Remove 24×7 Help virus (Removal Guide)

24×7 Help is a software/call service (+1561-948-3761) that provides via an hourly charge remote support to fix your computer issues. Once installed however, 24×7 Help attempts to upsell various software products including registry and PC optimization programs.

24×7 Help is typically added when you install another free software (video recording/streaming, download-managers or PDF creators) that had bundled into their installation this program. Very often users have no idea where did it come from, so it’s not surprising at all that most of them assume that 24×7 Help is a virus.
24×7 Help is application that displays contact information for a remote support company and suggests that you download a variety of security programs to fix the issues that this program has found on users machines.
Once installed, 24×7 will automatically start when you login to Windows and constantly display an icon of a support person’s head on the title bar of the active Window. If you click on this icon, you will be shown a screen that promotes their remote support services as well as PCRx Registry Cleaner, Spyware Terminator 2012, and Online Vault Backup. The text of the 24×7 pop-up is:

24×7 Help emergency computer assistance
+1561-948-3761
OurMicrosoft trained technicians are stating by reading to help you resolve all your PC issues and more.
Receive instant,friendly support service for issues with your computer, network, software printer and more.

24×7 Help it’s technically not a virus, but it does exhibit plenty of malicious traits, such as rootkit capabilities to hook deep into the operating system, browser hijacking, and in general just interfering with the user experience. The industry generally refers to it as a “PUP,” or potentially unwanted program.

You should always pay attention when installing software because often, a software installer includes optional installs, such as this 24×7 Help. 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.

How to remove 24×7 Help (Virus Removal Guide)

This page is a comprehensive guide, which will remove 24×7 Help pop-ups 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 24×7 Help programs from your computer
STEP 2: Remove 24×7 Help malicious files with AdwCleaner
STEP 3: Remove 24×7 Help virus with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free
STEP 4: Double-check for the 24×7 Help infection with HitmanPro

STEP 1 : Uninstall 24×7 Help programs from your computer

1. To uninstall the 24×7 Help program from your computer, click the Start button, then select Control Panel, and click on Uninstall a program.
   If you are using Windows 8, simply drag your mouse pointer to the right edge of the screen, select Search from the list and search for “control panel“. Or you can right-click on a bottom left hot corner (formerly known as the Start button) and select Control Panel from there, then select Uninstall a program.
   
2. When the Add/Remove Programs or the Uninstall a Program screen is displayed, scroll through the list of currently installed programs and uninstall 24×7 Help (Crawler, LLC), PC Fix Speed, PCRx Registry Cleaner, Spyware Terminator 2012, Online Vault Backup and any other recently installed or unknown programs from your computer.
   

Depending on what program has installed 24×7 Help infection, the above programs may have a different name or not be installed on your computer. If you cannot find any unwanted programs on your computer, you can proceed with the next step.

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STEP 2: Remove 24×7 Help malicious files AdwCleaner

1. You can download AdwCleaner utility from the below link.
   Download AdwCleanerFree official download. Nothing to install.
2. Before starting AdwCleaner, close all open programs and internet browsers, then double-click on the AdwCleaner icon.
   
   If Windows prompts you as to whether or not you wish to run AdwCleaner, please allow it to run.
3. When the AdwCleaner program will open, click on the Search button as shown below.
   
   The program will now start to search for 24×7 Help adware that may be installed on your computer. When it has finished it will display a notepad screen that contains a log file of all the 24×7 Help browser extensions, files, and registry keys that have been detected. Unless you see a program name that you know should not be removed, please close the Notepad window and continue with the next step.
4. To remove the 24×7 Help malicious files that were detected in the previous step, please click on the Delete button on the AdwCleaner screen.
   
   AdwCleaner will now prompt you to save any open files or data as the program will need to reboot the computer. Please do so and then click on the OK button.
5. AdwCleaner will now delete all detected adware from your computer. When it is done it will display an alert that explains what PUPs (Potentially Unwanted Programs) and Adware are. Please read through this information and then press the OK button. You will now be presented with an alert that states AdwCleaner needs to reboot your computer.
   Please click on the OK button to let AdwCleaner reboot your computer.

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STEP 3: Remove 24×7 Help virus with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free

1. You can download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free from the below link, then double-click on the icon named mbam-setup.exe to install this program.
   Download MalwarebytesFree official installer. Your download starts right away.
2. When the installation begins, keep following the prompts in order to continue with the setup process, then at the last screen click on the Finish button.
   
3. On the Scanner tab, select Perform quick scan, and then click on the Scan button to start searching for the 24×7 Help malicious files.
   
4. Malwarebytes’ Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for 24×7 Help virus as shown below.
   
5. When the Malwarebytes Anti-Malware scan has finished, click on the Show Results button.
   
6. You will now be presented with a screen showing you the computer infections that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware has detected. Make sure that everything is Checked (ticked), then click on the Remove Selected button.
   
7. Once your computer will restart, open Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and perform a Full System scan to verify that there are no remaining threats.

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Double-check for the 24×7 Help infection with HitmanPro

1. You can download HitmanPro from the below link:
   Download HitmanProOfficial Sophos download. Free scan, free 30-day trial to remove threats.
2. Double-click on the file named HitmanPro.exe (for 32-bit versions of Windows) or HitmanPro_x64.exe (for 64-bit versions of Windows). When the program starts you will be presented with the start screen as shown below.
   
   Click on the Next button, to install HitmanPro on your computer.
   
3. HitmanPro will now begin to scan your computer for 24×7 Help malicious files.
   
4. When it has finished it will display a list of all the malware that the program found as shown in the image below. Click on the Next button, to remove 24×7 Help adware.
   
5. Click on the Activate free license button to begin the free 30 days trial, and remove all the malicious files from your computer.
   

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Your computer should now be free of the 24×7 Help infection. If your current anti-virus solution let this infection through, you may want to consider purchasing the PRO version of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware to protect against these types of threats in the future, and perform regular computer scans with HitmanPro.
If you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove 24×7 Help virus from your machine, please start a new thread in our Malware Removal Assistance