Is your computer receiving many ads, deals, coupons, banners from GlkSoft.com? Are you annoyed by those unsolicited pop-ups and want to get rid of them completely? Have you tried using a pop-up blocker, but only sadly to find that the pop-ups keep appearing? How can you effectively stop the GlkSoft.com pop-ups? Actually, you have to thoroughly remove the GlkSoft.com which is the root cause of the pop-ups. Don’t know how to do that? Please continue reading.
About GlkSoft.com
GlkSoft.com is a type of adware designed to pop up various targeted ads on the web pages which the infected users are viewing. No doubt, this adware is used for the purpose of generating advertising revenue and promoting particular products or services. Though it is not as malicious as a Trojan horse that would greatly damage your computer system, you should remove it from your computer as soon as possible. This adware would not only bring other malware, but also pose a threat to your personal information. Most of time, this adware comes bundled with free downloads, such as Adobe Flash players, media players and PDF Creators. Once installed, the adware will affect your web browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox and Internet Explorer. As a result, you will receive tons of pop-ups while surfing online with your browsers. It seems normal to receive ads in the age of internet; however, clicking on those pop-ups may lead to some unexpected problems. As we know that, ads are there to promote certain products or services. However, some software products promoted there may be malware in nature. If you happen to click and download such software, the consequences may be catastrophic. If you pay much attention to the pop-ups from GlkSoft.com, you may find that most of them are “targeted”, namely, they are delivered mainly based on your search habits. Actually, this adware is able to collect your personal information which may include search terms, email addresses and login details of various websites and then send to its creators furtively. So, to avoid unnecessary trouble, you need to get rid of this adware as soon as you find its signs on your machine.
Main Symptoms of the Adware Infection
* Computer performance decreases. It often takes a longer time to perform a simple task.
* Network speed becomes obviously slower and sometimes network is disconnected without reasons.
* Browser default homepage and search engine are changed to another ones.
* Search results are always redirected to some unknown websites.
* Tons of ads and deals pop up. Those pops up can appear on the computer screen, video player and the websites like Ebay, Walmart, Amazon, Best Buy.
* New website links are added to the My Favorite folders.
* Unknown toolbars, plug-ins or extensions are installed onto your browsers such as Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome.
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