IntelliTerm Adware - How to remove

IntelliTerm is a browser add-on that offers to look content up on Bing or Wikipedia without leaving the page. It also admits to being supported by ads as a way to remain free. However, while it is normal for free commercial products to show ads, IntelliTerm is classified by some as adware for the excessive number of advertisements it displays.

Besides showing too many ads, IntelliTerm is also criticized for using bundling for promotion, for being difficult to remove from certain browsers, and for altering browser settings that it shouldn’t need. Similar to FlowSurf, QkSee, and other browser adware, IntelliTerm is often installed by people involuntarily, collects data about them for the benefit of advertisers, and is pushing potentially dangerous content in its ads, including other malware.

How IntelliTerm spreads

Bundling is used to install IntelliTerm below your notice. Wrapper installers that are used by some freeware sites to “help” people download and install programs often include promoted software — applications whose developers paid to be automatically installed or offered during the installation. IntelliTerm has spread that way to quite a few computers.

Bundling is not the only way that malicious extensions spread. Ads are used, too, which is why IntelliTerm has such a nice home page. Sometimes the ads are honest, oftentimes other adware networks are used to direct people to the installation sites.

It might be surprising that an extension which is considered by many to be malicious can be installed so freely. After all, browsers take various measures to filter out the malware and only accept honest and safe add-ons to the official stores. However, sometimes malware does slip through the review process, change their functionality later, or act in a way that’s, while predatory, is totally legal on paper. That’s why you should not trust apps, add-ons, and programs just because they have some seal of approval or are available on a safe site. Each program should be reviewed individually before you trust it.

Is IntelliTerm harmful?

Too many ads are bad for productivity and annoying. Especially inline ads. The types of advertisers that usually partner with adware creators tend to be malicious and dishonest — the products and companies that were rejected by mainstream ad-networks. The ads somewhat dangerous — they promote fake optimizers, scams, and dubious products that are normally restricted to protect the ad viewers. Don’t underestimate how dangerous a malicious webpage can be: phishing scams, tech support scams, fake lotteries, and unsafe medical products constantly lose people hundreds of dollars. Besides that, the “Ads by IntelliTerm” are incredibly obnoxious: new windows, tabs, banners, pop-ups, ads on top of the content that you’re trying to view, and ads hidden so that you don’t even know that they’re open.

IntelliTerm has access to your browser, including your browsing history. The same technology that enables this extension to inject ads into any website allows it to see what you type in any page. Your usernames and passwords are at the mercy of IntelliTerm’s developers — you can only trust them not to read your data.

Like other hijackers, IntelliTerm reaches some people in bundles and infected installers. While this does not make the extension malware, it does signal the possibility that more malicious or unwanted programs are installed on your computer. If you were downloading bundles regularly and not watching your installations like a hawk, there are likely a few stealthy applications hiding on your machine as well, so that’s worth being concerned about. As if that wasn’t enough, IntelliTerm can be difficult to remove because of persistence processes that it runs. No program should make it difficult for you to uninstall it — that wastes time and is malware-like behavior.

Stop Ads by IntelliTerm

If you like IntelliTerm, you can keep using it, but then the ads will remain as well. There is no way of separating the two components of this application. If IntelliTerm is removed form your browser, though, the ads will be gone. Removed, IntelliTerm won’t be able to access your browser and make changes or get data anymore.

Follow the guide below this article to manually remove IntelliTerm from your browser. It might be needed to remove malware from your machine before that. Perform a scan with Spyhunter (Windows), or Combo-Cleaner (Mac) to detect all the suspicious programs, such as ones that might have smuggled IntelliTerm onto your device. If an application is detected as potentially unwanted (PUP or PUA), then it’s safest to just uninstall it.

Automatic Malware removal tools

How to remove IntelliTerm Ads using Windows Control Panel

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

How to remove IntelliTerm Ads from macOS

Delete IntelliTerm Adware from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the IntelliTerm Ads 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 IntelliTerm Adware 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 IntelliTerm Ads, 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 IntelliTerm 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 IntelliTerm Ads. Click on the trash bin icon next to IntelliTerm 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 IntelliTerm Ads, 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 IntelliTerm 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 IntelliTerm Ads 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 IntelliTerm 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.

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

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