Snarea “Virus” Removal

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

If your browser has been invaded by a program called Snarea “Virus”, there is something you should know. This software is a version of adware, which may cause certain changes in the way you are using your Chrome, Firefox, or Explorer browser and can be the reason for the generation of some intrusive and unstoppable flow of ads, pop-ups and banners on your screen. Lots of users have recently been annoyed by this ad-generating program and some of them have reached us with a request to help them remove the nagging ads and their source. That’s why, on this page, we have published a detailed removal guide, which contains step-by-step instructions on how to find and manually uninstall Snarea “Virus” and all of its ad-producing scripts from your system. We have also included some very useful information about the nature of the adware and the potential issues it may create, so make sure you go through it before you scroll down to the removal guide.

What is adware and what it is used for?

Programs like Snarea “Virus”, the main activity of which is to display a huge amount of advertisements on the users’ screen, are usually classified as adware. These pieces of software normally integrate with the users’ default browser by installing an ad-generating component on it and ensuring that every time the users open up a new tab or search for something on the web, a number of aggressive pop-ups, banners, and promotional offers appear on their screen. Such activity is generally considered rather invasive and has the potential of creating irritation and disturbance to the users, but we have to say that according to the law, it is perfectly legitimate. In fact, most adware programs like Snarea “Virus” are seen as a tool, which serves the needs of the online advertising industry and many vendors, marketers, and software developers make use of such software to promote their products, services and web pages. More often than not, adware is exploited in the Pay-Per-Click scheme or different aggressive promotional campaigns that aim to gain profits for the owners of the program thanks to paid or sponsored clicks or direct sales of the advertised items. And while the people who stand behind the adware can surely benefit from publishing their ads on your screen, it is arguable how such software can be beneficial to you as a user. Many people who end up with software like Snarea “Virus” on their PC quickly realize that their normal browsing gets seriously interrupted by the adware, that’s why they are eagerly looking for a way to remove it.

Can Snarea “Virus” be seen as a virus or some other type of malware?

If we have to compare a program like Snarea “Virus” with a computer virus or some other type of malware like Ransomware or a Trojan horse, for example, we have to say this program has no harmful effect on your system. Being a simple online advertising tool, adware has no intention to damage your PC, perform some malicious activities or get you involved in criminal deeds. That’s why, most security experts classify it not as a virus, but as potentially unwanted software and don’t consider it a serious computer threat. The only suspicious thing that Snarea “Virus” can do, apart from bug you with unwanted ads, is to collect some “traffic data” from your browser (such as your browsing history, latest searches, bookmarks and frequently visited pages) and use it to match its ads with your latest search queries. This allows the advertisers to show you only offers, which you eventually may be interested in and has nothing to do with espionage or credential stealing.

The case is not the same with actual malware, which has the potential to perform various harmful activities and lead to severe system malfunction or destruction. A real Trojan or Ransomware virus can affect not only your browser but will most probably corrupt your entire PC and all the data, found on it. That’s why you should be more concerned about this type of threats rather than a harmless ad-generating script like Snarea “Virus”.

How to remove Snarea “Virus” if it has already been installed on your PC?

Despite that Snarea “Virus” is not harmful, if this program keeps disturbing you, you have all the rights to uninstall it from your system and save yourself from its aggressive ads invasion. Many people, however, fail to locate and remove the adware correctly, that’s why they are not able to eliminate the stream of ads from their screen. In most of the cases, a removal guide is needed to effectively detect and delete the unwanted program and the one below contains all the instructions for that. If you implement them properly, in a few clicks you will be adware free.

To avoid future infections of this type, you should keep a few things in mind. Always stick to reputed software sources and don’t interact much with intrusive ads, spam, free downloads, different shady setups, bundles or automatic installation managers, which promise you a pack of programs for free. These are the most common sources of adware and they usually contain programs like Snarea “Virus” in the pack. If you really want to install a bundle, always customize it through the “Advanced/Custom/Manual” option in the setup itself because if you skip that and proceed with the “Standard/Automatic” option, you may end up with some potentially unwanted software on your machine.

Snarea “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 Snarea “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 Snarea “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 Snarea “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 Snarea “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.