Ads by Traffic Junky - How to remove

Traffic Junky functions as a legitimate service to promote certain content through its advertisement network. However, apart from relatively genuine content, it may be involved in distributing malicious programs. For this reason, Ads by Traffic Junky are not considered to be safe and should be treated with extreme caution. To prevent your computer from being infected more dramatically, it is strongly advised that you do not interact with Ads by Traffic junky, even though some of its promoted websites could be interesting for a certain group of people.

Traffic Junky ads can be abused by malicious actors to deliver dangerous content to infected computers:

Type of threat	Adware, browser hijacker.
Traffic Junky infection symptoms	Ads by Traffic Junky show up often and without your interference, new browser tabs open, ads appear in webpages in unusual places, covering up content.
Causes of persistent Traffic Junky ads	Fake updates and installers, misleading ads, bundled freeware.
Stop Traffic Junky ads	Remove adware and malware from your computer (Combo Cleaner for Mac, SpyHunter for PC), uninstall suspicious software, including browser add-ons, reset your browser, use real-time protection to block threats.

The impact of Ads by Traffic Junky on your browsing

Advertising network

Traffic Junky is described by its developers as a useful tool to “help advertisers and publishers to achieve their marketing goals”.

It might be good for advertisers, but many website owners who subscribed to its service were extremely dissatisfied with it. The traffic did not increase as initially promised. Additionally, it was indicated by many disappointed customers of Traffic Junky that their websites were contaminated with advertisement banners containing malicious scripts leading to a wide range of unsafe domains. This would scare users, drive them away from the affected sites, and even hurt some of them by infecting their computers with malware. Still, malicious ads are spread by legitimate ad-networks, for example, Adclick ads or Adf.ly redirects.

It’s not uncommon for legitimate ad-networks to inadvertently promote malware and other harmful content because it’s not always easy to filter out malicious ads and not every network wants to give up the money that they make from unethical advertisers.

Dangerous ads

Ads by Traffic Junky may be injected into your browser as a result of certain adware taking control of your browser settings. It may be formalized as some standalone program included in the list of available programs, it may work through a certain browser extension (add-on), or it could simply be a browser setting.

Intrusive ads brought by Traffic Junky may also be caused by hidden processes or services running in the background. They will be launched whenever you start your computer.

Ads by Traffic Junky may be displayed practically in all popular browsers – Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Safari, and others. The adware produces a wide range of annoying pop-ups that eventually redirect you to suspicious websites. It might also open unwanted browser tabs.

Because of the Traffic Junky infection, while visiting legitimate websites, you may encounter more than normal advertisement banners, video or audio ads, coupons and other methods to promote specific content. This can be extremely frustrating and people often use the term “Traffic Junky virus”, even though this is a typical adware behavior.

Thanks to the Ads by Traffic Junky, your browsing might be interrupted and slightly laggy. The adware prevents you from properly reading the content of legitimate websites, harming your productivity.

Then there are the outright harmful ads that, if shown by Traffic Junky, could have real-life consequences:

• Redirects to tech support scam sites that sell bogus security and protection for a lot of money. They might even convince the victim to give criminals access to their computer.
• Counterfeit goods might be advertised and cause financial harm. Unregulated medical supplements can also have health consequences.
• Gambling sites and other adult content that’s vulnerable to fraudsters might be fake and cause financial harm.
• Get-rich-quick schemes might also cost a lot of money.

How to remove Ads by Traffic Junky

First of all, it is important to realize how exactly Ads by Traffic Junky may be injected into your browser. Understanding its infiltration methods will help you to avoid the intrusion of similar adware in the future.

• Misleading pop-up ads.
• Freeware downloads bundled with adware and other PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs).
• Fake Adobe Flash Player update notifications.
• Pirated software installers on P2P (peer-to-peer) networks.

It is very important that you exercise extreme caution while you surf the internet. There is a multitude of websites that are not safe and promote malware. Without good anti-malware protection, malicious sites and programs can inject malicious code into webpages, inject malicious ads, fictitious software update warnings, and other dangerous material.

Manually removing suspicious software from the list of available programs may help, however, this does not guarantee that Traffic Junky aware will be completely removed. Some malicious programs refuse to be removed, keep executable files on your system even after being uninstalled, or hide disguised as trusted programs, making it difficult to recognize them. We recommend you to refer to the help of Spyhunter for Windows, Combo Cleaner for Mac OS, and other good anti-malware programs that will identify the root of the problem and will get rid of it in an effective way.

Automatic Malware removal tools

How to remove Ads by Traffic Junky using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Ads by Traffic Junky install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Ads by Traffic Junky . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Ads by Traffic Junky easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Ads by Traffic Junky from macOS

Delete Ads by Traffic Junky from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Ads by Traffic Junky app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to Ads by Traffic Junky and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Ads by Traffic Junky, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Ads by Traffic Junky from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Ads by Traffic Junky. Click on the trash bin icon next to Ads by Traffic Junky or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Ads by Traffic Junky, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Ads by Traffic Junky from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Ads by Traffic Junky related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Ads by Traffic Junky, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Ads by Traffic Junky from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Ads by Traffic Junky. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Ads by Traffic Junky or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving Ads by Traffic Junky from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Ads by Traffic Junky. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Ads by Traffic Junky, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.