How to remove cdn.2xbpub.com redirect [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

If cdn.2xbpub.com page popping up in your web-browser then most probably that your personal computer is infected with adware (also known as ‘ad-supported’ software). It’s a type of malicious programs that designed to open lots of annoying popup ads. Unlike viruses, the ad-supported software will not delete or infect your files, but its actions will cause some problems with your web-browser. This is because, it’ll infect your personal computer, get full access to your web browsers such as Firefox, Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge and be able to modify their settings. Of course, it did not ask you for permission and do it secretly as possible. Once your web browser settings will be replaced, you will be redirected to unwanted ads, some of which can lead to dangerous or misleading sites. For this reason, we recommend that you start the clean up of your system as quickly as possible and thereby get rid of cdn.2xbpub.com pop-up ads.

The adware usually affects only the Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge by changing the web-browser’s settings or installing a malicious extensions (addons). Moreover, possible situations, when any other browsers will be affected too. The ‘ad-supported’ software will perform a scan of the computer for browser shortcuts and modify them without your permission. When it infects the web browser shortcuts, it will add the argument like ‘http://site.address’ into Target property. So, each time you run the internet browser, you will see an annoying cdn.2xbpub.com web site.

While your computer is infected with the adware, the Firefox, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge may be rerouted to cdn.2xbpub.com unwanted web-site. Of course, the ad-supported software may not cause damages to your files or Windows system, but it may display tons of annoying ads. These ads will be injected within the content of web-sites that are you opening in your browser and can be varied: pop-up ads, in-text ads, different sized banners, offers to install an questionable software. The ads will appear on all web sites, including web pages where previously you have never seen any ads. In this case, when you open any web-site, you may see in your web browser’s status bar the following messages: ‘Waiting for cdn.2xbpub.com’, ‘Transferring data from cdn.2xbpub.com’, ‘Looking up cdn.2xbpub.com’, ‘Read cdn.2xbpub.com’, ‘Connected to cdn.2xbpub.com’.

We recommend to remove the adware, which redirects your browser on the cdn.2xbpub.com annoying page, as soon as you found this problem, as it can direct you to web-resources which may load other malicious software on your system.

How does cdn.2xbpub.com ads get installed onto computer

Most commonly, the ad-supported software is bundled within the installation packages from a free hosting and file sharing web sites. So, install a free programs is a a good chance that you will find some bundled ad supported software. If you don’t know how to avoid it, then use a simple trick. During install, choose the Custom or Advanced install option. Next, click ‘Decline’ button and clear all checkboxes on offers that ask you to install an unknown software. Moreover, please carefully read Term of use and User agreement before installing any programs or otherwise you can end up with another unwanted application on your system such as this adware which reroute the Firefox, Google Chrome, Internet Explorer and Edge onto the unwanted cdn.2xbpub.com page.

How to manually remove cdn.2xbpub.com pop-up ads

The following instructions is a step-by-step guide, which will help you manually delete cdn.2xbpub.com from the Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer and MS Edge.

1. Remove suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel
2. Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to delete cdn.2xbpub.com redirect
3. Get rid of cdn.2xbpub.com ads from Chrome
4. Remove cdn.2xbpub.com pop-up ads from Mozilla Firefox
5. Delete cdn.2xbpub.com from Internet Explorer
6. Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Remove suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel

We recommend that you begin the computer cleaning process by checking the list of installed software and uninstall all unknown or suspicious software. This is a very important step, as mentioned above, very often the malicious applications such as adware and browser hijackers may be bundled with free applications. Uninstall the unwanted software may get rid of the annoying advertisements or internet browser redirect to unknown or annoying web-sites.

It’ll open the Windows Control Panel as shown on the image below.

Next, press “Uninstall a program” It’ll open a list of all applications. Scroll through the all list, and delete any suspicious and unknown programs. To quickly find the latest installed software, we recommend sort programs by date of installation in the Control panel.

Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to delete cdn.2xbpub.com redirect

When installed, the ‘ad-supported’ software may add an argument like “http://site.address” into the Target property of the desktop shortcut for the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Microsoft Edge. Due to this, every time you start the web-browser, it will display the cdn.2xbpub.com annoying site.

Right click on the internet browser’s shortcut, click Properties option. On the Shortcut tab, locate the Target field. Click inside, you will see a vertical line – arrow pointer, move it (using -> arrow key on your keyboard) to the right as possible. You will see a text which starts with “http://”. Remove it or everything after .exe. An example, for Google Chrome you should remove everything after chrome.exe.

Next, press OK to save changes. You need to clean all internet browser’s shortcuts. So, repeat this step for the Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer and Edge.

Get rid of cdn.2xbpub.com ads from Chrome

Reset Google Chrome settings is a simple way to remove the malicious and ad-supported extensions, as well as to restore the web-browser’s startpage, new tab page and default search engine that have been replaced by ad-supported software.

1. Open the Chrome, then click the Menu icon (icon in the form of three horizontal stripes).
2. It will open the Google Chrome main menu. Click the “Settings” menu.
3. Next, press the “Show advanced settings” link, which located at the bottom of the Settings page.
4. Further, click the “Reset settings” button, which located at the bottom of the Advanced settings page.
5. The Google Chrome will open the reset settings dialog box as shown on the image above.
6. Confirm the web browser’s reset by clicking on the “Reset” button.
7. To learn more, look the blog post How to reset Chrome settings to default.

Remove cdn.2xbpub.com pop-up ads from Mozilla Firefox

First, start the Mozilla Firefox. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It will show the drop-down menu. Next, click the “Help” button ().

In the Help menu, click the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page, click “Refresh Firefox” button.

Confirm your action, click the “Refresh Firefox”.

Delete cdn.2xbpub.com from Internet Explorer

To delete the cdn.2xbpub.com ads you need to reset the Internet Explorer to the state, which was when the Windows was installed on your machine.

First, start the Internet Explorer, then press ‘gear’ icon . It will show the drop-down menu on the right part of the browser, then click the “Internet Options” as shown in the following image.

In the “Internet Options” screen, you need to select the “Advanced” tab and click the “Reset” button. The Internet Explorer will display the “Reset Microsoft Internet Explorer settings” prompt as shown in the following image. Next, click the “Delete personal settings” check box to select it. After that, click the “Reset” button.

When the task is done, press “Close” button. Close the Microsoft Internet Explorer and restart your personal computer for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to restore your internet browser’s settings to default state and disable ‘ad-supported’ extensions.

Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks

If the unwanted cdn.2xbpub.com page opens automatically on Windows startup or at equal time intervals, then you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and delete all the tasks that have been created by malicios program.

Press Windows and R keys on the keyboard simultaneously. This shows a dialog box that titled with Run. In the text field, type “taskschd.msc” (without the quotes) and click OK. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, click “Task Scheduler Library”, as shown on the image below.

In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Select the first task, its properties will be display just below automatically. Next, click the Actions tab. Pay attention to that it launches on your PC system. Found something like “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://site.address”, then you need remove it. If you are not sure that executes the task, check it through a search engine. If it is a component of the adware, then this task also should be removed.

Having defined the task that you want to get rid of, then press on it with the right mouse button and select Delete as shown on the image below.

Repeat this step, if you have found a few tasks that have been created by adware. Once is finished, close the Task Scheduler window.

How to delete cdn.2xbpub.com ads with free malware remover

Remove cdn.2xbpub.com ads manually is difficult and often the ‘ad-supported’ software is not completely removed. Therefore, we recommend you to use the Malwarebytes Free which are completely clean your computer. Moreover, the free application will help you to get rid of malware, internet browser hijacker and toolbars that your computer may be infected too.

1. Download Malwarebytes from the link below.
   

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2. Close all software and windows on your personal computer. Open the directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s named mb3-setup.
3. This will start the installation of Malwarebytes. Next, press Next button and follow the prompts.
4. When installation is finished, click on the “Scan Now” button to perform a system scan for the ad supported software which redirects your web-browser to the cdn.2xbpub.com unwanted page. This procedure can take some time, so please be patient.
5. Once the checking is complete, make sure all entries have “checkmark” and click “Quarantine Selected”. When the disinfection is finished, you may be prompted to restart your computer.

These steps above are shown in detail in the following video guide.

How to block cdn.2xbpub.com

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

1. Download AdGuard program by clicking on the following link.
   
   

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   Version: 6.4
   Author: © Adguard
   Category: Security tools
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2. When downloading is finished, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” window. Follow the prompts.
3. Once the setup is finished, click “Skip” to close it and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” to see a quick tutorial which will assist you get to know AdGuard better.
4. In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you start your PC, AdGuard will start automatically and block pop-up ads, cdn.2xbpub.com redirects, as well as other dangerous or misleading pages. For an overview of all the features of the application, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, that is located on your Windows desktop.

If the problem with cdn.2xbpub.com pop-ups is still remained

If MalwareBytes Anti-malware cannot remove cdn.2xbpub.com advertisements, then we suggests to use the AdwCleaner. AdwCleaner is a free removal tool for adware, browser hijackers, PUPs, toolbars.

1. Download AdwCleaner from the link below.
   

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   Version: 8.4.1
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   Category: Security tools
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2. Double click the AdwCleaner icon. Once the tool is started the main screen will appear as shown on the image above.
3. Now, click the “Scan” button for checking your computer for the ad supported software which generates cdn.2xbpub.com ads.
4. When it has finished scanning your personal computer, AdwCleaner will display a scan report. Review the report and then click “Clean” button. It will open a prompt, click “OK” button.

The following video explains the steps above on how to get rid of adware with AdwCleaner.

Finish words

Once you have complete the few simple steps outlined above, your computer should be clean from malware and adware. The Chrome, Internet Explorer, Firefox and Microsoft Edge will no longer display cdn.2xbpub.com annoying advertisements and redirect you to unknown sites. Unfortunately, if the step-by-step guide does not help you, then you have caught a new type of adware, and then the best way – ask for help.

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

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   Version: 2.0.5
   Author: OpenSource
   Category: Security tools
   Update: November 7, 2015
   
2. Double-click on the HijackThis icon. Next click “Do a system scan only” button.
3. When it has finished scanning, the scan button will read “Save log”, click it. Save this log to your desktop.
4. Create a Myantispyware account here. Once you’ve registered, check your e-mail for a confirmation link, and confirm your account. After that, login.
5. 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.
6. Wait for one of our trained “Security Team” or Site Administrator to provide you with knowledgeable assistance tailored to your problem with the unwanted cdn.2xbpub.com pop-ups.