Step By Step Guide To Uninstall AgileHelp

Description About AgileHelp

 

AgileHelp is an adware which is developed by unreliable company for getting benefit using deceptive methods. The main objective of its creators is to gain profit as much as they can just by rerouting user’s to third party web portals. However, some of the web pages promoted by this adware are safe and legitimate, but some of them can lead you to unreliable websites. AgileHelp has the ability to affect most popular Internet browsers like Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer., Safari, Opera, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge and others. So, it will be a huge challenge for you to avoid the unwanted browser redirection issue caused by this adware threat.

In most of the cases, Windows users get tricked into downloading and installing this unreliable program onto their machine by falling for its so-called ‘useful’ or ‘beneficial’ features. The tool provides claims to provide some useful features which supposedly increase browsing experience. Meanwhile, these provided links are no longer beneficial for you because right after the intrusion of AgileHelp PUP on your computer, you may start noticing the sudden appearance of irritating pop-ups and ads during your online browsing sessions. These adverts are mainly used by the creators of this adware just to gain advertising revenue through pay-per-click strategy. As a result, your infected browsers might slow down and even causes frequent crash due to the presence of countless advertisements on your system screen or every domains that you visited.

Spreading Methods Used By AgileHelp

Just like other adware infections, this threat mainly distributed using an unfair method known as software bundling in order to invade the user’s computer unnoticed. Due to the careless browsing activities of web surfers, AgileHelp adware and similar threats infiltrates their system without any consent. Therefore, it is strongly advised to install any third party programs on your PC with extreme carefulness because any mistake can lead to the invasion of unwanted apps or any precarious threats. Once it installs secretly on your machine, it starts capturing the data related to your browsing habits that might lead to the identity theft. So, it is quite important for you take possible steps to remove AgileHelp completely from your system.

Step:1 Remove AgileHelp or any Suspicious Program from Control Panel resulting in Pop-ups

• Click on Start and in Menu, Select Control Panel.

• In Control Panel, Search for AgileHelp or any suspicious program

 

• Once found, Click to Uninstall AgileHelp or related program from list of Programs

• However, if you are not sure do not Uninstall it as this will remove it permanently from the system.

Step:2 How to Reset Google Chrome to Remove AgileHelp

• Open Google Chrome browser on your PC
• On the top right corner of the browser you will see 3 stripes option, click on it.
• After that click on Settings from the list of menus available on chrome’s panel.

• At the end of the page, a button is available with option to “Reset settings”.

• Click on the button and get rid of AgileHelp from your Google Chrome.

How to Reset Mozilla Firefox to Uninstall AgileHelp

• Open Mozilla Firefox web browser and click on the options icon with 3 stripes sign and also click on help option with (?) mark.
• Now click on “Troubleshooting Information” from the given list.

• Within the upper right corner of the next window you can find “Refresh Firefox” button, click on it.

• To reset your Mozilla Firefox browser simply click on “Refresh Firefox” button again, after which all unwanted changes made by AgileHelp will be removed automatically.

Steps to Reset Internet Explorer to Get Rid of AgileHelp

• You need to close all Internet Explorer windows which are currently working or open.
• Now open Internet Explorer again and click on Tools button, with wrench icon.
• Go to the menu and click on Internet Options.

• A dialogue box will appear, then click on Advanced tab on it.
• Saying Reset Internet Explorer Settings, click on Reset again.

• When IE applied the default settings then, click on Close. And then click OK.

Restart the PC is a must for taking effect on all the changes you have made.

Step:3 How to Protect your PC from AgileHelp in Near Future

Steps to Turn On Safe Browsing Features

Internet Explorer: Activate SmartScreen Filter against AgileHelp

• This can be done on IE Versions 8 and 9. It mailnly helps in detecting AgileHelp while browsing
• Launch IE
• Choose Tools in IE 9. If you are using IE 8, Find Safety option in Menu
• Now Select SmartScreen Filter and opt for Turn on SmartScreen Filter
• Once done, Restart IE

How to Enable Phishing and AgileHelp Protection on Google Chrome

• Click on Google Chrome browser
• Select Customize and Control Google Chrome (3-Bar Icon)
• Now Choose Settings from the option
• In the Settings Option, Click on Show advanced Settings which can be found at the bottom of the Setup
• Select Privacy Section and click on Enable Phishing and Malware Protection
• Now Restart Chrome, this will keep your browser safe from AgileHelp

How to Block AgileHelp Attack and Web Forgeries

• Click to Load Mozilla Firefox
• Press on Tools on Top Menu and Select options
• Choose Security and enable check mark on following
• warn me when some site installs add-ons
• Block reported Web forgeries
• Block reported attack Sites

If still AgileHelp exists on your system, Scan your PC to detect and Get Rid of it

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