Getmut Cleaner

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Getmut Cleaner

Getmut Cleaner is an unwanted app that infects browsers like Firefox and Chrome and causes them to display adverts, pop-ups, and banners on the users’s screen while the browser is being used. Getmut Cleaner can’t harm the computer but the content it promotes may sometimes be potentially dangerous.

If a constant flow of ads, pop-ups and intrusive banners has been disturbing your normal web surfing lately and you can’t use your browser normally, then we suggest you scan your system for the presence of adware such as Getmut Cleaner inside. The reason is, the adware applications are usually among the most common sources of aggressive pop-up commercials, sponsored advertisements and redirect links and until you remove them, they will constantly fill your screen with ads during every browsing session. Detecting this software is relatively easy because its representatives do not hide like real computer threats (for instance Ransomware viruses or Trojans). However, uninstalling the adware application may be a bit of a tricky task for those users who have never dealt with such software before. That’s why, in case you detect the Getmut Cleaner in your Chrome, Firefox, Explorer or any other browser, we suggest you use a professional removal tool or a step-by-step removal guide in order to effectively uninstall all the related ad-generating components from your PC.

How does the Getmut Cleaner behave?

When we browse the web, it is perfectly normal if we come across many different advertisements, especially if we visit sites that are ad-supported or promotional. However, very commonly, the source of the ads, pop-ups and the banners that we see may not be the website that we visit but a specific software piece that we’ve accidentally installed on our computer. This category of software is called adware and the Getmut Cleaner and Courage Browser are one of its latest examples. Created with the purpose of generating as many sponsored ads as possible and to redirect the web users to as many partnering sites as possible, the adware apps may heavily disturb the regular browsing activity of anyone and may become a source of unwanted interruptions and irritation. This is usually the main reason why you and many others seek methods of uninstalling this software and likely why you have ended up on this page.

How dangerous the Getmut Cleaner ads can be?

During the time the adware operates on your computer, you may have to deal with excessive amounts of pop-up prompts, different promotional links, offers and redirect ads, the aggressiveness of which may really make you question the nature of this software. To your relief, however, applications such as Getmut Cleaner  do not contain malicious code and cannot corrupt your software, take your files hostage or steal your passwords and social network accounts. These are the specialties of real viruses and malware pieces like Trojans, Spyware and Ransomware and not of adware. Of course, this doesn’t mean that it is totally safe to keep adware on your system because, despite not seeking to harm your PC in a direct way, an application with so aggressive ad-generating behavior may contribute to your exposure to security hazards. For instance, it is perfectly possible that misleading links or fake ads may get displayed on your screen with the help of a piece of software like the Getmut Cleaner and if you accidentally happen to click on these links or ads, you may land on an insecure web location or catch a virus.

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How to uninstall Getmut Cleaner

To try and remove Getmut Cleaner quickly you can try this:

1. Go to your browser’s settings and select More Tools (or Add-ons, depending on your browser).
2. Then click on the Extensions tab.
3. Look for the Getmut Cleaner extension (as well as any other unfamiliar ones).
4. Remove Getmut Cleaner by clicking on the Trash Bin icon next to its name.
5. Confirm and get rid of Getmut Cleaner and any other suspicious items.

If this does not work as described please follow our more detailed Getmut Cleaner removal guide below.

If you have a Windows virus, continue with the guide below.

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

If you have an Android virus, please use our Android Malware Removal guide.

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

Some of the steps will likely require you to exit the page. Bookmark it for later reference.

Reboot in Safe Mode (use this guide if you don’t know how to do it).

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Press CTRL + SHIFT + ESC at the same time and go to the Processes Tab (the “Details” Tab on Win 8 and 10). Try to determine which processes are dangerous. 

Right click on each of them and select Open File Location. Then scan the files with our free online virus scanner:

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After you open their folder, end the processes that are infected, then delete their folders. 

Note: If you are sure something is part of the infection – delete it, even if the scanner doesn’t flag it. No anti-virus program can detect all infections. 

Hold together the Start Key and R. Type appwiz.cpl –> OK.

You are now in the Control Panel. Look for suspicious entries. Uninstall it/them.

Type msconfig in the search field and hit enter. A window will pop-up:

Startup —> Uncheck entries that have “Unknown” as Manufacturer or otherwise look suspicious.

Hold the Start Key and R –  copy + paste the following and click OK:

notepad %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/hosts

A new file will open. If you are hacked, there will be a bunch of other IPs connected to you at the bottom. Look at the image below:

If there are suspicious IPs below “Localhost” – write to us in the comments.

Open the start menu and search for Network Connections (On Windows 10 you just write it after clicking the Windows button), press enter.

1. Right-click on the Network Adapter you are using —> Properties —> Internet Protocol Version 4 (ICP/IP), click  Properties.
2. The DNS line should be set to Obtain DNS server automatically. If it is not, set it yourself.
3. Click on Advanced —> the DNS tab. Remove everything here (if there is something) —> OK.

• After you complete this step, the threat will be gone from your browsers. Finish the next step as well or it may reappear on a system reboot.

Right click on the browser’s shortcut —> Properties.

NOTE: We are showing Google Chrome, but you can do this for Firefox and IE (or Edge).

Properties —–> Shortcut. In Target, remove everything after .exe.

  Remove Getmut Cleaner from Internet Explorer:

Open IE, click   —–> Manage Add-ons.

Find the threat —> Disable. Go to  —–> Internet Options —> change the URL to whatever you use (if hijacked) —> Apply.

 Remove Getmut Cleaner from Firefox:

Open Firefox, click    ——-> Add-ons —-> Extensions.

Remove Getmut Cleaner from Chrome:

Close Chrome. Navigate to:

 C:/Users/!!!!USER NAME!!!!/AppData/Local/Google/Chrome/User Data. There is a Folder called “Default” inside:

Rename it to Backup Default. Restart Chrome.

Type Regedit in the windows search field and press Enter.

Inside, press CTRL and F together and type the threat’s Name. Right click and delete any entries you find with a similar name. If they don’t show up this way, go manually to these directories and delete/uninstall them:

• HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—–Random Directory. It could be any one of them – ask us if you can’t discern which ones are malicious.
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—-Windows—CurrentVersion—Run– Random
  HKEY_CURRENT_USER—-Software—Microsoft—Internet Explorer—-Main—- Random

If the guide doesn’t help, download the anti-virus program we recommended or try our free online virus scanner. Also, you can always ask us in the comments for help!