If you notice advertising by ClickCaption to be injected on Chrome, Firefox or Internet Explorer, this means that your system is infected with a parasite program. This page will help you remove step by step these ads.
ClickCaption is a browser add-on for Google Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer and launches the ClickCaption ads that are nonstop displayed on sites that you visit. The ClickCaption ads pop up everywhere when this virus is installed on your computer. Basically, this program is presented as a tool that allows you to search the web without leaving the page you’re on.
This adware is circulated by several sources: you can download it by its fake official site or you can be infected without knowing with fake plugins or other programs in freeware with which download torrent or streaming sites are full of.
This potentially unwanted program is designed to find out your internet activity in order to display you targeted ads that will pay the extension designers. Spyware use the recorded information without your knowledge to form databases that will then be resold to third parties. Therefore, every ClickCaption ad that is viewed or clicked, will make profit for its designers.
It’s better to read carefully anything you are offered to install before starting the installation process on your computer. Do not click too quickly on the “Next” button during the installation. If there is an “Advanced” button or a button that allows customizing the installation, go there just to deselect the additional programs that are potentially dangerous for your computer.
You should know that ClickCaption is considered as suspicious by 11 security software.
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How to remove ClickCaption ?
Remove ClickCaption with AdwCleaner
AdwCleaner is a program that research for and removes Adware, Toolbars, Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUP), and browser Hijackers from your computer. If you use AdwCleaner you can easily get rid of many of these types of programs for a much better user experience on your system and while browsing the internet.
- Download AdwCleaner (Official link and direct-download) :
Download AdwCleaner - Select AdwCleaner.exe with right mouse click and Run as Administrator.
- If User Account Control asks you to allow AdwCleaner.exe to make changes to your computer, press Yes to continue.
- Start scanning your computer for any malicious threats by selecting the Scan button, please wait.
- If AdwCleaner is done, it will display a list of malicious items detected, If you have nothing to uncheck, continue to the removal process and select the Clean button.
- Reboot your computer.
Remove ClickCaption 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 ClickCaption.
- 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.
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