Remove Work.ru - so it'll work
If you find Work.ru in your browser or you receive advertising from the site, you should remove the adware immediately. We'll show you how it's done.
Step 1: Uninstall Adware from Work.ru
Work.ru is a virus, just adware that is still quite harmless. This mainly provides advertising in the form of annoying pop-ups. How to ban Work.ru from your PC:
- Open the Control Panel and select the "Programs" category.
- Under "Programs and Features" you can now sort the list of programs according to the installation date.
- Check each individual program that has been installed in the past few days and uninstall it if necessary.
- Tip: If you don't know whether a program is necessary or not, do a quick Google search before removal.
Step 2: Remove Work.ru from Windows
- AdwCleaner: Download the free tool and start the short scan. Then remove all the finds if Work.ru is already a thing of the past.
- Browser shortcuts: An additional look at the browser shortcuts cannot hurt. The check takes just a few seconds and closes another back door for the adware.
- Malwarebytes Anti-Malware: This virus scanner is considered extremely reliable. If you want to check your system for further threats, a scan is worthwhile. However, the use of Work.ru is not absolutely necessary.
Step 3: Remove Work.ru from the browser
If you continue to see Work.ru messages in your browser, you should completely reset it. Note that all data such as bookmarks will be lost.
- Reset Google Chrome
- Reset Mozilla Firefox
- Reset Internet Explorer
- Reset Opera
- Reset Safari
In the next practical tip, we will show you how to check individual files online for viruses.