{"id":44355,"date":"2015-09-17T14:37:24","date_gmt":"2015-09-17T14:37:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/?p=44355"},"modified":"2015-09-17T14:52:19","modified_gmt":"2015-09-17T14:52:19","slug":"remove-vicevice-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/remove-vicevice-com\/","title":{"rendered":"Remove Vicevice.com pop-up ads (Virus Removal Guide)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you are seeing random pop-up ads from <strong>Vicevice.com<\/strong> whenever you start up your computer, then your machine is infected with an adware or a potentially unwanted program.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-44356\" title=\"Vicevice.com Malware\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Vicevice.com-Malware.jpg\" alt=\"Vicevice.com Malware\" width=\"905\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Vicevice.com-Malware.jpg 905w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/09\/Vicevice.com-Malware-300x190.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 905px) 100vw, 905px\" \/><br \/>\nThe Vicevice.com pop-ups are caused by an adware program, which is distributed through various monetization platforms during installation. This type of adware is typically added when you install another free software (video recording\/streaming, download-managers or PDF creators) that had bundled into their installation this adware program.<br \/>\nWhen the Vicevice.com adware is installed on your computer, whenever Windows will start, an ad from Vicevice.com will pop-up. Other\u00a0common symptoms include:<\/p><div id=\"mwtad1625020673\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309684--placement_360520\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3957935887\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>Advertising banners are injected with the web pages that you are visiting.<\/li>\n<li>Random web page text is turned into hyperlinks.<\/li>\n<li>Browser popups appear which recommend fake updates or other software.<\/li>\n<li>Other unwanted adware programs might get installed without the user&#8217;s knowledge.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This adware program modifies Windows registry by adding a cmd.exe command which runs every time Windows starts. Secondly, it creates a start-up entry. As a result, black cmd.exe window pops up and opens the gangnamgame.org web page which redirects you to Vicevice.com. The whole Windows registry modification looks like this:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Command: cmd.exe \/c start http:\/\/vicevice.com&amp;&amp; exit<br \/>\nLocation: HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>You should <strong>always pay attention when installing software<\/strong> because often, a software installer includes optional installs, such as this program that is causing the Vicevice.com redirect. Be very careful what you agree to install.<br \/>\n<strong>Always opt for the custom installation<\/strong> 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\u2019t trust.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad426055112\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381396-ad_309691-placement_360566\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"1471373341\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"mwtad2438493188\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309746-ad_309691-placement_360521\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"4456629336\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">How to remove Vicevice.com pop-up ads (Virus Removal Guide)<\/span><\/h2>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This page is a comprehensive guide, which will remove Vicevice.com virus from your computer and any other adware program that may have been installed during the setup process.<br \/>\nPlease perform all the steps in the correct order. If you have any questions or doubt at any point, <strong>STOP<\/strong> and ask for our assistance.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"#ccleaner\"><strong>STEP 1<\/strong>: Remove Vicevice.com start-up key from Windows with Ccleaner<br \/>\n<\/a><a href=\"#adwcleaner\"><strong>STEP 2<\/strong>: Remove Vicevice.com adware with AdwCleaner<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#malwarebytes\"><strong>STEP 3<\/strong>: Remove Vicevice.com pop-up virus with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#hitmanpro\"><strong>STEP 4<\/strong>: Remove with Vicevice.com browser hijacker with HitmanPro<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#shortcuts\"><strong>STEP 5<\/strong>: Clean up the various Windows shortcuts that have been hijacked by vicevice.com virus<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"#zemana\"><strong>(OPTIONAL) STEP 6<\/strong>: Double-check for the Vicevice.com malware infection with Zemana AntiMalware<\/a><\/p>\n<div style=\"margin: 5px; padding: 10px; border-left: solid 5px #FFAE20;\">If you are using an <strong>Apple Mac OS X<\/strong> operating system, please follow this <em><a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/remove-tech-support-scam-popups\/#macosx\" target=\"_blank\">Remove Tech Support Scam pop-up (Call For Support Scam) &#8211; Mac OS X<\/a>\u00a0<\/em> guide to remove Vicevice.com pop-ups<\/div>\n<div id=\"mwtad2125675379\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309747-ad_309691-placement_360587\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"9589536513\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"ccleaner\">STEP 1\u00a0: Remove Vicevice.com start-up key from Windows with Ccleaner<\/h2>\n<ol>\n<li>You can <strong>download\u00a0Ccleaner<\/strong> utility from the below link.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.piriform.com\/ccleaner\/download\/standard\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CCLEANER DOWNLOAD LINK<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<em>This link will automatically download Ccleaner on your computer<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Install Ccleaner and start this utility, click the <strong>Tools<\/strong> icon at left, then click the <strong>Startup<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-34996 alignnone\" title=\"Select Tools and then click on Start-up\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ccleaner-tools.jpg\" alt=\"CCleaner Startup programs\" width=\"557\" height=\"410\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ccleaner-tools.jpg 557w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/ccleaner-tools-300x221.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 557px) 100vw, 557px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the Startup screen, you&#8217;ll see a list of all items that have been set to start automatically with Windows. Search the for the malicious &#8220;Command: cmd.exe \/c start http:\/\/gangnamgame.org&amp;&amp; exit Location: HKLM\\SOFTWARE\\Wow6432Node\\Microsoft\\Windows\\CurrentVersion\\Run&#8221; start-up key, then click on the &#8220;Delete&#8221; button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"mwtad3974819667\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309748-ad_309691-placement_360588\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3906789406\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"adwcleaner\">STEP 2: Remove Vicevice.com adware with AdwCleaner<\/h2>\n<p>The AdwCleaner utility will scan your computer and web browser for the &#8220;Vicevice.com&#8221; malicious files, browser extensions and registry keys, that may have been installed on your computer without your knowledge.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad2319007182\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_309686-ad_309691-placement_360569\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"6935453015\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>You can download <strong>AdwCleaner<\/strong> from the below link.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/toolslib.net\/downloads\/viewdownload\/1-adwcleaner\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ADWCLEANER DOWNLOAD LINK<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0(<em>This link will open a new web page from where you can download &#8220;AdwCleaner&#8221;<\/em>)<\/li>\n<li>Before starting AdwCleaner, <strong>close all open programs and internet browsers<\/strong>, then <strong>double-click on the AdwCleaner icon<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38260\" title=\"Double-click on the AdwCleaner Icon\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Adwcleaner-Icon.jpg\" alt=\"Start AdwCleaner\" width=\"167\" height=\"143\" \/><br \/>\nIf Windows prompts you as to whether or not you wish to run AdwCleaner, please allow it to run.<\/li>\n<li>When the AdwCleaner program will open, click on the &#8220;<strong>Scan<\/strong>&#8221; button as shown below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38262\" title=\"Click on Scan button to search for adware\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Adwcleaner-Scan.jpg\" alt=\"AdwCleaner Scan button\" width=\"565\" height=\"591\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Adwcleaner-Scan.jpg 565w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Adwcleaner-Scan-287x300.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 565px) 100vw, 565px\" \/><br \/>\nAdwCleaner will now start to search for the &#8220;Vicevice.com&#8221; malicious files that may be installed on your computer.<\/li>\n<li>To remove the &#8220;Vicevice.com&#8221; malicious files that were detected in the previous step, please click on the &#8220;<strong>Clean<\/strong>&#8221; button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38259\" title=\"Click on the Cleaning button to remove Vicevice.com\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Adwcleaner-Clean.jpg\" alt=\"Remove Vicevice.com with AdwCleaner\" width=\"569\" height=\"587\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Adwcleaner-Clean.jpg 569w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Adwcleaner-Clean-291x300.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 569px) 100vw, 569px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>AdwCleaner will prompt you to <strong>save any open files or documents,<\/strong>\u00a0as the program will need to reboot the computer. Please do so and then click on the <strong>OK<\/strong> button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38261\" title=\"Save your documents then click on the OK button\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Adwcleaner-Removing-Malware.jpg\" alt=\"AdwCleaner removing adware\" width=\"566\" height=\"438\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Adwcleaner-Removing-Malware.jpg 566w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Adwcleaner-Removing-Malware-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 566px) 100vw, 566px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"mwtad2999733918\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_318930-ad_309691-placement_360589\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3818335085\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"malwarebytes\">STEP 3: Remove Vicevice.com pop-up virus with Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free<\/h2>\n<p>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.<br \/>\nIt is important to note that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware works well and should run alongside antivirus software without conflicts.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You can download <strong>download Malwarebytes Anti-Malware<\/strong>\u00a0from the below link.<br \/>\n<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/download-malwarebytes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">MALWAREBYTES ANTI-MALWARE DOWNLOAD LINK<\/a> <\/strong><em>(This link will open a new web page from where you can download &#8220;Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Free&#8221;)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Once downloaded, close all programs, then double-click on the icon on your desktop named &#8220;<em>mbam-setup&#8221;<\/em> to start the installation of Malwarebytes Anti-Malware.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38277\" title=\"Double-click on the mbam-setup to install Malwarebytes\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Malwarebytes-Setup.jpg\" alt=\"Start Malwarebytes Anti-Malware setup\" width=\"107\" height=\"107\" \/><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18096\" title=\"User Account Control icon\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/UAC-prompt.jpg\" alt=\"Picture of User Account Control\" width=\"13\" height=\"16\" \/> 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 \u201c<em>Yes<\/em>\u201d to continue with the installation.<\/li>\n<li>When the installation begins, you will see the <em>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Setup Wizard<\/em> which will guide you through the installation process.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38272\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Setup Wizard\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Malwarebytes-Installer.jpg\" alt=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Installer\" width=\"550\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Malwarebytes-Installer.jpg 550w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Malwarebytes-Installer-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><br \/>\nTo install Malwarebytes Anti-Malware on your machine, <em>keep following the prompts<\/em> by clicking the &#8220;<strong>Next<\/strong>&#8221; button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38271\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Final Setup Screen\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Malwarebytes-Final-Screen.jpg\" alt=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware final screen\" width=\"544\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Malwarebytes-Final-Screen.jpg 544w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Malwarebytes-Final-Screen-300x232.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 544px) 100vw, 544px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>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 &#8220;Scan<strong>\u00a0Now<\/strong>&#8221; button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38275\" title=\"Click on the Scan Now button to scan with Malwarebytes\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Malwarebytes-Scan.jpg\" alt=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Scan Now\" width=\"661\" height=\"440\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Malwarebytes-Scan.jpg 661w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Malwarebytes-Scan-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 661px) 100vw, 661px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Malwarebytes Anti-Malware will now start scanning your computer for the Vicevice.com virus. When Malwarebytes Anti-Malware is scanning it will look like the image below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38276\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware while performing a scan\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Malwarebytes-Scanning-For-Malware.jpg\" alt=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware Scanning for Malware\" width=\"662\" height=\"444\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Malwarebytes-Scanning-For-Malware.jpg 662w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Malwarebytes-Scanning-For-Malware-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 662px) 100vw, 662px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When the scan has completed, you will now be presented with a screen showing you the malware infections that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware has detected. To remove the malicious programs that Malwarebytes Anti-malware has found, click on the &#8220;<strong>Remove Seletected<\/strong>&#8221; button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38273\" title=\"Click on Remove Selected to remove malware\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Malwarebytes-Removing-Malware.jpg\" alt=\"Remove the malware that Malwarebytes Anti-Malware has detected\" width=\"648\" height=\"424\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Malwarebytes-Removing-Malware.jpg 648w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Malwarebytes-Removing-Malware-300x196.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 648px) 100vw, 648px\" \/><br \/>\nPlease note that the infections found may be different than what is shown in the image.<\/li>\n<li>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.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38274\" title=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware asking to restart PC\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Malwarebytes-Restart-PC.jpg\" alt=\"Malwarebytes Anti-Malware asking to restart PC\" width=\"639\" height=\"420\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Malwarebytes-Restart-PC.jpg 639w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/Malwarebytes-Restart-PC-300x197.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 639px) 100vw, 639px\" \/><br \/>\nAfter your computer will restart, you should open Malwarebytes Anti-Malware and perform another &#8220;Threat Scan&#8221; scan to verify that there are no remaining threats<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"mwtad3595329881\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381388-ad_309691-placement_381390\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"3191649120\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"hitmanpro\">STEP 4: Remove with Vicevice.com browser hijacker with HitmanPro<\/h2>\n<p>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 the computer.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You can download <strong>HitmanPro<\/strong> from the below link:<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/download-hitman-pro\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <strong>HITMANPRO DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will open a new web page from where you can download &#8220;HitmanPro&#8221;)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Double-click on the file named &#8220;<strong>HitmanPro.exe<\/strong>&#8221; (for 32-bit versions of Windows) or &#8220;<strong>HitmanPro_x64.exe<\/strong>&#8221; (for 64-bit versions of Windows). When the program starts you will be presented with the start screen as shown below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38264\" title=\"HitmanPro startup screen\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HitmanPro-Installer.jpg\" alt=\"HitmanPro Installer\" width=\"635\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HitmanPro-Installer.jpg 635w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HitmanPro-Installer-300x237.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 635px) 100vw, 635px\" \/><br \/>\nClick on the &#8220;<strong>Next<\/strong>&#8221; button, to install HitmanPro on your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38267\" title=\"itmanPro installation options (Click Next)\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HitmanPro-Start-Scan.jpg\" alt=\"itmanPro while installing on PC\" width=\"641\" height=\"513\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HitmanPro-Start-Scan.jpg 641w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HitmanPro-Start-Scan-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 641px) 100vw, 641px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>HitmanPro will now begin to scan your computer for Vicevice.com malicious files.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38265\" title=\"HitmanPro scanning for malware\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HitmanPro-Scan.jpg\" alt=\"HitmanPro scanning\" width=\"636\" height=\"507\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HitmanPro-Scan.jpg 636w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HitmanPro-Scan-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 636px) 100vw, 636px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>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 &#8220;<strong>Next<\/strong>&#8221; button, to remove Vicevice.com virus.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38266\" title=\"HitmanPro scan results (Click Next)\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HitmanPro-Scan-Results.jpg\" alt=\"HitmanPro detected malware\" width=\"642\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HitmanPro-Scan-Results.jpg 642w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HitmanPro-Scan-Results-300x240.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 642px) 100vw, 642px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Click on the &#8220;<strong>Activate free license<\/strong>&#8221; button to begin the <strong>free 30 days trial<\/strong>, and remove all the malicious files from your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-38263\" title=\"Click on the Activate free license button\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HitmanPro-Activate-Free-License.jpg\" alt=\"Remove malware with HitmanPro\" width=\"631\" height=\"503\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HitmanPro-Activate-Free-License.jpg 631w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/HitmanPro-Activate-Free-License-300x239.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 631px) 100vw, 631px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<div id=\"mwtad2275237573\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381392-ad_309691-placement_381395\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"2944237110\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"shortcuts\">STEP 5: Clean up the various Windows shortcuts that have been hijacked by vicevice.com virus<\/h2>\n<p>This infection has hijacked your browser shortcuts, so in this step we will need to manually clean them by removing the <em>http:\/\/vicevice.com\/<\/em> argument.<\/p><div id=\"mwtad545819969\" class=\"gas_fallback-ad_381401-ad_309691-placement_360573\" style=\"margin-top: 30px;margin-bottom: 30px;\"><script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-7750719144850257\" crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-7750719144850257\" \ndata-ad-slot=\"5315249587\" \ndata-ad-format=\"auto\" data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script> \n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); \n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n<ol>\n<li>Search for your browser shortcut (Desktop, Taskbar or Start Menu Shortcut), then right click on it and select <strong>Properties<\/strong>.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-6692\" title=\"Desktop Shortcut properties\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/shortcut-properties.jpg\" alt=\"[Image: Firefox Shortcut properties]\" width=\"377\" height=\"544\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/shortcut-properties.jpg 377w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/02\/shortcut-properties-207x300.jpg 207w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><br \/>\nTo view the <strong>Properties<\/strong> menu for the browser shortcuts pinned to your Task Bar, right-click on the browser shortcut from the Taskbar, then right-click again on the browser icon as see in the below image. Alternatively, you can just Unpin the browser shortcut from your task bar, then you can add it back after you have removed the &#8220;http:\/\/Zquirrel.com\/&#8221; argument from the original browser shortcut.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7997\" title=\"Right click on browser icon from Taskbar and select Properties \" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/taskbar-shortcuts-hijack.jpg\" alt=\"[Image: taskbar shortcut hijacker]\" width=\"423\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/taskbar-shortcuts-hijack.jpg 423w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/04\/taskbar-shortcuts-hijack-300x156.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 423px) 100vw, 423px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>In the <strong>Shortcut<\/strong> tab, in the <strong>Target<\/strong> field, remove the <em>http:\/\/vicevice.com\/<\/em> argument. Basically, there should be only the path to browser executable file. Nothing more.<br \/>\nThese are the default shortcut path that should be in your <em>Target<\/em> box, if the <em>Zquirrel.com<\/em> argument is there, then you should remove it.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"5\" cellpadding=\"5\">\n<tbody>\n<tr bgcolor=\"#999999\">\n<th scope=\"col\" width=\"150\">If you are using this browser:<\/th>\n<th scope=\"col\" width=\"320\">In the Target field you should have:<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Internet Explorer<\/td>\n<td><em>&#8220;C:\\Program Files\\Internet Explorer\\iexplore.exe&#8221;<\/em><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Chrome<\/td>\n<td><em>&#8220;C:\\Program Files\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe&#8221;<\/em> for Windows 32 bit <strong>OR<\/strong> <em>&#8220;C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Google\\Chrome\\Application\\chrome.exe&#8221;<\/em> for Windows 64-bit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Firefox<\/td>\n<td><em>\u201cC:\\Program Files\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe\u201d<\/em> for Windows 32-bit <strong>OR<\/strong> <em>\u201cC:\\Program Files (x86)\\Mozilla Firefox\\firefox.exe\u201d<\/em> for Windows 64-bit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28024\" title=\"Zquirrel.com Firefox shortcut hijack\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/firefox-hijack.jpg\" alt=\"Zquirrel.com Firefox hijack\" width=\"427\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/firefox-hijack.jpg 427w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/firefox-hijack-300x167.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 427px) 100vw, 427px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28025\" title=\"Zquirrel.com Internet Explorer shortcut hijack\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/internet-explorer-hijack.jpg\" alt=\"Zquirrel.com Internet Explorer hijack\" width=\"438\" height=\"371\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/internet-explorer-hijack.jpg 438w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/internet-explorer-hijack-300x254.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-28023\" title=\"Zquirrel.com Chrome shortcut hijack\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Chrome-hijack.jpg\" alt=\"Zquirrel.com Chrome hijack\" width=\"429\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Chrome-hijack.jpg 429w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/10\/Chrome-hijack-300x179.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<h2 id=\"zemana\">(Optional) STEP 6: Double-check for the Vicevice.com malware infection with Zemana AntiMalware<\/h2>\n<p>Zemana AntiMalware is a powerful utility, which will remove Vicevice.com malicious browser extensions from Internet Explorer (or Microsoft Edge), Firefox or Google Chrome, and also check your computer other malicious software.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>You can download <strong>Zemana AntiMalware<\/strong> from the below link:<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zemana.com\/AntiMalware?new_affid=FFFF00BD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> <strong>ZEMANA ANTIMALWARE DOWNLOAD LINK<\/strong><\/a> <em>(This link will open a new web page from where you can download &#8220;Zemana AntiMalware&#8221;)<\/em><\/li>\n<li>Double-click on the file named &#8220;Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup.exe&#8221; to install Zemana AntiMalware on your computer. When the program starts you will be presented with the start screen as seen below.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-41730 alignnone\" title=\"Zemana AntiMalware language setup\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Zenama-English.jpg\" alt=\"Zemana AntiMalware English Setup\" width=\"377\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Zenama-English.jpg 377w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Zenama-English-300x158.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><br \/>\nClick on the &#8220;<strong>Next<\/strong>&#8221; button, to install Zemana AntiMalware on your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-41729 alignnone\" title=\"Zemana AntiMalware Setup screen\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Setup.jpg\" alt=\"Zemana AntiMalware Setup\" width=\"527\" height=\"411\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Setup.jpg 527w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Setup-300x234.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 527px) 100vw, 527px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When Zemana AntiMalware will start, click on the &#8220;<strong>Scan<\/strong>&#8221; button.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41728\" title=\"Start a Zemana AntiMalware Scan\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Scan.jpg\" alt=\"Zemana AntiMalware Scan\" width=\"755\" height=\"509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Scan.jpg 755w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Scan-300x202.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 755px) 100vw, 755px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Zemana AntiMalware will now scan computer for any malicious files. This process can take up to 10 minutes.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41724\" title=\"Zemana AntiMalware scanning for malware\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Detection.jpg\" alt=\"Zemana AntiMalware Detecting malware\" width=\"749\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Detection.jpg 749w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Detection-300x205.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>When Zemana AntiMalware has finished it will display a list of all the malware that the program found. Click on the &#8220;<strong>Next<\/strong>&#8221; button, to remove the malicious files from your computer.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41727\" title=\"Click Next to remove malware found by Zemana AntiMalware\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Removal.jpg\" alt=\"Zemana AntiMalware Removal\" width=\"747\" height=\"506\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Removal.jpg 747w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Removal-300x203.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 747px) 100vw, 747px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Zemana AntiMalware will now remove all the detected malicious files, and at the end a system reboot may be required to remove all traces of malware.<br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-41726\" title=\"Click on the Reboot button to remove malware\" src=\"\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Reboot.jpg\" alt=\"Zemana AntiMalware Reboot\" width=\"749\" height=\"501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Reboot.jpg 749w, https:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/07\/Zemana-AntiMalware-Reboot-300x201.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 749px) 100vw, 749px\" \/><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<hr \/>\n<div style=\"margin-top: 20px; padding: 10px; border-left: solid 5px #088A08;\">Your computer should now be free of the Vicevice.com adware infection.<br \/>\nIf you are still experiencing problems while trying to remove Vicevice.com pop-ups from your machine, please do one of the following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Run a system scan with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/blogs\/how-to-use-emsisoft-emergency-kit\/\" target=\"_blank\">Emsisoft Emergency Kit<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>Start a new thread in our <strong><a title=\"Free Malware Removal Support\" href=\"http:\/\/malwaretips.com\/forums\/malware-removal-assistance.10\/\" target=\"_blank\">Malware Removal Assistance<\/a><\/strong> forum.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>If you are seeing random pop-up ads from Vicevice.com whenever you start up your computer, then your machine is infected with an adware or a potentially unwanted program. 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