Hades - How to remove

Hades is an adware application that enters computers without permission of users and starts to display various advertisements on their web browsers. It is easily noticeable because if your computer is infected with Hades, you will see various advertisements with slogan “Ads by Hades” or “Brought to you by Hades”. So if you have discovered this occurrence on any of your web browsers, you need to take care of this situation.

It’s not very difficult to remove adware from your computer. However, it is a must because it can infiltrate other viruses into your system that can cause you a lot of damage. Removing Hades manually requires some specific knowledge, thus if you are not aware of how to do it, we recommend you to perform this manually. All you need to do is to download trustworthy anti-malware, such as Spyhunter or Malwarebytes. Then scan all files stored on your hard drive and one of these applications will detect and eliminate the virus automatically. You can use other anti-malware applications of your choice as well.

However, if for some reasons you don’t want to download any additional anti-malware software, you can get rid of Hades manually too (even if you don’t have needed experience). To help you out we have developed a step-by-step Hades manual removal guide – scroll down below this article and take a look at it. Just try to perform all steps as specified and you should be able to eliminate this infection by yourself. If you have some questions related to this topic, feel free to ask them in the comments section below and we will do our best to answer them all. To learn more about specific features of Hades, please continue reading this article.

About Hades adware

Hades is an adware so if your computer is infected with it, you will see tons of advertisements on all of your web browsers. Those ads look really appealing, because Hades collect various information about you (browsing history, search queries, most visited sites or even your IP and email addresses). They adjust those advertisements according to collected data, so that’s why they look so relevant to you. This way chances that you will click on one of those ads rise and that’s the main goal of Hades. Developers of this adware gets paid for every click you make on those ads.

Hades is affiliated with various third parties that often happens to be various cyber criminals, such as hackers or scammers. So if you click on one of those advertisements displayed by Hades, you will be immediately redirected to other websites that might be owned by various cyber criminals, such as hackers or scammers. This way your computer can get infected with other viruses or if you attempt to purchase something there you can even get scammed and lose your hard earned money this way.

Advertisements displayed by Hades can come in all kinds of forms, such as pop-up, pop-under, in-text, banner or contextual advertisements. New tab or even window with advertisement can be opened on your web browser as well.

Distribution Methods Hades adware

Hades travels in a malicious way called bundling. So, for instance, when you download and install some free application from unreliable website, there is a chance that Hades will be installed alongside without you even being aware of that. To avoid this happening, always pay close attention to the installation process of freeware.

Never skip any steps (don’t just click ‘next’ and ‘agree’ buttons without reading all information first) and always opt out for a custom or advanced install mode if possible. This way you will be able to see all available options and make needed changes. If your computer is already infected with Hades or any other adware, don’t wait too long and get rid of it right now before it causes you more damage.

Manual removal of Hades adware

How to remove Hades using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Hades install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Hades . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Hades easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Hades from macOS

Delete Hades from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Hades app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to Hades and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Hades, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Hades from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Hades. Click on the trash bin icon next to Hades or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Hades, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Hades from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Hades related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Hades, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Hades from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Hades. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Hades or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving Hades from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Hades. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Hades, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

Manual removal