Supervid.pro. How to remove? (Uninstall guide)
Supervid.pro is a social engineering attack caused by adware-type cyber infection
Supervid.pro adware uses suspicious tactics to create more views on affiliated sites. Supervid.pro is the program that tricks visitors into subscribing to push notifications. The adware program gets installed without users' consent and knowledge and starts redirecting users to suspicious websites and delivers unwanted advertisements to your screen. Unfortunately, when you interact with the website Supervid.pro virus automatically starts displaying notifications to your screen even when the browser is closed. Since adware program is closely related to advertisers, commercial content and questionable redirects frustrate users on an everyday basis. You need a thorough scan of the system to get rid of these issues completely.
| Name | Supervid.pro |
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| Type | Adware |
| Category | Potentially unwanted program |
| Symptoms | Delivers intrusive content, causes online traffic redirects to suspicious websites |
| Main danger | Exposes to malicious content |
| Tactics | Social engineering[1] |
| Distribution | Deceptive ads, software bundles |
| Removal | Clean the system with Reimage and remove Supervid.pro |
Supervid.pro is not the main program that infiltrated your device. This is the redirect that appears on your screen due to the main adware infection. To get rid of these symptoms, you need to terminate all related files; it is not enough to exit the main website or pop-up windows.
This website focuses on tricking users into subscribing for Supervid.pro push notifications. Page displays Confirm notifications message, and any interaction with the pop-up leads to constant alerts from suspicious websites. These messages appear on your desktop directly and show information about foreign websites or commercial material.
Supervid.pro pop-up ads appear on your screen even when the browser is closed and starts to affect the performance of your machine immediately after the reboot. The adware infiltrates your system silently and causes:
- changed appearance of your browser;
- slow performance of the machine;
- advertisers injected to commonly visited sites;
- redirects to questionable or even malicious sites;
- installation of additional browser content.
You need to remove Supervid.pro from the system as soon as possible because various PUPs[2] can track and collect information about you. This fact leads to more intrusive commercial content and more personalized advertisements.
Various experts[3] recommend using anti-malware tools while eliminating potentially unwanted programs. We can also advise employing Reimage or similar security/optimization tool for Supervid.pro removal. This way you can clean the system entirely.
However, additionally to automatic malware removal, you need to block notifications or any Supervid.pro content installed directly on your browser. You should set your browser to default and then additionally fix the issue with notifications:
- Go to Advanced settings of the browser;
- Locate to Site or Content preferences;
- Then find and Block suspicious websites on the Notifications section.
- Remove all unwanted websites from Allow notifications list.
Click 'Start -> Control Panel -> Programs and Features' (if you are 'Windows XP' user, click on 'Add/Remove Programs').
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'.
Right click on each of suspicious entries and select 'Uninstall'
Cick 'Go' and select 'Applications'
Click on every malicious entry and select 'Move to Trash'
Click on menu icon and select 'Manage add-ons'
Right click on each of malicious entries and select 'Disable'
Delete malicious URL, enter your desired domain name and click 'Apply' to save changes
Go to 'Advanced' tab and click on 'Reset' button. Now select 'Delete personal settings' and click on 'Reset' button again
Go to Settings and select 'Choose what to clear'
Select 'Clear' button
Open the start menu and select 'Task Manager'
Right-click 'Microsoft Edge' and select 'Go to details'
Select 'More details' if 'Go to details' option fails to show up
Find Microsoft Edge entries and select 'End Task'
Go to Microsoft Edge folder on your computer, right-click every entry and click 'Delete'
Find Windows PowerShell, right-click it and select 'Run as administrator'
Copy and paste a required command and press 'Enter'
Click on menu icon and select 'Add-ons'
Select 'Extensions' and look for malicious entries. Click 'Remove' to get rid of each of them
Click on menu icon and then on '?'. Select 'Troubleshooting Information'
Click on 'Reset Firefox' button for a couple of times
Click on menu icon. Select 'Tools' and 'Extensions'
Look for malicious entries and delete each of them by clicking on the Trash bin icon
When in 'Settings', select 'Manage search engines...'
Click 'X' to remove malicious URLs
When in 'Settings', scroll down to 'Reset browser settings' button and click on it
Click on 'Reset' button to complete your removal
Click on 'Safari' and select 'Preferences'
Go to 'Extensions' and uninstall malicious add-ons
Click on 'Safari' and select 'Reset Safari...'
Select all options and click on 'Reset' button
Visiting deceptive sites lead to cyber infections
You may be tricked to visit deceptive websites or commercial content-filled pages, but often users willingly use similar websites to watch TV shows or even get software. However, this is a dangerous behavior because exposure to malicious content may lead to more severe malware infiltrations.
Also, when you install freeware make sure to choose Advanced or Custom options every time so that software bundles can be unpacked and you see all programs planned to get installed on the computer. Default or Quick options allow every additional program to get on your machine, that include PUPs.
Make sure to eliminate Supervid.pro and all possibly related applications
Remove Supervid.pro using your trustworthy antivirus program, so you can be sure that your browser is clear and the PC is safe to use. During a system scan all applications, programs or files can be indicated and deleted completely.
Automatic Supervid.pro removal is the best solution because all these silent intruders can run in the background and affect the speed of your device. It is difficult to find all those programs manually, so anti-malware tools give you the advantage.
You can remove virus damage automatically with a help of one of these programs: Reimage, SpyHunterCombo Cleaner, Malwarebytes 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 Supervid.pro, follow these steps:
Delete Supervid.pro from Windows systems
Get rid of Supervid.pro by following these steps:
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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 Supervid.pro and related programs
Here, look for Supervid.pro or any other recently installed suspicious programs. -
Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
Eliminate Supervid.pro 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 Supervid.pro or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Remove Supervid.pro 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 Supervid.pro 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 Supervid.pro removal.
Uninstall Supervid.pro 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. -
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, Supervid.pro should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariGet rid of Supervid.pro 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 Supervid.pro 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 Supervid.pro removal.
Erase Supervid.pro from Google Chrome
make sure to clean the browser additionally to Supervid.pro removal:
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Delete malicious plugins
Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Tools → Extensions. -
Here, select Supervid.pro 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 Supervid.pro removal.
Delete Supervid.pro 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 Supervid.pro 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 Supervid.pro removal process.
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References
- ^ Nate Lord. Social engineering attacks: common techniques & how to prevent an attack. Digitalguardian. Enterprise IP & DLP software.
- ^ PUPs. Techtarget. Search security.
- ^ Usunwirusa. Usunwirusa. Spyware related news.
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