Information about Stats
Stats is classified as a potentially unwanted program or an adware which is able to distribute various annoying ads on your browsers including IE, Chrome and Firefox. It add itself to browsers as a browser extension, which is typically spread when you download and install free software from unsafe source. Or when you click some suspicious links, open some spam email, visit compromised websites, etc, it is also possible that your PC is infected.
Once infected, Stats will show you various pop-up ads. It looks like a attractive and useful application, but actually it is nasty. It may add other malicious browser add-ons and toolbar which can change the setting of your browser. And then whenever you launch your browser or open a new tab, you will be redirected to irrelevant websites which may contain lots of unwanted programs. At the same time, it can degrade your PC performance. You cannot surf on the Internet smoothly any more. Therefore, Stats is not only an useless application, but can bring other harmful problems to your computer. You should get rid of it from your PC without hesitation.
All in all, stats is really annoying and unnecessary. You are highly suggested to remove it from your PC. Here are two main methods that can help you get rid of the unwanted program. To get better security, you are recommended to download powerful anti-malware tool – SpyHunter to fix your PC. Please read and follow the instructions below.
Guide to remove Ads by Stats
Guide 1: Manually remove Ads by Stats from your system.
Guide 2: Remove Ads by Stats Permanently with Spyhunter Antivirus software.
Guide 1: Manually remove Ads by Stats from your system.
For Windows XP: Start>>Control Panel>>Add or Remove Programs.
For Windows 7: Start>>Control Panel>>Programs and Features.
For Windows 8: Start>>Control Panel>>Uninstall a Program.
Choose your version and uninstall related programs.
Internet Explorer
1) Go to ‘Tools’ → ‘Manage Add-ons';
2) Choose ‘Search Providers’ → choose ‘Bing’ search engine or ‘Google’ search engine and make it default;
3) Select ‘Search Results’ and click ‘Remove’ to remove it;
4) Go to ‘Tools’ → ‘Internet Options’, select ‘General tab’ and click ‘Use default’ button or enter your own website, e.g. Google.com. Click OK to save the changes.
Google Chrome
1) Click on ‘Customize and control’ Google Chrome icon, select ‘Settings';
2) Choose ‘Basic Options’.
3) Change Google Chrome’s homepage to google.com or any other and click the ‘Manage search engines…’ button;
4) Select ‘Google’ from the list and make it your default search engine;
5) Select ‘Search Results’ from the list remove it by clicking the “X” mark.
Mozilla Firefox
1) Click on the magnifier’s icon and select ‘Manage Search Engines….';
2) Choose ‘Search Results’ from the list and click ‘Remove’ and OK to save changes;
3) Go to ‘Tools’ → ‘Options’. Reset the startup homepage or change it to google.com under the ‘General tab';
Step 3: Remove harmful entries of the program from registry editor.
Start>>Run>>Input “regedit”>>Click “OK”. Then you come to the interface of Registry Editor.
Step 3: Remove harmful entries of the program from registry editor.
Start>>Run>>Input “regedit”>>Click “OK”. Then you come to the interface of Registry Editor.
Guide 2: Remove Ads by Stats Permanently with Spyhunter Antivirus software.
Step A. Download removal tool SpyHunter.
1) Click here or the icon below to download SpyHunter automatically.
2) Follow the instructions to install SpyHunter
Step B. Run SpyHunter to block it
Run SpyHunter and click "Malware Scan" button to scan your computer, after detect this unwanted program, clean up relevant files and entries completely.
Step C. Restart your computer to take effect.
Optional method: use RegCure Pro to optimize your PC.
What can RegCure Pro do for you?
- Fix system errors.
- Remove malware.
- Improve startup.
- Defrag memory.
- Clean up your PC
2. Double-click on the RegCure Pro program to open it, and then follow the instructions to install it.
3. After installation, RegCure Pro will begin to automatically scan your computer.
After using these methods, your computer should be free of Stats. If you do not have much experience to remove it manually, it is suggested that you should download the most popular antivirus program SpyHunter to help you quickly and automatically remove all possible infections from your computer.