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Friday, January 22, 2016

Tips to Stop Sf-addon.com Pop-up - Get Rid of Sf-addon.com

Whenever I open any website i get this notification. Sf-addon.com/helper/app/meta.json or sf-addon.com. What is that and how to remove it?? It's really annoying whenever i open any link i get it. I use google chrome. If it's a virus, how to remove it??

 

About Sf-addon.com 


Sf-addon.com is a malicious redirect site which has been detected by several anti-malware as PUP(potentially unwanted program). Once gets into the computer, Sf-addon.com will compromise your browser and modify browser setting. When you surf the Internet, Sf-addon.com is capable to pop up on your browser automatically. Sf-addon.com is capable to change your browser setting and redirect your webpage to unwanted websites. Sf-addon.com will compromise the browser and read/modify/adds browser cookies. Sf-addon.com will capture all web browser behaviors and can modify displayed web pages.



Sf-addon.com will display pop-up alerts about unwanted update. You should not follow its steps. It may connect to the Internet to request data and download malicious files. Sf-addon.com may compromise the security of all data on the affected PC. It is suggested to remove Sf-addon.com from the computer as soon as possible to avoid further damage. If you're seeing pop-up ads that won't go away, ads from sources you don't recognize, or you suddenly have a homepage that you know you didn't set, you might have an unwanted program called malware installed on your computer. It is better to scan your computer with a powerful anti-spyware program like Spyhunter to check out the problem and remove viruses.

How to remove Sf-addon.com


Method 1: Manually removal of Sf-addon.com from the browser completely


Method 2: Automatically remove 
Sf-addon.com with SpyHunter safely


Method 1: Manual removal


Step 1: Stop related running processes in Windows Task Manager first.

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: Remove any infection related program from Control Panel.

Windows Vista and Windows 7

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel and click Uninstall a program.
3. Remove the related programs.





Windows XP

1. Open the Start menu.
2. Click Control Panel and then click Add or Remove Programs.
3. Uninstall related programs.


Windows 8

1. Press Win+R.
2. Type in control panel and click OK.
3. Select Uninstall a program.
4. Remove the related programs.



Step 3: Remove Sf-addon.com from your browsers.

Reset Internet Explorer




Reset Google Chrome





Reset Mozilla Firefox





Step 4: Show all hidden files and clean all the malicious files.

(1).Click the Start button and choose Control Panel, clicking Appearance and Personalization, to find Folder Options then double-click on it.
(2).In the pop-up dialog box, click the View tab and uncheck Hide protected operating system files (Recommended).


Step 5: Go to the Registry Editor and remove all related registry entries.
(Steps: Hit Win+R keys and then type regedit in Run box to search)




Method  2:  Remove with SpyHunter

It is safe and easy to remove  Sf-addon.com by Spyhunter.

Step 1: Click 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: Scan the computer and delete all threats.

Note: To keep  Sf-addon.com on the computer is not a wise choice. This infection can bring in many other potentially virus and damage. Install Spyhunter can help you remove  Sf-addon.com and also protect your computer.

(Gary)

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