Remove DICKSSA.CLICK virus (Removal Guide)

What is DICKSSA.CLICK?

Investigation Target: DICKSSA.CLICK

Case: 12939
Investigation Date: October 9, 2024

Verdict:

DICKSSA.CLICK is classified as Browser Notification Spam

Harmful actions:

Notification spam attempt!

DICKSSA.CLICK asks a user to subscribe to browser notification using the cheating methods.

If a website asks you: "Please tap the Allow button to continue," this is 100% cheating!

    Another cheating prompts:
  • Click Allow button to play the video.
  • Click Allow button to continue.
  • Click to confirm that you are not robot.
  • Click to install missed video codec.
  • Confirm age: click if you are 18+.
  • Press Allow to close this window.
  • Click on the Allow button to grant full access to the Extensive TV &Movies Catalog.
  • Click Allow to get a watch a free TV and movies.

Do not click the Allow button!

Clicking the allow button will cause your browser to subscribe to pop-up notifications from the website.

Have you seen such pop-up notifications like this?

Browser Notification

If yes, your browser has infected by notification adware.

How to get rid of notification pop-up ads?

You cannot get rid of notifications using the close button because a new pop-up window will appear immediately.

You cannot close notifications

You cannot block notifications using the configuration button on the pop-up window.

You can choose the option "Block all notifications from this site," but it will not work because the website uses millions of sub-domains.

Block all notifications from this site

You will spend the rest of your life, blocking all the sub-domains!

Solutions to solve the problem:

  1. Block browser notifications.
  2. Install uBlock Origin extension for your browser to remove ads and block adware websites:
    uBlock Origin for Chrome, uBlock Origin for Firefox.
  3. Check your PC using Ultimate Malware Killer UnHackMe.
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  4. Also, I recommend using AdwCleaner, Hitman Pro, Emsisoft Anti-Malware.

How to remove DICKSSA.CLICK pop-up ads manually?

Simple Guide for Google Chrome/New Edge, Opera, Yandex:
  1. Click the menu button.
  2. Click the Settings.
  3. Scroll the Settings or type "Notifications."
  4. Under "Privacy and security," click Site settings.
    Click Notifications.
  5. Choose to block notifications:
    Block all: Turn off Sites can ask to send notifications.
    Block a site: scroll the list of Allowed websites, change Allow to Block. It is better to use the "Block" option instead of "Remove" because the Block will prevent repeating the infection.
  6. Allow quieter notification prompts: Allow sites to ask to send notifications, then click Use quieter messaging (blocks notification prompts from interrupting you).

How to remove DICKSSA.CLICK using UnHackMe?

STEP 1: Install UnHackMe (1 minute).

  1. Download UnHackMe from the official website.

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  2. Double-click on UnHackMe.zip.
    Unzip all files from the zip to a new folder.
  3. Double-click on the unhackme_setup.exe.

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  4. You will see a confirmation screen with a verified publisher: Greatis.
    Choose Yes.
  5. Then, you have to accept the license agreement.

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  6. After that, choose a destination folder.

    Choose destination directory for UnHackMe

    7. Complete UnHackMe installation.

STEP 2: Scan for DICKSSA.CLICK malware using UnHackMe (1 minute).

  • The first scan will start automatically.

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STEP 3: Remove DICKSSA.CLICK malware (3 minutes).

  1. Carefully inspect found items.
    Malicious items are marked with a red shield.
    Suspicious items are yellow.

    UnHackMe automatically creates a System Restore point before fixing!
    It is required to have the Windows System Restore active in case of deleting the important files to be able to recover them.

    Next step: click the red button: Remove Checked!

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  2. UnHackMe may ask for your confirmation to close all browsers.

    Please do it!

  3. If you want to quarantine files before deleting, check the box "Use file safe deleting."

    Fixing options

  4. And after all, you will see the results of your scanning and fixing process:

    Finish of removal process!

STEP 4: (optional)

    • Clear your browser cache, cookies, browsing history.
      Chrome: Press CTRL+Shift+Del keyboard combination or open Settings, Privacy and security, Clear browsing data.
      Clear cache, cookies, browsing history in Google Chrome
    • Delete temporary files.
      Open Start menu, type: disk cleanup, choose Disk Cleanup from the results.
      Another way: press Win+R, type: cleanmgr, hit Enter.
    • Clean the Recycle Bin.

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