How to Remove Exciterewards.com Completely

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What is Exciterewards.com

• Exciterewards.com is considered as a redirect virus or a browser hijacker. Usually, this kind of malicious program comes bundled with some fake browser extensions and rogue software. If Exciterewards.com hijacks your browser like IE, Chrome and Firefox, it is going to interfere with your activities on the network ceaselessly. In this way, Exciterewards.com can take over the installed browsers and interfere with users’ online activities. In order to collect a lot of web traffic, this browser hijacker will not allow users to visit other sites. You’d better clear browsing histories and cookies frequently when your PC gets infected by this browser hijacker.

• You might pick up this browser hijacker when you accidentally install fake browser extensions and potentially unwanted programs. Additionally, you will encounter many pop-unders on Exciterewards.com. It is reported that Exciterewards.com can track the data and use it to perform evil activities. As soon as it comes into a computer, this browser hijacker will change the files of browsers and the existing settings. Some of them could remind you to click Yes or Download button to update the current browser version. Each time you open a random sites, you will be redirected to Exciterewards.com. Don’t click on these pop-ups. First of all, this malicious program will replace default browser homepage and even search engine. Otherwise you will potentially download malicious programs. Even though you reset the browser settings, you can’t fix the issue. If you have no idea how to fix the issue, you can read the following removal instruction.

How to Remove Exciterewards.com Completely

1. Stop Exciterewards.com associated running process in

Windows Task Manager

• Note: If you cannot close the Exciterewards.com web page, try this step; otherwise, go to step 2 directly.

• Press "Ctrl+Shift+Esc" together to open Windows Task Manager, click Processes tab, find your internet browser's running process and click on it, then click the "End Process" button.

• windows task manager

2. Uninstall Exciterewards.com related program in Control Panel

Windows 7/Vista users:• 1) Click "Start" ("Windows Logo" in the bottom left corner

of your desktop), choose "Control Panel".

• 2) Locate "Programs", "Uninstall a Program".

• 3) Look for suspicious or unfamiliar program, select this entry and click "Uninstall".

Windows 8 users:• 1) Click "Charms bar", choose "Settings" and click "Control Panel".

• 2) Locate and click "Uninstall a program".

• 3) Look for suspicious or unfamiliar program, select its entry and click "Uninstall".

• 3. Remove Exciterewards.com from web browsers

Internet Explorer:• 1) Open Internet Explorer, click on the gear icon, choose "Internet options", go to

General tab, enter your favorite website address, click "Apply".

• 2) On General tab, click "Delete..." button going to the "Delete Browsing History" window, click "Delete".

• 3) Click "OK" to close the Internet Options window.

• 4) Click "Start", find "Internet Explorer" and then right click on it, choose "properties".

• 5) On the pop-up window, go to Shortcut tab, delete the extension after ".exe" in Target, click "OK".

Google Chrome:• 1) Open Google Chrome, click on the icon menu (top right), select "Settings".

• 2) Go to On startup option, click "Set pages", delete the unwanted website address and then "OK".

• 3) Go to Appearance option, check "Show Home button", and then click "Change".

• 4) On the pop-up window, delete the unwanted website address in Open this page option, click "OK", and then uncheck "Show Home button".

• 5) Go to History tab, click "Clear browsing date…" button. On the confirm window, click "Clear browsing date", and then close Chrome.

• 6) Click "Start", find "Google Chrome", right click on it, select "properties".

• 7) On the pop-up window, go to Shortcut tab, delete the extension after ".exe" in Target, click "OK".

Mozilla Firefox:• 1) Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the icon menu (top right) and select "Options".

• 2) Go to General tab, click "Restore Default", and then click "OK".

• 3) Here select "History", click the "Clear Recent History…" button. On the pop-up window, click "Clear Now".

• 4) Click "Start", find "Mozilla Firefox", right click on it, select "properties". On the pop-up window, go to Shortcut tab, delete the extension after ".exe" in Target, click "OK".

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