How to remove Picture Gallery Plus [Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge]

So, obviously, you need to get rid of the Picture Gallery Plus as soon as possible. Use the free step by step instructions below. This guide will help you clean your PC system of the malicious extension and thereby delete any unwanted ads.

Picture Gallery Plus extension removal guide

There are a few solutions which can be used to remove Picture Gallery Plus malicious plugin. But, not all potentially unwanted programs like this malicious addon can be completely removed utilizing only manual methods. Most often you are not able to remove any virus utilizing standard Windows options. In order to get rid of Picture Gallery Plus you need complete a few manual steps and run reliable removal tools. Most IT security specialists states that Zemana Anti-malware, Malwarebytes or AdwCleaner utilities are a right choice. These free applications are able to scan for and remove Picture Gallery Plus malicious plugin from your PC and restore your browser settings to defaults.

How to manually remove Picture Gallery Plus

If you perform exactly the guide below you should be able to remove the Picture Gallery Plus from the Firefox, Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer and MS Edge internet browsers.

Uninstall Picture Gallery Plus associated software by using Windows Control Panel

First of all, check the list of installed software on your PC and uninstall all unknown and recently installed programs. If you see an unknown program with incorrect spelling or varying capital letters, it have most likely been installed by malicious software and you should clean it off first with malicious software removal utility like Zemana Anti-malware.

It will display the Windows Control Panel as shown on the image below.

Next, click “Uninstall a program”
It will show a list of all programs installed on your machine. Scroll through the all list, and uninstall any suspicious and unknown software. To quickly find the latest installed software, we recommend sort programs by date in the Control panel.

Remove Picture Gallery Plus harmful extension from Chrome

Use the Reset browser utility of the Chrome to reset all its settings such as startpage, newtab page and default search engine to original defaults. This is a very useful utility to use, in the case of internet browser redirects to intrusive ad web-pages.

1. First run the Google Chrome and click Menu button (small button in the form of three horizontal stripes).
2. It will display the Chrome main menu. Select “Settings” option.
3. You will see the Chrome’s settings page. Scroll down and press “Show advanced settings” link.
4. Scroll down again and click the “Reset settings” button.
5. The Chrome will open the reset profile settings page as shown on the image above.
6. Next click the “Reset” button.
7. Once this task is finished, your internet browser’s startpage, new tab and search provider by default will be restored to their original defaults.
8. To learn more, read the post How to reset Google Chrome settings to default.

Remove Picture Gallery Plus extension from IE

If you find that Internet Explorer browser settings like newtab page, home page and search provider by default having been modified by Picture Gallery Plus virus which cause unwanted popups to appear, then you may revert back your settings, via the reset internet browser procedure.

First, run the IE, click ) button. Next, press “Internet Options” as shown on the screen below.

In the “Internet Options” screen select the Advanced tab. Next, click Reset button. The Internet Explorer will show the Reset Internet Explorer settings dialog box. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box and press Reset button.

You will now need to reboot your computer for the changes to take effect. It will remove Picture Gallery Plus harmful extension, disable malicious and ad-supported web-browser’s extensions and restore the Internet Explorer’s settings such as new tab, homepage and search engine by default to default state.

Remove Picture Gallery Plus from Firefox

If the Mozilla Firefox web-browser application is hijacked, then resetting its settings can help. The Reset feature is available on all modern version of Mozilla Firefox. A reset can fix many issues by restoring FF settings such as start page, newtab and search provider by default to its default state. It will save your personal information like saved passwords, bookmarks, and open tabs.

Click the Menu button (looks like three horizontal lines), and click the blue Help icon located at the bottom of the drop down menu as on the image below.

A small menu will appear, click the “Troubleshooting Information”. On this page, click “Refresh Firefox” button as shown on the image below.

Follow the onscreen procedure to revert back your Mozilla Firefox web-browser settings to its original state.

Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Once installed, the extension can add a task in to the Windows Task Scheduler Library. Due to this, every time when you open your computer, it will display an annoying page. So, you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and remove all harmful tasks that have been created by adware.

Press Windows and R keys on your keyboard together. It will open a prompt that titled as Run. In the text field, type “taskschd.msc” (without the quotes) and press OK. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, click “Task Scheduler Library”, as shown below.

In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Select the first task, its properties will be open just below automatically. Next, click the Actions tab. Necessary to look at the text which is written under Details. Found something such as “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://site.address” or “firefox.exe http://site.address”, then you need remove this task. If you are not sure that executes the task, then google it. If it’s a component of the adware, then this task also should be removed.

Further click on it with the right mouse button and select Delete as shown in the figure below.

Repeat this step, if you have found a few tasks that have been created by ‘ad-supported’ software. Once is done, close the Task Scheduler window.

How to automatically remove Picture Gallery Plus addon

If your computer is still infected with Picture Gallery Plus plugin which causes intrusive pop-up advertisements, then the best method of detection and removal is to run an anti malware scan on the computer. Download free malware removal tools below and launch a full system scan. It will allow you get rid of all components of the add-on from hardisk and Windows registry.

Scan and free your internet browser of Picture Gallery Plus harmful extension with Zemana Anti-malware

We advise you to run the Zemana Anti-malware that are completely clean your computer of Picture Gallery Plus malicious addon. Moreover, the utility will help you to remove PUPs, malware, toolbars and hijacker infections that your system can be infected too.

Download Zemana Anti Malware on your personal computer by clicking on the link below. Save it on your Windows desktop or in any other place.

After downloading is finished, close all applications and windows on your computer. Double-click the setup file called Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup. If the “User Account Control” dialog box pops up as shown on the image below, click the “Yes” button.

It will open the “Setup wizard” which will help you install Zemana AntiMalware on your machine. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.

Once installation is done successfully, Zemana Anti-Malware will automatically start and you can see its main screen like below.

Now press the “Scan” button It’ll scan through the whole PC for the Picture Gallery Plus extension that designed to redirect your web-browser to various ad web pages. Depending on your computer, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. During the scan it’ll detect all threats present on your PC.

After it has finished scanning, it’ll show a list of found items. Review the report and then press “Next” button. The Zemana Anti Malware will get rid of Picture Gallery Plus harmful add-on that causes web browsers to show undesired popups and move items to the program’s quarantine. When disinfection is done, you may be prompted to restart the PC.

How to delete Picture Gallery Plus with Malwarebytes

We recommend using the Malwarebytes Free which are completely clean your computer of the malicious plugin. The free utility is an advanced malicious software removal application created by (c) Malwarebytes lab. This program uses the world’s most popular anti-malware technology. It’s able to help you delete undesired Picture Gallery Plus virus from your web-browsers, potentially unwanted programs, malware, hijackers, toolbars, ransomware and other security threats from your machine for free.

1. Please download Malwarebytes to your desktop by clicking on the following link.
   
   

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2. At the download page, click on the Download button. Your web browser will display the “Save as” dialog box. Please save it onto your Windows desktop.
3. Once the download is finished, please close all software and open windows on your computer. Double-click on the icon that’s named mb3-setup.
4. This will start the “Setup wizard” of Malwarebytes onto your PC. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.
5. When the Setup wizard has finished installing, the Malwarebytes will run and open the main window.
6. Further, press the “Scan Now” button to perform a system scan with this tool for the Picture Gallery Plus malicious addon that causes intrusive pop up ads. Depending on your computer, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour.
7. As the scanning ends, it will display a scan report.
8. All detected items will be marked. You can remove them all by simply click the “Quarantine Selected” button. After disinfection is finished, you may be prompted to restart the personal computer.
9. Close the AntiMalware and continue with the next step.

Video instruction, which reveals in detail the steps above.

Scan your PC and remove Picture Gallery Plus extension with AdwCleaner

The AdwCleaner utility is free and easy to use. It can check and remove malware, PUPs and ‘ad supported’ software in Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, FF and Microsoft Edge browsers and thereby remove all undesired ads. AdwCleaner is powerful enough to find and remove harmful registry entries and files that are hidden on the personal computer.

1. Download AdwCleaner from the link below.
   
   

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2. After downloading is complete, double click the AdwCleaner icon. Once this tool is started, click “Scan” button to perform a system scan with this tool for the Picture Gallery Plus virus that causes internet browsers to open undesired pop-up ads. A system scan can take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your personal computer. While the utility is checking, you can see count of objects and files has already scanned.
3. After it has finished scanning your computer, it’ll show you the results. Review the results once the tool has finished the system scan. If you think an entry should not be quarantined, then uncheck it. Otherwise, simply click “Clean” button. It will open a prompt, click “OK”.

These few simple steps are shown in detail in the following video guide.

How to stay safe online

It’s also critical to protect your web-browsers from harmful sites and advertisements by using an ad blocker program like AdGuard. Security experts says that it will greatly reduce the risk of malware, and potentially save lots of money. Additionally, the AdGuard can also protect your privacy by blocking almost all trackers.

Download AdGuard program by clicking on the following link.

When the download is finished, launch the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as shown on the screen below.

Follow the prompts. When the installation is done, you will see a window as on the image below.

You can click “Skip” to close the install program and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial which will assist you get to know AdGuard better.

In most cases, the default settings are enough and you don’t need to change anything. Each time, when you launch your system, AdGuard will run automatically and stop popup advertisements, as well as other malicious or misleading web pages. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, which can be found on your desktop.

Finish words

Now your PC should be clean of the Picture Gallery Plus virus that causes a lot of annoying popup advertisements. Remove AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted pop-up ads and annoying harmful pages) and Zemana Anti-malware (to periodically scan your PC for new browser hijacker infections, malicious software and ad supported software). Probably you are running an older version of Java or Adobe Flash Player. This can be a security risk, so download and install the latest version right now.

If you are still having problems while trying to remove Picture Gallery Plus virus from the Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, FF and Microsoft Edge, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.