What is BetterAds?

BetterAds – it is an adware, which gets into your computer in the form of browser extension without user consent. BetterAds hijacks popular browsers, such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. BetterAds is an advertising extension. This adware displays a huge amount of ads, banners, pop-ups, and coupons. This ad can appear at any time during your browsing. Also, BetterAds changing your browser homepage, search engine, and other computer settings. BetterAds significantly reduces the performance of your browser and increases traffic. BetterAds can redirect the user to other ad sites and modify the search results. If BetterAds has already penetrated the PC, you need to remove it immediately.

How BetterAds gets on your PC?

Penetration of such programs depends largely on the care of users. BetterAds comes bundled with other programs that the user downloads from the free sites. Few are closely watching the installation process, and sometimes do not know that their computer is at risk. Always read the user agreement and don’t press “Next” button once. First, make sure that the program is safe. Select advanced installation type. Remember that there are many similar programs on the Internet. Read reviews about the programs, and if your computer is already infected, then use the instructions below.

How to remove BetterAds from your computer?

To uninstall BetterAds remove it from Control Panel, then delete all files and regkeys.

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You can try both of these products to remove BetterAds

Or uninstall BetterAds manually.

Step 1: Remove BetterAds from Control Panel

Windows XP:

1. Click Start.
2. Control Panel.
3. Then click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Find BetterAds.
5. Click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows XP.

Windows 7/Windows Vista:

1. Click Start.
2. Then Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a Program.
4. Find BetterAds and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 7.

Windows 8/Windows 8.1:

1. Open the Menu.
2. Click Search.
3. After that click Apps.
4. Then Control Panel.
5. Then as in Windows 7, click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
6. Find BetterAds, select it and click Uninstall.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 8 (8.1).

Windows 10:

1. Click on the Start button (or press the Windows key) to open the Start menu, click on the Settings at the top.
2. Click on App & features on the left menu.
3. On the right side, locate BetterAds and click it, then click on the Uninstall button.
4. Click on Uninstall to confirm.

Learn more about uninstallation of programs in Windows 10

Note: If you can’t find required program, sort programs by date in Control panel and search for last installed programs.

After that remove BetterAds from your browser.

Step 2: Remove BetterAds from browsers

Google Chrome:

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Push Alt + F.
3. Click Tools.
4. Choose Extensions.
5. Find BetterAds.
6. Click the trash can icon to remove it.

Learn more about removing extensions from Chrome.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Firefox.
2. Push Shift + Ctrl + A.
3. Choose BetterAds.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.

Learn more about removing extensions from Firefox.

Internet Explorer:

1. Open IE.
2. Push Alt + T.
3. Click Manage Add-ons.
4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
5. Click Disable BetterAds.
6. Click More information link in the left-bottom corner.
7. Click Remove button.
8. If this button is grayed out – perform alternative steps.

Learn more about removing extensions from IE.

Step 3: Remove following files and folders of BetterAds:

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Written by Rami Douafi