About these scams

“Congratulations, you have won” scam aims at getting your personal information and subscribing you to useless services. These scams are pretty widespread and have been around for years. You probably remember the “You have one gift waiting for you” banner ads appearing in websites, and these pop-ups you are getting now are a more advanced version of the same type of scam. Congratulations, you have won scamYou are offered to win something by spinning a wheel or answering a quick questionnaire, and of course, you would win. Once you do, you are asked to provide your personal information so that they could send you the prize, or  you would be invited to subscribe to some service, which is compulsory if you want to get the prize. Obviously, you’re not gonna get anything that you supposedly ‘win’, as this is a scam. No one is ever going to give you anything for free, especially not expensive gadgets such as an iPhone, so you can discard all those ads for what they are, scams.

There are a couple of possible reasons on why you are seeing the ads. You either were visiting a dubious website when you got it, or you have adware. If it’s the latter, you are dealing with an actual infection, albeit a minor one. You probably got it when you were installing free software. It was attached to the program and you did not notice. When adware goes undetected during installation, it’s allowed to install alongside. If you want to delete “Congratulations, you have won” scam, you’ll have to get rid of the adware. And if you are not familiar with how it’s done, we will explain further on in the report.

Why are you seeing the pop-ups?

The pop-ups may appear no matter which browser you are using, whether it’s Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. And they could pop up at the most random times, suddenly redirecting you. You would end up on a website which would explain that you have been chosen for a chance to win something. Apparently, every few days, users are chosen to participate. If you scroll down below, you would see ‘reviews’ from winners, claiming that they have actually received the prizes, despite being skeptical initially. If you participate in the game or quiz, you would definitely ‘win’ something. Maybe an iPhone or an iPad. These scams are made so that you always win. You are then asked to provide personal information, and if this were real, that would make sense because how else could they send you the prize. Certain conditions may also be revealed, such as you needing to subscribe to some paid service. So not only would you not win anything, you would also be giving away your personal information, as well as banking details, to scammers. Simply remove “Congratulations, you have won” scam causing adware, and the redirects should stop.

If the redirects are occurring regularly, you are probably dealing with adware. It could have entered your computer via freeware bundles, when you were installing some program. It could have been attached as an extra offer, which you needed to deselect. You needed to choose Advanced or Custom settings when installing the program, and all added items would have become visible. If you had deselected them, the adware would not have installed. So next time you install something, actually pay attention to what you are doing and deselect what is not needed. You can then proceed to install the program as usual.

“Congratulations, you have won” scam removal

If you have identified adware as the culprit behind the redirects, you need to get rid of it. To uninstall “Congratulations, you have won” scam adware, you have two options. If you wish to do everything yourself, you can follow the provided instructions below this article. It may take some time but you should be able to get rid of the infection. If you would prefer automatic elimination, obtain anti-spyware software and have it take care of everything.

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Step 1. Uninstall “Congratulations, you have won” scam and related programs.

Remove “Congratulations, you have won” scam from Windows 8

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel choose Programs and Features and select to Uninstall a software.

Delete “Congratulations, you have won” scam from Windows 8

Uninstall “Congratulations, you have won” scam from Windows 7

Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features → Uninstall a program.

Uninstall “Congratulations, you have won” scam from Windows 7

Delete “Congratulations, you have won” scam from Windows XP

Click Start → Settings → Control Panel. Locate and click → Add or Remove Programs.

Remove “Congratulations, you have won” scam from Windows XP

Remove “Congratulations, you have won” scam from Mac OS X

Click Go button at the top left of the screen and select Applications. Select applications folder and look for “Congratulations, you have won” scam or any other suspicious software. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash, then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

“Congratulations, you have won” scam removal from MAC OS X

Step 2. Delete “Congratulations, you have won” scam from your browsers

Terminate the unwanted extensions from Internet Explorer
  1. Tap the Gear icon and go to Manage Add-ons. “Congratulations, you have won” scam IE gear
  2. Pick Toolbars and Extensions and eliminate all suspicious entries (other than Microsoft, Yahoo, Google, Oracle or Adobe) “Congratulations, you have won” scam IE toolbars and extensions
  3. Leave the window.
Change Internet Explorer homepage if it was changed by virus:
  1. Tap the gear icon (menu) on the top right corner of your browser and click Internet Options. “Congratulations, you have won” scam IE gear
  2. In General Tab remove malicious URL and enter preferable domain name. Press Apply to save changes. “Congratulations, you have won” scam IE toolbars and extensions
Reset your browser
  1. Click the Gear icon and move to Internet Options. “Congratulations, you have won” scam IE options
  2. Open the Advanced tab and press Reset. “Congratulations, you have won” scam IE reset browser
  3. Choose Delete personal settings and pick Reset one more time. “Congratulations, you have won” scam IE reset
  4. Tap Close and leave your browser. “Congratulations, you have won” scam IE close
  5. If you were unable to reset your browsers, employ a reputable anti-malware and scan your entire computer with it.
Erase “Congratulations, you have won” scam from Google Chrome
  1. Access menu (top right corner of the window) and pick Settings. “Congratulations, you have won” scam Chrome menu
  2. Choose Extensions. “Congratulations, you have won” scam Chrome settings
  3. Eliminate the suspicious extensions from the list by clicking the Trash bin next to them. “Congratulations, you have won” scam Chrome extensions remove
  4. If you are unsure which extensions to remove, you can disable them temporarily. “Congratulations, you have won” scam Chrome extensions disable
Reset Google Chrome homepage and default search engine if it was hijacker by virus
  1. Press on menu icon and click Settings. “Congratulations, you have won” scam Chrome menu
  2. Look for the “Open a specific page” or “Set Pages” under “On start up” option and click on Set pages. “Congratulations, you have won” scam Chrome settings
  3. In another window remove malicious search sites and enter the one that you want to use as your homepage. “Congratulations, you have won” scam Chrome extensions remove
  4. Under the Search section choose Manage Search engines. When in Search Engines..., remove malicious search websites. You should leave only Google or your preferred search name. “Congratulations, you have won” scam Chrome extensions disable
    “Congratulations, you have won” scam Chrome extensions disable
Reset your browser
  1. If the browser still does not work the way you prefer, you can reset its settings.
  2. Open menu and navigate to Settings. “Congratulations, you have won” scam Chrome settings more
  3. Press Reset button at the end of the page. “Congratulations, you have won” scam Chrome advanced menu
  4. Tap Reset button one more time in the confirmation box. “Congratulations, you have won” scam Chrome reset
  5. If you cannot reset the settings, purchase a legitimate anti-malware and scan your PC.
Remove “Congratulations, you have won” scam from Mozilla Firefox
  1. In the top right corner of the screen, press menu and choose Add-ons (or tap Ctrl+Shift+A simultaneously). “Congratulations, you have won” scam Firefox add ons
  2. Move to Extensions and Add-ons list and uninstall all suspicious and unknown entries. “Congratulations, you have won” scam Firefox extensions
Change Mozilla Firefox homepage if it was changed by virus:
  1. Tap on the menu (top right corner), choose Options. “Congratulations, you have won” scam Firefox reset confirm
  2. On General tab delete malicious URL and enter preferable website or click Restore to default. “Congratulations, you have won” scam Firefox reset confirm
  3. Press OK to save these changes.
Reset your browser
  1. Open the menu and tap Help button. “Congratulations, you have won” scam Firefox help
  2. Select Troubleshooting Information. “Congratulations, you have won” scam Firefox troubleshooting
  3. Press Refresh Firefox. “Congratulations, you have won” scam Firefox reset
  4. In the confirmation box, click Refresh Firefox once more. “Congratulations, you have won” scam Firefox reset confirm
  5. If you are unable to reset Mozilla Firefox, scan your entire computer with a trustworthy anti-malware.
Uninstall “Congratulations, you have won” scam from Safari (Mac OS X)
  1. Access the menu.
  2. Pick Preferences. “Congratulations, you have won” scam Safari menu
  3. Go to the Extensions Tab. “Congratulations, you have won” scam Safari extensions
  4. Tap the Uninstall button next to the undesirable “Congratulations, you have won” scam and get rid of all the other unknown entries as well. If you are unsure whether the extension is reliable or not, simply uncheck the Enable box in order to disable it temporarily.
  5. Restart Safari.
Reset your browser
  1. Tap the menu icon and choose Reset Safari. “Congratulations, you have won” scam Safari reset menu
  2. Pick the options which you want to reset (often all of them are preselected) and press Reset. “Congratulations, you have won” scam Safari reset
  3. If you cannot reset the browser, scan your whole PC with an authentic malware removal software.

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