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How to remove partners.cmptch.com and static.cmptch.com

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I get popup messages from my Malwarebytes program which indicate I have two unwanted advertising redirection programs, partners.cmptch.com and static.cmptch.com. How can I remove these two programs

I get popup messages from my Malwarebytes program which indicate I have two unwanted advertising redirection programs, partners.cmptch.com and static.cmptch.com. How can I remove these two programs

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Hi,

Go to the Firefox menu (≡) => Add-ons => Extensions and look for any unfamiliar or suspicious looking extensions.

When you find any : remove them.

Do the same here : for Windows => Control Panel for Mac and Linux => System Preferences

However : most malware will be 'hiding' somewhere , so let's run malware scans (even though you already have run some) :

Further information can be found in this article : https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/troubleshoot-firefox-issues-caused-malware?cache=no

Run most or all of the listed malware scanners. They all work differently - what one program doesn't pick up, the other might.

Also see : https://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-partners-cmptch-com/

And : http://quickremovevirus.com/best-methods-to-remove-static-cmptch-com-completely/

Hopefully that will help you get rid of them.