How to remove “Ethereum Events” crypto scam pop-up

What is “Ethereum Events” pop-up scam

Ethereum Events Scam represents a significant threat in the realm of cryptocurrency, targeting unsuspecting users with promises of extravagant rewards for participating in seemingly legitimate events. This scam typically appears on compromised websites or through social media channels, where it exploits the growing interest in digital currencies to lure victims into connecting their digital wallets. Once connected, malicious actors can siphon off funds through automated transactions, often without the victim realizing their assets are being drained until it is too late. The allure of receiving substantial rewards, such as promises of up to fifty thousand in unspecified currency, is a tactic designed to manipulate emotions and entice individuals into making hasty decisions. Scammers often craft these schemes to appear authentic, utilizing professional-looking graphics and fake testimonials to build trust. As cryptocurrency transactions are largely untraceable and irreversible, victims of scams like this find it incredibly challenging, if not impossible, to recover their lost funds. These scams not only lead to financial losses but can also result in long-term emotional distress, eroding trust in legitimate cryptocurrency platforms and the broader digital economy.

How people fall into “Ethereum Events” crypto scam

The Ethereum Events Scam preys on users’ eagerness to capitalize on cryptocurrency opportunities, luring them with enticing promises of substantial rewards for participating in supposed airdrops. Many fall victim to this scam as they encounter the fraudulent website, often through compromised legitimate sites, social media spam, or intrusive ads that promise easy money. Once users connect their digital wallets to the scam site, cybercriminals leverage automated transactions to drain funds without the victims’ knowledge, exploiting the irreversible nature of cryptocurrency transactions. The urgency created by countdown timers and the allure of exclusive offers further manipulate users into acting impulsively, often overlooking warning signs. Additionally, many individuals may lack sufficient knowledge about the intricacies of cryptocurrency, making them more susceptible to such scams. As a result, the combination of enticing rewards, deceptive marketing tactics, and a general lack of awareness leads to significant financial losses for unsuspecting users.

1. Download Ethereum Events Scam Removal Tool
2. Remove/Uninstall programs causing Ethereum Events Scam pop-ups from Control Panel and Applications
3. Remove Ethereum Events Scam-related extensions from browsers
4. Reset browser search and homepage settings
5. Block Ethereum Events Scam ads
6. How to protect from threats causing Ethereum Events Scam ads

Remove “Ethereum Events Scam” pop-up virus manually for free

Here is the manual step-by-step tutorial for full “Ethereum Events Scam” pop-ups removal from your computer. This works 99% and was checked with the latest versions of operating systems with the latest updates and browser versions.

Remove program causing “Ethereum Events Scam” pop-ups from Control Panel or Applications

To start removing program, that may be a reason for “Ethereum Events Scam” pop-ups you should uninstall it using Control Panel. It can be present by different random names, just search for recently installed, unknown or suspicious app. It should uninstall correctly, however, we recommend you to use IObit Uninstaller to clean leftover items after uninstalling. Here are instructions for Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10 and Mac.

Remove app causing “Ethereum Events Scam” pop-ups from Mac:

1. In the Finder sidebar, click Applications.
2. Unwanted program might have an Uninstaller.
3. Otherwise, drag unwanted program from the Applications folder to the Trash (located at the end of the Dock).
4. Then choose Finder > Empty Trash.

Remove program, that may cause “Ethereum Events Scam” pop-ups from Windows XP:

1. Click on Start button.
2. Choose Control Panel.
3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Find unwanted program or other recently installed suspicious program.
5. Click Uninstall.

Remove program, that may cause “Ethereum Events Scam” pop-ups from Windows 7:

1. Click Start button.
2. Then go to Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a Program.
4. Find unwanted program or other recently installed suspicious program and click Uninstall.

Remove program, that may cause “Ethereum Events Scam” pop-ups from Windows 8:

1. Hover mouse pointer to the bottom-right corner to see Menu.
2. Click Search.
3. After that click Apps.
4. Then Control Panel.
5. Click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
6. Find unwanted program or other recently installed suspicious program, click Uninstall.

Remove program, that may cause “Ethereum Events Scam” pop-ups from Windows 10:

There are 2 ways to uninstall program, that may cause “Ethereum Events Scam” from Windows 10

Way one

1. Click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Settings.
3. Click on the System tile.
4. Click Apps & features and locate unwanted program or other recently installed suspicious program in the list.
5. Click on it and then click Uninstall button near it.

Way two (classic)

1. Right-click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Programs and Features.
3. Locate unwanted program or other recently installed suspicious program in the list.
4. Click on it and then click Uninstall button above.

Remove app, that may cause “Ethereum Events Scam” pop-ups from Windows 11:

1. Right-click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Settings.
3. Click on the Apps tab on the left side.
4. Click Apps & features and locate recently installed suspicious program in the list.
5. Click on 3-dots icon near it and then click Uninstall button near it.
6. Depending on the type of application (Windows Store app or classic Win32 app) it will be removed immediately or you will need to confirm the action and go through standard uninstall procedure.

Remove app, that may cause “Ethereum Events Scam” pop-ups from iOS:

1. Carefully inspect all apps on your iOS device.
2. Find unnecessary, unwanted or suspicious ones.
3. Tap on unwanted app and hold until additional menu appears.
4. Tap Delete App in opened menu.

Remove app, that may cause “Ethereum Events Scam” pop-ups from Android:

1. Open the Google Play Store and choose My apps & games
2. Carefully inspect all apps on your Android device and find unnecessary, unwanted or suspicious ones.
3. Tap on unwanted app and tap Uninstall button.

Cannot uninstall program, that may cause “Ethereum Events Scam” pop-ups

In some cases, suspicious application won’t uninstall and gives you a message that “You do not have sufficient access to uninstall “Program Name”. Please, contact your system administrator” when you try to remove it from Control Panel or “Access denied” error when removing the folder and files of this app. This happens because the process or service does not allow you to do it. In this case, I will recommend you to use SpyHunter 5 or Malwarebytes or uninstall unwanted program in Safe Mode. To boot in Safe Mode do the following:

1. Reboot your computer.
2. While it starts booting press F8 button.
3. This will open Advanced Boot Options menu.
4. Choose Safe Mode and wait until Windows loads.
5. Go to Control Panel > Uninstall a program and remove unwanted program or other recently installed suspicious program

>> See detailed instructions and video tutorial on how to boot in Safe Mode

and for Mac:

If you can’t uninstall app causing “Ethereum Events Scam” pop-ups using instructions above, or it keeps coming back, you can use free AppCleaner for Mac to remove all residual data and libraries of unwanted application. Follow instructions below:

1. Download free AppCleaner.
2. Drag unwanted app from Applications folder to AppCleaner window.
3. Choose files and folders you want to remove along with “Ethereum Events Scam”.
4. Click Delete button.

Remove malicious add-ons from your browsers

Uninstalling programs, that generate “Ethereum Events Scam” pop-ups from Control Panel often does not bring the desired effect. It sometimes has browser extension and it may still be active in Safari, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Here are instructions on how to remove extensions causing “Ethereum Events Scam” ads from your browsers manually.

Safari:

1. Start Safari on your Mac, click Safari to open drop-down menu and choose Preferences
2. Click Extensions tab.
3. Find suspicious extension.
4. Click Uninstall button to remove it.

Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://extensions.
3. Find suspicious extension.
4. Click the trash can icon to remove them.
5. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:addons.
3. Choose suspicious extension.
4. Click Disable or Remove button.
5. Remove all suspicious extensions from the list.

Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

Note: There is no feature to remove browser extensions from browser in latest version of Internet Explorer. To remove suspicious add-on from Internet Explorer, please, perform instructions for uninstalling the program from Control Panel. To disable the suspicious add-on, please, do the following:

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
3. In opened menu Manage Add-ons.
4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
5. Click Disable or Ethereum Events Scam related extension.
6. Also disable other suspicious extensions from the list.

Reset browsers settings (homepage, default search)

Here is an instruction to reset your browser’s homepage, new tab and search engine to default values and delete history, cache, and cookies.

Reset Safari on Mac:

1. Start Safari on your Mac, click Safari to open drop-down menu and choose Preferences
2. Go to the Privacy section of Safari’s preferences.
3. Click Remove All Website Data button.
4. In opened window click Remove Now button to remove data stored by websites in Safari.
5. Go to the Advanced section of Safari’s preferences.
6. Click the Show Develop menu in menu bar option.
7. In the menu click Develop and select Empty Caches from this menu.
8. Again, go to Safari menu and choose Clear History….
9. Choose to clear all history and click Clear History button.

Reset Safari on iOS:

1. Go to Settings, find Safari and tap on it
2. Tap on Clear History and Website Data and confirm your action.

Reset Google Chrome on Mac or Windows:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://settings.
3. Scroll down and find Show advanced settings link.
4. Click on it and scroll down to the bottom again.
5. Click Reset browser settings button and click Reset to confirm.

Reset Google Chrome on Android:

1. On Android device go to Settings > Apps, find Chrome app and tap on it
2. Tap on Storage and tap on Manage storage button on the left.
3. Tap Clear all data and confirm your action by tapping on OK button in the next dialog box.

Reset Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:support.
3. Click Reset Firefox… button.
4. Click Reset Firefox to confirm.

Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
3. In opened menu choose Internet options.
4. Click Advanced tab.
5. Click Reset button.
6. Choose Delete personal settings and click Reset.

How to block “Ethereum Events Scam” ads and pop-ups

“Ethereum Events Scam” pop-ups, in most cases, are caused by a program installed on your PC or add-on installed in browsers. However, sometimes it can appear on a clean computer when visiting a malicious website, using an advertising script. Also, apps that generate “Ethereum Events Scam” ads and banners are themselves installed from pop-ups. To protect your PC and browsers from phishing websites, pop-up ads, banners, malicious scripts it is recommended to use AdGuard. Download free trial here:

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Final tips

Be careful surfing the internet and downloading software, as programs, that cause “Ethereum Events Scam” pop-ups, may become a real headache as they are hard to remove and break your privacy. To keep safe from such threats we recommend you always use antivirus and one of the anti-malware programs available on the market. One of the best anti-spyware and anti-malware programs is SpyHunter 5. It can protect your PC from threats, causing “Ethereum Events Scam” pop-ups.