AdsKeeper Adware - How to remove

AdsKeeper is a legitimate advertising network and you can see its ads on some of the most popular websites. At the same time, some people have had issues with AdsKeeper ads appearing in unexpected places, spamming their notifications, or replacing their normal ads. On occasion, these issues are caused by AdsKeeper adware – programs that inject ads into your browser, notification spammers, and other potentially unwanted software by abusing the AdsKepper platform. In such cases, you can remove the adware and stop the unwanted ads.

About AdsKeeper adware:

Type of threat	Adware.
Causes of AdsKeeper adware	Malicious programs and apps, infected websites.
Problems caused by adware	Pop-ups and redirects in your browser, ad injection, slower internet.
How to stop AdsKeeper adware	Scan your computer with antivirus apps (Spyhunter for PC, Combo Cleaner for Mac, etc.), check your computer and your browser for infections, check your router.

What AdsKeeper adware looks like

It’s important to underline that, though AdsKeeper ads are clickbaity, they are not dangerous. They appear on popular sites and one of their draws is that they’re styled to look like links to articles. This means that they’re less distracting than most ads, which is nice. That is, if you don’t mind the occasional picture of weird food ingredients and close-ups of people’s nail fungus. AdsKeeper has a lot of those for some reason.

In addition to being eye-catching, AdsKeeper ads can target users based on the information that’s been collected about their browsing habits. That means that you will see the ads that AdsKeeper thinks are most relevant to you. Advertisers like that.

The only problem is when/if AdsKeeper ads appear unexpectedly where they should not be. Here’s what AdsKeeper adware can look like:

• Infected sites show redirects and ads that they should not show.
• Notifications spam your browser and send you unwanted ads.
• Malicious browser extensions that replace advertisements as they appear on your screen. They can also hijack searches, cause pop-ups, browser redirects, and other issues.
• Adware programs and apps that are like a more powerful and aggressive version of a malicious browser extension.

Ad injection can manifest in AdsKeeper ads appearing where did usually did not. Ads may also appear out-of-place, cover up the real content, and slow down the browser.

Seeing ads labeled with AdsKeeper does not mean that you’re infected. But if you think that something’s suspicious, do check it out. It’s not uncommon for legitimate ad-networks like AdsKeeper to be abused by malicious actors. Infolinks, Adcash, and other networks sometimes suffer from similar abuse.

Constantly getting links and pop-ups for Adskeeper.co.uk, MGID, being unexpectedly redirected to Mydailytips.net, Bodysecretrevelation.com, other supplement-pushing sites and various free-to-play browser games – this is not normal. If you’re suffering from excessive ads and some of them are from AdsKeeper, then the cause could well be an adware infection, even if the ads themselves are not malicious.

How to stop AdsKeeper adware

Infected sites

If you come across a website that shows malicious pop-ups and redirects you to a bad site, you can’t do much besides writing an email to the site’s administrators and hoping for them to solve the problem. It’s useful for them if you have the addresses or screenshots of the redirect. Some sites get infected by being injected with malware, by using a plugin that was exploited by malicious actors, or showing ads that got replaced with malicious links – there are many ways for websites to show malicious ads through no fault of theirs. Then again, some sites do allow such aggressive ads. It depends.

Notifications

If you get AdsKeeper ads as notifications in your web browser, then you must have subscribed to a site that uses AdsKeeper for push advertising. Some site owners do this without realizing just how annoying notification ads are. Others do it on purpose, knowing that not everyone knows how to block notifications. Here’s how:

1. Open the web browser that’s receiving the AdsKeeper pop-ups. Then:
   • Chrome – type “chrome://settings/content/notifications” in the address box.
   • Safari – in the Safari menu, choose Preferences, Websites, Notifications.
   • New Edge – type “edge://settings/content/notifications” in the address box.
   • Firefox – open Settings, Preferences, Privacy & Security, scroll down to Permissions, and click on Settings next to Notifications.
2. In the list of sites that are allowed to send you notifications, find the ones that you are suspicious of, click the button next to their names, and choose to block them.
3. Alternatively, block all notifications.

Malicious extensions and adware infections

If AdsKeeper ads are replacing normal ads on webpages, that’s probably the work of some malware. There are a few possibilities:

• A malicious browser extension that affects one of your web browsers.
• Malware on your computer that can affect all browsers or only your main browser.
• Infected router or ads injected by your internet service provider. This affects everyone who uses the same WiFi or ISP.

To remove AdsKeeper adware if it’s a malicious app or browser extension, you can scan your device with an anti-malware tool (Spyhunter for Windows, Combo Cleaner for macOS, others). You can also review all of your installed applications (the Applications folder on macOS) and programs (Control Panel -> Uninstall a program). To review your browser extensions, open browser settings (instructions in the last section).

Infected routers should only require you to do a factory reset on your modem and router. You can go more in-depth, too. If you don’t have access to your router, find out who does, who the administrator is, and contact them.

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How to remove AdsKeeper Adware using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like AdsKeeper Adware 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 AdsKeeper Adware . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make AdsKeeper Adware 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.

TopRemoving AdsKeeper Adware 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 AdsKeeper Adware. Click on the trash bin icon next to AdsKeeper Adware 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 AdsKeeper Adware, 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.

How to remove AdsKeeper Adware 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 AdsKeeper Adware. Click on the "Remove" icon next to AdsKeeper Adware 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 AdsKeeper Adware from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the AdsKeeper Adware. 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 AdsKeeper Adware, 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.

TopRemoving AdsKeeper Adware 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 AdsKeeper Adware 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 AdsKeeper Adware, 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.