What is Click.adfries.net?

 

 
 
Click.adfries.net is a malicious website that shows an “Add Extension to Leave” pop-up to force the users to install an unwanted Google Chrome extension. These malicious Google Chrome extension may hijack your default search engine or show pop-up ads and unwanted advertisements on web pages that you visit and this may cause annoyances and disturbances.
Usually, your browser will be redirected to Click.adfries.net site from a crack, keygen, or any of the adult entertainment sites.
The Click.adfries.net site runs a JavaScript code producing a dialog box that tells you that  you’ll have to “Add Extension to Leave”. Here’s how it work, by clicking “Cancel” once changes it to add a tick box marked “Prevent this page from creating additional dialogs” Thinking that this is the ticket out of the page, you will click that box and click “OK” after. Then, your tab will go into “Full Screen” mode, and then shortly you will be prompted to install a malicious extension.
Spot some of the typical behaviors for malicious extensions installed by Click.adfries.net:

• Annoying advertising banners are injected with the web pages that you are visiting.
• Random web page text is turned into hyperlinks and redirects.
• Browser popups appear that usually recommend fake updates or other software.
• Your browser homepage and default search may be changed or modified.
• Your browser search queries are being redirected or tracked

How to remove Click.adfries.net?

MalwareBytes – Remove any malware and protect your computer

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 Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free (direct download)

Install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware using the installation wizard.
MalwareBytes Anti-Malware needs no configs or specific settings, just install and you are ready to scan your computer for malware and free removal.
 

 

• Perform a Threat Scan using the Scan Now button

 
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• Real-time active malware prevention engine blocks known threats
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How to use AdwCleaner

 Download AdwCleaner (direct download)

• Close all open windows from your browsers before starting AdwCleaner.
• Double-click AdwCleaner.exe to start the tool.
• Windows Vista, Windows 7 and Windows 8 users must click right mouse button on AdwCleaner.exe and choose Run as Administrator. AdwCleaner needs elevating permissions to remove malware files from your computer.
• Then click on the Scan button, this scan will only perform a scan and nothing is removed from your computer.

• Then wait until the scan is complete.
• When the scan is finished you will see the files that are detected by AdwCleaner. Uncheck items you do not want to remove.
• Click the Logfile button to see a list of all the items that were detected for better analyze.
• If you are ready to remove the found and checked items, click the Clean button.

• AdwCleaner will reboot your computer.
• Click OK to continue.

A logfile will open once your computer is restarted, this log file can be found on your system drive and AdwCleaner folder.
You may need it for further analyze, if not: just delete AdwCleaner.
 

Prevention:

It is very much important to take preventive measures to secure your computer by avoiding all sort of unknown ads and links or websites as much as possible. It is also of great help if you invest into good quality and legit anti-malware software to prevent future threats.