Remove teracreative (Detailed Removal Instructions) - Dec 2016 updated

teracreative Removal Guide

Description of Teracreative virus

What is known about the teracreative virus?

Teracreative virus is an adware[1] program that is created for delivering commercial content and generating pay-per-click[2] revenue for the developers. The developers do not care that an excessive amount of ads might bother and interfere browsing the Internet; they deliver so many pop-ups, banners and other online ads that browsers tend to crash or freeze regularly. Teracreative adware is a mid-level computer parasite. It cannot damage affected computer’s system or encrypt files; however, it can organize a meeting with computer infections that are capable of doing that. The program delivers ads that might lead to the suspicious third-party websites that have been created for spreading malware[3]. Adware uses a ‘virtual layer’ that allows placing third-party ads even on legitimate Internet sites. These ads might look like the real ones or feel familiar. This feeling might appear because the virus is capable of tracking your data and using your latest search keywords on the advertisements. Be careful with Teracreative ads. No matter how great online shopping offer or discount they provide, it might be only a cheap trick to get your click. Every click is worth some money, so developers use every possible way to reach their goal.

Teracreative redirect issues are also concerning. The virus can initiate sudden and unexpected redirects to various promotional sites or its affiliated websites. It often initiates redirects to clickus.teracreative.com, 55.teracreative.com or 41.teracreative.com sites. The purpose of these redirects is to boost traffic to the particular websites and help them to rank higher in the search results in Google. However, after the unwanted visit to the third-party site, you might catch serious computer infection such as ransomware or Trojan. Teracreative removal will help to avoid all these issues and protect your PC from cyber-threats. It might be hard to delete adware manually because it might have modified Windows Registry and added additional applications. However, it’s not enough just to remove adware-related components from the computer. It might have installed suspicious extensions to Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer or Safari browsers. We highly recommend opting for automatic Teracreative removal and clean your PC with FortectIntego.

How does adware spread?

Similarly to other potentially unwanted programs[4] this adware also spreads as an additional program in the software package. Users, who install software using ‘Basic’ or ‘Recommended’ setup, can expect teracreative hijack. Installation wizard does not openly disclose about additional programs and install them by default. However, if you opt for ‘Custom’ or ‘Advanced’ installation mode, you will be given a chance to see the list of additional applications and stop their installation. When you encounter the list of pre-selected applications, you just have to deselect them and continue the process. If you want to avoid other potentially unwanted programs, you should download new programs from reliable and safe sources. Keep in mind that file-sharing websites or online advertisements are not secure sources. Also, before installing any new software, read the EULA[5] and the Privacy Policy. These documents reveal important information about tracking data, third-parties, etc. If you do not agree with some of the statements written in these documents or they seem shady, you should not install the program and look for another one.

Suggestions for teracreative elimination

We have no doubts that you want to get away from these annoying ads, so we have some good news. You can get rid of them quite easily. All you have to do is to find and delete adware with all its components. At the end of the article, you will find detailed instructions how to remove teracreative manually. However, if this method seems complicated or you don’t want to waste your time with virus elimination, you have the second option – automatic teracreative removal. We highly recommend choosing this method for those computer users who does not have lots of experience in viruses. All you have to do is to install and/or update reliable antivirus or anti-malware program and run a full system scan.

You may remove virus damage with a help of FortectIntego. SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner and Malwarebytes are recommended to detect potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.

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Getting rid of teracreative. Follow these steps

Uninstall teracreative in Windows systems

For teracreative removal you have to find and delete all suspicious programs that have been recently installed on your PC. Look for DNS Unlocker, teracreative or similar.

Terminate suspicious programs from Windows 10/8 machines by following these instructions:

  1. Type Control Panel into Windows search and once the result shows up hit Enter.
  2. Under Programs, choose Uninstall a program.
    Programs in Control panel
  3. Find components related to suspicious programs.
  4. Right-click on the application and select Uninstall.
  5. Click Yes when User Account Control shows up.
    Confirm uninstall
  6. Wait for the process of uninstallation to be done and click OK.

Windows 7/XP instructions:

  1. Click on Windows Start and go to Control Panel on the right pane.
  2. Choose Add/Remove Programs.
    Remove the program
  3. Select Uninstall a program under Programs in Control Panel.
  4. Click once on the unwanted application.
  5. Click Uninstall/Change at the top.
  6. Confirm with Yes.
  7. Click OK and finish the removal.

Uninstall teracreative in Mac OS X system

  1. Users who use OS X should click on Go button, which can be found at the top left corner of the screen and select Applications. Click on 'Go' to open a drop-down menu and select 'Applications'.
  2. Wait until you see Applications folder and look for teracreative or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash. Click on each malicious application and select 'Move to Trash'

Delete teracreative from Microsoft Edge

Delete suspicious extensions from MS Edge:

  1. Go to the Menu by clicking on the three horizontal dots at the top-right.
  2. Then pick Extensions.
    Uninstalling apps
  3. Choose the unwanted add-ons on the list and click on the Gear icon.
  4. Click on Uninstall at the bottom.

Clear cookies and other data:

  1. Click on the Menu and from the context menu select Privacy & security.
  2. Under Clear browsing data, select Choose what to clear.
    Clear data
  3. Choose everything except passwords, and click on Clear.

Alter new tab and homepage settings:

  1. Click the menu icon and choose Settings.
  2. Then find On startup section.
  3. Click Disable if you found any suspicious domain.

Reset MS Edge fully:

  1. Click on the keyboard Ctrl + Shift + Esc to open Task Manager.
  2. Choose More details arrow at the bottom.
  3. Go to Details tab.
    Task Manager processes
  4. Now scroll down and locate every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it.
  5. Right-click on each of them and select End Task to stop MS Edge from running.

When none of the above solves the issue, you might need an advanced Edge reset method, but you need to backup your data before proceeding.

  1. Find the following folder on the PC: C:\\Users\\%username%\\AppData\\Local\\Packages\\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe.
  2. Press Ctrl + A on your keyboard to select all folders.
    Folders
  3. Right-click on the selection and choose Delete
  4. Right-click on the Start button and pick Windows PowerShell (Admin).
    PowerShell clearing
  5. Copy and paste the following command, and then press Enter:

    Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register “$($_.InstallLocation)\\AppXManifest.xml” -Verbose

Instructions for Chromium-based Edge

Delete extensions:

  1. Open Edge and click Settings.
  2. Then find Extensions.
    Chromium-Edge
  3. Delete unwanted extensions with the Remove.

Clear cache and site data:

  1. Click on Menu and then Settings.
  2. Find Privacy and services.
  3. Locate Clear browsing data, then click Choose what to clear.
    Reseting
  4. Time range.
  5. Click All time.
  6. Select Clear now.

Reset Chromium-based MS Edge browser fully:

  1. Go to Settings.
  2. On the left side, choose Reset settings.
    Full browser reset
  3. Select Restore settings to their default values.
  4. Click Reset.

Delete teracreative from Mozilla Firefox (FF)

Look through the list of extensions and if you see DNS Unlocker or teracreative, or similar suspicious applications, uninstall them as shown below.

Remove suspicious Firefox extensions:

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox browser and click on the three horizontal lines at the top-right to open the menu.
  2. Select Add-ons in the context menu.
    Browser settings
  3. Choose plugins that are creating issues and select Remove.

Reset the homepage on the browser:

  1. Click three horizontal lines at the top right corner.
  2. This time select Options.
  3. Under Home section, enter your preferred site for the homepage that will open every time you launch Mozilla Firefox.

Clear cookies and site data:

  1. Click Menu and pick Options.
  2. Find the Privacy & Security section.
  3. Scroll down to choose Cookies and Site Data.
    Blocking sites
  4. Click on Clear Data… option.
  5. Click Cookies and Site Data, Cached Web Content and press Clear.

Reset Mozilla Firefox:

If none of the steps above helped you, reset Mozilla Firefox as follows:

  1. Open Mozilla Firefox and go to the menu.
  2. Click Help and then choose Troubleshooting Information.
    Troubleshooting issues
  3. Locate Give Firefox a tune-up section, click on Refresh Firefox…
  4. Confirm the action by pressing on Refresh Firefox on the pop-up.
    Reset the Firefox

Chrome browser reset

Check the list of extensions and remove all extensions that are related to DNS Unlocker or teracreative, or similar.

Find and remove suspicious extensions from Google Chrome:

  1. In Google Chrome, open the Menu by clicking three vertical dots at the top-right corner.
  2. Select More tools > Extensions.
  3. Once the window opens, you will see all the installed extensions.
  4. Find any suspicious add-ons related to any PUP.
  5. Uninstall them by clicking Remove. Removing extensions

Clear cache and web data from Chrome:

  1. Click the Menu and select Settings.
  2. Find Privacy and security section.
  3. Choose Clear browsing data.
  4. Select Browsing history.
  5. Cookies and other site data, also Cached images and files.
  6. Click Clear data. Clearing data

Alter settings of the homepage:

  1. Go to the menu and choose Settings.
  2. Find odd entries in the On startup section.
  3. Click on Open a specific or set of pages.
  4. Then click on three dots and look for the Remove option.

Reset Google Chrome fully:

You might need to reset Google Chrome and properly eliminate all the unwanted components:

  1. Go to Chrome Settings.
  2. Once there, scroll down to expand Advanced section.
  3. Scroll down to choose Reset and clean up.
  4. Click Restore settings to their original defaults.
  5. Click Reset settings again. Resetting Google Chrome

Delete teracreative from Safari

In the list of extensions look for DNS Unlocker or teracreative, or similar applications. Once you find them, uninstall without hesitation.

Get rid of questionable extensions from Safari:

  1. Click Safari.
  2. Then go to Preferences…
    Preferences of Safari
  3. Choose Extensions on the menu.
  4. Select the unwanted extension and then pick Uninstall.

Clear cookies from Safari:

  1. Click Safari.
  2. Choose Clear History…
    Clearing history
  3. From the drop-down menu under Clear, find and pick all history.
  4. Confirm with Clear History.

Reset Safari fully:

  1. Click Safari and then Preferences…
  2. Choose the Advanced tab.
  3. Tick the Show Develop menu in the menu bar.
  4. From the menu bar, click Develop.
    Empty caches
  5. Then select Empty Caches.

Even if you have completed all the steps above, we still strongly recommend you to scan your computer system with a powerful anti-malware software. It is advisable to do that because an automatic malware removal tool can detect and delete all remains of teracreative, for instance, its registry keys. The anti-malware program can help you to easily detect and eliminate possibly dangerous software and malicious viruses in an easy way. You can use any of our top-rated malware removal programs: FortectIntego, SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner or Malwarebytes.

How to prevent from getting adware

A proper web browser and VPN tool can guarantee better safety

As online spying becomes an increasing problem, people are becoming more interested in how to protect their privacy. One way to increase your online security is to choose the most secure and private web browser. But if you want complete anonymity and security when surfing the web, you need Private Internet Access VPN service. This tool successfully reroutes traffic across different servers, so your IP address and location remain protected. It is also important that this tool is based on a strict no-log policy, so no data is collected and cannot be leaked or made available to first or third parties. If you want to feel safe on the internet, a combination of a secure web browser and a Private Internet Access VPN will help you.

Recover files damaged by a dangerous malware attack

Despite the fact that there are various circumstances that can cause data to be lost on a system, including accidental deletion, the most common reason people lose photos, documents, videos, and other important data is the infection of malware.

Some malicious programs can delete files and prevent the software from running smoothly. However, there is a greater threat from the dangerous viruses that can encrypt documents, system files, and images. Ransomware-type viruses focus on encrypting data and restricting users’ access to files, so you can permanently lose personal data when you download such a virus to your computer.

The ability to unlock encrypted files is very limited, but some programs have a data recovery feature. In some cases, the Data Recovery Pro program can help recover at least some of the data that has been locked by a virus or other cyber infection.

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