Q. I keep getting Browsersecuritycenter.com web-site on my browser. I really do not wish to have this popping up all while I am trying to use my personal computer. Please help me.
A. If you are experiencing numerous pop up advertisements, redirects to web pages you did not intend to visit, then it is possible that your web browser has become the victim of the unwanted software from the adware (also known as ‘ad-supported’ software) group.
What is Adware? Adware can cause many troubles like intrusive ads and pop ups on your web-browser, redirect your search requests to advertising web-pages, internet browser crashes and slow loading websites. Adware software often installs on the PC with the free software.
Another reason why you need to remove adware software is its online data-tracking activity. Adware is often harmless, but sometimes the adware software you inadvertently download can also be spyware. Spyware can sometimes seek out your personal information stored on the system, collect this information and use it to steal your identity.
Probably adware software get installed onto your PC when you have installed certain free software like E-Mail checker, PDF creator, video codec, etc. Because, in many cases, adware software can be bundled within the setup files from Softonic, Cnet, Soft32, Brothersoft or other similar webpages that hosts free applications. So, you should start any files downloaded from the Internet with great caution! Always carefully read the ‘User agreement’, ‘Software license’ and ‘Terms of use’. In the Setup wizard, you should choose the Advanced, Custom or Manual installation option to control what components and additional software to be installed, otherwise you run the risk of infecting your system with adware software or PUP (potentially unwanted program)
Threat Summary
| Name | Browsersecuritycenter.com |
| Type | adware, PUP (potentially unwanted program), pop-ups, pop-up ads, pop up virus |
| Symptoms |
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| Removal | Browsersecuritycenter.com removal guide |
Below we are discussing the methods which are very effective in removing adware software. The tutorial will also assist you to delete Browsersecuritycenter.com pop up advertisements from your web-browser for free.
How to remove Browsersecuritycenter.com pop ups (Adware virus removal guide)
Most often adware requires more than a simple uninstall through the use of MS Windows Control panel in order to be fully uninstalled. For that reason, our team created several removal ways that we’ve combined in a detailed guide. Therefore, if you have the intrusive Browsersecuritycenter.com popup advertisements on your system and are currently trying to have it removed then feel free to follow the step-by-step guide below in order to resolve your problem. Some of the steps will require you to reboot your personal computer or shut down this web page. So, read this tutorial carefully, then bookmark this page or open it on your smartphone for later reference.
To remove Browsersecuritycenter.com, perform the steps below:
- Manual Browsersecuritycenter.com pop up ads removal
- How to remove Browsersecuritycenter.com ads with free utilities
- Block Browsersecuritycenter.com and other intrusive webpages
- To sum up
Manual Browsersecuritycenter.com pop up ads removal
The most common adware can be deleted manually, without the use of antivirus or other removal tools. The manual steps below will help you remove Browsersecuritycenter.com pop-up advertisements step by step. Although each of the steps is easy and does not require special knowledge, but you doubt that you can finish them, then use the free utilities, a list of which is given below.
Delete PUPs through the Windows Control Panel
In order to get rid of potentially unwanted software like this adware, open the Microsoft Windows Control Panel and click on “Uninstall a program”. Check the list of installed programs. For the ones you do not know, run an Internet search to see if they are adware software, browser hijacker or potentially unwanted apps. If yes, uninstall them off. Even if they are just a programs which you do not use, then removing them off will increase your personal computer start up time and speed dramatically.
Windows 10, 8.1, 8
Click the MS Windows logo, and then click Search 
. Type ‘Control panel’and press Enter as displayed in the following example.
After the ‘Control Panel’ opens, press the ‘Uninstall a program’ link under Programs category as shown below.
Windows 7, Vista, XP
Open Start menu and select the ‘Control Panel’ at right as on the image below.
Then go to ‘Add/Remove Programs’ or ‘Uninstall a program’ (Windows 7 or Vista) as displayed below.
Carefully browse through the list of installed software and remove all questionable and unknown apps. We recommend to press ‘Installed programs’ and even sorts all installed applications by date. Once you have found anything suspicious that may be the adware that causes undesired Browsersecuritycenter.com pop up advertisements or other potentially unwanted application (PUA), then select this program and click ‘Uninstall’ in the upper part of the window. If the dubious program blocked from removal, then run Revo Uninstaller Freeware to completely delete it from your system.
Remove Browsersecuritycenter.com pop ups from Google Chrome
If your Google Chrome browser is redirected to annoying Browsersecuritycenter.com web page, it may be necessary to completely reset your web-browser program to its default settings.
First open the Google Chrome. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal dots (
).
It will show the Google Chrome menu. Choose More Tools, then click Extensions. Carefully browse through the list of installed add-ons. If the list has the plugin signed with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following tutorial: Remove Google Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy.
Open the Chrome menu once again. Further, press the option named “Settings”.
The web-browser will open the settings screen. Another solution to show the Chrome’s settings – type chrome://settings in the internet browser adress bar and press Enter
Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click the “Advanced” link. Now scroll down until the “Reset” section is visible, as displayed on the image below and click the “Reset settings to their original defaults” button.
The Google Chrome will open the confirmation prompt like below.
You need to confirm your action, click the “Reset” button. The web-browser will start the procedure of cleaning. After it is finished, the web browser’s settings including homepage, default search provider and newtab back to the values which have been when the Google Chrome was first installed on your PC.
Remove Browsersecuritycenter.com from Firefox by resetting browser settings
If Mozilla Firefox settings are hijacked by the adware, your web browser shows unwanted popup advertisements, then ‘Reset Mozilla Firefox’ could solve these problems. When using the reset feature, your personal information like passwords, bookmarks, browsing history and web form auto-fill data will be saved.
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 shown below.
A small menu will appear, click the “Troubleshooting Information”. On this page, click “Refresh Firefox” button as shown in the figure below.
Follow the onscreen procedure to revert back your Mozilla Firefox internet browser settings to their default values.
Get rid of Browsersecuritycenter.com pop ups from IE
In order to recover all web browser newtab, default search engine and start page you need to reset the Internet Explorer to the state, which was when the MS Windows was installed on your PC system.
First, start the Internet Explorer. Next, press the button in the form of gear (
). It will show the Tools drop-down menu, click the “Internet Options” as shown in the following example.
In the “Internet Options” window click on the Advanced tab, then click the Reset button. The Internet Explorer will display the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window as displayed in the figure below. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then press “Reset” button.
You will now need to restart your PC for the changes to take effect.
How to remove Browsersecuritycenter.com ads with free utilities
Manual removal tutorial does not always help to fully remove the adware software, as it is not easy to identify and remove components of adware software and all malicious files from hard disk. Therefore, it is recommended that you use malicious software removal utility to fully remove Browsersecuritycenter.com off your browser. Several free malicious software removal utilities are currently available that can be used against the adware. The optimum solution would be to run Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM), MalwareBytes AntiMalware and HitmanPro.
Run Zemana Free to remove Browsersecuritycenter.com redirect
Zemana is a free application for Windows operating system to detect and remove adware that causes pop-ups, and other unwanted programs such as potentially unwanted software, malicious web browser extensions, browser toolbars.
Zemana Anti-Malware (ZAM) can be downloaded from the following link. Save it to your Desktop.
164028 downloads
Author: Zemana Ltd
Category: Security tools
Update: July 16, 2019
Once downloading is finished, close all apps and windows on your personal computer. Double-click the install file named Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup. If the “User Account Control” prompt pops up similar to the one below, click the “Yes” button.
It will open the “Setup wizard” which will help you install Zemana Anti Malware on your PC system. Follow the prompts and don’t make any changes to default settings.
Once installation is complete successfully, Zemana Free will automatically start and you can see its main screen as displayed on the image below.
Now press the “Scan” button to perform a system scan for the adware software which causes intrusive Browsersecuritycenter.com pop-ups. Depending on your machine, the scan may take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. While the utility is checking, you can see number of objects and files has already scanned.
After Zemana Anti Malware has finished scanning your personal computer, a list of all items detected is created. In order to delete all threats, simply click “Next” button. The Zemana will remove adware responsible for Browsersecuritycenter.com redirect and move threats to the program’s quarantine. After finished, you may be prompted to reboot the system.
Remove Browsersecuritycenter.com redirect and harmful extensions with Hitman Pro
If the Browsersecuritycenter.com redirect problem persists, use the Hitman Pro and scan if your machine is hijacked by adware. The Hitman Pro is a downloadable security utility that provides on-demand scanning and helps remove adware, potentially unwanted applications, and other malicious software. It works with your existing anti-virus.
Click the link below to download the latest version of HitmanPro for MS Windows. Save it on your Microsoft Windows desktop.
After the downloading process is complete, open the file location. You will see an icon like below.
Double click the Hitman Pro desktop icon. After the tool is opened, you will see a screen as displayed on the screen below.
Further, click “Next” button for checking your system for the adware which causes undesired Browsersecuritycenter.com popup advertisements. This procedure may take some time, so please be patient. When the system scan is done, HitmanPro will prepare a list of unwanted software and adware as shown in the figure below.
Review the scan results and then click “Next” button. It will display a dialog box, click the “Activate free license” button.
How to remove Browsersecuritycenter.com with MalwareBytes Free
We suggest using the MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM). You may download and install MalwareBytes Anti Malware to search for adware and thereby remove Browsersecuritycenter.com pop-up advertisements from your internet browsers. When installed and updated, this free malicious software remover automatically searches for and removes all threats present on the PC system.
Visit the following page to download MalwareBytes. Save it directly to your Microsoft Windows Desktop.
326379 downloads
Author: Malwarebytes
Category: Security tools
Update: April 15, 2020
After the downloading process is done, close all applications and windows on your system. Double-click the set up file named mb3-setup. If the “User Account Control” prompt pops up as displayed on the image below, click the “Yes” button.
It will open the “Setup wizard” that will help you install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware on your PC system. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.
Once installation is complete successfully, click Finish button. MalwareBytes Free will automatically start and you can see its main screen as displayed in the following example.
Now click the “Scan Now” button to find adware related to the Browsersecuritycenter.com pop up advertisements. Depending on your system, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. During the scan MalwareBytes Anti Malware (MBAM) will scan for threats present on your machine.
When MalwareBytes Anti Malware has finished scanning, the results are displayed in the scan report. 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 press “Quarantine Selected” button. The MalwareBytes Free will begin to delete adware software that causes multiple intrusive pop ups. Once disinfection is finished, you may be prompted to reboot the machine.
We advise you look at the following video, which completely explains the procedure of using the MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) to get rid of adware, hijacker and other malicious software.
Block Browsersecuritycenter.com and other intrusive webpages
It’s also critical to protect your browsers from malicious web-pages and advertisements by using an adblocker program like AdGuard. Security experts says that it will greatly reduce the risk of malicious software, and potentially save lots of money. Additionally, the AdGuard can also protect your privacy by blocking almost all trackers.
- Visit the page linked below to download the latest version of AdGuard for MS Windows. Save it on your Desktop.
Adguard download
26627 downloads
Version: 6.4
Author: © Adguard
Category: Security tools
Update: November 15, 2018
- After the download is finished, launch the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” program window. Follow the prompts.
- After the installation is complete, click “Skip” to close the installation program and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial which will assist 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 PC, AdGuard will start automatically and stop unwanted advertisements, block Browsersecuritycenter.com, as well as other harmful 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 icon named AdGuard, which is located on your desktop.
To sum up
Now your computer should be free of the adware that causes Browsersecuritycenter.com advertisements in your web-browser. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted pop up advertisements and annoying harmful web sites) and Zemana Anti-Malware (to periodically scan your computer for new malicious software, browser hijackers and adware software). Make sure that you have all the Critical Updates recommended for Windows OS. Without regular updates you WILL NOT be protected when new browser hijackers, harmful software and adware are released.
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