Remove Gstatic.com Popup Permanently – Malicious Site Blocked Removal

...I have been getting messages from Malwarebytes just since a couple of hours ago that the gstatic.com website is being blocked, but I have not been trying to access that site...The warnings keep popping up whenever I access google but not on other sites. I have checked my system with Malwarebytes and with hitmanpro but the malwarebytes warning continues to pop up. Any ideas about what might be causing this?

Brief Introduction of Gstatic.com

Gstatic.com is analyzed as a malicious site by VirusTotal. Many computer users also regarded it as a potentially malicious domain which is known to be associated with malware, viruses, and misleading applications such as fake antivirus or fake codecs. It often comes as a pop-up window within many web browsers. Once you see this popup messing your computer, you should be alert and try your best to remove it in case of further harms.

Users can be silently infected by this malicious popup just by visiting a web site with attacks known as drive-by downloads or social engineering attacks where misleading applications can attempt to trick users into installing fake antivirus solutions or fake video players. Once infected, you may find your web browser keeps being redirected. And you won’t be able to use your computer properly anymore until you remove the infection. If you want to get rid of all the issues and bring your computer back to normal, you might refer to the useful removal guide below.

Easy Methods to Delete Gstatic.com Malware & Redirect

Here is a guide that may help you remove Gstatic.com from IE, Firefox, and Chrome. 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 Gstatic.com Step by Step

Method 2: Get Rid of Gstatic.com Malware & Redirect with SpyHunter

Method 1: Remove Gstatic.com Step by Step

Step 1: End Gstatic.com Malware & Redirect 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 Gstatic.com 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 Gstatic.com from the list and remove it.

 

Step 2: Remove Gstatic.com from web browser.

Internet Explorer

Go to Tools >> Manage add-ons



Move to Toolbars and Extensions >> Remove items related to Gstatic.com.
Move to Search Providers >> select  items related to Gstatic.com  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 "Gstatic.com" 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

Method 2: Get Rid of  Gstatic.com Malware & Redirect with SpyHunter

SpyHunter is powerful anti-spyware/malware application. It is created to help inexperience computer users to get rid of nasty and stubborn malware including adware, browser hijacker, trojan, worm and may other viruses. There are many features in SpyHunter. You will never regret to remove malware and protect your PC with this application.

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Optional Suggestion: Regcure Pro - a wonderful Registry Cleaner

If you find some registry errors, such as dll file errors in your computer, Regcure Pro will be a good choice to quickly and powerfully clean your windows registry and protect your system files.

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Final Tip：

Gstatic.com 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.