Removing Offer.alibaba.com ads (Adware/PUP)

What is Offer.alibaba.com ads? And how does it work?

Offer.alibaba.com is a legitimate online shopping site. However, you have to be careful as there are many cyber criminals out there who are using this legitimate online shopping site as referrals to generate revenue – one of which is an ad-supported program or adware known as Offer.alibaba.com ads. Aside from being an adware, this is also considered to be a potentially unwanted program and once it infiltrates the system, it will hijack all your browsers’ settings and will start to trigger some sponsored content and notifications, some of which are intrusive to the point where it will completely diminish your browsing experience.
One of the things that worry security experts most about this unwanted program is that it has the tendency to redirect users to highly suspicious websites. For instance, you clicked on an ad that says it’s a coupon from Alibaba and you click on it expecting to be redirected to the online shop’s website only to be redirected to a completely different content. In short, Offer.alibaba.com ads also offer misleading ads that are not to be trusted. Clearly, this unwanted program is only after obtaining profit by delivering users with tons of annoying ads. Not only that as it was also found that Offer.alibaba.com ads could also track your online activities so it can gather your information process it and even share it with its affiliated sites to produce more targeted and customized ads. If you value your privacy much and if you want to browse the internet peacefully without such distractions, then removing this unwanted program would be a wise idea.
How do Offer.alibaba.com ads circulate the web?
Offer.alibaba.com ads circulate the web through free software packages. It is added as an optional component in a package where it stays hidden during the installation unless you opt for the Custom or Advanced setup, which unfortunately most users do not use. That is why the next time you install any freeware or shareware, do so using the recommended Custom or Advanced setup and not the quick or standard one.
Remove Offer.alibaba.com ads from your PC by following the set of instructions provided below.
Step 1: Close all the browsers infected with Offer.alibaba.com ads. If you’re having a hard time closing them, you can close them using the Task Manager just tap on Ctrl + Shift + Esc.
Step 2: After you open the Task Manager, go to the Processes tab and look for the infected browser’s process and end it.
Step 3: Tap the Win key + R to open Run and then type in “appwiz.cpl” in the field and click on OK to open Control Panel and view the list of installed programs.

Step 4: From the list of installed programs, look for programs that could be related to Offer.alibaba.com ads and then Uninstall it.

Step 5: Close the Control Panel and launch all the browsers infected with Offer.alibaba.com ads.
Step 6: Reset all your browsers to default to their default state.
Google Chrome

Launch Google Chrome, press Alt + F, move to More tools, and click Extensions.
Look for Offer.alibaba.com ads or any other unwanted add-ons, click the Recycle Bin button, and choose Remove.
Restart Google Chrome, then tap Alt + F, and select Settings.
Navigate to the On Startup section at the bottom.
Select “Open a specific page or set of pages”.
Click the More actions button next to the hijacker and click Remove.

Mozilla Firefox

Open the browser and tap Ctrl + Shift + A to access the Add-ons Manager.
In the Extensions menu Remove the unwanted extension.
Restart the browser and tap keys Alt + T.
Select Options and then move to the General menu.
Overwrite the URL in the Home Page section and then restart the browser.

Internet Explorer

Launch Internet Explorer.
Tap Alt + T and select Internet options.
Click the General tab and then overwrite the URL under the homepage section.
Click OK to save the changes.

Step 7: Hold down Windows + E keys simultaneously to open File Explorer.
Step 8: Navigate to the following directories and look for suspicious files associated to Offer.alibaba.com ads and delete it/them.

%USERPROFILE%\Downloads
%USERPROFILE%\Desktop
%TEMP%

Step 9: Close the File Explorer.
Step 10: Empty your Recycle Bin
Follow the advanced instructions below to ensure the removal of Offer.alibaba.com ads as well as all the file residues it left behind.
Perform a full system scan using SpyRemover Pro. To do so, follow these steps:

Turn on your computer. If it’s already on, you have to reboot
After that, the BIOS screen will be displayed, but if Windows pops up instead, reboot your computer and try again. Once you’re on the BIOS screen, repeat pressing F8, by doing so the Advanced Option shows up.

To navigate the Advanced Option use the arrow keys and select Safe Mode with Networking then hit
Windows will now load the SafeMode with Networking.
Press and hold both R key and Windows key.

If done correctly, the Windows Run Box will show up.
Type in explorer http://www.fixmypcfree.com/install/spyremoverpro

A single space must be in between explorer and http. Click OK.

A dialog box will be displayed by Internet Explorer. Click Run to begin downloading the program. The installation will start automatically once a download is done.