Ftechy.com Virus

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It can be really frustrating if every time you try to use the Internet on your Android device, different pop-ups, banners, box messages and page redirects like Ftechy start to appear on your screen. Not only is that very irritating and unpleasant but there are also a number of security risks for your Android smartphone or tablet associated with such an uncontrolled stream of ads from Ftechy.

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The Ftechy.com Virus will display pop up messages.

Another related symptom that you might also be experiencing is changes to your browsing app (Firefox, Opera, Chrome, the default browsing app of the device or any other). Such changes could be anything from a replaced starting page or new-tab page to a changed default search engine and the addition of some weird new buttons to your browser.

Ftechy com Virus

If you are currently faced with a similar issue, we are here to tell you that the most likely reason behind it is a browser hijacker such as Ftechy com, Pnewz, My nation co that has gotten installed on your device probably alongside some other application that you have recently downloaded. One thing to not here is that it doesn’t matter what browsing app you choose to use – you could be using Chrome, Firefox, the default browsing app on your phone or some other one –  Ftechy com would still likely be able to infiltrate it, fill it with ads and impose its undesirable changes.

So, what can one do in such a case in order to handle this problem. Well, the one surefire method for dealing with the ads, the page redirects and the browser changes would be to uninstall the pesky software element that’s causing them.

Assuming that you are one of the many users who have had Ftechy on WhatsApp or any similar hijacker installed on their devices, you might find it relieving that here, on this page, there is a detailed guide which will show you how you can manually eradicate and fully remove the pesky software piece from your device so that there won’t be any more intrusiveness coming from it. Just make sure you closely follow the listed steps and in case you need any further help, use the suggested removal tool or hit us up in the comments section to tell us what the problem is.

Avoiding hijackers in the future

The most important rule here would be to be really considerate with regards to the software sources that you use to download new apps. Only trust reliable and popular software sources like the Google Play Store and avoid the ones that seem sketchy or suspicious since the most common way hijackers get distributed is as parts of other apps. Also, when you are about to download some new app, take a few moments to look it up on the Internet and see if any users have had any complaints about it, in which case you shouldn’t download it.

Remove Ftechy.com Virus

If you have an Android virus, continue with the guide below.

If you have an iPhone virus, please use our iPhone Virus Removal guide.

If you have a Mac virus, please use our How to remove Ads on Mac guide.

If you have a Windows virus, please use our Windows Virus Removal guide.

Step1

Whether you use the default “Internet” App for browsing or a different browser like Chrome you need to go to:
Settings/More/Application Manager/All

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Locate the Browser/App in question and tap on it.

Step2

Now the method is effectively the same for users using both “Internet” and Chrome/Other Browsers, yet for more clarity we have provided instructions for both:

For “Internet” Browser Users:

Tap the Force Stop button.

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Now tap the Clear Data and Clear Cache Buttons.

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For Google Chrome Users:

Click on  Force Stop.

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Then click on Clear Data and Clear Cache.

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Step3

Restart your Browser. It might be a good idea to Reboot your Android device, just in case.

  • Important!

If you are still seeing Ads in your browser, it is likely they are generated by the websites you visit and there is nothing you can do about it.

However, if you are seeing Adverts outside of your internet browser, then one of your installed Apps contains the problematic Adware. In this case you need to take a look at this guide.

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George Slaine

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