Remove cellphonereward.com pop-ups from Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge

If the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and Edge displays the cellphonereward.com unwanted web-site then most probably that your personal computer is infected with an ad supported software. This adware changes the Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge settings to open a tons of annoying ads on all pages, including web-sites where previously you advertisements have never seen. These advertisements can be varied: pop-up windows, boxes, in-text ads, different sized banners and so on. What is more, the ad supported software, that displays the cellphonereward.com advertising, may cause your Internet connection to be slow or freeze your web-browser so that the interface is not updated anymore.

The ad supported software can change the settings of the Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge, but often that a dangerous software like this can also infect all types of browsers by changing their desktop shortcuts. Thus forcing the user each time launch the web-browser to see cellphonereward.com unwanted advertising.

What is more, the ad supported software may show advertising depend on a web site that you are visiting. That is, it is clear that this ad supported software, without your permission, steals your private information such as: your ip address, what is a web page you are viewing now, what you are looking for on the Internet, which links you are clicking, and much, much more. The ad supported software may monetize its functionality by collecting data from your browsing sessions and selling it to third party companies. This puts your personal information at a security risk.

So, obviously, you need to delete the ad supported software as soon as possible. Use the free step-by-step guide below. This guide will help you clean your PC and get rid of the cellphonereward.com unwanted advertising.

How does cellphonereward.com advertisements get installed onto personal computer

The ad supported software usually spreads bundled with various free applications. Most commonly, it may be bundled within the installation packages from Softonic, Cnet, Soft32, Brothersoft or other similar web pages. So, you should run any files downloaded from the World Wide Web with great caution, read the User agreement, Software license and Terms of use. In the process of installing a new program, you should choose a Manual, Advanced or custom installation mode to control what components and additional applications to be installed, otherwise you run the risk of infecting your PC system with an adware like this that shows a huge number of the cellphonereward.com advertisements within the Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.

How to manually remove cellphonereward.com

The following instructions is a step-by-step guide, which will help you manually delete cellphonereward.com ads from the Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Microsoft Edge.

1. Get rid of suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel
2. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove cellphonereward.com redirect
3. Delete cellphonereward.com pop-up ads from Chrome
4. Remove cellphonereward.com pop-up ads from FF
5. Remove cellphonereward.com pop-up ads from Internet Explorer

Get rid of suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel

First, you should try to identify and get rid of the program that causes the appearance of unwanted advertising and internet browser redirect to unwanted web sites, using the ‘Uninstall a program’ which is located in the ‘Control panel’.

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove cellphonereward.com redirect

Now you need to clean up the internet browser shortcuts. Check that the shortcut referring to the right exe-file of the browser, and not on any unknown file. Right click to a desktop shortcut for your web-browser. Choose the “Properties” option.

It will open the Properties window. Select the “Shortcut” tab here, after that, look at the “Target” field. The ad supported software can replace it. If you are seeing something like “…exe http://cellphonereward.com” then you need to remove “http…” and leave only, depending on the web-browser you are using:

• Google Chrome: chrome.exe
• Opera: opera.exe
• Firefox: firefox.exe

Look at the example on the screen below. Once is done, press the “OK” button to save the changes. Please repeat this step for web-browser shortcuts which redirects to an unwanted web-sites. When you have completed, go to next step.

Delete cellphonereward.com pop-up ads from Chrome

Open the Chrome menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It opens the drop-down menu. Click to Settings option. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Show advanced settings” link. Now scroll down until the Reset settings section is visible, as shown below and click on the Reset settings button. Confirm your action, click on the Reset button.

Remove cellphonereward.com pop-up ads from FF

Open the FF menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It opens the drop-down menu. Click on the Help button (). In the Help menu click on the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page click on “Refresh Firefox” button. Confirm your action. Click on the “Refresh Firefox”.

Remove cellphonereward.com pop-up ads from Internet Explorer

Run IE, press . Click “Internet Options” as shown below. In the “Internet Options” screen select the Advanced tab. Next press Reset button. The Internet Explorer will show the Reset Internet Explorer settings prompt. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box and press Reset button. You will now need to restart your PC system for the changes to take effect. It will restore the IE’s settings to default state, disable ad-supported browser’s extensions and remove the redirect to the cellphonereward.com unwanted web-site.

How to remove cellphonereward.com with Anti-malware

Manual removal cellphonereward.com redirect requires some computer skills. Some files and registry entries that created by the ad supported software may be not completely removed. We suggest that use the MalwareBytes Anti-malware Free that are completely clean your system. Moreover, the free programs will help you to get rid of malware, internet browser hijackers and toolbars that your personal computer may be infected too.

1. Please download MalwareBytes Anti-malware to your desktop from the following link.
   

   Malwarebytes Anti-malware
   326382 downloads
   Author: Malwarebytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: April 15, 2020
   
2. At the download page, click on the Download button. Your internet browser will show the “Save as” prompt. Please save it onto your desktop.
3. Once the download process is finished, please close all programs and open windows on your system. Double-click on the icon that named mbam-setup.
4. This will start the Setup wizard of MalwareBytes Anti-malware onto your PC. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.
5. When the Setup wizard has finished installing, the Anti-malware will start and show the main window.
6. Click on the “Scan Now” button for ad supported software removal scan. It will start scanning your PC system for the ad supported software which redirects your web-browser to the cellphonereward.com unwanted web-page. This procedure can take quite a while, so please be patient.
7. When the MalwareBytes Anti-malware has finished scanning, it will display a screen which contains a list of malicious software that has been found.
8. When you are ready, click on “Remove Selected” button to start cleaning your system. Once the process is done, you may be prompted to Restart.
9. Close the Anti-Malware and continue with the next step.

Block cellphonereward.com and other similar malicious sites

To increase your security and protect your system against new annoying advertisements and malicious web sites, you need to use an application that blocks access to dangerous advertisements and web pages. Moreover, the software can block the display of intrusive advertising, which also leads to faster loading of web-sites and reduce the consumption of web traffic.

Download AdGuard program using the following link.

After the download is complete, run the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as shown below.

Follow the prompts. After installation is complete, you will see a window as shown in the figure below.

You can click “Skip” to close the installation program and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial that will help you get to know AdGuard better.
In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you start your system, AdGuard will run automatically and block pop-up ads, web-sites such cellphonereward.com, as well as other malicious or misleading web-sites. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the icon AdGuard, which is located on your desktop.

If the problem with cellphonereward.com ads is still remained

If MalwareBytes Anti-malware cannot remove the redirect to cellphonereward.com advertisements, then we suggests to use the AdwCleaner. AdwCleaner is a free removal tool for adware, browser hijackers, PUPs, toolbars. Also you can ask for help our Myantispyware team below.

1. Download AdwCleaner from the link below.
   

   AdwCleaner download
   225259 downloads
   Version: 8.4.1
   Author: Xplode, MalwareBytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: October 5, 2024
   
2. Double click the AdwCleaner icon. Once this tool is started, press “Scan” button to perform a system scan for the adware that generates the cellphonereward.com ads.
3. Once AdwCleaner has finished, it will open a scan report. Review the report and then click “Cleaning” button. It will display a prompt. Click “OK”.

How to ask for help the Myantispyware team

If you are seeking a help for cellphonereward.com advertisements removal then follow these steps.

1. Download HijackThis from the link below and save it to your Desktop.
   

   HijackThis download
   4690 downloads
   Version: 2.0.5
   Author: OpenSource
   Category: Security tools
   Update: November 7, 2015
   
2. Double-click on the HijackThis icon, and click the button labeled “Do a system scan only”.
3. Once the scan is complete, the scan button will read “Save log”, click it. Save this log to your desktop

Create a Myantispyware account here. Once you’ve registered, check your e-mail for a confirmation link, and confirm your account. After that, login.

4. Copy and paste the contents of the HijackThis log into your post. If you are posting for the first time, please start a new thread by using the “New Topic” button in the Spyware Removal forum. When posting your HJT log, try to give us some details about your problems, so we can try to help you more accurately.
5. Wait for one of our trained “Security Team” or Site Administrator to provide you with knowledgeable assistance tailored to your problem with the redirect to the unwanted cellphonereward.com advertising.