SensePlus ads. Free removal guide


What is SensePlus?

SensePlus is an advertising application which purpose is to display unwanted content. It may be installed without user's permission as browser extension:
SensePlus browser extension
SensePlus can also display pop-up windows in your browsers and install its own start page and search engine:
Start page was changed
SensePlus belongs to Crossrider family of virus programs and can be named by different malware scanners also as:
  • Adware.Crossrider (Gridinsoft Trojan Killer) 
  • Trojan.Crossrider1
  • Riskware.Win32.Agent
  • PUP/Win32.CrossRider
  • Win.Trojan.Crossrider
  • Win32/Packed.ScrambleWrapper
  • PUP.Optional.ComNotifications
How to figure out that your computer is infected with SensePlus?
Here are some symptoms that indicate that your computer is infected with SensePlus:
  • you see a lot of advertising in your browsers;
  • diffirent pop-up windows appear when you clicking on the elements of web pages;
  • some unknown third-party extensions installed to your browser;
  • unknown start page and search engine was changed withour your permissions;
  • you see at least one file with the following icon:
  • at least one of the following folders is present on your computer: 
    • C:\Program Files\SensePlus
  • at least one of the following registry items is present on your computer:
    • HKCU\Software\InstalledBrowserExtensions
    • HKLM\Software\InstalledBrowserExtensions
    • HKLM\Software\Crossrider
    • HKLM\SOFTWARE\SensePlus
    • HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\SensePlus
  • at least one of the following files is running on your computer:
    • 02834a7d-52d2-4da5-af16-d5d98f4fd18a-4.exe
    • 02834a7d-52d2-4da5-af16-d5d98f4fd18a-5.exe
    • utils.exe
  • at least one file with the following MD5 hashes is present on your computer:
    • F2A4389218E378161D023D528A35A430
    • 488F4DEA3E4B7E3453DCC82D1B2FA9F9
    • 7CCBE5F3645C75345DCC2A1E306D1107
    • 528C0315D3399DE5449EAEA4E7AE2019
    • 84B7A94437195256AC7AC04D78AF907E

How to get rid of SensePlus?

Follow this guide to remove SensePlus from your computer completely.

Step 1.  Try to remove SensePlus using tools of Windows operating system.

If you have installed Windows 8, press Start button on the screen or Windows button on your keyboard, start typing "programs and features" and choose "Programs and Features" in the appeared menu:
Programs and Features
If you are using Windows 7, press Start button and choose "Control panel": 
Windows 7 start menu

Look for SensePlus in the list of installed programs, select it and press Uninstall button:
SensePlus uninstall
Now reboot your computer and check the result. If the advertising is still present, please move to the next step.

Step 2. Remove SensePlus completely using Gridinsoft Trojan Killer tool

Gridinsoft Trojan Killer is a powerful all-in-one tool aimed to kill diffirent kinds of malware. It has no analogues on the quality of malware and browser hijackers removal. Gridinsoft Trojan Killer also has professional support team that can resolve your problem remotely even though Trojan Killer didn't find any threat on your PC.
Please, follow the guide below to remove SensePlus malware from your computer.
  • Close all your programs and browsers
  • Install Gridinsoft Trojan Killer and run it by double-clicking on the icon on your desktop 
    Trojan Killer icon on the desktop
  • Run Standart scan using Scan tab of your Trojan Killer
    Scan tab of Trojan Killer
  • After the scanning completed mark all items as Move to quarantine and press Apply button to remove all dangerous items from your computer. Reboot your PC if Trojan Killer asks about it:
    Scan results
  • Now you have to clean all your browsers. Go to Tools tab and press Reset browser settings button:
    Tools tab of Trojan Killer
  • Mark all your browsers as shown below and press Reset button:
    Resetting browser settings
  • Reboot your PC and check the result
Now your computer should be cleaned of SensePlus virus. If you still notice any signs of SensePlus, please send your request to the Trojan Killer Support. Specialists from Gridinsoft will help you to remove any kind of threats.

Please, notice that Trojan Killer Support service is able for registred users only. 

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