How to remove Torrent Extension

What is Torrent Extension

Torrent Extension is categorized as an adware extension. Upon installation, it injects unwanted changes to settings in order to promote different kinds of intrusive content (in form of ads, pop-ups, banners, coupons, overlay buttons, hyperlinks, etc.) This adware uses virtual layers to display its advertising content over any visited page, including completely legitimate ones. Clicking on such content promoted by Torrent Extension should be avoided as it may lead to various unwanted or malicious pages (e.g., online scams, deceptive pages, websites promoting unwanted software, adult pages, casinos/gambling sites, and so forth). While opening various pages, users may also see that Torrent Extension loads the apiscr.com address in the bottom left corner (“waiting for apiscr.com”).

In addition, this adware has also been reported to have data-surveilling capabilities. This means it can implement illegal collection of browser data (like IP addresses, geolocations, or history) and exploit it for selling purposes. Torrent Extension can target users of Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and other popular browsers. Letting it work might be dangerous for your safety and privacy, so it must be removed from your system. Follow our detailed guide below to do it in the fastest and most effective way.

How Torrent Extension infected your computer

Most often users get accidentally infected by adware and other kinds of unwanted software while installing some third-party software. During installation, they rush with the setup and do not pay attention to additional sections like “Advanced”, “Custom”, or similar. These settings often contain promoted offers that are already selected for installation by default. Unless users deselect this choice on their own, the bundled software will more likely be installed on top of the main program. Third-party installers often make it difficult to spot affiliated products by hiding them away from users. For better protection against unwanted and malicious kinds of software, it is recommended to avoid downloading pirated, cracked software, and freeware from unofficial and untrustworthy resources. Read our guide below to learn about removing unwanted software and establishing even better protection against it.

1. Download Torrent Extension Removal Tool
2. Remove/Uninstall Torrent Extension from Control Panel and Applications
3. Remove Torrent Extension extensions from browsers
4. Reset browser search and homepage settings
5. Block Torrent Extension search redirects
6. How to protect from threats like Torrent Extension

Remove Torrent Extension manually for free

Here is the manual step-by-step tutorial for full Torrent Extension removal from your computer. This works 99% and was checked with the latest versions of the Torrent Extension installer on operating systems with the latest updates and browser versions.

Remove Torrent Extension from Control Panel or Applications

To start removing Torrent Extension you should uninstall it using Control Panel. It can be present by different names – “Torrent Extension”. 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 Torrent Extension from Mac:

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

Remove Torrent Extension from Windows XP:

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

Remove Torrent Extension from Windows 7:

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

Remove Torrent Extension 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 Torrent Extension or other recently installed suspicious program, click Uninstall.

Remove Torrent Extension from Windows 10:

There are 2 ways to uninstall Torrent Extension 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 Torrent Extension 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 Torrent Extension or other recently installed suspicious program in the list.
4. Click on it and then click Uninstall button above.

Cannot uninstall Torrent Extension

In some cases, Torrent Extension won’t uninstall and gives you a message that “You do not have sufficient access to uninstall Torrent Extension. Please, contact your system administrator” when you try to remove it from Control Panel or “Access denied” error when removing the Torrent Extension folder and files. 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 AntiMalware or uninstall Torrent Extension 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 Torrent Extension 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 Torrent Extension using instructions above, or it keeps coming back, you can use free AppCleaner for Mac to remove all residual data and libraries of Torrent Extension. Follow instructions below:

1. Download free AppCleaner.
2. Drag Torrent Extension from Applications folder to AppCleaner window.
3. Choose files and folders you want to remove along with Torrent Extension.
4. Click Delete button.

Remove malicious add-ons from your browsers

Uninstalling Torrent Extension 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 Torrent Extension related extensions 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 Torrent Extension 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 Torrent Extension 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 Torrent Extension 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 Torrent Extension from Internet Explorer, please, perform instructions for uninstalling program from Control Panel. To disable Torrent Extension, 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 Torrent Extension extension.
6. Also disable other suspicious extensions from the list.

Opera Browser:

Generally, Torrent Extension does not install in Opera browser however you can always double check. Do the following:

1. Start Opera browser.
2. Go to Tools > Extensions > Manage Extensions.
3. Find Torrent Extension extension.
4. Click Uninstall button.
5. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

Remove following files, folders and registry keys

Files and folders:


C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Local\Torrent Extension\
C:\Users\{username}\AppData\Roaming\Microsoft\Windows\Start Menu\Programs\Torrent Extension
Torrent Extension.exe


Registry keys


HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Torrent Extension


How to block ads and pop-ups from Torrent Extension

Torrent Extension, in most cases, is promoted by ads and pop-ups on doubtful websites. These sites can redirect users’ browsers to CumulusFractus ads, generating advertising revenue for the attackers. The malware is often offered through these ads, leaving users puzzled about the origin of the software. In some cases, users may unknowingly install the Torrent Extension, which then injects advertisements into the websites they visit and redirects their search queries. Additionally, the malware can be distributed through other channels such as peer-to-peer file-sharing networks, misleading ads, and compromised or shady websites that trigger automatic downloads 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:

Download AdGuard for Windows

Download AdGuard for Mac

Final tips

Be careful surfing the internet and downloading software, as programs, like Torrent Extension, 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, like Torrent Extension.