How to remove Setli adware [Virus removal guide]

The Setli is an adware (also known as ‘ad-supported’ software). The adware may change the settings of internet browsers like Google Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Edge or install a malicious web-browser addon that created to generate a lot of unwanted pop up ads. It’ll lead to the fact that when you open the web browser or browse the Web, it’ll always be forced to display lots of Setli ads, even when your internet browser is configured to stop pop-up ads or your PC has a program that blocks ads. On current date, the adware continues to increase the number of PCs which have been infected.

As well as unwanted Setli ads, the adware may collect your Web browsing activity by recording URLs visited, IP addresses, internet browser version and type, cookie information, Internet Service Provider (ISP) and web sites visited. Such kind of behavior can lead to serious security problems or privacy info theft. This is another reason why the Setli adware that causes multiple unwanted advertisements and pop-ups, is classified as PUP (potentially unwanted program).

Most often, the ‘ad supported’ software hijacks the most common web-browsers such as the Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer and MS Edge. But such the harmful software as well may infect another web-browsers by modifying its shortcuts (adding an argument such as ‘http://site.address’ into Target field of a web browser’s shortcut). So every time you start the browser, it will redirect to the unwanted Setli ads. Even if you setup a new start page, an intrusive web-page will be the first thing you see when you open the Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, MS Edge and IE.

So, obviously, you need to delete the Setli adware sooner. Use the free few simple steps below. This guide will allow you clean your machine of adware and thereby remove the Setli intrusive ads.

Remove Setli adware

There are a simple manual tutorial below that will assist you to get rid of Setli adware from your MS Windows machine. The most effective way to get rid of this ‘ad supported’ software is to follow the manual removal tutorial and then run Zemana Free, MalwareBytes Free or AdwCleaner automatic tools (all are free). The manual solution will assist to weaken this adware and these malware removal tools will completely Ads by Setli adware and revert back the Chrome, Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox and MS Edge settings to default.

To remove Setli, use the following steps:

1. Get rid of Setli ad-supported software without any tools
   • Removing the Setli, check the list of installed apps first
   • Get rid of unwanted Scheduled Tasks
   • Delete Setli from Mozilla Firefox by resetting browser settings
   • Remove Setli adware from Internet Explorer
   • Remove Setli ad supported software from Chrome
   • Clean up the browsers shortcuts which have been hijacked by ad-supported software
2. How to delete Setli ad-supported software with free applications
   • Run Zemana Anti-malware to remove Setli adware
   • Automatically get rid of Setli adware with Malwarebytes
   • Remove Setli from web-browsers with AdwCleaner
3. How to stop Setli adware
4. How does your system get infected with Setli ad-supported software
5. Finish words

Get rid of Setli ad-supported software without any tools

These steps to get rid of Setli adware without any software are presented below. Be sure to carry out the step-by-step steps completely to fully get rid of this Setli that reroutes your browser to intrusive ad sites.

Removing the Setli, check the list of installed apps first

The process of adware removal is generally the same across all versions of MS Windows OS from 10 to XP. To start with, it’s necessary to check the list of installed applications on your computer and delete all unused, unknown and suspicious applications.

Press Windows button , then click Search . Type “Control panel”and press Enter. If you using Windows XP or Windows 7, then click “Start” and select “Control Panel”. It will display the Windows Control Panel as on the image below.

Further, click “Uninstall a program”
It will display a list of all programs installed on your personal computer. Scroll through the all list, and remove any questionable and unknown apps.

Get rid of unwanted Scheduled Tasks

Once installed, the ad-supported software can add a task in to the Windows Task Scheduler Library. Due to this, every time when you run your computer, it will display Setli unwanted web page. So, you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and remove all malicious tasks that have been created by adware.

Press Windows and R keys on the keyboard together. This displays a dialog box 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 on the image below.

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

Having defined the task that you want to delete, then click on it with the right mouse button and select Delete as on the image below.

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

Delete Setli from Mozilla Firefox by resetting browser settings

If the Mozilla Firefox settings such as homepage, new tab page and default search provider have been replaced by the adware, then resetting it to the default state can help.

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 displayed on the screen below.

A small menu will appear, press the “Troubleshooting Information”. On this page, press “Refresh Firefox” button as shown in the figure below.

Follow the onscreen procedure to restore your FF browser settings to its original state.

Remove Setli adware from Internet Explorer

If you find that IE browser settings such as new tab page, startpage and search provider by default having been replaced by Setli that causes browsers to display intrusive ads, then you may return your settings, via the reset web-browser procedure.

First, start the Microsoft Internet Explorer, click ) button. Next, click “Internet Options” as displayed in the figure below.

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

You will now need to restart your personal computer for the changes to take effect. It will remove Setli ad-supported software that causes internet browsers to display annoying popup ads, disable malicious and ad-supported internet browser’s extensions and restore the IE’s settings like startpage, newtab page and search engine by default to default state.

Remove Setli ad supported software from Chrome

If your Google Chrome web browser is redirected to unwanted Setli page, it may be necessary to completely reset your internet browser program to its default settings.

1. First start the Google Chrome and click Menu button (small button in the form of three dots).
2. It will open the Google Chrome main menu. Choose More Tools, then click Extensions.
3. You will see the list of installed plugins. If the list has the addon labeled with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following instructions: Remove Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy.
4. Now open the Chrome menu once again, click the “Settings” menu.
5. You will see the Google Chrome’s settings page. Scroll down and press “Advanced” link.
6. Scroll down again and press the “Reset” button.
7. The Chrome will display the reset profile settings page as shown on the screen above.
8. Next press the “Reset” button.
9. Once this task is finished, your web-browser’s new tab, start page and search provider by default will be restored to their original defaults.
10. To learn more, read the article How to reset Chrome settings to default.

Clean up the browsers shortcuts which have been hijacked by ad-supported software

When installed, this Setli which reroutes your internet browser to unwanted ad pages, may add an argument like “http://site.address” into the Target property of the desktop shortcut for the Google Chrome, Firefox, IE and Edge. Due to this, every time you start the internet browser, it will open an intrusive ad web-page.

Right click to a desktop shortcut file for your hijacked internet browser. Choose the “Properties” option. It will display the Properties window. Select the “Shortcut” tab here, after that, look at the “Target” field. The Setli that causes lots of annoying pop up ads can modify it. If you are seeing something like “…exe http://site.address” 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
• Internet Explorer: iexplore.exe

Look at the example as shown 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 intrusive web sites. When you have finished, go to next step.

How to delete Setli ad-supported software with free applications

In order to completely get rid of Setli, you not only need to remove adware from your system, but also remove all its components in your personal computer including Windows registry entries. We suggest to download and run free removal tools to automatically free your PC of Setli ‘ad supported’ software that causes a lot of unwanted pop-up ads.

Run Zemana Anti-malware to remove Setli adware

Zemana Anti-malware highly recommended, because it can search for security threats such ‘ad supported’ software and adwares which most ‘classic’ antivirus applications fail to pick up on. Moreover, if you have any Setli adware removal problems which cannot be fixed by this tool automatically, then Zemana Anti-malware provides 24X7 online assistance from the highly experienced support staff.

Download Zemana Anti-Malware from the following link. Save it on your Windows desktop.

Once the downloading process is finished, close all windows on your PC. Further, launch the install file named 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 Free on the PC. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.

Once installation is finished successfully, Zemana Free will automatically start and you can see its main window as displayed on the screen below.

Next, press the “Scan” button to start scanning your computer for the Setli which cause intrusive pop up advertisements to appear. While the Zemana tool is scanning, you can see how many objects it has identified as being infected by malware.

After Zemana Anti Malware has finished scanning your computer, a list of all items found is produced. Next, you need to press “Next” button.

The Zemana Free will remove Setli adware that causes unwanted popup ads and add items to the Quarantine. Once that process is done, you can be prompted to restart your machine.

Automatically get rid of Setli adware with Malwarebytes

We suggest using the Malwarebytes Free which are completely clean your computer of the adware. The free tool is an advanced malicious software removal application designed by (c) Malwarebytes lab. This program uses the world’s most popular antimalware technology. It’s able to help you remove annoying Setli from your web-browsers, potentially unwanted apps, malicious software, browser hijackers, toolbars, ransomware and other security threats from your computer for free.

Download MalwareBytes by clicking on the link below. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.

Once downloading is finished, close all applications and windows on your computer. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s called mb3-setup as shown in the following example.

When the install starts, you’ll see the “Setup wizard” that will help you install Malwarebytes on your PC.

Once setup is finished, you’ll see window like below.

Now click the “Scan Now” button .MalwareBytes Free application will scan through the whole PC for the Setli that causes unwanted popup advertisements. This procedure can take some time, so please be patient. When a malicious software, adware or PUPs are found, the number of the security threats will change accordingly.

When MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) has finished scanning your machine, the results are displayed in the scan report. You may move items to Quarantine (all selected by default) by simply click “Quarantine Selected” button.

The Malwarebytes will now delete Setli that causes multiple unwanted advertisements and popups. After the cleaning process is complete, you may be prompted to restart your machine.

The following video explains step-by-step instructions on how to remove browser hijacker infection, ad-supported software and other malicious software with MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM).

Remove Setli from web-browsers with AdwCleaner

The AdwCleaner tool is free and easy to use. It may check and get rid of malware, potentially unwanted apps and adware in Mozilla Firefox, Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer and MS Edge web-browsers and thereby get rid of all annoying Setli pop up advertisements. AdwCleaner is powerful enough to find and remove malicious registry entries and files that are hidden on the system.

Please go to the following link to download AdwCleaner. Save it on your Desktop.

Download and use AdwCleaner on your PC. Once started, click “Scan” button to search for Setli ad supported software which reroutes your internet browser to undesired ad web-pages. This task can take quite a while, so please be patient. During the scan AdwCleaner will find threats present on your computer.. Once AdwCleaner completes the scan, AdwCleaner will display a list of all items detected by the scan. Once you have selected what you want to get rid of from your PC, press Clean button.

All-in-all, AdwCleaner is a fantastic free tool to clean your PC system from any unwanted software. The AdwCleaner is portable application that meaning, you do not need to install it to use it. AdwCleaner is compatible with all versions of Microsoft Windows operating system from MS Windows XP to Windows 10. Both 64-bit and 32-bit systems are supported.

How to stop Setli adware

Run an ad-blocker utility such as AdGuard will protect you from harmful advertisements and content. Moreover, you may find that the AdGuard have an option to protect your privacy and stop phishing and spam web sites. Additionally, ad blocking apps will allow you to avoid intrusive pop-up advertisements and unverified links that also a good way to stay safe online.

1. Download AdGuard application on your MS Windows Desktop by clicking on the link below.
   

   Adguard download
   26605 downloads
   Version: 6.4
   Author: © Adguard
   Category: Security tools
   Update: November 15, 2018
   
2. After the downloading process is finished, run the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” program window. Follow the prompts.
3. After the installation is finished, press “Skip” to close the install program and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial that will help 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 computer, AdGuard will start automatically and stop ads, web-pages such Setli, as well as other harmful or misleading web-sites. For an overview of all the features of the application, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the icon named AdGuard, which is located on your desktop.

How does your system get infected with Setli ad-supported software

The ‘ad supported’ software usually gets on your machine in the composition, together with some free software that you download off of the Web. Once started, it will infect your machine and configure your internet browsers to show lots of undesired Setli advertisements without your permission. In order to avoid infection, in the Setup wizard, you should be be proactive and carefully read the ‘Terms of use’, the ‘license agreement’ and other installation screens, as well as to always choose the ‘Manual’ or ‘Advanced’ installation method, when installing anything downloaded from the Net.

Finish words

Now your machine should be clean of the Setli adware which designed to redirect your internet browser to various ad web-pages. Delete AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted ads and undesired malicious web-sites) and Zemana (to periodically scan your PC system for new adwares and other malicious 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 Setli ‘ad supported’ software from the Firefox, Chrome, Internet Explorer and Edge, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.