Adprohub.com Redirect

What is adprohub.com?

adprohub.com is a rogue website identical to consertist.com, trackingclick.com, primosearch.com, and many others. This site redirects to various other suspicious sites.

Users often visit adprohub.com inadvertently - they are redirected by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that infiltrate systems without permission. As well as causing redirects, PUPs deliver malicious ads, stealthily run unwanted processes, and record various user-system information.

Potentially unwanted programs randomly open new browser tabs/windows and cause redirects to adprohub.com, which, in turn, causes a number (most likely 2 or 3) of consecutive redirects to other websites. These suspicious sites might contain malicious content. Therefore, such redirects can result in high-risk computer infections.

As mentioned above, PUPs deliver various 'malvertising' ads (for example, pop-ups, coupons, banners, etc.). These are displayed using various tools that enable placement of third party graphical content on any site, and often conceal underlying content. Furthermore, some lead to malicious websites and/or even run scripts designed to download and install PUPs/malware.

Therefore, clicking them risks further computer infections. Some PUPs diminish system performance by stealthily misusing resources to perform background tasks (such as mining cryptocurrency).

Potentially unwanted programs continually gather Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, geo-locations, website URLs visited, pages viewed, queries entered into search engines, keystrokes, and other information that might contain personal details. After collecting this information, developers sell it to third parties to generate revenue.

Potentially unwanted programs pose a direct threat to your privacy and Internet browsing safety. Therefore, all should be uninstalled immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	adprohub.com pop-up
Threat Type	Adware, Unwanted ads, Pop-up Virus
Symptoms	Seeing advertisements not originating from the sites you are browsing. Intrusive pop-up ads. Decreased Internet browsing speed.
Distribution methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, free software installers (bundling), fake flash player installers.
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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There are hundreds of potentially unwanted programs that share similarities. They claim to provide various useful features, however, these claims are merely attempts to give the impression of legitimacy. Only a small percentage enable the functionality promised - most are useless. They are designed only to generate revenue for the developers.

Rather than (or, in rare cases, together with) providing "useful features", potentially unwanted programs cause unwanted redirects (thereby promoting rogue websites, most of which are fake search engines), generate malicious ads (via the "Pay Per Click" advertising model), diminish system performance, and record various user-system information.

How did adware install on my computer?

Although some PUPs have official download websites, most are promoted using a deceptive marketing method called "bundling" and malicious ads. Therefore, PUPs often infiltrate systems without permission, or users install them inadvertently, without their consent. Bundling is stealth installation of third party applications together with regular software/apps.

Developers hide bundled programs within the "Custom/Advanced" settings, or other sections of the download/installation processes. Rushing these processes, skipping steps, and clicking ads exposes systems to risk of various infections and compromises users' privacy.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

The main reasons for computer infections are careless behavior and lack of knowledge. The key to computer safety is caution. Therefore, be very careful when downloading/installing software and browsing the Internet in general. Third party download/installation tools bundle PUPs (criminals monetize these tools by promoting third party software).

Therefore, download your applications from official/trusted sources and, preferably, using a direct download URL. In addition, carefully analyze each window of the download/installation dialogs and cancel all additionally-included programs. Cyber criminals invest a great deal of time and resources into designing intrusive ads.

Therefore, ost appear genuine and it is difficult to determine if they originate from the visited (legitimate) website. Most, however, lead to survey, pornography, adult dating, gambling, and other rogue websites. If you are redirected to these websites, avoid clicking ads until all suspicious applications and browser plug-ins are removed.

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Quick menu:

• What is adprohub.com?
• STEP 1. Uninstall adware applications using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove adware from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove rogue plug-ins from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove adware-type extensions from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove malicious extensions from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Adware removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window, look for any potentially unwanted programs, select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted program that causes adprohub.com redirects, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove adware from Internet browsers:

Video showing how to remove potentially unwanted browser add-ons:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently-installed suspicious browser extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the adprohub.com pop-up, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, select these entries and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the adprohub.com pop-up, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click "Extensions", in the opened window, remove all recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with adprohub.com pop-up removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active, click Safari menu, and select Preferences....

In the opened window click Extensions, locate any recently installed suspicious extension, select it and click Uninstall.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the upper-right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and click "Remove" below their names.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the adprohub.com pop-up, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

Commonly, adware or potentially unwanted applications infiltrate Internet browsers through free software downloads. Note that the safest source for downloading free software is via developers' websites only. To avoid installation of adware, be very attentive when downloading and installing free software. When installing previously-downloaded free programs, choose the custom or advanced installation options – this step will reveal any potentially unwanted applications listed for installation together with your chosen free program.

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