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  • Active
  • Severity: Medium
  • Adware
  • Windows, Mac
  • Verified · May 2015

How to remove Snappyimage.surfcanyon.com ads

A step-by-step removal guide for affected devices. Follow the verified procedure below — most readers complete it in under 10 minutes.

Jake Doevan · Computer technology expert

What is Snappyimage.surfcanyon.com?

Snappyimage.surfcanyon.com is a marketing platform that is used for showing commercial notifications when people are visiting such popular shopping websites as ebay, Amazon or Walmart and other websites. However, it seems that it has been also misused by cybercriminals for showing misleading ads for people during their browsing. Typically, these ads are set to inform them about missing updates or programs. However, no matter how trustworthy these Snappyimage.surfcanyon.com ads look, in reality they have nothing to do with these programs that they are set to offer. Please do NOT click these ads because they are displayed for you just for tricking you into downloading such potentially unwanted programs as browser hijackers and adware-type applications. In addition, that you won’t run into such problem as Snappyimage.surfcanyon.com redirects what can easily lead you to the infiltration of malware.

Here, you have to understand why are you seeing Snappyimage.surfcanyon.com ads when you are browsing on the Internet. In reality, they are appearing on your computer because of a suspicious browser plugin that is hiding in your computer. Such program can also be categorized as adware. If you have heard about such programs, you will know that they can be installed on your computer behind your back. As soon as Snappyimage.surfcanyon.com virus enters computer, it may hijack each of your web browsers and then may start showing you its commercial pop-up ads, in text links, banner ads and other misleading content. No matter how trustworthy these ads look, you should be careful with them because they may trick you into installing suspicious programs or may redirect you to insecure websites. In addition, this plugin may also hijack each of your web browsers and may slowing them down or may even start tracking your browsing on the Internet. If you noticed ads by Snappyimage.surfcanyon.com on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and other browsers, you should waste no time and scan your computer with reputable anti-spyware. For that we highly recommend selecting one of these programs: FortectIntego (compatible with Windows OS), FortectIntego (compatible with Windows OS and Mac OS X).

How can Snappyimage.surfcanyon.com hijack my computer?

Snappyimage.surfcanyon.com can easily infiltrate your computer without any permission asked. That’s because it is spread with a help of freeware and shareware that can be downloaded from the Internet each day. If you don’t read the Terms and Conditions before program’s installation, don’t follow each installation step and don’t uncheck check boxes that agree to install Snappyimage.surfcanyon.com-related adware or other viruses, you can also start seeing annoying and misleading ads during your browsing. Plese, do NOT agree to install adwares on your computer! For that you should always choose Custom or Advanced installation when downloading unfamiliar programs from the web and don’t forget to opt out of any unwanted attachments, including this one.

How to remove Snappyimage.surfcanyon.com virus?

If you have already been tricked into installing Snappyimage.surfcanyon.com adware and now you are suffering from Snappyimage.surfcanyon.com redirects, you should just scan your PC system with a reputable anti-spyware and remove malicious files from the system:

Uninstall from Windows

Uninstall from Windows 10/8:

  1. Type Control Panel into the Windows search box and open the result.
  2. Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.Uninstall from Windows 10/8

Uninstall from Windows 7/XP:

  1. Click on Windows Start > Control Panel (Windows XP users should click on Add/Remove Programs).
  2. In Control Panel, select Programs > Uninstall a program.Uninstall from Windows 7/XP

Remove the unwanted program:

  1. In the Programs and Features window, look for any recently installed suspicious entries, select them, and click Uninstall.
  2. If User Account Control appears, click Yes to confirm, then complete the removal.Uninstall the unwanted program from Windows

Delete from macOS

Remove the unwanted application:

  1. From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
  2. In the Applications folder, look for any suspicious entries, then drag them to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash).Uninstall from Mac

Delete leftover files and folders:

  1. Select Go > Go to Folder.
  2. Enter /Library/Application Support and remove any suspicious folders related to the unwanted program.
  3. Repeat the same check in the /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders, deleting any suspicious entries.Delete leftover files from Mac
  4. Finally, empty the Trash to permanently remove the leftovers.

Remove from Microsoft Edge

Delete unwanted extensions from MS Edge:

  1. Select Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and pick Extensions.
  2. From the list, pick the extension and click on the Gear icon.
  3. Click Remove.Remove extensions from Edge

Clear cookies and other browser data:

  1. Click on the Menu (three horizontal dots at the top-right of the browser window) and select Settings > Privacy, search, and services..
  2. Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
  3. Select Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files. (apart from passwords, although you might want to include Media licenses as well, if applicable) and click on Clear.Clear Edge browsing data

Restore new tab and homepage settings:

  1. Click the menu icon and choose Settings.
  2. Then find On startup section.
  3. Click Remove next to any suspicious startup page.

Reset MS Edge if the above steps did not work:

  1. Press on Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
  2. Click on More details arrow at the bottom of the window.
  3. Select Details tab.
  4. Now scroll down and locate every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right-click on each of them and select End Task to stop MS Edge from running.Reset MS Edge

Instructions for Chromium-based Edge

Delete extensions from MS Edge (Chromium):

  1. Open Edge and click select Settings > Extensions.
  2. Delete unwanted extensions by clicking Remove.Remove extensions from Chromium Edge

Clear cache and site data:

  1. Click on Menu and go to Settings.
  2. Select Privacy, search and services.
  3. Under Clear browsing data, pick Choose what to clear.
  4. Under Time range, pick All time.
  5. Select Clear now.Clear browser data from Chroum Edge

Reset Chromium-based MS Edge:

  1. Click on Menu and select Settings.
  2. On the left side, pick Reset settings.
  3. Select Restore settings to their default values.
  4. Confirm with Reset.
  5. This will disable extensions and reset startup pages but will not delete bookmarks, saved passwords, or browsing history.Reset Chromium Edge

Remove from Mozilla Firefox (FF)

Remove dangerous extensions:

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click on the Menu (three horizontal lines at the top-right of the window).
  2. Select Add-ons.
  3. In here, select the unwanted extension and click Remove.Remove extensions from Firefox

Reset the homepage:

  1. Click three horizontal lines at the top right corner to open the menu.
  2. Choose Settings.
  3. Under Home, set your preferred homepage and new tab settings.

Clear cookies and site data:

  1. Click Menu and pick Settings.
  2. Go to Privacy & Security section.
  3. Scroll down to locate Cookies and Site Data.
  4. Click on Clear Data...
  5. Select Cookies and Site Data and Temporary cached files and pages, then click Clear.Clear cookies and site data from Firefox

Reset Mozilla Firefox

If clearing the browser as explained above did not help, reset Mozilla Firefox:

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click the Menu.
  2. Go to Help and then choose Troubleshooting Information.Reset Firefox 1
  3. Under Give Firefox a tune up section, click on Refresh Firefox...
  4. Once the pop-up shows up, confirm the action by pressing on Refresh Firefox.Reset Firefox 2

Remove from Google Chrome

Delete malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

  1. Open Google Chrome, click on the Menu (three vertical dots at the top-right corner) and select More tools > Extensions.
  2. In the newly opened window, you will see all the installed extensions. Uninstall all suspicious extensions related to the unwanted program by clicking Remove.Remove extensions from Chrome

Clear cache and web data from Chrome:

  1. Click on Menu and pick Settings.
  2. Under Privacy and security, select Clear browsing data.
  3. Select Browsing history, Cookies and other site data, as well as Cached images and files.
  4. Click Clear data.Clear cache and web data from Chrome

Change your homepage:

  1. Click menu and choose Settings.
  2. Look for a suspicious site in the On startup section.
  3. Click on Open a specific or set of pages and click on three dots to find the Remove option.

Reset Google Chrome:

If the previous methods did not help you, reset Google Chrome to eliminate all the unwanted components:

  1. Click on Menu and select Settings.
  2. In the Settings, scroll down and click Advanced.
  3. Scroll down and locate Reset and clean up section.
  4. Now click Restore settings to their original defaults.
  5. Confirm with Reset settings.Reset Chrome 2

Delete from Safari

Remove dangerous extensions:

  1. Open Safari, click Safari in the menu at the top-left of the screen, and select Preferences.
  2. Go to the Extensions tab, look for any suspicious entries, and click Uninstall to remove them.Remove extensions from Safari

Clear history and website data:

  1. Click Safari in the menu and pick Clear History.
  2. Set Clear to all history and confirm with Clear History.Clear history from Safari

Reset Safari:

  1. Click Safari in the menu and select Preferences > Advanced.
  2. Enable Show Develop menu in menu bar.
  3. From the menu bar, click Develop and select Empty Caches.Reset Safari

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