How to remove Ploynest.com pop-ups

What is Ploynest.com?

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Ploynest.com is an adware program that causes unwanted redirects and displays commercial content. It often gets on victim’s computer together with other freeware programs as an optional offer. This distribution method is called “bundling”. The adware is a sort of malware whose main purpose is to generate advertising revenue. Once installed, it performs changes on browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, and Microsoft Edge. As a result, a lot of intrusive pop-up ads, as well as frequent redirects to ad sites, is in your browser. Apart from the fact that this activity is really frustrating for users, the main risk of the adware is that most of the sites it promotes may spread other malware. In this article, we are going to explain how to remove Ploynest.com pop-up ads and avoid potential consequences this adware brings.

  1. How to remove Ploynest.com Automatically
  2. Remove Ploynest.com from Programs and Features
  3. Remove Ploynest.com Adware from browsers
  4. Delete Ploynest.com pop-ups and notifications on Android

How to remove Ploynest.com automatically:

The easiest and convenient way to get rid of malware is to use a proper anti-malware program that can eliminate Ploynest.com and all its traces in just a few clicks.

Norton

 

Performing an antimalware scan with Norton Antivirus would automatically search out and delete all elements related to the adware. Download it by clicking the button below:

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Steps of Ploynest.com manual removal

Remove Ploynest.com from Programs and Features:

As it was stated before, more likely that the hijacker appeared on your system brought by other software. So, to get rid of Ploynest.com you need to call to memory what you have installed recently.

How to remove Ploynest.com from Windows XP

  1. Click the Start button and open Control Panel
  2. Go to Add or Remove Programs
  3. Find the application related to Ploynest.com and click Uninstall

How to remove Ploynest.com from Windows 7/Vista

  1. Click the Start button and open Control Panel
  2. Go to Uninstall Program
  3. Find the application related to Ploynest.com and click Uninstall

How to remove Ploynest.com from Windows 8/8.1

  1. Right-click the menu icon in left bottom corner
  2. Choose Control Panel
  3. Select the Uninstall Program line
  4. Uninstall the application related to Ploynest.com

How to remove Ploynest.com from Windows 10

  1. Press Win+X to open Windows Power menu
  2. Click Control Panel
  3. Choose Uninstall a Program
  4. Select the application related to Ploynest.com and remove it

noteIf you experience problems with removing Ploynest.com from Control Panel: there is no such title on the list, or you receive an error preventing you from deleting the application, see the article dedicated to this issue.
Read what to do if program won’t uninstall from Control Panel


Remove Ploynest.com from browsers:

How to unlock Windows Group Policies

Before you will started to remove Ploynest.com from browser you should perform following instructions in Command Prompt
This step is necessary to delete Windows Group Policies created by Ploynest.com
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  1. Start Command Prompt as Administrator
  2. To do this in Windows 10/8 or Windows 7 click Start and in the search box type cmd. Right-click on the found result and choose Run as Administrator.
  3. While in command prompt type:
    rd /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicyUsers"
  4. Press Enter button.
  5. Then type:
    rd /S /Q "%WinDir%\System32\GroupPolicy"
  6. Press Enter button.
  7. Finally, type:
    gpupdate /force
  8. Press Enter button.

Since some of the malware threats use a disguise of a browser add-on, you will need to check the list of extensions/add-ons in your browser.

How to remove Ploynest.com from Google Chrome

  1. Start Google Chrome
  2. Click on More tools, then go to the Extensions
  3. Delete Ploynest.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them

How to remove Ploynest.com from Internet Explorer

  1. Launch Internet Explorer
  2. Click on the Tools/Gear icon, then select Manage Add-ons
  3. Delete Ploynest.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them

How to remove Ploynest.com from Mozilla Firefox

  1. Start Mozilla Firefox
  2. Click on the right-upper corner button
  3. Click Add-ons, then go to Extensions
  4. Delete Ploynest.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them

How to remove Ploynest.com from Microsoft Edge

  1. Start Microsoft Edge
  2. Click the three-dot button in the upper right corner
  3. Choose Extensions
  4. Click the gear icon near Ploynest.com or other extensions that look suspicious and you don’t remember installing them
  5. Choose Remove

Reset your browsers

This step is optional. Use it if the previous method didn’t work.

How to reset settings in Google Chrome

  1. Click on the icon in the right-upper corner
  2. Choose Settings
  3. Click Advanced settings
  4. Click the Reset button
  5. In “reset” window click the Reset button

How to reset settings in Mozilla Firefox

  1. Click the icon in the upper right corner
  2. Choose Help
  3. Select Troubleshooting Information
  4. Click the Refresh Firefox… button

How to reset settings in Internet Explorer

  1. Click on the Tools button
  2. Go to Internet options
  3. Go to the Advanced tab
  4. Click Reset

How to reset settings in Microsoft Edge

  1. Start Microsoft Edge
  2. Click the three-dot button in the upper right corner
  3. Choose Settings
  4. Under the Clear browsing data category select Choose what to clear
  5. Select everything and click Clear

If the above-mentioned methods didn’t help in eliminating the threat, then it’s better to rely on an automatic way of deleting Ploynest.com.


Eliminate Ploynest.com pop-ups and notifications from Google Chrome on Android:

Get rid of Ploynest.com notifications:

Google Chrome:

  1. Launch the Chrome app.
  2. To the right of the address bar, tap More.
  3. Select and open Settings.
  4. Open Site settings and then find Ploynest.com and disable it.

Get rid of Ploynest.com pop-ups automatically:

You may use AdGuard mobile application to stop Ploynest.com and other pop-ups. This app can also block advertisements in the browser thus making browsing on the device more comfortable.
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