Bold Letters - How to remove

Bold Letters is promoted as useful browser add-on that will enhance you web searches significantly. However, that’s just one side of the coin. It will also flood your web browser with completely useless or even malicious advertisements. Usually users notice that their computers are infected with Bold Letters because of advertisements on their web browsers displayed by this adware are labeled with slogan “Ads by Bold Letters” or “Brought to you by Bold Letters”. So in case you saw that kind of advertisement on your web browser while surfing the Internet, your computer is definitely infected with this malware and you should get rid of it right now.

The ultimate way to eliminate adware like Bold Letters is to download reliable anti-malware, such as Spyhunter or Malwarebytes and scan your PC with it. It will automatically detect and remove the virus just in a few seconds. If your computer is infected with some other viruses, it will detect and remove them as well. You can use other anti-malware programs of your choice as well.

There’s also a way to get rid of Bold Letters manually. Since it requires some specific knowledge, we have developed a step-by-step Bold Letters manual removal guide to assist you – scroll down below this article and check it out. If you manage to complete all steps correctly, you will be able to eliminate Bold Letters by yourself.

If you have some questions related to this topic, feel free to ask them in the comments section below and we will do our best to answer them all. To learn more about specific features of Bold Letters, please continue reading this article.

About Bold Letters malware

It works as browser add-on that can be added to all most common web browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer or even Safari. This means that Apple users can get infected as well.

Once installed Bold Letters will display various advertisements on all of your web browsers. Those ads can be displayed in all kinds of forms, including pop-up, pop-under, in-text, contextual or banner advertisements. Usually they appear on e-commerce websites, such as eBay or Amazon and offers you to purchase some particular goods and services at appealing price rate. However, those offers most of the time are fake, it’s just a wise trick to win your attention and make you click on one of those advertisements this way. Therefore we don’t recommend to click on any of them.

If you click on one of the advertisements displayed by Bold Letters you will be immediately redirected to other websites that might be owned by various cyber criminals, such as hackers or scammers. This way your computer can get infected with other viruses or if you attempt to purchase something there you can even get scammed and lose your hard earned money. if you keep Bold Letters installed on your computer, various cyber criminals can reach you right on your web browser on a daily basis and that’s very dangerous.

Distribution Methods of Bold Letters adware

You can get infected with this malware simply by downloading and installing freeware from unreliable websites. Bold Letters travels bundled with other freeware so when you install some media player or downloads manage, there is a chance that Bold Letters will be installed alongside without you even being aware of that.

In order to avoid infections like Bold Letters always keep your computer protected with trustworthy anti-malware and avoid installing software from unreliable websites.

Manual removal of Bold Letters adware

How to remove Bold Letters using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Bold Letters 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 Bold Letters . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Bold Letters 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 Bold Letters from macOS

Delete Bold Letters from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Bold Letters  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 Bold Letters 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 Bold Letters , 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 Bold Letters 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 Bold Letters . Click on the trash bin icon next to Bold Letters 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 Bold Letters , 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 Bold Letters 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 Bold Letters 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 Bold Letters, 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 Bold Letters 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 Bold Letters . Click on the "Remove" icon next to Bold Letters 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 Bold Letters from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Bold Letters. 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 Bold Letters , 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.

Manual removal