What is PPTV

PPTV is Adware. Adware is known to display intrusive online advertisements in the website you are visiting or by just poppin’ up at some point. PPTV adware delivers coupons, banners (in-text, horizontal, vertical, sidebar, audio spoken advertisements), pop-ups, and other similar annoying advertisements.

How does PPTV deliver advertisements

These advertisements are displayed in any browser installed on your computer, for instance, Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Firefox, Opera and the Safari browser for MacOS. Showing this advertisement is done using a layer on websites which is added by the adware.

This layer helps them identify your behavior on the website you were visiting and fetch keywords and links. Eventually to display pop-up advertisements based on the content on the website.

How did PPTV got installed on your computer

When you download and install software from unknown and even some legitimate sources, make sure there are no offers or useful enhancements installed as a third party software (possibly known as “adware”).
The installation process of software can be build using dark patterns.

This basically means that, unfortunately, some installation and download managers do not adequately disclose that other software, such as this PPTV adware will also be installed on your computer and includes advertisements to make revenue.

You should overview the End User License Agreements (EULA), Privacy Policy or their Terms of Agreement before downloading and installing software on to your computer. This information includes an overview of the PPTV software and their advertisement policy and how they handle collected information.

How to prevent PPTV

Do not click to fast thru the installation process using a Quick Install of Next button.
By doing so the PPTV adware might be installed on your computer and start advertisements you do not wish.

Anti-Malware and Anti-virus software are useful for the non-experienced user. Anti-Malware and Anti-virus software is capable of stopping the infection proces before you even noticed it, this can prevent a lot of problems in the future.

Even if you are infected with Malware (Adware, a Browser Hijacker or a virus) this Anti-Malware and Anti-virus software can clean your computer.

Here a few tips to prevent PPTV advertisements in the future. After reading these tips, follow our removal-instruction to get rid of the annoying PPTV adware – advertisements.

• Do not download free-software from websites offering “Download Managers”. These “Download Managers” often contain a form of adware or a potentially unwanted program.
• Update your Flash Player and Browser to prevent drive-by-downloads containing adware or worse..(viruses, backdoors).
• Update all your software from official sources, not from pop-ups.

Remove PPTV Adware – Removal Instruction

PPTV – Adware Removal Guide (Menu)

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Step 1 - Scan your computer with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

Step 2 - Scan your computer with MalwareBytes AdwCleaner

Step 3 - Scan your computer with Zemana Anti-Malware

Rather not use free tools? Try resetting your browser first. Reset Internet Explorer, reset Google Chrome, reset Firefox. If this has not solved the problem, follow the steps of all software advised in this instruction and reset your browser(s) once again.

If you experience Adware or unwanted pop-up ads on Apple Mac OS
follow this Removal Guide to remove Adware from Mac OS for free.

Remove Adware files with Zemana Anti-Malware

Zemana Anti-Malware is an anti-malware scanner which uses the cloud for malware detection. Zemana is the fastest and most proactively malware scanner available. Zemana is its best in addition to a primary virus scanner.

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• Open the Zemana Anti-Malware installer
• Install Zemana Anti-Malware using the default settings
• Zemana Anti-Malware will update itself

• Select the Scan button to perform a malware scan
• Wait for the scan to finish, it takes a few minutes.

• Select the Next button to remove the malware found on your computer

• That's it. All malware is successfully removed from your computer.

• Continue to the next step

Remove Adware, Browser Hijackers, Redirects with AdwCleaner

Malwarebytes adwcleaner searches for adware, browser hijackers, malware files and removes the malware files for free.
The Malwarebytes adwcleaner removal tool will individually scan for malicious windows services, malware folders, malware files, shortcuts hijacked by adware, malware registry keys, windows scheduled tasks and malicious browser extensions. Best of all, adwcleaner is completely free.

Download AdwCleaner (opens in a new window)

• Right-click the AdwCleaner executable you just downloaded and select "Run as Administrator" this is important.
• Select the Scan Now button.

• Wait for the adware & malware scan to finish.
• Click the Clean & Repair button to remove the adware and malware from your PC.

• Wait for AdwCleaner to remove the adware and malware from your PC.
• Click the Clean & Restart Now button to finish the malware removal process.

• After the reboot, AdwCleaner shows a summary of the detected and removed malware files.

Remove Malware with MalwareBytes 3 – Anti-Malware

Dear visitor, we advise anyone that has a problem with malware on their device to scan the device with Malwarebytes! We have run many malware removal tests on infected PCs including adware, potentially unwanted programs, and ransomware. Malwarebytes is by far the best malware removal tool available today. Malwarebytes is always free to remove any malware from your computer. Malwarebytes premium is active for a 14 days trial license upon installation. Try Malwarebytes and see the results for yourself!

Malwarebytes direct download (use right click "Save Link as")

Malwarebytes is the most powerful anti-malware solution to detect and proactively remove adware, browser hijackers, viruses and potentially unwanted programs from your device. Malwarebytes works excellently alongside antivirus software without any conflicts. Malwarebytes is by far the best malware detection and malware removal tool available today.

More information about Malwarebytes (opens a new window)

• Run the Malwarebytes installation setup file. Click here for detailed Malwarebytes installation instructions.
• Select Scan Now to perform an Anti-Malware scan.

• Malwarebytes is scanning the computer for any viruses, trojans, adware, spyware, ransomware, and potentially unwanted programs.
  Please wait for Malwarebytes to finish the anti-malware scan, the anti-malware scan usually takes around 2 to 5 minutes to complete.

• When the anti-malware scan is finished, Malwarebytes will show the results of the anti-malware scan.
  To remove the detected malware from your computer, select the Quarantine Selected button.

• All found malware will be moved to quarantine. Malwarebytes requires a reboot to complete the removal process.
• Restart your computer.

• After the reboot, all the malware detected by Malwarebytes is moved to quarantine. The removal process is finished.
• Continue to the next step

Some malware is known to block Malwarebytes from running. If you encounter this problem, run a malware scan with adwcleaner. After the adwcleaner malware scan, start a malware removal scan with Malwarebytes.

Reset Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox

Using these instructions you can reset Internet Explorer, Chrome and Firefox to their default configuration.

 Reset Internet Explorer to default settings

Follow instructions

• Note: If you are running Windows 8.1 or Windows 8, start Internet Explorer from the desktop. Changing your settings will affect both Internet Explorer and Internet Explorer that you start from the desktop.
  1. Start Internet Explorer
  2. On the Tools menu, tap or click Internet options. If you don't see the Tools menu, press Alt.
  3. In the Internet Options window, tap or click the Advanced tab
  4. Tap or click Reset. If you're using Windows Internet Explorer 6, click Restore Default
  5. In the Reset Internet Explorer Settings dialog box, tap or click Reset
     Note: Select the Delete personal settings check box if you also want to remove browsing history, search providers, Accelerators, home pages, Tracking Protection, and ActiveX Filtering data (recommended!).
  6. When Internet Explorer finishes applying the default settings, tap or click Close, and then tap or click OK.
  7. Exit Internet Explorer and again, start Internet Explorer to see the results.

 Reset Google Chrome to default settings

1. In the top-right corner of the browser window, click the Chrome menu
2. Select Settings.
3. At the bottom, click Show advanced settings.
4. Under the section "Reset settings,” click Reset settings.
5. In the dialog that appears, click Reset.
   Note: When the "Help make Google Chrome better by reporting the current settings" checkbox is selected you are anonymously sending Google your Chrome settings. Reporting these settings allows Google to analyze trends and work to prevent future unwanted settings changes.

Settings that change

• Default search engine and saved search engines will be reset and to their original defaults.
• Homepage button will be hidden and the URL that you previously set will be removed.
• Default startup tabs will be cleared. The browser will show a new tab when you start up or continue where you left off if you're on a Chromebook.
• New Tab page will be empty unless you have a version of Chrome with an extension that controls it. In that case, your page may be preserved.
• Pinned tabs will be unpinned.
• Content settings will be cleared and reset to their installation defaults.
• Cookies and site data will be cleared.
• Extensions and themes will be disabled.

 Reset Mozilla Firefox to default settings

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