Cloud-connect.net

Cloud-connect.net is an advertising platform; a legitimate website is used by criminals as a network referral ID. It can redirect you to its affiliates’ and sponsors’ websites regardless of what Internet browser and search engine you use. The whole purpose of the platform is making money from generating web traffic and collecting sales leads. The methods that it uses classify it as adware, and the risks it poses lead to the conclusions that it is the best to remove Cloud-connect.net.

This adware gets into your system as a drive-by download when you are installing a freeware or a pirated program, or sneaks in through spam e-mail attachments. Sometimes it manipulates your consent out of you and makes you download their infected programs thinking they are genuine. That is why you should always be careful when you are choosing software and installing it, you can often prevent malicious programs from entering your computer beforehand.

However, when the adware is in, you will have no trouble recognizing it. It performs a variety of actions in order to advertise, starting at regular advertisements. It does not end here, though, and you will notice it also redirects your queries, displays pop-up ads and flash update boxes, all very intrusive and annoying. The links in those ads may lead you to potentially dangerous websites, and it is the best option not to risk your safety and delete Cloud-connect.net.

If you find any of the programs below in your computer, you should not hesitate and delete them. Any of them could be a source of this adware infection.

• SimpleLyrics;
• Selection Links;
• Browser Defender;
• TidyNetwork.com;
• LessTabs;
• DownloadTerms 1.0;
• WebCake 3.00;
• Lyrics Container;
• Auto-Lyrics.

If your computer is infected, but you do not see any of the programs above, check your browsers to see if the programs are not installed as extensions. Also, it is possible that another program is causing the infection, so do check your computer for any programs you do not recognize and programs that have been installed at the approximate time that you noticed the adware.

Should you be struggling with a manual removal, there is always the option of downloading SpyHunter and letting it take care of the adware for you. If you do successfully remove the infection on your own, it would be still a good idea to scan your system afterwards. It is not a very simple task to remove Cloud-connect.net and it is important to take all measures to ensure your system’s safety.

Cloud-connect.net Removal Guide:

Windows 8:

1. Go to Metro UI screen.
2. Right click any program.
3. A tab will appear at the bottom of your screen, click uninstall on it.
4. You should now be seeing “Programs and Features”.
5. Select and uninstall the programs from the list above.
6. Uninstall other suspicious programs, but check if the installation date matches the infection’s appearance date so that you do not delete a genuine program.
7. Download and install SpyHunter.
8. Run a free scan to see if computer is clean.

Windows Vista/7:

1. Click Start, then Control Panel.
2. Select Uninstall a program.
3. Uninstall any programs from the list above.
4. Uninstall other programs you have not authorized, but check their installation dates to be sure they are causing the infection.
5. Go to http://www.pcthreat.com/download-sph and download an adware removal tool.
6. Install it and run a free scan to check for infections.

Windows XP:

1. Click Start.
2. Open Control Panel.
3. Select Add or Remove Programs.
4. Uninstall the programs you can find in the list above.
5. Uninstall other programs you have not chosen to download and install, but be careful not to delete forgotten, yet genuine software.
6. Download SpyHunter.
7. Install it and run a free scan to be sure your computer is now clean.

Delete Cloud-connect.net from your Internet browser:

Internet Explorer:

1. Click Alt+T.
2. Go to Manage Add-ons.
3. Select Toolbars and Extensions tab.
4. Click on and delete unknown extensions.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Click Alt+T.
2. Select Add-ons.
3. Under the Extensions tab, disable and remove unknown extensions.

Google Chrome:

1. Click Alt+F, go to Settings.
2. Click Extensions on the left.
3. Click the bin icon on the right side of each extension you did not download.