Tutorial to Remove Wajam Adware FromYour PC Completely

Do you have no idea how to stop the pop-ups from Wajam every few seconds? Don't know how t get rid of it? Is there any solution to help you get out of trouble? By reading this article, you can find an effective way to solve your problem.

Wajam is sort of vicious program which is classified as malicious adware. It was designed to offer better performance to PC users while going online. It can appear on your web browser including IE, Firefox and Chrome as an add-on. 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, this adware has the ability to monitor web users browsing activities, track their browsing history, and even collect their precious data stored on the target computer. This involves the security of victims privacy and property. Moreover, those pop-up ads or sponsored links may redirect you to malicious websites which may contain Trojans, spyware and other malware.

How Did This Adware Attack?

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. If you think all the online free applications are safe for use, you are likely to get the adware from the Internet.

Accessing malicious websites or the legitimate websites that have been compromised: It often attaches itself to p2p, suspicious links, pop-ups and other unprotected networks. The hackers can embed malicious code on the websites so if someone enters the infected pages and he or she will be infected too.

Opening emails/attachment randomly: Adware or PUP process can be hidden in the attachment or links of the spam emails. Once you click on the attachments without hesitation, the adware may find its way to your computer.

Having no security tools or the antivirus software is outdated: If don't have your antivirus updated to the latest version, Adware or PUP can easily make inroads on your computer. Other cyber threats can also invade your PC when security settings are poor.

Several Steps to Get Rid of the Adware from Your Computer:

We now all know that Wajam will display tons of pop-up ads on your browser to interfere your online surfing. Moreover, it may gather your personal data by tracking your browser cookies, so that it can deliver more customized ads to you. Therefore, we strongly suggest that you should delete this adware as soon as possible. You can follow the removal guide to remove it step by step.

Step1: Remove Wajam related program.

For WindowsXP
Click on Start button > Select Control Panel > Click on Add/Remove Programs > locate any adware related program > Click on Remove button.

For Windows 7/Vista
Click on Start button > Select Control Panel > Click on Uninstall a Program / Programs and Features >locate any suspicous program > Click on Uninstall button.

For Windows 8
Move the mouse pointer to the right side corner > select Search > search for "control panel" to get Control Panel > click on Uninstall a Program > locate any unwanted program > click on Uninstall button.

Step 2: Remove leftover files of Wajam
Find out and remove the files related to the adware in the following folders.

%Temp%\
%AppData%\
%LocalAppData%\
%Program Files%\
%AllUsersProfile%\
%AllUsersProfile%\Application Data\

Step 3: Delete registry information of the adware.
Press Windows + R keys and type "regedit" into the Run box. Then hit OK to start Registry Editor. Search for and delete all registry entries associated with the adware.

Step 4: Remove add-ons related to Wajam from the infected web browsers.

Internet Explorer
Click on "Tools" and then select "Manage add-ons".
On Toolbars and Extensions, remove the adware from your browser.

Mozilla Firefox
Click on "Tools" and then select "Add-ons".
On Extensions and Plug-ins, remove the adware from your browser.

Google Chrome
Click on the Wrench or 3-bar icon.
Click on "Tools" and select "Extensions".
On Extensions tab, remove the adware from your browser.

Attention: Wajam is able to update itself and change its features, which make it not easy to delete its files completely in manual way. Foe the sake of removing this pesky adware efficientlyTo effectively get rid of this nasty adwar, it's strongly recommended that you download and use a professional malware removal tool to remove the adware automatically and entirely.