What is Gstatic?

Gstatic

The Gstatic Virus is a dangerous application that works in a way very similar to an Adware program. But What is Gstatic? in reality. The proper answer to this is that it is a website advertised by third parties in unpleasant ways.

The virus creates a large number of advertisements whenever you start your internet browser or load a page/tab/link while browsing. The goal of these Ads is, of course, to generate revenue for whoever created the virus. They are not meant to help you in any way – worse – they can contain dangerous software, which can be infected with viruses. It is actually a well known fact that programs who spread unwanted advertisements often work as “droppers” and “back doors” for other, much more dangerous viruses like ransomware, rootkits and spyware.

What is Gstatic.com?

In a way Gstatic is considered to be an adware. The complaints we received about Gstatic include webpage redirects, unwanted advertisements and unapproved changes to the user’s browser.

First of all Gstatic Virus slows down your machine. Whenever you load a page your computer also has to load an Ad – and to load the Ad it also has to access the internet and download the data needed to display the Ad. For modern computers that also have good internet speeds this will translate into a second or two of delay, for older machines that rely on not-so-good internet (Wi-Fi in hotels naturally springs to mind) this could be several seconds of delay or outright non-responsiveness or crashes. The slowdown is just a superficial hindrance however compared to the possibility of having your personal data stolen from you. Programs much alike Gstatic Virus have been known in the past to send their creators’ data from the infected computer. Accounts, passwords, browsing history, search queries – basically anything that can be used to sold. It usually takes some data before the first transaction, so you need to remove Gstatic Virus before that happens. If you are still asking what is Gstatic – this is your answer.

The Gstatic Virus

Gstatic is an adware type of unwanted software. Gstatic is categorized by the website redirects and pop-up ads it is responsible for, but it could potentially lead to even more serious problems.

If those weren’t enough, the Gstatic Virus can also try to install others of its kind on your computer. Fortunately it cannot do that on its own – it needs your permission first. To get it Gstatic Virus can try all sorts of misdirection, though they usually involve an offer to install some free software. To make it more enticing and to implore urgency it could also create Ads that actually look like system messages. These messages can report all sorts of non-existent problems with your machine – stuff like missing plug-ins, registry errors, required codecs or video players in order to view media online and more. The virus-infected .exe will be offered to you as the means to fix those problems for free. Even if the file is not actually a virus it is likely bloatware – a program that doesn’t actually do anything. It will demand payment before it can fix the issue and if you make the mistake of paying it will simply stop the generation of the fake problem messages. It will still be completely useless and unable to do anything if a real problem arises.

SUMMARY:

Name	Gstatic
Type	Browser Hijacker
Detection Tool

Gstatic Virus Removal

You are dealing with a malware infection that can restore itself unless you remove its core files. We are sending you to another page with a removal guide that gets regularly updated. It covers in-depth instructions on how to:
1. Locate and scan malicious processes in your task manager.
2. Identify in your Control panel any programs installed with the malware, and how to remove them. Search Marquis is a high-profile hijacker that gets installed with a lot of malware.
3. How to clean up and reset your browser to its original settings without the malware returning.
You can find the removal guide here.
For mobile devices refer to these guides instead: Android, iPhone.