How to Remove Offer.freegivaways-cm.xyz Pop-up Ads?

This website hijacked my browser and resetting will not clear it nor can I turn it off or remove it in anyway. My Defender is on and doesn't log it. What is it and how can I remove it. It seems to be targeting Microsoft's Edge browser.

What is Offer.freegivaways-cm.xyz?

Offer.freegivaways-cm.xyz is a scam popup that often appears if your computer is infected by adware or potentially unwanted programs. Once inside, this popup will compromise the web browsers installed on your computer, such as IE, Chrome, Firefox and many others. And then your online activity will be completely disturbed.

Commonly, offer.freegivaways-cm.xy is also regarded as a troublesome browser redirect. It has the ability to redirect your browser default home page, start page and new tab page. So when you start your internet browsing, you will get to this suspected domain rather than the site you want to visit, which can be extremely disturbing. Apart from that, you will find additional programs or browser extensions added to your computer without your permission. They will generate many other unwanted ads and even bring harmful threat and malware on your system. In short, you should remove it immediately to bring your computer back to normal.

How to Remove Offer.freegivaways-cm.xyz?

You should clear all the threats related to offer.freegivaways-cm.xy to save your computer. Here are two methods that can help you out. Please keep reading.

If you need an easy and safe way to completely remove all the threats in your computer, you are recommended to use SpyHunter Anti-Malware Software.

Method 1: Remove Offer.freegivaways-cm.xyz Step by Step
Method 2: Get Rid of Offer.freegivaways-cm.xyz & Potential Malware with SpyHunter

Method 1: Remove Offer.freegivaways-cm.xyz Step by Step

Step 1: End Offer.freegivaways-cm.xyz process from Windows Task Manager

Methods to open Windows Task Manager: Press CTRL+ALT+DEL or CTRL+SHIFT+ESC or press the Start button, type "Run" to select the option, then type "taskmgr" and press OK.

* end the one related to the PUP
* you should end the one to the infected browser (e.g. chrome.exe) if your browser is frozen/locked.

Step 2: Uninstall Offer.freegivaways-cm.xyz from Control Panel

* Go to Start Menu >> Control Panle
* Press Win & R on your keyboard to open Run. Type in "control" to open Control Panel
Select Uninstall a program (from category)/Program and Features (from small icon). Search PUP related to Offer.freegivaways-cm.xyz from the list and remove it.

 

Step 2: Remove Offer.freegivaways-cm.xyz from web browser.

Internet Explorer

Go to Tools >> Manage add-ons



Move to Toolbars and Extensions >> Remove items related to Offer.freegivaways-cm.xyz.
Move to Search Providers >> select  items related to Offer.freegivaways-cm.xyz  and remove it.

Go back to Tools >> Internet Options

* in General tab, rewrite your home page URL or Use Default from Homepage. And then click Delete... from Browsing history


* in Advanced tab >> Reset... >> check Delete personal settings >> Reset

Google Chrome

Go to Customize and control Google Chrome (top right menu) >> Tools/Settings >> Extension >> Remove suspicious extensions

Reset your settings on On startup >> Set pages, Appearance >> Change, and Search >> Manage search engines...

 

Show advanced settings >> Reset  settings

Mozilla Firefox

Open menu >> Add-on >> remove unwanted extensions and plugins

 

Back to Menu >> Option >> General. You can rewrite your home page URL or Restore to Default

Press alt & h, select Troubleshooting and Information >> Reset or Refresh Firefox

Step 3: Delete from local disk.

Type "Offer.freegivaways-cm.xyz" in start menu, right click the item to open files location. And then delete the files. Usually in the below files:

%AppData%
%CommonAppData%
%temp%
C:\Windows\Temp\
C:\Program Files\

Step 4: Delete infected or additional registry entries.

Press Win & R  to open Run, type in "regedit" and hit enter. Click Edit >> Find... to search unwanted keys

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Final Tip：

Offer.freegivaways-cm.xyz can cause a lot of troubles. Usually, the manual tips above may help your get rid of it. But if you fail, you can download powerful remover to get rid of it.