Kitty.dll “Virus” Removal

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Welcome to our Kitty.dll “Virus” removal guide. The following instructions will aid you in removing the unwanted software from your PC.

Do you know what exactly Kitty.dll “Virus” is? Is it a virus or some nasty malware? Can it affect my computer and my browsing? Can it be removed? The answers to all these questions you can find right here. On this page, we are going to give you some important information about this piece of software, why is it called adware and why does it bombard your screen with hundreds of intrusive ads, pop-ups, banners and nagging sponsored messages. We are also going to give you a free removal guide, which will show you exactly how to uninstall Kitty.dll “Virus” in case it has invaded your Chrome, Firefox, or IE, without your approval. So, stay with us until the end and get rid of the annoying ads and their source in a few easy steps. 

Kitty.dll “Virus” is adware – what does this mean?

Adware is a term which comes in short from advertising software and generally stands for programs that integrate with the users’ browser in order to display a huge amount of aggressive advertisements, different pop-ups, banners and sponsored messages. Kitty.dll “Virus” is a typical representative of the adware category and the reason for that is the never ending flow of intrusive advertisements it can generate. Its creators basically use it as a tool for aggressive online advertising and also involve it in revenue generation methods like Pay-Per-Click, which bring them income for every click that the displayed ads receive. This is a common marketing practice, which helps different vendors, marketers and software developers to advertise their products and services and also earn money from that. And even tough according to the law this is a perfectly legal activity, the adware programs are generally referred to as potentially unwanted by the users due to their aggressiveness, and many people would like to uninstall them from their machines in order to stop the generation of unwanted ads.

Adware and viruses – which is more malicious?

A lot of users tend to think that adware programs like Kitty.dll “Virus” are some sort of a nasty computer virus or malware, which has taken over their browser. However, if we need, to be honest, adware and malware are absolutely different categories of software and their purposes and activities cannot be even compared. A common misconception is that a piece of software like Kitty.dll “Virus” may corrupt your system, while in fact, most ad-generating applications of this type are basically harmless and are only focused on displaying different ads for the profits of their developers. They are not capable of destroying your computer, stealing your credentials, deleting your files or blackmailing you. A real virus or a malware like a Trojan or Ransomware, however, can surely do that. What is more, a real threat of this type can infect you without any visible symptoms and even hide deep inside your system until it finishes its criminal deeds. Kitty.dll “Virus” can never get installed on your system on its own. It requires your permission to set it up and it is up to you to allow it or disable it. Most of the users, however, don’t use the custom or advanced options, which are normally given in every installer. When they run a new setup, they simply skip checking for additionally bundled software, and this is what they need to do, because the adware usually gets installed in a bundle along with some other programs which the people download from the web.

Why would you not want to have Kitty.dll “Virus” on your PC?

To some users, Kitty.dll “Virus” can be an intolerable source of annoyance. It may not only interrupt your web searches with dozens of nagging ads and pop-ups, but there are a few other potential irritating effects of having this program on your system. Even though it is not as dangerous as a Ransomware cryptovirus and it won’t corrupt your data, this adware may seriously affect your browser by making it sluggish and causing frequent screen freezing and crashes. It may also use a good amount of your system resources for its useless ads-displaying activity, this way affecting the overall performance of your system. Another thing you may not be really aware of is that the adware can be programmed to collect data, related to your web activity such as browsing history, lately visited pages, bookmarks, likes, and shares. This is a practice, commonly used by the marketers to gain more information about your preferences and customize their ads accordingly. Unfortunately, you cannot disable the adware from extracting info from your browser, because this is an activity, which is usually controlled by the owners of the program. The only thing you could do to save yourself from the privacy invasion is to fully remove Kitty.dll “Virus” from your system.

Kitty.dll “Virus” Removal

I – Safe mode and revealing hidden files

1. Boot your PC into Safe Mode /link/
2. Reveal hidden files and folders /link/

II – Uninstallation

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1. Use the Winkey+R keyboard combination, write Control Panel in the search field and hit enter.
   
2. Go to Uninstall a program under Programs.
   
3. Seek the unwanted software, select it and then click on Uninstall

If you are unable to spot Kitty.dll “Virus”, search for any unrecognized programs that you do not remember installing on your PC – the unwanted software might disguise itself by going under a different name.

III – Cleaning all your browsers

1. Go to your browser’s icon, right-click on it and select Properties.
   
2. Go to the Shortcut tab and in the Target make sure to delete anything written after “.exe”.
   
3. Now, open your browser and follow the instructions below depending on whether you are using Chrome, Mozilla or IE.

• Chrome users:

1. Go to your browser’s main menu located in the top-right corner of the screen and select Settings.
   
2. Scroll down, click on Show Advanced Settings and then select Clear browsing data. Just to be sure, tick everything and clear the data.
   
3. Now, in the left pane, go to Extensions and look through all extensions that are integrated within your browser. If you notice any suspicious add-on, disable it and then remove it.
   

• Firefox users:

1. Similarly to Chrome, go to the main menu and select Add-ons and then Extensions.
2. Remove any suspicious browser extensions that you may have even if they do not have the name Kitty.dll “Virus” on them.

• IE users:

1. Go to Tools and select Manage add-ons.
   
2. Click on all add-on types from the left pane and check if there is anything suspicious in the right panel. In case you find anything shade, make sure to remove it.

IV – Removing Shady processes

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1. Go to your start menu, type Task Manager in the search field and from the results open View running processes with Task Manager.
   
2. Thoroughly look through all processes. The name Kitty.dll “Virus” might not be there, but if you notice any shady looking process that consumes high amounts of memory it might be ran by the unwanted program.
3. If you spot the process ran by Kitty.dll “Virus”, right-click on it, open its file location and delete everything in there. Then go back to the Task Manager and end the process.
   

V – DNS check

1. In the start menu search box write View Network Connections and open the first result.
   
2. Right-click on the network connection you are using and go to Properties.
   
3. Select Internet Protocol Version (TCP/IPv4) and click on Properties.
   
4. If Obtain DNS server addresses automatically is not checked, check it.
   
5. Go to Advanced and select the DNS If there is anything in the DNS server addresses field, remove it and click OK.
   
6. Click OK on the rest of the opened windows.