Remove adf.ly Browser Hijacker Easily - Tips for Getting Rid of adf.ly Redirects

Article Summing up 

1. the way how adf.ly shows up
2. the annoying activities adf.ly performs
3. the way to remove adf.ly

The way how adf.ly shows up:

We all know that adf.ly is deemed as the modification of your original browser search engine and homepage. How exactly does this nasty thing show up on your PC and just manipulate your browser as it wants?

Usually, it lurks onto your PC by tow foxy ways. 

One of them is to fool you as a helpful or tempting attachment. As a cyber citizen, you will receive a lot of emails, some of which from your friends and your company and some of which are for advertising and strange ones. You might have opened some strange and looking very tempting email attachments, which is planted with exploit code that's capable of installing unwanted apps like adf.ly on your computer.

The other one is via turning itself into a bundled component of your desired freeware from the internet. You wouldn't know that adf.ly cheated you and it's you personally to get it on your PC. Never mind for the mistake you've already made. Please keep your eyes peeled when downloading and installing freeware, especially from the internet and always choose Customize Installation to uncheck the spam bundles.

The annoying activities adf.ly performs:

• Pop-up ad annoyance

You will be stuck with unstoppable popping-up ads, blocking your browsing sight.

• Redirect annoyance

You original homepage and search engine are set to adf.ly. Though you try really hard including uninstalling the infected browser and getting into safe mode with networking to remove adf.ly, unluckily, you are still being trapped with adf.ly which jump out whenever you click a link or open a new tab.

• Incidental unwanted application annoyance

The showing-up of adf.ly forebodes that your machine system has been attacked as well as vulnerable. As a result, incidental unwanted applications like adware, redirects, browser hijackers an ransomware are easy to encroach on your PC.

• Clumsy computer annoyance

As a cyber citizen, you won't have patience for the clumsy computer. You wouldn't ready to wait forever to download a webpage.

• Privacy stolen annoyance

It doesn't cry wolf that your privacy information like account login details including passwords can be stolen. Also, your browsing history can be tracked and collected for the third party.

Lucky you, offered 2 options to remove adf.ly.

Option 1: Remove adf.ly Manually from Your Computer

Note: in case ads by adf.ly or redirects from adf.ly block the computer screen or the PC performs badly, you are suggested to get into safe mode with networking before you try to remove adf.ly.

Get Into Safe Mode with Networking Processes:

for Windows XP/Vista/ 7
Restart your computer >> As your computer restarts but before Windows launches, tap “F8″ key constantly >> Use the arrow keys to highlight the “Safe Mode with Networking” option and then press ENTER >> If you don’t get the Safe Mode with Networking option, please restart the computer again and keep tapping "F8" key immediately.

for Windows 8

Pls press Alt+Ctrl+Delete keys together
You will see a blue screen with a power icon at the bottom right corner
Pls hold Shift key on the keyboard and click on power button and select “Restart”
Then you will get 3 options
Pls select “Troubleshoot” with arrow keys
You will then get into another screen with another 3 options
Then select “Advanced options” -> Pls select “Startup Settings”
See a “Restart” button at the bottom right of the screen?
Pls hit F5 to get into “Safe Mode with Networking”

1. remove adf.ly from the control panel

• Click Start and then choose Control Panel.
• Click Programs> Uninstall a program or Program and Features(for Windows 7,8, Vista)

• search for the unwanted or unknown programs; right click it and then choose Uninstall.

(Tip: If the program you choose to uninstall refuses your order, you need to go to end the running processes related to adf.ly in the task manager: click Ctrl+Alt+Del together to get the task manager; search for the suspect or unfamiliar process to end.)

 ( If you think it's complicated or you are not a computer savvy, please download and install the top removal tool to fix the adf.ly issue automatically.)

2. Remove adf.ly from the browsers.

2.1 Remove adf.ly add-ons from Internet Explorer

• Open Internet Explorer then go to Tools menu (press “F10″ key once to active menu bar) and then click on Internet Option a configuration page will be opened
• Click on Programs tab then click on Manage Add-ons, now you’ll get a window which have listed all the installed add-ons.
• Now disable the adf.ly add-on, also disable all the unknown / unwanted add-ons from this list.

2.2 Reset Internet Explorer

• Open Internet Explorer. Click on Tools menu (Press “F10” key once to active the menu bar), click on Internet Option. A internet option window will open.
• For IE9, IE10 users may click on Gear icon  . Then click on tools.
• Click on Advanced tab then click on RESET button.
• Now you will get a new popup for confirmation, tick mark on Delete personal setting then click on RESET button on that.
• Now your Internet Explorer has been Restored to default settings.
• Now you will appear a popup stated “complete all the tasks”. After completion click on close button.

Remove adf.ly from Internet Explorer homepage

• Open Internet Explorer then go to Tools menu (Press “F10” key once to active the menu bar) and then click on Internet Option a configuration page will be opened, then click on General tab. Now look into under HOME PAGE Edit Box you got adf.ly, replace it to www.google.com, then click on apply and close.

2.3 Remove adf.ly unwanted extensions from Google Chrome

• Start Google Chrome, click on options icon  (Located in very top right side of the browser), then click on Tools then, click on Extensions. 
• You will get a configuration page which have listed all the installed extensions, remove adf.ly extension. Also remove all the unknown / unwanted extensions from there. To remove them, click on remove (recycle bin) icon  (as shown on screenshot)

2.4: Reset Google Chrome – Restore to default setting.

• Open Google Chrome, click on menu icon  and then click on settings 
• Scroll down and click on “Show advanced settings…”option, after click on that you’ll appear some more options in bottom of the page. Now scroll down more and click on “Reset Browser setting” option.
• Now, Close all Google Chrome browser’s window and reopen it again.

Remove adf.ly from Google Chrome homepage

• Start Google Chrome, click on options icon  (Located in very top right side of the browser), click on Settings. You will get a configuration page.
• Under configuration page find a option named as “Open a specific page or set of pages” click on its Set Pages. Another window will come up. Here you will appear the bunch of URL’s under “Set pages”. Delete all them and then enter only one which you want to use as your home page.

2.5 Remove adf.ly add-ons from Mozilla Firefox

Open Firefox and then go the Tools menu (Press “F10” key once to active Menu bar) click on Add-ons, you’ll get a page click on extensions from the left side pane. now look on right side pane you’ll get all the installed add-ons listed on there. Disable or Remove adf.ly add-on, also disable all the unknown / unwanted add-ons from there. 

2.6 Reset Mozilla Firefox

• Open Firefox and then go the Help menu (Press “F10” key once to active Menu bar)
• Go to Help menu then click on “Troubleshooting information
• You will get a page “Troubleshooting information” page, here you will get “Reset Firefox” option in the right side of the page.
• Click on Reset Firefox option and then follow their instructions to reset firefox.
• Mozilla Firefox should be Restored.

Remove adf.ly from Mozilla Hompeage

• Open Mozilla Firefox, Click on Tools menu (If tools menu doesn’t appear then press “F10″ key once to active the menu bar) then go to Options, after that a configuration page will be opened, then click on General tab and then look on the very first section named as Startup. Under start-up you will see a HOME PAGE Edit Box, under this edit box you will see adf.ly, please replace it with www.google.com, then click on apply and close.
• Restart Firefox Browser

3. To Remove adf.ly from Startup

• Press “window key + R” (Flag sign key + R) you will get Run box then type “MSCONFIG into the run box then click on OK. You’ll get a msconfig window.

• In the msconfig window click on Startup tab, here you’ll get all the startup entries, so look on the list and then do Un-check the entries which is contains adf.ly. Also Un-check all the others entries which you found unwanted. then click on OK to apply all the changes

Option 2: in case you don't know how to remove adf.ly manually, you are offered an automatic one.

1. Download the professional version Spyhunter by clicking the botton .

• There are 2 selections offered: click Save or Run to install the program. We recommend you to save it on the desktop if you choose Save for the reason that you can immediately start the free scan by using the desktop icon.
• After downloading, double click the downloaded file and follow the prompts to install the removal tool.

2. Installing the professional tool to remove adf.ly completely, start with clicking Run to give your permission.

Click Continue to get the Install option

Choose I accept the EULA and Privacy Policy and then click INSTALL.

A good gain consumes time. Please wait for the files downloading... 

Take the chance to remove adf.ly. Click Start New Scan/ Scan Computer at once!

Standby and let it scan your PC. You can take a break for yourself since it will take a while.

You are close to get adf.ly out of your PC permanently. Click Fix Threats.

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You know the importance to remove adf.ly. If you are not so good at it, please install Spyhunter to clear it out. You know you can drag it away from your PC forever.

( Kris )