How to Get Rid of BaseFlash Ads? – Virus Removal Guide

“For a couple of days already, some sites in which I’ve browsed were displaying a bit oddly.  I checked my extensions and find a foreign extension called BaseFlash got into Mozilla. I don’t know where and when it came from, but I’ve only found out that it was what was causing all the trouble. I disabled it but it kept coming back and being enabled after restarting. How can I remove this third-party extension? If anyone could lend me a hand over here, I’d appreciate it a lot. Thanks in advance.”

Screenshot of the strange extension:

What is BaseFlash?

BaseFlash is classified as a potentially unwanted program that is associated with adware. Many computer users complain that this unwanted program causes many troubles on their PCs and generates numerous annoying advertisements and in-text pop-ups, such as “Ads by BaseFlash”. It is usually installed in the targeted computer as a browser extension. Web browsers including Internet Explorer, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox will become its target. However, it can enter a PC without given one’s authorization and it is usually promoted via free downloads. If your computer is unluckily infected with it, you won’t realize its presence until things on the PC go worse. The unwanted program is ad-supported and it will display a lot of advertisements based on what you have searched recently when you browsing online. Currently it displays various advertising including sponsored links, coupons, video related ads and banner ads or interstitial ads.

Though this extension looks like a useful extension that can help you to save money by showing some coupons and deals, it does your PC no good. It not only delivers lots of unwanted ads, but also tampers with your browser settings and lead to many issues. For instance, the video thumbnails on YouTube are greyed out and show no pictures (Flash Player & Java are updated) whatsoever, and also whenever you click to watch a video, you have got to reload the page for it to load. Moreover, it tracks your online activity, collecting and sending your private information to third parties. Therefore, you need to get rid of BaseFlash as soon as possible once you notice it.

How to remove BaseFlash and stop its Ads manually step by step?

Step1: Remove the program that associated with the adware via Control Panel.

Sometimes, the software that bundled with PUP/adware is installed on your PC and can be found in Control Panel. Follow the instructions below to uninstall it.

Windows 7

Click Start, go to Control Panel, click Uninstall a Program under Programs. Highlight the malicious software and uninstall it.

Windows 8

Right-click on the Start icon in the lower left-hand corner to open the Start Context Menu and then select Programs and Features. Select the adware program and click Uninstall to remove it.

Step2. Clear the cookies of Chrome/IE/Firefox.

Mozilla Firefox

Click on Tools, then Options, select Privacy, in the Cookies panel and click on Show Cookies.

To remove a single cookie, click on the entry in the list and click on the Remove Cookie button.

To remove all cookies, click on the Remove All Cookies button.

Internet Explorer

Click the “Tools” button, point to “safety” and then click “delete browsing history”. Tick the “cookies” box, then click “delete”.

Google Chrome

You can remove all cookies created within a specific time period by selecting the period you want from the dropdown list.

Open Chrome, click 3 bars and click Tools. Select “Clear browsing data” to delete traces of which websites you’ve visited.

Select “Clear download history” to delete records of which files and programs you’ve downloaded. Select “Empty the cache” to delete cached website pages and select Delete cookies and other site and plug-in data to erase unwanted information.

Then click on the “Clear browsing data” button.

Step3. Remove the unwanted add-ons from web browsers.

Mozilla Firefox

Open Firefox, click on Tools and click on Add-on Manager. Select the add-ons strange to you and click Remove to get rid of them.

Internet Explorer

Open IE, click Tools and click Manager Add-ons. Choose the malicious add-ons and disable them. You can also go to Search Providers and correct the default Search Provider.

Google Chrome

Open Chrome, click 3-bars and click Tools. Click “Extensions” and choose the unwanted extensions and click the trash box ext to it to remove it.

How to automatically delete BaseFlash from your computer?

If the manual removal doesn’t work, you can try a professional malware removal tool to fix the issue. A reputable and professional malware removal tool enables you to delete computer viruses, malware and other unwanted programs and files forcibly and completely without harming PC. It can keep the computer away from various stubborn and malicious programs. Even if the unwanted program provides no uninstall feature, you can still completely delete it with the removal tool. Thus, follow the simple steps below to complete the removal:

Step1. Download a reliable malware removal program on your computer.

Step2. Install the tool and perform a scan of the computer.

Step3. Search for the unwanted adware program and click Delete or Uninstall button.

Restart your PC and then you will be able to automatically remove BaseFlash fully within minutes.