Virus Removal Tips: Guide to Remove CrossRider Effectively and Safely

Recently CrossRider has been complained by many computer users. What is it? If you keep receiving pop-up ads from CrossRider, which means your computer has got an adware or potentially unwanted program.

It is advertised to be a useful program to enhance your online browsing experience. However, is it really that helpful as it claimed? I am afraid not, according to the users' report, it can always come into your computer without your knowledge and display you ads no matter you want it or not. It is not suggested to follow the pop-up ads for CrossRider can collect your online traces or even steal your confidential information. It can make changes of your default browser settings like DNS setting to drop down other unwanted programs to come to compromise your computer. As time goes by, many users would find that their computers are running slower and slower than normal for it can consume your CPU usage highly on the backdoor.

Usually many unwanted programs like CrossRider can come into your computer via the deceptive marketing method called "bundling". Therefore, it is suggested pay attention to the user' agreement before you agree to install freeware onto your computer. Besides,it would be better to keep your virus database up to date and scan your computer frequently.

How do I manually remove CrossRider

Step 1.End up all suspicious related process

Step 2. Remove related add-on from browsers

Internet Explorer :

1. Click on the Tools -> select Manage Add-ons;
2. Go to Toolbars and Extensions tab ->right click on CrossRider-> select Disable in the drop-down menu;

Mozilla Firefox :

1. Click on the orange Firefox button on the upper left corner of the browser -> hit Add-ons;
2. Go to Extensions tab ->select CrossRider->Click Remove;
3. If it pops up, click Restart and your tabs will be saved and restored.

Google Chrome :

1. Click on Customize icon (Wrench or 3 bar icon) -> Select Settings -> Go to Extensions tab;
2. Locate CrossRider and select it -> click Trash button.

Step 3.Disable any suspicious start up items from CrossRider

For Windows Xp: Click Start menu -> click Run -> type: msconfig in the Run box -> click Ok to open the System Configuration Utility -> Disable all possible start up items generated from CrossRider.

For Windows Vista or Windows7: click start menu->type msconfig in the search bar -> open System Configuration Utility -> Disable all possible start up items generated from CrossRider.

For windows 8
1) Press Ctrl +Alt+Delete and select Task Manager
2) When access Task Manager, click Start up tab.
3) Locate and disable suspicious start up item according to the directory.

Step 4: Go to the Registry Editor and remove all related registry entries:

1. Click Start and Type "Run" in Search programs and files box and press Enter
2. Type "regedit" in the Run box and click "OK"

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\ BrowserSafeguard \ShortcutPath “%AppData%\[RANDOM CHARACTERS]\[RANDOM CHARACTERS].exe” -u
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run “.exe”
HKCU\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings\random
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Internet Settings “CertificateRevocation” = ’0

Step 5:Restart your computer to check the effectiveness.

Method two: Automatically remove CrossRider Permanently with SpyHunter.

SpyHunter is a powerful anti-spyware application which is aimed to help computer users to get rid of computer virus completely. It is easy to use and can get along well with other anivirus.

Step one: Download SpyHunter on your computer by clicking the icon below.