How to Remove Ads by Security Guard (Removal Guideline)

What is “Ads by Security Guard”? and how to remove Ads by Security Guard from computer?

Ads by Security Guard is an adware program that can get into your system and start displaying unwanted ads. It is presented to the user as a helpful software that protects the system from phishing websites. But the exact opposite happens in reality and you will be continuously bombarded with pop-ups, ads and adware. It will also start showing links to the sponsored website and clicking on it will take you to that particular site. It can make for a highly uncomfortable browsing experience. Here we shall look at how this adware infects your system, how it can be prevented and how to remove Ads by Security Guard Adware. It can also affect any browser including Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome and Internet Explorer.

Follow he below guideline to remove Ads by Security Guard from Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome as well.

How does it enter into computer?

It is generally disguised as a helpful software and is hence the user downloads it by mistake. This is why you must always be very careful while downloading from the Internet. Many malicious programs are disguised and you might decide to download it unwittingly. You must always make it a point to read the terms and conditions carefully. Also be careful while ticking the boxes as many of these authorize the adware to enter your system. Sometimes it can also enter through third party software. You might be downloading something else and the adware could be bundled along with it.

What are the problems caused by it?

The Ads by Security Guard adware can affect your system in a number of different ways. The first obvious problem is the annoying pop-ups that will keep getting displayed at regular intervals. Then there will be sponsored links that take you to their home websites. It can also enter into your system preferences and make a number of changes. For example, the background picture or homepage might be changed without any permission from the user. The system will also tend to work very slowly and erratically. If left unchecked, this harmful program has the potential to damage your system in a big way. So you must take immediate steps to get rid of this program.

Tips to protect this type of infection in future.

Prevention is better than cure even in the case of harmful computer programs. It is always better to be on the safe side by downloading very carefully. Be completely sure of what you are getting into your system and use only trusted websites for these purposes. Many sites will ask you to get a specific downloader to download software. These are not be trusted as they usually have a lot of adware bundled in. Also read the entire form carefully and don’t check anything that you are not sure of. It is always better to go for a custom download than a default one.

How to get rid of this Adware?

There are many steps you can take to get rid of the program if it has infected your system. One of the most efficient things is to do is to get a trusted system tool. Other wise you can also do it manually by removing extensions, add-ons and caches form your browser.

STEP 1 : Uninstall Ads by Security Guard malicious program from your computer (Manually).

Uninstall Ads by Security Guard browser hijacker from control panel, which you have accidentally got installed recently, Uninstall recently installed programs. follow below instructions to uninstall it from control panel.

Click on Start button –> click on Control Panel –> click on Add & Remove program or uninstall a program You will get a window which have listed all the installed program on your computer.
(if you are using windows 8, then Right-click on a bottom left hot corner (Normally known as a Start button) –> Control Panel –> click on Uninstall a Program).

Uninstall Ads by Security Guard program. (If Ads by Security Guard won’t uninstall itself then use REVO Uninstaller Tool to remove it.) Click here to know more How to Uninstall any software with Revo Uninstaller Tool
(If you don’t see Ads by Security Guard into installed program list then uninstall all other unwanted programs, may be it has installed with another name.)
Uninstall all unwanted programs which have installed recently (you can short all them by the date using clicking on date column on uninstall page). We are giving you a list of suspicious program, If you got installed any on your computer so please uninstall all them immediately List here:- DownloadTerms 1.0, LyricsGet, BrowseToSave, TidyNetwork.com, SuperLyrics, and WebCake 3.0.

STEP 2 : Remove Ads by Security Guard browser hijacker from Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome (Manually).

Internet Explorer.

Remove Ads by Security Guard homepage from Internet Explorer.

Open Internet Explorer.
Click on Tools menu on menu bar (Press F10 key to activate menu bar).
Click on Internet Options.
A Internet options window will come up, click on General Tab. Under General tab you’ll get a homepage box.
Now change your home page as your want. (www.google.com).
Click here to know more How to Remove Addons from Internet Explorer (Removal Guide).

Reset Internet Explorer (Restore to default setting)

Open Internet Explorer.
Click on Tools menu on menu bar (Press F10 key to activate menu bar).
Click on Internet Options.
A Internet options window will come up, click on Advanced Tab.
Click on Reset Button under advance tab.
An another confirmation window will come up, Here Check mark a box “Delete Personal Settings”, then click Reset button on it.
Click here to know more How to Reset Internet Explorer as Default (Reset Guide).

Mozilla Firefox.

Remove Ads by Security Guard homepage from Mozilla Firefox.

Open Firefox browser.
Click on Tools menu (Press F10 key once to activate the menu bar)
Click on “Options”
You’ll get a window. Here change homepage URL.

Remove Ads by Security Guard addons from Mozilla Firefox.

Open Firefox browser.
Click on Tools menu (Press F10 key once to activate the menu bar)
Click on “Addons”
You’ll get a window which have listed all installed addons, Remove / Disable Ads by Security Guard add-ons. Also remove all the unwanted add-ons from there.
Click here to know more How to Remove Addons from Firefox (Addon Removal Guide).

Reset Mozilla Firefox (Restore to default setting)

Open Firefox browser.
Click on Help menu (Press F10 key once to activate the menu bar)
Click on “Troubleshooting Information”
You’ll get a window, Click on Reset Firefox button and follow their on-screen instructions.
Click here to know more How to Reset Firefox as Default (Reset Guide).

Google Chrome

Remove Ads by Security Guard homepage from Google Chrome

Open Google Chrome, click on menu icon which is located right side top of the google chrome.
Click on Settings –> click on “Set Pages”, remove all other pages and make a new startup page www.google.com.

Remove Ads by Security Guard extension from Google Chrome

Open Google Chrome, click on menu icon which is located right side top of the google chrome.
Click on Tools –> Extension, you will get a window which have listed all the installed Addons / Extension.
Select Ads by Security Guard extension and click on their recycle bin icon to remove it completely from Google chrome. Also remove all the unwanted extensions from there.
Click here to know more How to Remove Addons from Google Chrome (Addon Removal Guide).

Reset Google Chrome (Restore to default setting)

Close All the Google Chrome window.
Open Google Chrome, click on menu icon and then click on settings (Note: menu icon is located right side top corner)
Scroll down and click on “Show advanced settings…” You’ll get more option expend on the bottom of the page. (Note: , “Show advanced settings…” is located bottom of the setting page.)
Now scroll down this setting page and click on “Reset Browser setting” button
That’s it
Now, your google chrome has been restored back to factory default settings.
Click here to know more How to Reset Google Chrome to Default Setting (Reset Guide).

STEP 3 : Remove Ads by Security Guard infection from “Windows Shortcuts” (Manually).

Right click on the icon of Internet Explorer on desktop then select Properties option, you’ll get a small window, In that window, look on the target field, if you found “Ads by Security Guard” string in this target field, please remove all the string related to Ads by Security Guard.
(You may leave that step, if you don’t see this type of infection.)
Repeat the same step with all the shortcuts of browsers (Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer, Safari) and from all the locations under Startmenu/Taskbar/Desktop etc.

STEP 4 : Remove Ads by Security Guard malicious program from “Registry” (Manually).

Press Windows key + R key together on your keyboard, you’ll get a RUN box, Type Regedit on this RUN box and then click on OK button or hit enter key on your keyboard. You’ll get open a Registry Editor window.
Before modifying registry, we have to take backup of whole registry. click on computer icon on the top of Registry Editor, then click on File menu and then click on Export, then Save that registry backup file with any name.
Click on Edit menu and then click on Find, you’ll get a find box to find any string in registry.
Type Ads by Security Guard into find box, and click on Find Next button. if it found any entry with the name of Ads by Security Guard in result, so please replace all them to Google, or you may remove them if you found suspicious.

STEP 5 : Remove Ads by Security Guard suspicious entries from “Computer Start-up” (Manually).

Press Windows key + R key together on your keyboard, you’ll get a RUN box, type MSCONFIG into this RUN box and then click on OK button or hit enter key on your keyboard. You’ll get open a System Configuration window.
Click on Services Tab, and un-check all the Ads by Security Guard entries.
Click on Startup Tab, and un-check all the Ads by Security Guard entries.
Then click on apply and then click on OK.

STEP 6 : Remove Ads by Security Guard Adware registry entries using “AdwCleaner” (Free).

Download Adwcleaner.exe, click here to download : Adwcleaner.exe, and then Run it. An Adwcleaner application will be started, It have the 4 buttons Scan / Clean /Report / Uninstall.
Click on “Scan” Button to start the scanning on your computer. After finished the scan, it will show you results, actually adwcleaner has been found all the Unwated Programs / Adwares on your computer and all these have been selected here. so please look on them once and Un-check the Items which you don’t want to remove (only selected items will be deleted when you click on “Clean” button).
Now click on “Clean” button to remove all that selected items – then follow their on screen instruction to complete it.
Now after all done, it will be asking for reboot your computer, so please allow it to reboot. After reboot, you will get a notepad open automatically when computer get started, this notepad will be listed all the logs.
After reboot you will be got rid of Ads by Security Guard from your computer.

STEP 7 : Remove Ads by Security Guard browser hijacker using “Junkware Removal Tool” (Free).

Download Junkware Removal Tool, click here to download : Junkware Removal Tool, and then Run it.
A “Junkware Removal Tool” application will be started with the command line screen. Here it is asking you that “press any key to continue” to start the scanning, so “press any key” on your keyword to start the scanning and fixing process.
Now “Junkware Removal Tool” is scanning your computer, After finished the scan, it will automatically open a text file which have listed all the logs, you can close that text file after reading.
Now please Reboot your computer.
After reboot, you’ll get removed Ads by Security Guard from your computer completely.

STEP 8 : Remove Ads by Security Guard virus using “Hitman-Pro” Anti-Malware (Free for 30days).

Download Hitman Pro, click here to download : Hitman pro-32bit – Hitman pro-64bit, and then Install it.
Start Hitman Pro program.
Click on Next button to start the scanning process and then follow their on screen instructions to complete it.

STEP 9 : Remove Ads by Security Guard Infection using “Malwarebytes” Anti-Malware (Free).

Download Malwarebytes, click here to download : Malwarebytes, and then install it on your computer.
(If you want to use it free for forever , so don’t select the check box named as “Enable free trial of malwarebytes Antimalware PRO” while installing).
Now Start Malwarebytes application.
Now select option “Perform quick scan” then click on “Scan” button to run a scan on your computer.
After finished the scan process, click on “Show Results” button.
It will show you a results page, actually Malwarebytes has been found all the Adwares / Malware on your computer. so please select all the found items and then click on “Remove Selected” button.
(You can deselect the selected items if you don’t want to remove any- because only selected items will be deleted when you click on “Remove Selected” button).
Now please Reboot your computer.
After reboot, you’ll get removed Ads by Security Guard from your computer completely.

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