How to Remove Playtopus Adware Completely and Safely

I have this annoying pop up that redirects me to a site called Playtopus.com, this happens on any websites including YouTube and it’s really irritating. What is it? What can I do to remove it? Any suggestions will be highly appreciated.

Brief Introduction of Playtopus Adware 

Playtopus adware is clarified as PUP (Potential Unwanted Program) since it can be installed inside your computer without your knowledge and always displays useless ads in your webs. Like many other adware, your computer can be infected when you carelessly open junk mails or click on the suspicious links in some infected webs. Sometimes, it is very cunning. It may come with some freeware which look safe to be downloaded.

At the time Playtopus enters into your computer, it can install new registry entries and files which will consume your memory space. Then your searching engine will be attacked and when you insert it, plentiful commercial ads, coupons, banners generated by Playtopus will keep popping up. If you think they can really save your money as they say and click on the links, you have been tricked.

Playtopus does nothing good for your benefits. First, it redirects you to unsafe webs where your personal information can easily be pilfered by the third party who may probably engage in illegitimate activities. Second, as we mention before, it can install unnecessary files, programs, etc. which will take up large space and lead to poor performance of your computer. Third, more viruses may follow it into yourcomputer since it has created a backdoor for them to get through. Thus, in order to make your computer return to safe state and protect your privacy, it must be eliminated as soon as possible.

Specific Steps to Playtopus Ads 

As a whole, there are two methods for Playtopus Ads removal, one is to remove it manually and the other is to remove it with antivirus tools like SpyHunter. It is safer and more effective.
Method One: Playtopus Ads Manual Removal 
1. Before you carry out all other removal steps, you should first reboot your computer in safe network mode by pressing F8 constantly. When Windows Advanced Options menu emerges, click Safe Mode with Networking and tap Enter button.

2. Remove Playtopus related programs from your computer in Control Panel
For Windows XP: click on Start button and select Control Panel, then pick out the related programs in the list of Add and Remove Programs to remove them

For Windows Vista and Windows 7: click on Start button and select Control Panel, then pick out the related programs in the list of Uninstall a Program to uninstall them.

3.Reset your browser to its default settings
Firefox: In the pull-down menu of Firefox, go to Help and click on Troubleshooting Information. Troubleshooting Information page should now be seen now. To reset your browser to its default state, click on the Reset Firefox button.

Google Chrome: Click on the Chrome menu on the right of toolbar and then select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom to click Show advanced settings. When it has been initiated, go down to the bottom and click Reset browser settings to reset Google Chrome to its default setting.

IE: Click Tools on the up right corner and select Internet Options. In the tab of Advanced, click Reset button to reset IE to its default settings.

Method TWO: Playtopus Ads Removal with SpyHunter 
1. Click on the Download button and save its application into your computer.

2. Then a prompt box will pop up to ask you if you will run it, click Run and wait for its installation.

3. When it finishes installation, click on the Scan button to begin scanning, when it displays the final report of detected threats, remove them.

Friendly Attention: If you are not skillful at IT, you are not recommended to remove it manually because you may probably mess up everything in your computer. Instead, you can try to uninstall it with SpyHunter for the reasons that it can automatically detect viruses, delete them and keep your computer in safe environment.