Bovada - How to remove

Bovada is yet another malicious application that you should not keep installed on your computer. It is officially listed as an adware, so once inside it will flood your web browsers with various advertisements.

It’s not very difficult to indicate whether your computer is infected with Bovada or not because usually those advertisements are labeled with a slogan “Ads by Bovada” or “Brought to you by Bovada”. This being said, if you notice this occurrence on any of your web browsers, your computer is definitely infected and you should take care of that.

There are two most common methods to eliminate malware like Bovada – you can do it either manually or automatically, so it’s completely up to you which removal method to choose. In case you want to perfrom it fast and easy, we suggest to go for automatic removal method.

Download reliable anti-malware application, such as Spyhunter or Malwarebytes and scan your system with it. It should detect and remove the threat just in a few moments. It will also protect your computer from similar infections in the future, so it’s worth to keep it installed.

However, if for some reasons you don’t want to download any additional anti-malware software, you can eliminate Bovada manually as well. This process might be complicated, therefore we have developed a step-by-step Bovada manual removal guide to assist you – scroll down below this article and take a look at it. Try to complete all steps correctly and you will be able to remove Bovada manually by your own.

To learn more about specific features of Bovada please continue reading this article. If you have some questions regarding this topic, feel free to ask them in the comments section below.

About Bovada adware

As we have mentioned before, Bovada is listed as an adware, so once inside it will flood your web browsers with advertisements in all kinds of forms, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, banner or contextual advertisements. New tab or even window with advertisement on it can be opened at any time as well.

Usually advertisements displayed by Bovada appear on e-commerce websites, such as eBay or Amazon. You will be offered to purchase something at very appeling prace rate. Do not fall for that trick – most of the time those offers are fake, it’s just a wise trick to win your attenion and make you click on one of those advertisements. And we do not recommend to do that.

If it happens so that you click on the advertisement displayed by Bovada 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.

Distribution Methods of Bovada adware

You can get infected with Bovada simply by downloading and installing some freeware from the Internet. For example, when you download and install some PDF generator or media player there is a chance that Bovada will be downloaded and installed alongside, without even warning you about that. To avoid this happening, you should always pay close attention to the installation process of freeware and keep your computer secured with trustworthy anti-malware all the time.

Manual removal of Bovada Ads

How to remove Bovada using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete Bovada from your applications.

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

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