Remove Assist Point

Assist Point is an unwanted software usually attached to free software or to fake updates. Here’s a clear example of a modified setup program for CCleaner offered by 01net (a sister line of Cnet, download.com) where Assist Point is included:

Assist Point is presented as a software that “presents new features, content and tools to make your life easier. Assist Point allows you to perform web searches in several websites at once, offering related content, discount offers, website’s statistics, and a service to compare prices. After installation some automatic features might be activated.”

In other words, nothing you really need nor want… quite the contrary. If you wish to know their privacy conditions you must visit their website.

Once installed on your system, Assist Point will attach itself to every browser present in your computer, meaning Firefox, Internet Explorer and Chrome. Find it below attached to Firefox:

After this it can quickly start broadcasting its ads and collecting data about your every move online.

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How to remove Assist Point ?

Remove Assist Point from your browser

• Chrome
• Firefox
• Internet Explorer

Remove Assist Point with AdwCleaner

AdwCleaner is a useful tool designed to eliminate unwelcome toolbars, browser hijackers, redirects and potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) in Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome or Opera. AdwCleaner will require no set up and can be ran in a instant to scan your pc.

• 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 Assist Point with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is a light-weight anti-malware program that is excellent at removing the latest detections.

• Download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to your desktop.
  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.
• If an update is found, you will be prompted to download and install the latest version.
• Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for Assist Point.
• When the scan is complete, make sure that everything is set to Quarantine, and click Apply Actions.
• 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.

Remove Assist Point with HitmanPro

HitmanPro is a second opinion scanner designed to rescue computers that have become infected with viruses, spyware, Trojans, rootkits and other malware, despite continuous protection from up-to-date antivirus software.

• You can download HitmanPro from the below link:
  Download HitmanPro
• Double-click on the file named HitmanPro.exe (for 32-bit versions of Windows) or HitmanPro_x64.exe (for 64-bit versions of Windows).
• Click on the Next button, to install HitmanPro on your computer.
• HitmanPro will now begin to scan your computer for Assist Point malicious files.
• When it has finished it will display a list of all the malware that the program found as shown in the image below. Click on the Next button, to remove Assist Point virus.