Visual IM virus - How to remove

Visual IM virus is and adware that claims to improve your chatting on Facebook experience. However, it turns to be a very annoying application. The program displays advertisements and banners on your Facebook chat windows with various offers, for example, to buy some clothes, order food and so on. The program has been designed to make money, taking random users to sponsored websites.

Visual IM virus is considered to be a potentially unwanted program as it infiltrates into computers using dishonest methods. Besides, the programs put your system on risk to get infected with malware and other kinds of infections. Basically, it redirects you to websites that can be infected and you can get malicious programs from there. Visual IM virus can also be installed together with a rootkit.

If you wonder how it infiltrate on computers, the answer is simple. Most of the times adware programs are attached to free software that many people are downloading from the Internet. So if you want to avoid that, you have to always check if your free downloads contain any other programs bundled to them.

If you have noticed Visual IM virus on your Facebook, you have to make sure you remove it. The program doesn’t always include its uninstaller so the removal can be tricky. We provide the instructions how to remove Visual IM virus below:

1. Scan your computer using antimalware program that removes adware and browser hijackers. We recommend using Spyhunter.
2. Go to Control Panel -> Add and Remove Programs -> Check if there are any unfamiliar applications related to Visual IM virus. If you see any, remove them. It is also recommended to remove any other applications installed on the same day.
3. Remove the toolbar from all of Internet browsers:
   • For Internet Explorer: Go to “Tools” (or gear icon in Internet Explorer 9), -> “Manage Add-ons”. Look for Visual IM virus and disable it.
   • For Google Chrome: Click on the wrench or bars icon on the top right of the screen; go to “Tools”-> “Extensions”. If you see any extensions related to Visual IM virus, click on a trash can icon next to them.
   • For Mozilla Firefox: Go to “Tools” -> “Add-ons” -> “Extensions”. If you see any extensions related to Visual IM virus, disable them.
4. Check if your home page and default search engine are changed to the one you always used. If you see any unfamiliar address, replace it with your own, e.g. google.com.

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