How fully remove Trojan.AdClicker

Your computer may be infected by Trojan.AdClicker when you attempt to download a spyware removal tool or other software which is in fact a fake program. The Trojan may delete all of the changes it has made to your computer’s registry entries and carry out a series of activities that set by the cyber criminals. If you don’t know how to manually delete it, follow the steps below.

What is Trojan.AdClicker?
Trojan.AdClicker is a Trojan horse that that shares the primary functionality of artificially generating traffic to pay-per-click Web advertising campaigns in order to create or boost revenue. It often arrives on the target computers by hiding within other programs, or pretending to be a trusted program. Once it is downloaded and installed on your PC, the malware will start to perform illicit or malicious actions. Those concealed instructions are contained in the Trojan file by its creator.

During installation, the Trojan creates new files and makes modifications in the system registry so as to run automatically every time the Windows starts. Once activated, it may lower security settings, attempt to download files, including other malware and display messages and/or advertisements As mentioned above, this Trojan is created by cyber criminals to make money by generating fake ‘clicks’ on Web advertisements. It sends HTTP GET requests which are the same as those that may be sent by a Web browser when a legitimate user is browsing the Web to predetermined URLs. The Trojan may also falsify the ‘referrer’ field in the HTTP request in order to mask the fake nature of the access. Anyway, users’ browsing activities will be affected once their PCs get infected by this Trojan. If your machine is infected, you may find that the bandwidth is consumed by the threats or you are charged extra by your ISP once you have consumed more than an allotted monthly bandwidth cap. Since the Trojan is so malicious and tricky, we recommend you to remove Trojan.AdClicker by using a powerful and advanced anti-malware product or manually delete the components of the malware.

Note: If you have no idea how to get rid of Trojan.AdClicker from the computer, follow the instructions below to effectively clear it. Your installed antivirus program doesn’t work? Use a professional malware removal tool – SpyHunter anti-malware to solve the problem conveniently.

How to effectively remove Trojan.AdClicker from your computer?
Luckily, a professional malware removal tool – SpyHunter which is designed to quickly and simply keep your PC free from Trojans and other malware can help you get rid of Trojan.AdClicker completely. It does this by first of all scanning your computer’s hard drives. If it finds a trojan, you can remove the offending file/s from your hard drive quickly and easily. Therefore, when your computer is unfortunately invaded by the Trojan but the installed antivirus program cannot handle it, you can SpyHunter to clear the threat automatically or manually delete the files and registry entries of the Trojan step by step. It is suggested that those who are not familiar with computer use the former to erase the threat safely and fully.

Method1: Remove Trojan.AdClicker by using SpyHunter

Method2: Delete Trojan.AdClicker manually with several steps

Method1: Remove Trojan.AdClicker by using SpyHunter
SpyHunter is a security tool which is able to easily detect, remove, and protect your PC from the latest malware attacks. If the regular antivirus programs fail to pick up or delete the latest viruses or Trojans on your computer, please try SpyHunter. Its malware detection and removal definitions are updated daily, which enables you to find out any newly threats and clean up them effectively.

Thus, when your PC is infected, follow the guide below to install the tool and scan your system for threats then remove them rapidly.

Click the icon below to download SpyHunter.

Save the file on your computer.

Run the file and install it according to the instructions.
After installation, click Scan computer now to perform a scan of your system.
When the scanning is finished, select all the threats detected and remove them.

Restart your computer and the system will be clean again.
(Note: If you can’t download any software due to the Trojan, you can download SpyHunter by using another working machine. Then copy and paste it to the infected computer and have it installed to scan and remove the threats.)

Method2: Delete Trojan.AdClicker manually with several steps
In addition to the auto removal guide above, you can also remove the malicious Trojan manually by deleting its files and registry entries from the PC by yourself. But please note that the manual removal method requires you to have enough computer knowledge and skills. Otherwise, you may end up damaging the system seriously if you delete some vital files by mistake.

Step1: Restart your computer in Safe Mode.

For Windows 7/Vista/XP, to enter Safe Mode, restart your PC then press F8 key repeatedly before the Windows 7 splash screen appears.

When Advanced Boot Options screen shows up, use the up and down arrow keys to highlight Safe Mode. Press Enter to proceed.

For Windows 8, press the Windows key + C, and then click Settings. Click Power, press Shift key on your keyboard and then click Restart. Click Troubleshoot and click Advanced options.

Click Startup Settings and then click Restart.

Press 4 on your keyboard to Enable Safe Mode. Windows will start in Safe Mode.
Step2. Delete the files created by Trojan.AdClicker.

First of all, you may need to change the Folder Options settings to show the hidden and protected files because the Trojan may create its files in hidden folders.
For Windows 7/Vista, click Start button, go to Control Panel, go to Appearance and Personalization and click Folder Options.
Click the View tab, under Advanced settings, click Show hidden files, folders, and drives, and then click OK. If necessary, uncheck Hide protected operating system files.
For Windows 8, access the Control Panel and type “folder” into the search bar and select Show hidden files and folders.
Click on View tab and under Advanced Settings locate “Hidden files and folders.” Select Show hidden files and folders just below that. Click OK.
The search for the files of the Trojan and then delete them completely.

Step3. Delete the registry entries created by the Trojan.

To open registry editor, click Start button, type regedit in the search field and press Enter.

Next, click on Yes when you are prompted by the UAC (as showed below)

When the Windows registry editor opens, search for the registry keys or entries generated by the Trojan and delete them.

Step4. Restart your computer in normal mode.

After all the components of the Trojan have been erased, reboot your PC in normal way and the Trojan will be gone.

Suggestion:
Honestly, it’s not easy for users to fully remove Trojan.AdClicker manually because they may fail to delete all its hidden files. So the Trojan can reoccur after the infected computer starts up. Since the Trojan is so harmful and tricky, it’s not suggested that you delete it with the manual steps above. The most effective way is to use an excellent antivirus program like SpyHunter to scan for PC and remove all the malicious files of the Trojan thoroughly.
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