Following along the “Alert-Adwares” line, meaning Coupon Alert, Zombie Alert, Storm Alert, Finance Alert, etc… we have now a new version, Celebrity Alert. All these adwares are developed by the same company, thus the goal is the same for all of them, and it the case of Celebrity Alert we’re not talking about keeping you up to date with the latest news around your favorite celebrities, even though that’s what their website says…
What does Celebrity Alert wants from me?
Celebrity Alert is not a dangerous virus, however this doesn’t mean it’s good for you. The only interest of this software is in all the personal data it can collect about you to sell it afterwards. In the meantime it will make the best out of its presence in your system to show you as much publicity as possible in every website you visit, it doesn’t matter which browser you use. Either Chrome, Internet Explorer or Firefox can be affected by this adware if they’re installed in your computer at the moment you got infected.
How did Celebrity Alert end up in my computer?
Look no further than your own reflection in the mirror, as it was you and only you who made it possible (unless of course your little brother or sister got to your computer without you noticing it). Actually by installing free software is how Celebrity Alert ends up installed in our computers. By going too fast while installing we won’t notice what else is being offered besides the wanted software, so without knowing it the adware is installed. Being aware and careful is important while installing software from the net to avoid this kind of problems.
For your information please know that Celebrity Alert is considered as a malware by 10 anti-viruses.
Show the other 6 anti-virus detections
How to remove Celebrity Alert ?
Remove Celebrity Alert with CCleaner
- Download and install CCleaner by Piriform by clicking the button below.
Download CCleaner - Once the program is installed go to the Cleaner section and click the Analyze button. Once the scan is complete, click the Run Cleaner button.
- Then go to Tools > Startup and locate in each tab (starting with Windows, Internet Explorer) of suspicious statements which involve Celebrity Alert or similar names. Whenever click Remove and Delete .
- Finally go to Tools > Uninstall , search for Celebrity Alert from the list and click Remove if you find it.
Remove Celebrity Alert with AdwCleaner
AdwCleaner is a useful tool made to eliminate undesired toolbars, browser hijackers, redirects and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome or Opera. AdwCleaner needs no installation and can be ran in a instantaneous to scan your computer.
- Please download AdwCleaner by Xplode and save to your Desktop :
Download AdwCleaner - Double-click on AdwCleaner.exe to run the tool (Windows Vista/7/8 users : right-click and select Run As Administrator).
- Click on the Scan button.
- After the scan has finished, click on the Clean button..
- Press OK again to allow AdwCleaner to restart the computer and complete the removal process.
Remove Celebrity Alert with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware detects and removes malware like worms, Trojans, rootkits, rogues, spyware, and more. All you have to do is launch Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free and run a scan. If you want even better protection, consider Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Premium and its instant real-time scanner that automatically prevents malware and websites from infecting your PC.
- Download MalwareBytes Anti-Malware :
Premium Version Free Version (without Real-time protection) - Install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware using the installation wizard.
- Once installed, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program, and that a scan has never been run on your system. To start a system scan you can click on the Fix Now button.
- Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now check for updates, and if there are any, you will need to click on the Update Now button.
- Once the program has loaded, select Scan now.
- When the scan is done, you will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware has detected. To remove the malicious programs that Malwarebytes Anti-malware has found, click on the Quarantine All button, and then click on the Apply Now button.
- When removing the files, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot your computer, please allow it to do so.
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