Remove Youtube Accelerator - Here's how
If you suddenly find the YouTube Accelerator in your browser, you should quickly remove the extension. Although it is not a virus, the tool does deeply intervene in the system. We help you remove it and show you how to do it.
Step 1: Uninstall YouTube Accelerator
The YouTube Accelerator is adware. This nests in your browser and promises to load videos faster. However, it is not exactly clear what exactly the tool does.
- Open the Control Panel and under "Programs" select the item "Uninstall a program".
- Look for the entry "YouTube Accelerator" in the list of installed programs and select it with the mouse.
- Click on the "Uninstall" button above and follow the further instructions.
Step 2: Remove Youtube Accelerator from Windows
- AdwCleaner: With the free AdwCleaner you can find and remove the remains of the YouTube Accelerator. Start the tool, run the scan and remove any finds.
- Browser links: Also check the links of your browsers. Malicious code can affect the homepage, among other things.
- Malwarebytes Anti-Malware: If you wish, you can also run a virus scan. This software is free and is considered extremely reliable.
Step 3: Remove YouTube Accelerator from the browser
If the YouTube Accelerator is still in your browser, you have to do it yourself again. You can use the following instructions to delete the add-on yourself in the browser.
- Google Chrome: delete add-ons
- Firefox: delete add-ons
- Internet Explorer: Delete add-ons
- Opera: delete add-ons
- Safari: delete add-ons
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