Removing Ads by Aura (Adware/PUP)

What is Ads by Aura? And how does it work?

“Ads by Aura” is a new form of adware that’s been discovered over the web recently. This adware is reported to be causing multiple types of advertisements. It could infect several browsers like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and many more. This program pretends to be a legitimate one, even so, remember that its main goal is to convince users like you that it is created to assist users with browsing experience.
Once Ads by Aura is installed in your computer, it will modify important settings not just in your browser but also in the Windows Registry as well as the Task Scheduler. This makes Ads by Aura different from a typical adware program. Upon its installation, you will immediately see its effects in your computer – the appearance of ads such as pop-ups, banners, in-text links and many more. You will also experience redirects to dubious websites like sites that may trick you into answering an online survey and then ask you to provide you personal information. Thus, you must avoid these kinds of sites and if you get redirected into one, you need to close that site right away.
How does Ads by Aura circulate over the internet?
You could get redirected to Ads by Aura when you click on some ads on the internet or when an ad-supported program is installed in your computer. Adware programs like Ads by Aura can often be found on free sharing sites. It is added as one of the extra components in software bundles and if you’re not careful, you could end up installing them. This is why it is recommended that you use the Custom or Advanced setup instead of the quick one to avoid installation of unwanted programs.
Remove Ads by Aura from your browsers and computer with the help of the following removal instructions.
Step 1: Start by opening the Task Manager by simply pressing the Ctrl + Shift + Esc keys.
Step 2: Next, go to Processes and look for dubious processes that could be related to Ads by Aura 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 Control Panel. To do so, tap the Windows key + R, then type in appwiz.cpl and then click OK or press Enter.
Step 4: Look for Ads by Aura and any suspicious program and then Uninstall them.

Step 5: Close all the browsers affected by Ads by Aura. If you’re having a hard time closing them, you can close them using the Task Manager just tap on Ctrl + Shift + Esc.
Step 6: After you open the Task Manager, go to the Processes tab and look for the infected browser’s process and end it.
Step 7: 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 Ads by Aura.
After that, save the changes you’ve made and close the file.

Step 8: Reset all your browsers to default to their default state.
Google Chrome

Launch Google Chrome, press Alt + F, move to More tools, and click Extensions.
Look for Ads by Aura Ads or any other unwanted add-ons, click the Recycle Bin button, and choose Remove.
Restart Google Chrome, then tap Alt + F, and select Settings.
Navigate to the On Startup section at the bottom.
Select “Open a specific page or set of pages”.
Click the More actions button next to the hijacker and click Remove.

Mozilla Firefox

Open the browser and tap Ctrl + Shift + A to access the Add-ons Manager.
In the Extensions menu Remove the unwanted extension.
Restart the browser and tap keys Alt + T.
Select Options and then move to the General menu.
Overwrite the URL in the Home Page section and then restart the browser.

Internet Explorer

Launch Internet Explorer.
Tap Alt + T and select Internet options.
Click the General tab and then overwrite the URL under the homepage section.
Click OK to save the changes.

Step 9: Hold down Windows + E keys simultaneously to open File Explorer.
Step 10: Navigate to the following directories and look for suspicious files associated to Ads by Aura Ads and delete it/them.

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

Step 11: Close the File Explorer.
Step 12: Empty the Recycle Bin.
Step 13: 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 Ads by Aura adware using [product-name] as well as all the file residues it left behind.
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.
1. To navigate the Advanced Option use the arrow keys and select Safe Mode with Networking then hit
2. Windows will now load the Safe Mode with Networking.
3. Press and hold both R key and Windows key.
1. If done correctly, the Windows Run Box will show up.
2. Type in the URL address, [product-url] in the Run dialog box and then tap Enter or click OK.
3. After that, it will download the program. Wait for the download to finish and then open the launcher to install the program.
4. Once the installation process is completed, run [product-code] to perform a full system scan.
1. After the scan is completed click the “Fix, Clean & Optimize Now” button.