Welcome to our “Your Computer Is Being Tracked” Pop-up removal instructions. This article intends to help you remove “Your Computer Is Being Tracked” Pop-up from your system and is designed to work for Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer and all Windows versions.

Dear reader, you have come across the following article probably because you have found out that your system had been infected with a type of a Browser Hijacker – “Your Computer Is Being Tracked” Pop-up. And as it often happens, you could put up with the problem for a certain period of time. However, your patience with this issue has probably already run out. And, of course, you might be now searching for an efficient solution to your problem.

In the paragraphs below we are going to explain the specific features of Browser Hijackers in general and “Your Computer Is Being Tracked” Pop-up in particular. What’s more, we have assembled a set of tips for avoiding such annoyance in the future and a guide to deal with the already existing infection.

What does the term “Browser Hijacker” mean?

As it is obvious from its name, a Browser Hijacker refers to the class of software that tends to display unwanted and probably useless ads in numerous forms. They may come as pop-ups, banners, pop-unders, newly-opened browser tabs and windows.

How have you caught a Browser Hijacker?

• You may catch it while browsing the Internet. There are some webpages that are already infected with such programs. The moment you click on such a colorful and tempting link, a Browser Hijacker may enter your PC.
• The most common way of getting infected with a Browser Hijacker-based program is when you decide to download software from suspicious sources on the web. Developers often integrate Browser Hijackers in the shareware bundles so that they can make some extra money for their programming activities.
  A software bundle is actually a free program that is usually downloaded from the Internet and that is likely to come together in a pack with a Browser Hijacker.

Possible problems that Browser Hijackers may cause

• Showing constant streams of different versions of ads. Typically, a Browser Hijacker might produce an endless flow of infinite pop-ups. Sometimes a whole stream of advertisements might appear together at the same time. Also, there is the possibility that closing one only serves to open another;
• It is possible that a Browser Hijacker could slow down your machine. Such a scenario might truly become reality because generating a lot of ads in different forms may drain the processing power of your system. As a result, the overall computer performance could be compromised;

The displayed advertisement campaigns might “renew” themselves in order to fit your most recent searches. The Browser Hijacker may also keep track of your search requests and browsing history and sell that data to potentially dishonest 3rd parties. What’s more, some ads may redirect you to possibly dangerous software products or websites that may contain hazardous malware like Ransomware.

Is “Your Computer Is Being Tracked” Pop-up similar to a virus?

Fortunately, a Browser Hijacker has nothing to do with malware. It is normally unable to cause any serious trouble on its own, so you should not be too worried. Browser Hijacker-based programs DON’T self-replicate, block any files on your system, blackmail you or destroy any data. Nevertheless, the generated Advertisement campaigns may be considered rather intrusive and irritating because of the constantly popping up aggressive ads.

Characteristics of “Your Computer Is Being Tracked” Pop-up

As you might expect, this type of a Browser Hijacker may change its behaviour based on your browsing history. As a result, “Your Computer Is Being Tracked” Pop-up may display only the Ads which are relevant to your preferences as it exploits the popular pay-per-click tactics and the more ads it shows, the more money it generates for its creators.

Is it possible to remove and avoid “Your Computer Is Being Tracked” Pop-up?

Keep in mind that while you can easily avoid a potential problem, it is often irritating and rather hard to handle it later – after it has already become a more serious issue. There is a set of tips for you to help you keep your PC safe:

• Be cautious when it comes to the software you download from the Internet. Strive to stay away from to any seemingly dangerous webpages and unfamiliar sources;
• Keep it smart – always select the “Customized/Advanced Installation” setting when you complete the installation process of a program downloaded from suspicious Internet source;
• Never allow any alterations to any of your browsers no matter what they are – Explorer, Chrome, Firefox, Opera, as well.
• Don’t forget to update your browser settings and check for seemingly suspicious plug-ins from time to time. Don’t forget to delete or disable anything you don’t find useful;
• Make sure that your OS is regularly updated;
• Remember to keep your anti-malware tools and firewall always updated and properly functioning;
• Get a reliable pop-up blocker to help you prevent the webpage-hosted annoying ads;

In case you have already been infected with this Browser Hijacker, make sure that you don’t click on any place in the ads, different from the X. You should only try to close them down. Often, a lot of them are easy to remove. However, some of them may require professional help. That’s why we have prepared the guide below to help you remove “Your Computer Is Being Tracked” Pop-up from your personal computer in an easy way.

“Your Computer Is Being Tracked” Pop-up Removal

Reveal Hidden Files. If you don’t know how to do this, ask us in the comments.

Press  => Control Panel => Uninstall a program.

Locate the Browser Hijacker and any other suspicious looking programs and uninstall them.

Additional 2.1:

Sort the programs by Installed On.

Delete recent suspicious entries.

Additional 2.2:

In the search field type => msconfig => hit Enter.

Go to Startup and disable all entries with Unknown as Manufacturer.

 => Search=> Copy/Paste “notepad %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/hosts” => Enter.

If you notice other IPs different from the localhost IPs – you might be in danger!

Ask for additional help in the comments.

“Your Computer Is Being Tracked” Pop-up Removal from Chrome

Click => More Tools => Extensions.

Locate the Browser Hijacker and remove it.

“Your Computer Is Being Tracked” Pop-up Removal from Firefox

Click  => Add-ons=> Extensions.

Locate the Browser Hijacker and delete it.

Removal from Internet Explorer

Press on  => Manage Add-ons =>

Find the Browser Hijacker and remove it.

Right click on the Taskbar => Start Task Manager.

Navigate to Processes.

Locate any suspicious processes associated with “Your Computer Is Being Tracked” Pop-up. Right click on the process = > Open File Location => End Process = > Delete the directories with the suspicious files.

 => Search => Type:

• %AppData%
• %LocalAppData%
• %ProgramData%
• %WinDir%
• %Temp%

Hit Enter after each new search. Check each Folder and delete recent entries.

If you run into any trouble – ask us for help in the comments section!