How to remove Check-the-trend.com pop-ups (Virus removal guide)

What is Check-the-trend.com?

Check-the-trend.com pop-ups are a social engineering attack that attempts to lure users into allowing push notifications from malicious (ad) push servers. The browser (push) notifications promote ‘free’ online games, prize & lottery scams, dubious web-browser extensions, adult web-pages, and adware bundles.

The Check-the-trend.com web-site displays fake messages that attempts to get you to press the ‘Allow’ to subscribe to its notifications. Once you click on the ‘Allow’ button, this web site starts sending notifications on your desktop. You will see the pop up adverts even when you are not using the web browser.

Threat Summary

Name	Check-the-trend.com pop up
Type	spam push notifications, browser notification spam, pop-up virus
Distribution	social engineering attack, PUPs, adware, suspicious pop up advertisements
Symptoms	ads in the lower right corner of Window your computer settings are being modified without your request you experience a ton of of unexpected ads slow browsing Internet
Removal	Check-the-trend.com removal guide

How does your computer get infected with Check-the-trend.com popups

Security professionals have determined that users are redirected to Check-the-trend.com by adware or from misleading advertisements. Many PC users consider adware, PUPs, keyloggers, malware as the same thing. They are all types of malicious software that each behave differently. The word ‘adware’ is a combination of two words ‘ad’ and ‘software’. Adware displays ads on an affected device. Adware can substitute the legitimate advertising banners on misleading or even banners that can offer to visit harmful web-pages.

Adware software gets onto computers by being attached to various free programs. This means that you need to be careful when installing anything downloaded from the Net, especially from file sharing web sites. Be sure to read the Terms of Use and the Software license, choose only the Manual, Advanced or Custom installation option, switch off all unnecessary internet browser extensions and software are offered to install.

Remove Check-the-trend.com notifications from browsers

If you’ve allowed the Check-the-trend.com notifications by clicking the Allow button, then after a short time you will notice that these browser notifications are very intrusive. Here’s how to get rid of Check-the-trend.com notifications from your internet browser.

Google Chrome	Android
Just copy and paste the following text into the address bar of Chrome. chrome://settings/content/notifications Press Enter. Delete the Check-the-trend.com URL and other rogue notifications by clicking three vertical dots button next to each and selecting ‘Remove’.	Tap ‘Settings’. Tap ‘Notifications’. Find and tap the internet browser that displays Check-the-trend.com push notifications ads. Find Check-the-trend.com site, other suspicious URLs and set the toggle button to ‘OFF’ on them one-by-one.
Mozilla Firefox	Edge
Click the Menu button (three horizontal stripes) on the top right hand corner. In the drop-down menu select ‘Options’. In the left side select ‘Privacy & Security’. Scroll down to ‘Permissions’ section and click ‘Settings…’ button next to ‘Notifications’. Select the Check-the-trend.com domain from the list and change the status to ‘Block’. Click ‘Save Changes’ button.	In the right upper corner, click on the three dots to expand the Edge menu. Scroll down, find and click ‘Settings’. In the left side select ‘Advanced’. Click ‘Manage permissions’ button, located beneath ‘Website permissions’. Right-click the Check-the-trend.com. Click ‘Delete’.
Internet Explorer	Safari
Click the Gear button on the top right corner of the browser. Go to ‘Internet Options’ in the menu. Click on the ‘Privacy’ tab and select ‘Settings’ in the pop-up blockers section. Select the Check-the-trend.com domain and other suspicious sites below and remove them one by one by clicking the ‘Remove’ button.	Go to ‘Preferences’ in the Safari menu. Open ‘Websites’ tab, then in the left menu click on ‘Notifications’. Locate the Check-the-trend.com domain and select it, click the ‘Deny’ button.

How to remove Check-the-trend.com pop-ups from Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge

There are a simple manual guide below which will help you to remove Check-the-trend.com pop up ads from your MS Windows personal computer. The most effective way to delete this adware software is to follow the manual removal guidance and then use Zemana AntiMalware, MalwareBytes AntiMalware or Hitman Pro automatic tools (all are free). The manual way will help to weaken this adware and these malicious software removal utilities will completely get rid of Check-the-trend.com popup ads and restore the Chrome, Internet Explorer, MS Edge and Firefox settings to default.

To remove Check-the-trend.com pop ups, complete the steps below:

1. Remove Check-the-trend.com notifications from browsers
2. Manual Check-the-trend.com ads removal
   • Remove recently installed potentially unwanted programs
   • Remove Check-the-trend.com popups from Google Chrome
   • Remove Check-the-trend.com ads from Mozilla Firefox
   • Delete Check-the-trend.com popup advertisements from IE
3. Automatic Removal of Check-the-trend.com popups
4. Stop Check-the-trend.com pop ups

Manual Check-the-trend.com ads removal

In most cases, it’s possible to manually remove Check-the-trend.com advertisements. This solution does not involve the use of any tricks or removal tools. You just need to restore the normal settings of the PC and browser. This can be done by following a few simple steps below. If you want to quickly get rid of Check-the-trend.com pop ups, as well as perform a full scan of your computer, we recommend that you use adware removal utilities, which are listed below.

Remove recently installed potentially unwanted programs

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

1. If you are using Windows 8, 8.1 or 10 then press Windows button, next click Search. Type “Control panel”and press Enter.
2. If you are using Windows XP, Vista, 7, then click “Start” button and click “Control Panel”.
3. It will open the Windows Control Panel.
4. Further, click “Uninstall a program” under Programs category.
5. It will open a list of all apps installed on the personal computer.
6. Scroll through the all list, and delete questionable and unknown software. To quickly find the latest installed applications, we recommend sort applications by date.

See more details in the video guide below.

Remove Check-the-trend.com popups from Google Chrome

If you have adware, Check-the-trend.com ads problems or Chrome is running slow, then reset Google Chrome can help you. In this tutorial we’ll show you the method to reset your Google Chrome settings and data to default state without reinstall.

1. First, start the Chrome and press the Menu icon (icon in the form of three dots).
2. It will open the Google Chrome main menu. Choose More Tools, then press Extensions.
3. You will see the list of installed addons. If the list has the add-on labeled with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following steps: Remove Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy.
4. Now open the Google Chrome menu once again, press the “Settings” menu.
5. Next, click “Advanced” link, which located at the bottom of the Settings page.
6. On the bottom of the “Advanced settings” page, press the “Reset settings to their original defaults” button.
7. The Chrome will show the reset settings dialog box as on the image above.
8. Confirm the web browser’s reset by clicking on the “Reset” button.
9. To learn more, read the blog post How to reset Google Chrome settings to default.

Remove Check-the-trend.com ads from Mozilla Firefox

If the Firefox web browser is re-directed to Check-the-trend.com and you want to restore the Firefox settings back to their original state, then you should follow the steps below. It’ll keep your personal information such as browsing history, bookmarks, passwords and web form auto-fill data.

Start the Mozilla Firefox and click the menu button (it looks like three stacked lines) at the top right of the browser screen. Next, press the question-mark icon at the bottom of the drop-down menu. It will open the slide-out menu.

Select the “Troubleshooting information”. If you’re unable to access the Help menu, then type “about:support” in your address bar and press Enter. It bring up the “Troubleshooting Information” page as shown on the screen below.

Click the “Refresh Firefox” button at the top right of the Troubleshooting Information page. Select “Refresh Firefox” in the confirmation prompt. The Firefox will start a procedure to fix your problems that caused by the Check-the-trend.com adware. Once, it is finished, click the “Finish” button.

Delete Check-the-trend.com popup advertisements from IE

The Microsoft Internet Explorer reset is great if your web browser is hijacked or you have unwanted add-ons or toolbars on your browser, that installed by an malicious software.

First, run the Internet Explorer. Next, press the button in the form of gear (). It will display the Tools drop-down menu, click the “Internet Options” as on the image below.

In the “Internet Options” window click on the Advanced tab, then click the Reset button. The IE will open the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window as displayed on the image below. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then click “Reset” button.

You will now need to reboot your PC for the changes to take effect.

Automatic Removal of Check-the-trend.com popups

If the Check-the-trend.com ads are still there, the situation is more serious. But do not worry. There are several utilities which are designed to search for and get rid of adware software from your browser and device. If you’re looking for a free way to adware removal, then Zemana is a good option. Also you can get Hitman Pro and MalwareBytes. Both programs also available for free unlimited scanning and for removal of found malicious software, adware software and PUPs.

Run Zemana Anti-Malware to remove Check-the-trend.com ads

You can download and use the Zemana AntiMalware for free. This anti malware utility will scan all the registry keys and files in your computer along with the system settings and web-browser add-ons. If it finds any malware, adware or malicious extension that is responsible for the appearance of Check-the-trend.com ads then the Zemana will get rid of them from your PC system completely.

Please go to the link below to download the latest version of Zemana for Windows. Save it on your Windows desktop or in any other place.

Once the download is complete, close all software and windows on your PC system. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s called Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup as shown in the following example.

When the installation starts, you will see the “Setup wizard” which will allow you install Zemana AntiMalware on your device.

Once installation is done, you will see window like below.

Now click the “Scan” button to begin checking your personal computer for the adware that causes Check-the-trend.com advertisements. This procedure can take some time, so please be patient. When a threat is found, the count of the security threats will change accordingly. Wait until the the scanning is done.

Once the scan get finished, Zemana will open a list of detected items. Review the results once the tool has done the system scan. If you think an entry should not be quarantined, then uncheck it. Otherwise, simply press “Next” button.

The Zemana will remove adware software which causes pop-ups.

Remove Check-the-trend.com ads and malicious extensions with Hitman Pro

HitmanPro is a completely free (30 day trial) utility. You don’t need expensive methods to delete adware that causes Check-the-trend.com pop up ads in your internet browser and other shady applications. Hitman Pro will delete all the unwanted applications like adware software and browser hijackers at zero cost.

1. Please go to the following link to download the latest version of HitmanPro for Windows. Save it to your Desktop.
   
   

   HitmanPro
   12066 downloads
   Author: Sophos
   Category: Security tools
   Update: June 28, 2018
   
2. After the download is done, double click the HitmanPro icon. Once this tool is launched, click “Next” button to perform a system scan for the adware software that causes Check-the-trend.com pop-up advertisements in your web-browser. This procedure may take some time, so please be patient. While the Hitman Pro utility is checking, you can see how many objects it has identified as being affected by malicious software.
3. After Hitman Pro completes the scan, it will display the Scan Results. When you’re ready, click “Next” button. Now click the “Activate free license” button to begin the free 30 days trial to delete all malicious software found.

Remove Check-the-trend.com popups with MalwareBytes

We suggest using the MalwareBytes AntiMalware. You can download and install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware to locate adware software and thereby remove Check-the-trend.com pop-up advertisements from your web browsers. When installed and updated, this free malicious software remover automatically scans for and deletes all threats present on the computer.

Visit the following page to download MalwareBytes. Save it on your Desktop.

After the download is finished, close all applications and windows on your device. Double-click the install file called MBSetup. If the “User Account Control” prompt pops up as displayed in the figure below, click the “Yes” button.

It will open the Setup wizard that will help you install MalwareBytes on your PC system. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.

Once install is complete successfully, press “Get Started” button. MalwareBytes AntiMalware will automatically start and you can see its main screen as displayed below.

Now click the “Scan” button . MalwareBytes application will scan through the whole personal computer for the adware that causes the intrusive Check-the-trend.com popups. This process can take some time, so please be patient. When a threat is detected, the number of the security threats will change accordingly. Wait until the the checking is complete.

Once the scan is complete, MalwareBytes Anti-Malware will show a scan report. Make sure all items have ‘checkmark’ and click “Quarantine” button. The MalwareBytes Anti-Malware will get rid of adware software which causes pop-ups and move the selected items to the Quarantine. Once disinfection is done, you may be prompted to reboot the computer.

We recommend you look at the following video, which completely explains the procedure of using the MalwareBytes to remove adware, browser hijacker and other malware.

Stop Check-the-trend.com pop ups

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

Download AdGuard on your computer by clicking on the link below.

After downloading is complete, double-click the downloaded file to start it. The “Setup Wizard” window will show up on the computer screen as on the image below.

Follow the prompts. AdGuard will then be installed and an icon will be placed on your desktop. A window will show up asking you to confirm that you want to see a quick tutorial similar to the one below.

Click “Skip” button to close the window and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” to see an quick guidance which will help you get to know AdGuard better.

Each time, when you launch your PC system, AdGuard will launch automatically and stop unwanted ads, block Check-the-trend.com, as well as other harmful 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 AdGuard icon, which is located on your desktop.

Finish words

We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you stop unwanted popups and intrusive harmful websites) and Zemana (to periodically scan your computer for new adware software and other malware). 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 Check-the-trend.com pop-up advertisements from Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer and Mozilla Firefox, then ask for help here.