Remove Ad by Pop adware

Ad by Pop is a browser hijacker. Ad by Pop browser hijacker changes the homepage of Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Edge – Chromium Edge.

Ad by Pop is regularly offered on the internet as a convenient homepage. However, in reality, this is a browser hijacker that collects all kinds of data from your browser.

The data collected by Ad by Pop is used for advertising purposes. The data is sold to advertising networks. Because Ad by Pop collects data from your browser, Ad by Pop is also classified as (PUP) Potentially Unwanted Program.

Ad by Pop browser extension will install itself in the Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and Edge browser. No browser developer yet notices this browser hijacker as unwanted.

If your home page has changed to hp.myway.com and the Ad by Pop browser extension has been installed, remove the Ad by Pop extension as soon as possible using this Ad by Pop removal instruction.

Remove Ad by Pop

Uninstall Ad by Pop extension from Google Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Type chrome://extensions/ in the Google Chrome address bar and press ENTER on your keyboard.
3. Find the “malicious” browser extension and click Remove.

Uninstall Ad by Pop extension from Firefox

1. Open Firefox
2. Type about:addons in the Firefox address bar and press ENTER on your keyboard.
3. Find the “malicious” browser extension and click the three dots on the right of the Ad by Pop extension.
   Select Remove from the menu to remove Ad by Pop from the Firefox browser.

Uninstall Ad by Pop add-on from Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer
2. Click the menu (wrench icon) in the top right.
3. Open Manage Addons from the menu.
4. Remove Ad by Pop from Extensions and Toolbars.
5. On the left open Search Providers settings.
6. Find Ad by Pop Search and Remove Ad by Pop Search.

Do you still have Ad by Pop in Internet Explorer?

1. Open Windows Control Panel.
2. Go to Uninstall a program.
3. Click “installed on” column to sort the recently installed applications by date.
4. Select Ad by Pop and click Uninstall.
5. Follow Ad by Pop uninstall instructions.

Remove Ad by Pop adware with Malwarebytes

I recommend removing Ad by Pop adware with Malwarebytes. Malwarebytes is a comprehensive adware removal tool and free to use.

Ad by Pop adware leaves traces such as malicious files, registry keys, scheduled tasks on your device, make sure to completely remove Ad by Pop with Malwarebytes.

Download Malwarebytes

• Install Malwarebytes, follow on-screen instructions.
• Click Scan to start a malware-scan.

• Wait for the Malwarebytes scan to finish.
• Once completed, review the Ad by Pop detections.
• Click Quarantine to continue.

• Reboot Windows after all the detections are moved to quarantine.

You have now successfully removed Ad by Pop malware from your device.