VideoStripe adware - How to remove

VideoStripe could have been one of the websites you came across while looking for movie streaming services online. While it happens to promise an access to a huge movie database and provide the ability to watch them on the go for free, this is not true. Instead of free movies, you will be gifted with various annoying, malevolent advertisements and expensive Automatic membership renewal charges. Because of this and some other dangerous features, you should remove VideoStripe as soon as possible.

 

VideoStripe belongs to a company from Cyprus called Kelum Holdings Ltd. The website’s design looks very nice and trustworthy. It displays amazing features like ads-free movies, high quality, full movie database, great customer ratings, and even a free 7-day trial. And yet this pretty cover hides a dark side behind the movie streaming service, that a rare user knows about. If you would like to learn more about VideoStripe adware, please continue reading this article.

About VideoStripe adware

The VideoStripe adware ( Malwarebytes article on what is adware) works as a browser add-on that can be added to any web browser, including Safari. VideoStripe can be described as an advertising network that was developed specifically by the cybercriminals. Since they are banned from all legitimate advertising networks, crooks use adware like this to promote their websites and get some traffic to them. This being said, if you have VideoStripe installed on your computer, cybercriminals can reach you right on your web browsers on a daily basis and that’s really dangerous.

Crooks display Malicious ads which appear completely randomly, from time to time, so it’s really annoying. Usually, the popup displays some commercial offer, for example, to purchase something at an appealing price rate. Those offers can look really attractive, but don’t fall for that – it’s just a trick to win your attention and make you click on one of them because if you do so, you will be immediately redirected to other websites that may be owned by hackers or scammers. This way your computer can get infected or you can even get scammed and lose your money. Read more about Types of scam.

Yet another unwanted attribute of VideoStripe is data collection. Once installed it will collect various information about your web-browsing habits, such as browsing history, search queries, top visited sites or even your IP and email addresses. (How much information ads are tracking about you?). This information will be used for marketing purposes – the thirds parties adjust those advertisements according to the collected data and make them even more relevant and attractive to you this way, so chances that you will click on one of those ads rise. And that’s the main goal of VideoStripe because its creators get paid for every click you make. 

Lastly, the worst thing about VideoStripe service is that despite completely using users to earn revenue from ads, sharing collected personal data with third parties and putting customers’ safety in danger the Kelum Holdings company has the audacity to charge people with 0,5 to 2 EUR for verification, which is supposed to be refunded, but then if you forget to manually cancel the service after 7 free days, company automatically takes 49.99EUR out of your bank account for premium services, whether you want it or not. Seems like a deja vu of recent DropBox’s case.

How VideoStripe virus distributes and infects

In some cases, users are tricked by the deceitful appearance of the VideoStripe virus and install this program voluntarily, but most often malware is traveling bundled with other free applications, fake updates, torrents or bunch of files and software from suspicious websites. VideoStripe adware gets installed on users’ computers without them even being aware of that so the first infection signs you will notice only when it’s already setup on your PC.

However, spotting these signs is not a difficult thing to do because all advertisements displayed by VideoStripe are labeled with slogans “Ads by VideoStripe” or “Brought to you by VideoStripe”. If you have noticed this on any of your web browsers, your computer is definitely infected.

Additionally, when installing some new software never skip any steps and opt out for a custom or advanced install mode. This will allow you to see all available options and make changes. Reading all terms and conditions would be considered wise as well. In case it’s too late and your computer is already infected, wait no more and take needed actions to eliminate this malware.

How to solve VideoStripe malware infection

VideoStripe can be removed either manually or automatically. If you have no previous experience removing cyber infections, we recommend you to perform this automatically – it’s much easier and time efficient. Download a reliable anti-malware application, such as SpyHunter or Malwarebytes and scan your computer with it. It will automatically detect and remove the threat in no time. It will also protect your system from similar infections in the future, so it’s worth to have such an application installed.

However, if for some reasons you don’t want to download any additional anti-malware tools, you can get rid of VideoStripe manually as well. This process requires some specific knowledge, therefore we have created a step-by-step VideoStripe manual removal guide to assist you. Scroll down below this article and take a look at it. If you follow all steps carefully, you will be able to eliminate this threat for good. And of course, don’t forget to practice the safe in the future.

Manual removal of VideoStripe ads

How to remove VideoStripe using Windows Control Panel

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

Delete VideoStripe adware from your applications.

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

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