"Recommendation Updates" on Freecodecheck.com - How to Get Rid of It Completely

Victims Report:

• "Recently I get redirected to some irrelevant pages during my browsing. It happens frequently and I am bored with being forced to visited the pages against my will."
• "A page of freecodecheck.com domain comes as a new tab as long as I run my Firefox. It suggests me to download a media player update. Is it reliable?"
• "I found that since I downloaded and install a media player updater, my browser works abnormally. It become sluggish. I also found some plugins and bookmarks on my browsers that I did not try to get."

What is freecodecheck.com page exactly?

Freecodecheck.com pop-up is actually an ad supported by the adware or malicious plugins in your computer, which pretends to be a normal media player update message. This ad aims to generate pay-per-downloaded revenue by misleading users to download its files in the name of important updates. Users who get its file will only receive an installer of unwanted programs. It is reported that these unwanted programs will badly affect your computer performance and bring some other computer problems. It can even contain virus like trojans, which is a great threat to your computer security. At least, the unwanted programs will lead to browser hijacking, your default homepage and search engines will be locked as the ineffective ones, spams and ads will flood your browsers every now and then.

How did the threats come to your computer?

The related adware or plugins can sneak into your computer when you installed some messy freeware or shareware. They will bring the threats as additional tools without your permission. As a results, the modifications will be done to your browsers and registry data, so the pop-up comes to bother you again and again. You are suggested to remove the threats in time to prevent further loss.

Suggestions to remove the annoying fake message

Users can try to remove the related plugins and PUPs to get rid of the pop-up. It is necessary to point out that there can be more potential threats in your computer so the pop-up can be stubborn. You can have a reliable scanner to know the security condition of your PC before taking actions:

Manual Removal Steps

Step 1. Shut the pop-up safely with Windows Task Manager
Press Ctrl+Shift+Esc to run Windows Task Manager. Find the dubious processes and end them directly.

Step 2. Uninstall the potential unwanted programs

Click Start button, find Control panel and enter Programs. In Programs and Features you will see the installed programs. Pick the unwanted and dubious ones to uninstall them.

Step 3. Remove associated plugins and add-ons.
Open the menus of your browsers, you can find some options about extensions, add-ons and plugins. Remove the ones you don't want.

Take IE as an example: Press Alt +X and you will see the IE menu, select Manage add-ons then you can view the list of add-ons.

Step 4. Delete related registry entries.
Press Win and R buttons on your keyboard. Input REGEDIT in the pop-up box and click OK. Then you can delete the associated registry entries with Registry Editor.

Remove these data:

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}"

To insure complete threats removal : Use a professional tool SpyHunter

A removal tool is necessary if you can't successfully get the threats removed. SpyHunter is a powerful anti-malware program which can easily detect and remove common threats.You can try its free version to detect the potential risks in your PC and its paid versions to clean them all.

Step 1. Download SpyHunter

Step 2. Run the file to install Spyhunter step by step

Step 3. Open SpyHunter to start a new scan

Step 4. Fix the detected threats

After removing : Optimize your PC to have better performance

Even though you remove the threats, your system can be full of trash and junk files, you may want to clean them up and enjoy a clean system. RegCure Pro is recommended for its powerful features in deleting these unnecessary data and fix your Registry totally. 

Step 1. Download RegCure Pro safely:

Step 2. Run the file to install RegCurePro step by step

Step 3. Open RegCurePro to start a new scan

Step 4. It will show the issues to be optimized, one click to fix them all

Final Recommendation

freecodecheck.com pop-up is malicious and stubborn, do not hesitate to remove it immediately. If you meet any trouble, you can rely on these helpful tool:

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