How to Delete Engineering Group Inc Product Ads (Adware/PUP)

What is Engineering Group Inc Ads? And how does it work?

Engineering Group Inc Ads is a group of annoying ads used by ad-supported programs to redirect users to equally shady websites and display annoying and intrusive pop-ups. This is the reason why it is classified as an adware and a potentially unwanted program. Though it may seem harmless at first glance, it can become a problem if you let it stay in your system as this adware is used to spread third party commercial content that are often misleading, aggressive, and potentially harmful.
Just like most adware programs, Engineering Group Inc Ads could redirect you to malicious web pages that cater to tech support scams. When you get redirected to this kind of site, you will see an alarming message telling you that your computer is infected and that you must call a fake tech support number to fix the problem. You need not worry as this message is a hoax and is only trying to get you to call some fake tech support number to trick you into paying for an unnecessary service. So the next time you see such fake alert, remember that it might be caused by some adware like Engineering Group Inc Ads.
This adware will most definitely diminish your browsing experience with the amount of ads it delivers every time you browse the web. Aside from that, it might also cause some problem with your browser’s performance caused by the increased amount of ads that pops up in your browser. In addition, this adware might also change your browser’s settings so it can reinstall itself if you uninstall it. In other words, it can reset itself to revert the changes you’ve made. This is why removing Engineering Group Inc Ads is not that easy. In addition, another reason why you must delete this adware is that it seems to be related to the “Idle Buddy” crypto-malware which can do serious damage to your files, thus, you must not delay the removal of Engineering Group Inc Ads from your computer.
How does Engineering Group Inc Ads circulate the web?
Engineering Group Inc Ads, like other ad-supported programs, is distributed using freeware and shareware. These kinds of software packages can be found on free sharing sites. You could end up installing ad-supported programs like Discrete Search if you don’t pay enough attention during the installation. When installing shareware or freeware, you have to always opt for the Custom or Advanced mode rather than the standard one so that you have the option to remove any extra programs attached in the package.
Refer to the removal guide prepared below to erase Engineering Group Inc Ads as well as the adware program that’s causing it.
Step 1: Close all the browsers affected with Engineering Group Inc Ads. If you’re having a hard time closing them, you can close them using the Task Manager just tap on Ctrl + Shift + Esc.
Step 2: Next, go to Processes and look for the process of the browser you’re unable to close as well as other dubious processes that could be related to Engineering Group Inc Ads and then right click on each one of them and select End Process or End Task to kill their processes.
Step 3: Then open the Programs and Features section in Control Panel. To do so, tap the Windows key + R, then type in appwiz.cpl and then click OK or press Enter.
Step 4: From the list of programs installed, look for any suspicious program that could be related to Engineering Group Inc Ads and then Uninstall them.

Step 5: Edit your Hosts File

Tap the Win + R keys to open then type in %WinDir% and then click OK.
Go to System32/drivers/etc.
Open the hosts file using Notepad.
Delete all the entries containing Engineering Group Inc Ads.
After that, save the changes you’ve made and close the file.

Step 6: Reset all your browsers to default to their default state.
Mozilla Firefox

Open Firefox and click the icon that looks like a three stacked lines located at the top-right section of the browser.
Next, select the question mark icon from the drop-down menu.
Then select “Troubleshooting information” from the slide-out menu.
After that, click on the “Reset Firefox” button located at the top-right section of the newly opened web page.
Now select “Reset Firefox” in the confirmation pop-up window that appears.

Google Chrome

Open Google Chrome, then tap the Alt + F keys.
After that, click on Settings.
Next, scroll down until you see the Advanced option, once you see it, click on it.
After clicking the Advanced option, go to the “Restore and clean up option and click on the “Restore settings to their original defaults” option to reset Google Chrome.
Now restart Google Chrome.

Internet Explorer

Launch Internet Explorer.
Next, click the wrench icon for Settings.
Then click Internet Options.
After that, go to the Advanced tab.
From there, click the Reset button. This will reset Internet Explorer’s settings to their default condition.
Now click OK to save the changes made.

Step 7: Hold down Windows + E keys simultaneously to open File Explorer.
Step 8: Navigate to the following directories and look for suspicious files associated to Engineering Group Inc Ads as well as the adware program that’s behind it and delete it/them.

%USERPROFILE%\Downloads
%USERPROFILE%\Desktop
%TEMP%

Step 9: Close the File Explorer.
Step 10: Empty the Recycle Bin and afterwards, you have to flush the DNS cache. To do that, just, right click on the Start button and click on Command Prompt (administrator). From there, type the “ipconfig /flushdns” command and hit Enter to flush the DNS.
Follow the advanced instructions below to ensure the removal of Engineering Group Inc Ads using [product-name] as well as all of its related files.
Perform a full system scan using [product-code]. To do so, follow these steps:

Turn on your computer. If it’s already on, you have to reboot it.
After that, the BIOS screen will be displayed, but if Windows pops up instead, reboot your computer and try again. Once you’re on the BIOS screen, repeat pressing F8, by doing so the Advanced Option shows up.

To navigate the Advanced Option use the arrow keys and select Safe Mode with Networking then hit
Windows will now load the Safe Mode with Networking.
Press and hold both R key and Windows key.

If done correctly, the Windows Run Box will show up.
Type in the URL address, [product-url] in the Run dialog box and then tap Enter or click OK.
After that, it will download the program. Wait for the download to finish and then open the launcher to install the program.
Once the installation process is completed, run [product-code] to perform a full system scan.