Ads by CheckMeUp Removal Guide - How to Remove CheckMeUp

Recently we receive some complaints from the users:

My browser is infected with CheckMeUp pop up ads. What is CheckMeUp? It always pops up on my browser. How can I stop it?

In this post, there will be the illustration and the tips to remove CheckMeUp.

Description of CheckMeUp

CheckMeUp  is an ads-supported platform which can be called as adware. It is created by cyber criminal to generate traffics and get the pay-per-click revenue. At fist, it presents as a browser extension which will always pop up on your browser and hijack your webpage.

The pop up from CheckMeUp will constantly convince you to download its application. If you download the CheckMeUp, it will display a lot of pop up ads by underlining some words on the websites and display related advertising on your browsers no matter you want them or not. You will see ads with label" Ads by CheckMeUp", "CheckMeUp Ads",etc.

CheckMeUp will slow down your computer perform speed by loading a lot of pictures and deals. It will also record your personal information and send to the third party for marketing. You should remove it quickly.

Solutions to remove CheckMeUp  

In this post, there will be two solutions to remove CheckMeUp :

1. Remove CheckMeUp manually.

2. Remove CheckMeUp by using SpyHunter anti-malware.

Instructions to Get Rid of CheckMeUp

Method 1: CheckMeUp  Manual Deletion

Step 1: Open Windows Task Manager and close all running processes.
( Methods to open Task Manager: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or Press the Start button->click on the Run option->Type in taskmgr and press OK.)

Step 2: Reset your browser setting

Firefox:

In the drop-down list of Firefox, go to Help and click on Troubleshooting Information.

Click on the Reset Firefox button to reset it.

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.

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.

Click on Advanced tab, press Reset button to reset IE to its default settings.

Step 3: Remove files of CheckMeUp   like the pictures showed:

Step 4: Go to the Registry Editor and remove all the infection registry entries listed here:

(Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box to search)

HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Main "Start Page" = "http://www.<random>.com/?type=hp&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search "CustomizeSearch" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"
HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Internet Explorer\Search "SearchAssistant" = "http://www.<random>.com/web/?type=ds&ts=<timestamp>&from=tugs&uid=<hard drive id>&q={searchTerms}"

Step 5: All the infection associated files listed below need to be removed:

%CommonAppData%\<random>.exe
C:\Windows\Temp\<random>.exe
%temp%\<random>.exe
C:\Program Files\<random>

Method  2: Automatic Removal with SpyHunter

SpyHunter is a world-famous real-time malware protection and removal tool, which is designed to detect , remove and protect your PC from the latest malware attacks, such as Trojans, worms, rootkits, rogue viruses, browser hijacker, ransomware, adware, key-loggers, and so forth. To keep SpyHunter Anti-malware on your computer is an important way to protect your computer in a good condition. Please find the instruction as follow. 

Step 1: Press the following button to download SpyHunter.

Step 2: Save it into your computer and click on the Run choice to install it step by step.

Step 3: Click Finish then you can use it to scan your computer to find out potential threats by pressing Scan computer now!

Step 4: Tick Select all and then Remove to delete all threats.

Note: Manual removal CheckMeUp demand a high computer skill. If you are not so professional on computer. Spyhunter can be your better choice, because it is capable of auto-detecting and removing viruses.

Download SpyHunter to Remove CheckMeUp  Now!