Hi there. I’ve recently downloaded some font styles from the Internet and found out some programs – I don’t remember installing them. And then whenever I open Google Chrome, it starts showing Go Save ads and my internet is very slow. I have uninstalled all the suspicious application, set my dns to google, reset browser settings and deleted extensions, but I still had the same issue. So how do I get rid of those annoying pop up ads and remove this Go Save thing?
If you keep receiving pop-up ads titled with Go Save whenever you browse online, especially when you are on shopping website like eBay or Amazon, then you should be aware that there must be some kind of potentially unwanted programs or adware installed on your computer without your knowledge. Unlike a traditional virus, “Go Save” is categorized as adware that cannot be detected or removed by any security tools. Usually this program is produced by the bad guys to promote fake application and generate malicious advertisements. By throwing users tons of crazy ads, they can easily earn money from increasing artificial traffic. As similar as other adware, Go Save can change your browser settings without your consent no matter you are using Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome or even Safari. Whenever you go online, you will be displayed various pop-up ads that claim to help you save money and give you available coupons. At first sight, this program may seem to be a helpful software that provides computer users various deals and coupons, but in fact it won’t do the exact thing as it claims because once Go Save is downloaded, it may cause various issues that not only interfere with your privacy, but also decrease your computer’s performance.
Research shows that most advertising-supported software comes to computer bundled with other programs such as dodgy downloads like video player, fake adobe flash player or unwanted toolbar; In some cases, “Go Save” virus can even be packaged with something you’ve paid for. Once inside, you will find your default homepage has been suddenly changed to a strange webpage which you have never seen before. No matter how many times you have tried to reset the homepage, it will not allow you to do that. Also you will likely notice that pop-up ads marked as “Go Save” or others that come in different shapes and sizes are filled with your screen, without giving you any option to close down or minimize it. No matter how appealing the ads look like, you should NEVER click on any of them. Offers generated by this adware are fake information which indicate that you won’t benefit from them. Show no mercy by removing it as quickly as you can.
If you open your browser window (includes IE, Firefox, Safari and Google Chrome etc.) and notice immediately that your home page has been changed to a page you do not recognize, then your browser may have been hijacked by adware. For this type of adware, it can keep giving you Adchoices pop-up ads. Other malicious activities can be shown on your computer after hijacked are listed below:
1. It can not only change your web pages, but also alter other settings to add toolbars, pop-up advertisements, and bookmarks that you did not create.
2. It can modify the homepage settings of your web browser, more commonly by reducing your internet security options. And the worse thing is it prevents you from changing them back.
3. New toolbars or Favorites are installed that give you icons and links to web pages that you don’t want.
4. It may block you from visiting certain website you’d like to visit and show an error page instead.
5. It will display constant pop-up ads, sometimes in such large amounts that you are not able to close neither the ads nor the browser.
Go Save pop up hijacks your browser to redirect your web search results and changes the homepage and browser settings. To completely uninstall it from an infected system, manual removal is the first choice because sometimes antivirus software cannot pick up the exact computer threat timely or remove it permanently. Now most browser hijackers are quite similar to spyware and adware threats and therefore cannot be removed with the help of popular antivirus products. Users can follow the manual guide here to get rid of this browser hijacker completely.
1. Clear all the cookies of your affected browsers.
Since this tricky hijacker virus has the ability to use cookies for tracing and tracking the internet activity of users, it is suggested users delete all the cookies before a complete removal.
Google Chrome:
Click on the “Tools” menu and click the “Clear browsing data” button.
Select “Delete cookies and other site data” to delete all cookies from the list.
Internet Explorer:
Open Internet explorer window
Click the “Tools” button
Point to “safety” and then click “delete browsing history”
Tick the “cookies” box, then click “delete”
Mozilla Firefox:
Click on Tools, then Options, select Privacy
Click “Remove individual cookies”
In the Cookies panel, click on “Show Cookies”
To remove a single cookie click on the entry in the list and click on the “Remove Cookie”
To remove all cookies click on the “Remove All Cookies” button
2. End the malicious process from Task Manager.
Once Go Save adware is installed, computer user may notice that CPU usage randomly jumps to 100 percent. At any time Windows always has many running processes. A process is an individual task that the computer runs. In general, the more processes, the more work the computer has to do and the slower it will run. If your system’s CPU spike is constant and remain at a constant 90-95%, users should check from Task Manager and see if there is a suspicious process occupying the system resources and then end it immediately.
(The name of the virus process can be random.)
Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to quickly bring up Task Manager Window：
3. Show hidden files and folders.
Open Folder Options by clicking the Start button, clicking Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, and then clicking Folder Options.
Click the View tab.
Under Advanced settings, click Show hidden files and folders, uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended) and then click OK.
4. Remove all the malicious files related to Go Save ads hijacker manually.
%AppData%Local[random].exe
C:\Documents and Settings\LocalService\Local Settings\Temporary Internet Files\*.exe
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main StartPage
HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
Go Save pop-up is generated by potentially unwanted program that always performs a lot of activities to harm to the whole system. It can add malicious toobar and extensions to your web browser and then modify your browser settings against your will. When you browse Internet, there are numerous pop-up ads within your browser that ask you to download potentially unwanted program or fill up your information to complete a survey. Once you did that, you will put your computer in a dangerous situation and may also expose your personal details. In most cases, Go Save adware claims you can save both your time and money while you are shopping online if you click on its ads because they can provide you with valuable coupons, discount deals and other commercial offers, but in fact it is a useless stuff. Those ads are fake and it’s just a trick to win your attention and make you click on those ads. If you have noticed advertisements with labels “Ads by GoSave” or “Go Save” on your web browser, your computer is definitely infected and you should remove this malicious application as soon as possible.
Note: If you are not a computer expert and have no idea how to perform the removal, please contact experts from YooCare Online Tech Support for further help.
Published by on November 30, 2014 2:33 am, last updated on November 30, 2014 2:33 am
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