Remove “Ads By Bronze Aid” adware (Virus Removal Guide)
Bronze Aid (from SuperWeb LLC) is an adware program, that displays pop-up ads and advertisements on web pages that you visit. The “Ads by Bronze Aid” advertisements will be shown as boxes containing various coupons that are available, as underlined keywords, pop-up ads or advertising banners.
Ads By Bronze Aid virus
What is Bronze Aid?
Bronze Aid is advertised as a program that displays coupons for sites you are visiting and competitive prices when you are viewing product pages at sites like Amazon or eBay. Though this may sound like a useful service, the Bronze Aid program can be intrusive and will display ads whether you want them to or not.
When installed, the Bronze Aid browser extension will display advertising banners, pop-up advertisements and in-text ads, stating that they are brought to you by “Bronze Aid”. The Bronze Aid Ads will have different text under the pop-up: “Powered by Bronze Aid”, “Brought to you by Bronze Aid”, “You’ve received a premium offer from Bronze Aid” or “Ads by Bronze Aid”.
Ads By Bronze Aid pop-up virus
These ads are aimed to promote the installation of additional questionable content including web browser toolbars, optimization utilities and other products, all so the Bronze Aid publisher can generate pay-per-click revenue.
When infected with Bronze Aid the common symptoms include:
Advertising banners are injected with the web pages that you are visiting.
Random web page text is turned into hyperlinks.
Browser popups appear which recommend fake updates or other software.
Other unwanted adware programs might get installed without the user’s knowledge.
How did Bronze Aid got on my computer?
Bronze Aid is an adware program that is commonly bundled with other free programs that you download off of the Internet.
Unfortunately, some free downloads do not adequately disclose that other software will also be installed and you may find that you have installed Bronze Aid without your knowledge. Most commonly Bronze Aid is bundled within the installers from Cnet, Softonic or other similar custom third-party installers.
You should always pay attention when installing software because often, a software installer includes optional installs, such as this Bronze Aid adware. Be very careful what you agree to install.
Always opt for the custom installation and deselect anything that is not familiar, especially optional software that you never wanted to download and install in the first place.
It goes without saying that you should not install software that you don’t trust.
Bronze Aid Overview:
Bronze Aid will inject pop-up ads, advertising banners and in-text ads within your web browser
Adware detected in the Bronze Aid program (Bronze Aid.exe, Bronze Aid-bg.exe, Bronze Aid-bho64.dll, Bronze Aid-nova.exe)
Integrates into the web browser via the Bronze Aid browser extension
Typically distributed through a pay-per-install bundle or with third-party software (example: CNET installer, Softonic Installer, InstallRex installer and many more)
Bronze Aid has a poor reputation within the MalwareTips Community
How to remove Bronze Aid Ads (Virus Removal Guide)
This page is a comprehensive guide, which will remove “Ads by Bronze Aid” virus from your computer, and any other adware program that may have been installed during the setup process.
Please perform all the steps in the correct order. If you have any questions or doubt at any point, STOP and ask for our assistance.
STEP 1: Uninstall Bronze Aid from Windows
STEP 2: Remove “Ads by Bronze Aid” adware with AdwCleaner
STEP 3: Remove “Ads by Bronze Aid” virus with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
STEP 4: Double-check for the “Ads by Bronze Aid” malware with HitmanPro
(Optional) STEP 5: Reset Internet Explorer, Firefox or Google Chrome settings to remove Bronze Aid Ads
If you are using an Apple Mac OS X operating system, please follow this Remove virus from Apple Mac OS X (Pop-up Ads and Adware) guide to remove Bronze Aid adware.
STEP 1 : Uninstall Bronze Aid from Windows
In this first step, we will try to identify and remove any malicious program that might be installed on your computer.
Go to the uninstall menu.
Windows 10 or Windows 8Windows 7 or Windows Vista
To uninstall a program on Windows 10 or Windows 8, right-click on the Windows Start button and choose “Control Panel” from the pop-up menu.
Control Panel in Windows 10
When the “Control Panel” window opens click on the “Uninstall a program” option under “Programs” category.
Uninstall A Program on Windows 10
When the “Programs and Features” screen is displayed, scroll through the list of currently installed programs and uninstall Bronze Aid.
The malicious program may have a different name on your computer. To view the most recently installed programs, you can click on the “Installed On” column to sort your program by the installation date. Scroll through the list, and uninstall any unwanted or unknown programs.
If you are having issues while trying to uninstall the Bronze Aid program, you can use Revo Uninstaller to completely remove this unwanted program from your machine.
Remove Bronze Aid from Windows
If you cannot find any unwanted or unknown programs on your machine, then you can proceed with the next step.
STEP 2: Remove “Ads by Bronze Aid” adware with AdwCleaner
The AdwCleaner utility will scan your computer for the Bronze Aid adware and other unwanted browser extensions, that may have been installed on your computer without your knowledge.
You can download AdwCleaner from the below link.
ADWCLEANER DOWNLOAD LINK (This link will open a new web page from where you can download “AdwCleaner”)
Before starting AdwCleaner, close your web browser, then double-click on the AdwCleaner icon.
Start AdwCleaner
Picture of User Account Control If Windows prompts you as to whether or not you wish to run AdwCleaner, please allow it to run.
When the AdwCleaner program will open, click on the “Scan” button as shown below.
AdwCleaner Scan button
AdwCleaner will now start to search for adware and other malicious files that may be installed on your computer.
To remove the malicious files that were detected in the previous step, please click on the “Cleaning” button.
Remove Bronze Aid adware with AdwCleaner
AdwCleaner will prompt you to save any open files or documents, as the program will need to reboot the computer to complete the cleaning process. Please do so, and then click on the “OK” button.
AdwCleaner removing adware
When your computer reboots and you are logged in, AdwCleaner will automatically open a log file that contains the files, registry keys, and programs that were removed from your computer.
STEP 3: Remove “Ads by Bronze Aid” virus with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free uses industry-leading technology to detect and remove all traces of malware, including worms, Trojans, rootkits, rogues, dialers, spyware, and more.
It is important to note that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware works well and should run alongside antivirus software without conflicts.
You can download download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware from the below link.
MALWAREBYTES ANTI-MALWARE DOWNLOAD LINK (This link will open a new web page from where you can download “Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free”)
Once downloaded, close all programs, then double-click on the icon on your desktop named “mbam-setup” to start the installation of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.
Start Malwarebytes Anti-Malware setup
Picture of User Account Control You may be presented with a User Account Control dialog asking you if you want to run this file. If this happens, you should click “Yes” to continue with the installation.
When the installation begins, you will see the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Setup Wizard which will guide you through the installation process.
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Installer
To install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware on your machine, keep following the prompts by clicking the “Next” button.
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware final screen
Once installed, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will automatically start and you will see a message stating that you should update the program, and that a scan has never been run on your system. To start a system scan you can click on the “Scan Now” button.
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Scan Now
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for the Bronze Aid adware. When Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is scanning it will look like the image below.
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Scanning for Malware
When the scan has completed, you will be presented with a screen showing the malware infections that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware has detected. To remove the malicious programs that Malwarebytes Anti-malware has found, click on the “Remove Selected” button.
Remove the malware that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware has detected
Please note that the infections found may be different than what is shown in the image.
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now quarantine all the malicious files and registry keys that it has found. When removing the files, Malwarebytes Anti-Malware may require a reboot in order to remove some of them. If it displays a message stating that it needs to reboot your computer, please allow it to do so.
Malwarebytes Anti-Malware asking to restart PC
After your computer will restart, you should open Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and perform another “Threat Scan” scan to verify that there are no remaining threats
STEP 4: Double-check for the “Ads by Bronze Aid” malware with HitmanPro
HitmanPro is a second opinion scanner, designed to rescue your computer from malware (viruses, trojans, rootkits, etc.) that have infected your computer despite all the security measures you have taken (such as anti-virus software, firewalls, etc.). HitmanPro is designed to work alongside existing security programs without any conflicts. It scans the computer quickly (less than 5 minutes) and does not slow down