, this ad-supported program slows down the computer and makes applications lag, so think if you want to encounter such issues because of Pioxiocii. If you don’t, remove Pioxiocii with a help of Reimage or manually.
How did Pioxiocii hijack your PC without your knowledge?
Questions about Pioxiocii ads
Pioxiocii is promoted via software bundles. Software bundle is a program that provides several additional downloads, and if the computer user fails to reject them, he/she installs them alongside the main program. Sadly, such additions frequently appear to be potentially unwanted programs (PUPs). So, if you do not want to install software bundles without even recognizing them, always check if your downloaded software provides “recommended downloads.” You can see if it does by selecting Advanced/Custom installation settings in its setup. If you see a list of extra programs, opt them out.
If you are not looking to obtain anti-spyware program like SpyHunter, you can uninstall this adware manually. Navigate to page 2 to see manual Pioxiocii removal guide.
How to remove Pioxiocii adware for good? (Manual and automatic removal methods explained)
Pioxiocii ads are intrusive and useless, so why should you keep this program on your computer for any longer? If you want to eliminate it from your PC, consider how you want to do it. There are two ways how you can get rid of this annoying application:
- You can uninstall it manually;
- You can uninstall it automatically.
If you are eager to remove Pioxiocii virus manually, scroll down this page and carefully follow each step of Pioxiocii removal guide that we have provided. Please follow the instructions carefully and complete each step as instructed to eliminate Pioxiocii adware. If you do not want to spend time, you can quickly remove Pioxiocii with a help of anti-spyware software.
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 Pioxiocii ads, follow these steps:
Erase Pioxiocii 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 Pioxiocii and related programs
Here, look for Pioxiocii or any other recently installed suspicious programs. -
Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
Uninstall Pioxiocii 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 Pioxiocii or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Eliminate Pioxiocii 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 Pioxiocii 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 Pioxiocii removal.
Remove Pioxiocii 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, Pioxiocii should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariGet rid of Pioxiocii 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 Pioxiocii 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 Pioxiocii removal.
Delete Pioxiocii 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 Pioxiocii 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 Pioxiocii removal.
Erase Pioxiocii 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 Pioxiocii 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 Pioxiocii removal process.