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Monday, May 4, 2015

Found but Can't Remove Priceless? - How to Remove Priceless Adware Properly?


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Priceless, an extension with advertising function.

This victim runs Windows 7, infected with Priceless.
To avoid future infections, you may need to learn:
How to Uninstall Priceless Application?

Has no way to remove Priceless?


"Again, if I were to visit an article or website via google using Internet explorer, random words are underlined and highlighted. If I put my cursor over it, a pop up expands. Also, random ads appear.
I looked into Tools>Add Ons> and I found Priceless.It is enabled and there is no way to disable it.
I also looked into the C:// and deleted the files for it."


Priceless, an extension with advertising function. 


Priceless comes out as an extension, which is created to mess up browsers by planting pop-ups, ads, popping up adverting websites and dragging down the browsing speed. Your browse safely and correctly. You don't know how you acquired this nasty add-on. You don't deserve the nasty trouble but you may have done something wrong, like carelessly when browsing and downloading.

Here's the thing: You may have browsed some unreliable websites or the ones with bad reputations and clicked the malicious links which are planted with exploit code that can automatically installs Priceless on your browser.You may have installed Priceless by yourself when installing your desired free software. Usually,  Priceless is disguised as a bundle of the freeware. Actually, the freeware isn't free. To cover the cost, Priceless are introduced to your poor PC.


To avoid future infections, you may need to learn:

  1. always download from the official sites 
  2. choose Customize Installation to cancel the unwanted bundles
  3. don't do anything on the strange sites or the unreliable ones.
As soon as it gets on your PC, it shows up on your browser as extensions or add-ons. Thus, it ensures sits self-acting when you open the browser.


Priceless trouble is not a friend.


As a victim, you may have been through these disasters:

  • More Trouble are coming
You wouldn't predict that Priceless wouldn't come along. Instead, it brings friends since your computer system is weaken. Troubles like adware, browser hijacker, trojand and ransomeware are coming after it.
  • Time-Consuming Trouble
After the installation of Priceless, your computer performs poorly. It's really annoying that your computer takes such a longer time to download a webpage and sometimes it even ends up with page failures.
  • Pop-up Trouble
Unstoppable ads and numerous pop-ups are jumping out to block your sites and flood your computer screen.
  • Data-Loss Trouble
It is quite possible that your personal privacy data like account log-in details, browsing cookies and banking credit card details would be stolen by hackers.


As you can see, there shouldn't be any space on your PC for Priceless. To deal with the nasty disaster, you really need to learn more and remove them without any hesitation.




How to Uninstall Priceless Application?


Approach A: Remove Priceless Manually from Your Computer


1. remove Priceless from the control panel

  • Click Start and then choose Control Panel.
  • Click Programs> Uninstall a program or Program and Features(for Windows 7,8, Vista)

  • search for the unwanted or unknown programs; right click it and then choose Uninstall.
(TipIf the program you choose to uninstall refuses your order, you need to go to end the running processes related to Priceless in the task manager: click Ctrl+Alt+Del together to get the task manager; search for the suspect or unfamiliar process to end.)


 ( If you think it's complicated or you are not a computer savvy, please download and install the top removal tool to fix the Priceless issue automatically.)


2. Remove Priceless from the browsers.

2.1 Remove Priceless add-ons from Internet Explorer

  • Open Internet Explorer then go to Tools menu (press “F10″ key once to active menu bar) and then click on Internet Option a configuration page will be opened
  • Click on Programs tab then click on Manage Add-ons, now you’ll get a window which have listed all the installed add-ons.
  • Now disable the Priceless add-on, also disable all the unknown / unwanted add-ons from this list.

2.2 Reset Internet Explorer

  • Open Internet Explorer. Click on Tools menu (Press “F10” key once to active the menu bar), click on Internet Option. A internet option window will open.
  • For IE9, IE10 users may click on Gear icon  . Then click on tools.
  • Click on Advanced tab then click on RESET button.
  • Now you will get a new popup for confirmation, tick mark on Delete personal setting then click on RESET button on that.
  • Now your Internet Explorer has been Restored to default settings.
  • Now you will appear a popup stated “complete all the tasks”. After completion click on close button.

2.3 Remove Priceless unwanted extensions from Google Chrome

  • Start Google Chrome, click on options icon  (Located in very top right side of the browser), then click on Tools then, click on Extensions
  • You will get a configuration page which have listed all the installed extensions, remove Priceless extension. Also remove all the unknown / unwanted extensions from there. To remove them, click on remove (recycle bin) icon  (as shown on screenshot)

2.4: Reset Google Chrome – Restore to default setting.

  • Open Google Chrome, click on menu icon  and then click on settings 
  • Scroll down and click on “Show advanced settings…”option, after click on that you’ll appear some more options in bottom of the page. Now scroll down more and click on “Reset Browser setting” option.
  • Now, Close all Google Chrome browser’s window and reopen it again.


2.5 Remove Priceless add-ons from Mozilla Firefox

Open Firefox and then go the Tools menu (Press “F10” key once to active Menu bar) click on Add-ons, you’ll get a page click on extensions from the left side pane. now look on right side pane you’ll get all the installed add-ons listed on there. Disable or Remove Priceless add-on, also disable all the unknown / unwanted add-ons from there. 
2.6 Reset Mozilla Firefox
  • Open Firefox and then go the Help menu (Press “F10” key once to active Menu bar)
  • Go to Help menu then click on “Troubleshooting information
  • You will get a page “Troubleshooting information” page, here you will get “Reset Firefox” option in the right side of the page.
  • Click on Reset Firefox option and then follow their instructions to reset firefox.
  • Mozilla Firefox should be Restored.


3. To Remove Priceless from Startup

  • Press “window key + R” (Flag sign key + R) you will get Run box then type “MSCONFIG into the run box then click on OK. You’ll get a msconfig window.
  • In the msconfig window click on Startup tab, here you’ll get all the startup entries, so look on the list and then do Un-check the entries which is contains Priceless. Also Un-check all the others entries which you found unwanted. then click on OK to apply all the changes


Approach B: Remove Priceless easily and automatically with the removal tool.( Strongly Recommended)



  • There are 2 selections offered: click Save or Run to install the program. We recommend you to save it on the desktop if you choose Save for the reason that you can immediately start the free scan by using the desktop icon.
  • After downloading, double click the downloaded file and follow the prompts to install the removal tool.

2.  Click Ctrl+J together to get the all the download files if you are using Google. Search for SpyHunter-Installer.exe.  In order to install the removal tool, you need to give your permission by clicking Run.


Choose Continue to click to get the Install option


 "I accept the EULA and Privacy Policy" needs to be chosen and then click INSTALL.


Show some patience. It will take a while to finish downloading the files.


Don't lose your opportunity to remove Priceless. Click Start New Scan/ Scan Computer to take action!


The scanning consumes time and your computer will become clumsy during the scanning. So please stop other activities on your PC and exit the programs not involved with SpyHunter in order to finish the scanning earlier. You can have something to drink and ease your nerve down.


You must have waited for a long time for this option 'Fix Threats', click it and you are about to remove Priceless.


You Deserve to Know the Best

If you are not a computer savvy, manual removal approach is not the best option for you. Any inappropriate actions will lead your PC to crash down. For your best, download and install the professional version SpyHunter to remove Priceless and get your PC protected.

( Kris )

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