How to stop Ads by SaferSurf

The odds are that you will encounter some unusual SaferSurf ads while you look for the information through your browser. This actually means that your system has been infected by a potentially unwanted program classified as adware. There are many of them actively spread online these days. Furthermore, there are many other absolutely similar programs with just different names. All of them are distributed along with many other free programs downloaded by users from all kinds of online software download resources. We can’t say that Ads by SaferSurf are malicious to be clicked. Yet, they are not pleasant for a user to observe. Due to their multiple occurrence nature they are truly very annoying. In this guide we will help you to disable Ads by SaferSurf from your browser.

SaferSurf adware

The problem of SaferSurf adware intrusion is the issue for browsers like Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, which are the most vulnerable ones to adware attacks. This particular adware is able to convert regular words of a visited websites into links. So, when you move the PC mouse towards such words, a special advertisement banner will pop up, bringing such Ads by SaferSurf everywhere. In some cases the name of this adware can be presented in all lower case letters, but this doesn’t really make any difference.

It is true that Ads by SaferSurf are very multiple. No matter which website you visit – you will see such ads popping up just everywhere. The truth is that clicking such pop-up windows and ads may result in your browser being redirected to other random websites, which may infect your PC with tons of other malicious or potentially unwanted programs. So, we recommend you to stay away from clicking such ads, no matter how attractive or intrusive they could be.

How to remove Ads by SaferSurf from your PC? This is surely a good question which deserves to be answered in a professional way. We recommend you to first disable this adware from the list of add-ons or extensions of your browser. Remove any adware through the Control Panel of your PC. Finally, please scan your computer with a powerful anti-malware tool to detect and remove SaferSurf adware from your system. Delete all infections found and reset your browser with its help. Please follow the uninstall guidelines below.


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SaferSurf adware detailed removal instructions

Step 1. Uninstalling SaferSurf from the Control Panel of your computer.

Instructions for Windows XP, Vista and 7 operating systems:

  1. Make sure that all your browsers infected with SaferSurf adware are shut down (closed).
  2. Click “Start” and go to the “Control Panel“:
  3. Start - Control Panel

  4. In Windows XP click “Add or remove programs“:
  5. Add or remove programs in Windows XP

  6. In Windows Vista and 7 click “Uninstall a program“:
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  8. Uninstall SaferSurf. To do it, in Windows XP click “Remove” button related to it. In Windows Vista and 7 right-click this adware program with the PC mouse and click “Uninstall / Change“.

Instructions for Windows 8 operating system:

  1. Move the PC mouse towards the top right hot corner of Windows 8 screen, click “Search“:
  2. Windows 8 search

  3. Type “Uninstall a program“, then click “Settings“:
  4. Uninstall a program in Windows 8

  5. In the left menu that has come up select “Uninstall a program“:
  6. Uninstall a program in Win 8

  7. Uninstall SaferSurf program. To do it, in Windows 8 right-click such adware program with the PC mouse and click “Uninstall / Change“.

Step 2. Removing adware from the list of add-ons and extensions of your browser.

In addition to removal of adware from the Control Panel of your PC as explained above, you also need to remove this adware from the add-ons or extensions of your browser. Please follow this guide for managing browser add-ons and extensions for more detailed information. Remove any items related to SaferSurf adware and other unwanted applications installed on your PC.

Step 3. Scanning your computer with reliable and effective security software for removal of all adware remnants.

  1. Download Plumbytes Anti-Malware through the download button above.
  2. Install the program and scan your computer with it.
  3. At the end of scan click “Apply” to remove all infections associated with this adware.
  4. Important! It is also necessary that you reset your browsers with Plumbytes Anti-Malware after this particular adware removal. Shut down all your available browsers now.
  5. In Plumbytes Anti-Malware click “Tools” tab and select “Reset browser settings“:
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  7. Select which particular browsers you want to be reset and choose the reset options:
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  9. Click “Reset browser settings” button.
  10. You will receive the confirmation windows about browser settings reset successfully.
  11. Reboot your PC now.