What is Trackingclick.com?
If you experience lots of third-party ads and redirections to questionable websites, it is possible that Trackingclick.com is responsible. Our malware experts at anti-spyware-101.com say that this adware server and its promotions can appear in your browsers when your PC is infected with adware programs, browser hijackers, or potentially unwanted programs (PUPs). Yet another possibility is that you simply get redirected to one of its promotional pages if you click on unsafe third-party content on a shady website. All in all, the presence of this adware server in your browsers can seriously ruin your online experience, let alone the possibility of infecting your PC with malicious programs or getting scammed when engaging with malicious pages you may find yourself on. This adware server is very similar to others like Thepopularlinks.com, and should be avoided if you do not want to put your system security at risk. We recommend that you remove Trackingclick.com from your browsers right away if you do not want further complications.
Where does Trackingclick.com come from?
When your screen gets flooded by unwanted and useless third-party ads, there is a chance that you have just clicked on something you should not have. For example, you may be visiting a suspicious website and you click on a fake button, a fake notification, or a corrupt link, and as a result, you end up redirected to this adware server, which will forward you to a promoted website or surprise you with a potentially harmful pop-up advertisement. If this may be what has happened to you, it could be enough for you to exit your browser windows to remove Trackingclick.com from your browsers. Of course, it is more likely that you will find a couple of threats on board that may be responsible for the appearance of this adware server in your browsers.
A lot of users still do not know but it is quite easy to infect your computer with a whole bundle of threats. It is enough for you to install a software bundle that you have downloaded from a questionable file-sharing website, but you may simply click on the wrong content on a suspicious website. It even gets worse when your computer is already infected with adware, for instance, because such an infection can present to your unreliable third-party ads anytime you are browsing or even when you are visiting legitimate websites. This adware server and its promotions can appear in your browsers if your PC is infected with adware applications, browser hijackers, or even PUPs, which are capable of redirections. We advise you to inspect your system fully with a reliable online malware scanner right after you delete Trackingclick.com so that you can see what else needs to be eliminated.
How does Trackingclick.com work?
This adware server may not always promote useful and legitimate products and websites. It is possible that your browsing becomes totally ruined by these ads and redirections. Of course, this is the less problematic issue. Unfortunately, you cannot know which ad you can trust and which you should not even click on. When your screen is littered with such ads, it is easy to accidentally click on one. However, one single click could drop further infections onto your PC or you could find yourself on malicious websites run by cyber criminals. In the latter case, it is possible that you may be tricked into disclosing your credit card details if this is a fake webshop, for example. Then, cyber villains can drain your account in no time. But you could also be asked to enter your personal details on such a page and that could be used to commit online frauds in your name. As a matter of fact, there are all kinds of bad things that can come out of leaving this adware server loose in your browsers. This is why we suggest that you remove Trackingclick.com as soon as possible.
How can I delete Trackingclick.com?
This threat may make changes to your hosts file so you cannot really eliminate the appearance of its advertisements from your browsers unless you restore your hosts file. Once it is done, we suggest that you reset all your major browsers that can be affected, namely, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Google Chrome as well. Please follow our guide below to end the operations of this adware server on your computer. You may have realized how easy it is to let all kinds of infections onto your system. If you want to safeguard your PC in the future, we advise you to install a reliable anti-malware program like SpyHunter. But you also need to keep all your programs and drivers updated from official sources.
Remove Trackingclick.com from your browsers
Internet Explorer
- Press Alt+T and choose Internet Options.
- Select the Advanced tab and press Reset.
- Select Delete personal settings and click Reset.
- Press Close.
Mozilla Firefox
- Press Alt+H and select Troubleshooting Information.
- Press Refresh Firefox and press Refresh Firefox again in the confirmation window.
Google Chrome
- Press Alt+F and open Settings.
- Click Advanced at the bottom.
- Click Reset at the bottom.
- In the confirmation window, click Reset.
How to restore your hosts file
- Press Win+E.
- Locate the "%Windir%\System32\drivers\etc\hosts" file and open it in Notepad or any other text editor.
- Delete all references to "Trackingclick.com" or any other suspicious entries you may find.
- Save your hosts file and close it.
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