Several Steps to Remove Assist Point From your Computer

Always receive ads by Assist Point when you browse the web? Don’t know how to stop those ads from popping up on your browsers? Don’t worry. This article will show you how to get rid of Assist Point so that you can block the annoying ads from appearing on the web pages you are visiting.

Assist Point is sort of vicious program which is classified as malicious adware. Though it claims that it is a tool which can help users to improve the browsing performance, the adware is not welcomed at all for this application brings a plenty of annoying ads. This threat is a kid of add-on that can be added to the browsers as Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome. Once it gets into the PC, the adware various ads including in-text ads, video ads, banners, coupons, deals and other types of advertisements. In addition, it’s reported this program has the capability of tailing after you to monitor your browsing performance, such as web indexes, IP locations, and other data, and even tries to make you get involved in lots of troubles. It is able to spy on your online activities and record your browser history to steal your credit card numbers, online banking information, IP address, email address, usernames, passwords, ID and other valuable information. In addition, you may download and install some rogue programs on your computer by accident if you click on those ads. No doubt that you should remove Assist Point from your computer once found.

Why Your Computer Gets Infected

Installing free applications: You possibly get the adware via some freeware on the Internet since the adware or spyware can be contained inside the free programs. While installing free software, you may only remember to choose Next or Accept option, which makes it has a chance to get into your computer successfully because this threat often lurks in additional programs bundled with free software.

Accessing malicious websites or the legitimate websites that have been compromised: Sometimes you may hold one special purpose or just be curious to visit some non-regular websites, which also let this adware gain access to implant your computer. Especial some porn or prohibited websites which you shouldn’t visit.

Opening emails/attachment randomly: Adware and other malware can be injected into email attachments or links so as to infiltrate into your computer without any knowledge. If you open them intentionally or unintentionally, it can get installed automatically on your computer.

Delay to update antivirus software: If don’t have your antivirus updated to the latest version, Adware or PUP can easily make inroads on your computer. What is more, other infections will also have the ability to infect the computer.

Instructions on Deleting Assist Point From Your PC

The adware will keep displaying numerous of commercial ads on your browsers, which interferes with your online activities. Your online behavior may be spied and some important data can be stolen for some commercial operation. Thus, you should get rid of Assist Point from the PC as soon as possible. Try the manual steps below and the unwanted pop-ups can be stopped.

Step 1: Press Ctrl+Alt+Del keys together to bring up Windows Task Manager and stop the related processes.

Step 2: Remove the adware related programs.

Windows Vista/7:

Click the Start Orb and click Control Panel.

Make sure you are in the category view in control panel (indicated in the top right hand corner).

Click Uninstall a Program under the Programs heading.

Search for the adware related programs, click Uninstall from the options at the top of the list.

Windows XP:

Click the Start menu and click Control Panel.

Click Switch to Category View, if you are not already in this view.

Click Add or Remove Programs.

Select the adware related programs, and click Change /Remove or Remove.

Windows 8:

Press Windows key + R.

Type “control panel” in the box shown and hit Enter.

Go to Uninstall a Program.

Look for the adware related programs , and click Uninstall.

Step 3: In the C drive, find out and delete all adware associated files.

Step 4: Press Windows+ R keys and type "regedit" into the Run box. When the registry editor is opened, search for and delete the adware associated entries completely.

Step 5: Remove all add-ons and extensions.

Internet Explorer

1. Click Tools > Manage add-ons.

2. Under “Toolbars and Extensions”, search for the adware related add-ons. Highlight them, and disable them.

Google Chrome

1. Click the 3 bar options icon or wrench icon and navigate to Tools >Extensions.

2. Search for the adware related extensions and remove them all.

Mozilla Firefox

1. Click Tools > Add-ons (Ctrl+Shift+A).

2. Under “Plugins”, search for the adware related add-ons. Disable or remove them. You may also search for other unwanted add-ons under “Extensions”.



Please be advised that this tricky adware is able to update its version and change its file code in a short time, so manual removal may not make sure a complete and safe removal of this adware. In order to totally delete all its malicious files, registry and codes, it is necessary to utilize an effective and trustworthy removal tool as SpyHunter to delete Assist Point adware.