Capricornus pretends to enhance your browsing experiences. Why, the enhancement may differ from case to case. Capricornus ads refer to the same-name advertising program. The adware is also referred to as a browser hijacker, redirect virus, etc.
In the opinion of holders of the adware, the enhancement is basically limited to redirecting your browser to the websites specified by the adware. The redirect detonations are dominated by commercial pages. That is a great improvement for users, isn’t that?
Users subscribe to the opposite opinion. Most of the cases of Capricornus adware installations end up with its uninstalling attempts within a couple of days. Besides, most users do not believe they have installed the adware. They blame it all on the infecting scenario.
In the wild, the hackers behind the adware implement a bundled download scheme. The scheme introduces the adware without violating the law. However, it also tends to escape user’ attention.
This assumes introducing anything into your PC without notifying you shall violate your rights. That is, it makes an illegal introduction.
The adware plays a common hoax with its users. Its installation is mentioned in random installation wizards. Those wizards actually highlight third-party contents that you may really love to get installed. Users thus load several contents in bulk. The extras are mentioned in such a way that few would notice. The notification is legally sufficient, though.
Users are more concerned with Capricornus ads removal rather than with its installation details. They may be surprised to learn the introduction has been relatively fair and legal. It consulted their opinion, but in such a way that users failed to notice.
There is something more critical about the installation. The adware intentionally aggravates its extermination. Its uninstalling is virtually unavailable.
A common waste of time is to try eliminating the redirect without removing Capricornus hijacker. Despite the hijacker actually attacks your browser, its components remain inside main computer memory.
Get rid of Ads by Capricornus adware first. Proceed with browser cleanup. Should the removal miss one of the two stages, it cannot complete. Proper instructions for safe and reliable removal of Capricornus redirect virus follow.
Automatic removal of Ads by Capricornus infection
The benefits of using the automatic security suite to get rid of this infection are obvious: it scans the entire system and detects all potential fragments of the virus, so you are a few mouse clicks away from a complete fix.
- Download and install recommended malware security suite
- Select Start Computer Scan feature and wait until the utility comes up with the scan report. Proceed by clicking on the Fix Threats button, which will trigger a thorough removal process to address all the malware issues compromising your computer and your privacy.
Get rid of Capricornus using Windows native uninstall feature
- Select Control Panel entry in the Windows Start menu. Go to Programs and Features (Windows 8), Uninstall a program (Windows Vista / Windows 7) or Add or Remove Programs (Windows XP)
- On the Uninstall or change a program screen, find the entry for Capricornus or any similar-looking new application. Select it and click Uninstall/Change
- Be advised this technique works well for the regular applications but might be inefficient for removing malicious programs.
Remove Capricornus virus from web browser
The workflow below is intended to eliminate malicious objects, such as add-ons or plugins, from the browsers that got impacted. Given the persistence-related features of this particular infection, the optimal workaround is to restore the affected browser’s settings to their original state. This will prevent the virus from further interfering with your preferences.
Capricornus ads removal from Google Chrome
- Click the Chrome menu icon and select Settings
- When the Settings screen opens, find the link that says Show advanced settings and click on it
- Proceed by clicking on the Reset browser settings button
- For you to evade any unintended consequences of the reset, Chrome will display a note about the settings and fragments of browsing data that will be lost. Read the notification and click Reset in case you agree
- Restart Chrome.
Capricornus ads removal from Mozilla Firefox
- Open Firefox and select Troubleshooting Information on the Help drop-down list
- Locate the sub-section titled Give Firefox a tune up and click on the Refresh Firefox button to proceed. Then confirm the transaction on the respective popup
- Restart Firefox.
Capricornus ads removal from MS Internet Explorer
- Select Internet Options under Tools in IE
- Select the Advanced tab on Internet Options screen and click on the Reset button
- The browser will now display the Reset Internet Explorer Settings dialog. Review the points on what the resetting includes. Activate the option saying Delete personal settings and click on the Reset button as shown on the image
- Restart the computer
Verify thoroughness of the removal
Having carried out the instructions above, add a finishing touch to the security procedure by running an additional computer scan to check for residual malware activity.
