Eliminate Ads Powered by Serpens from Chrome/IE/Firefox

Last night when I browse the web with chrome I found some ads “Powered by Serpens” floating on every page I was viewing. I guessed it was adware in my computer. I tried removing the adware from chrome but the ads still there. I am not good at dealing with this issue. Can anyone help?

Brief introduction of Powered by Serpens

Powered by Serpens are the ads generated by adware or potentially unwanted program which usually sneak into your computer via free downloads. Once installed, it will inject your internet browsers with massive advertisements. Those advertisements usually contains stubborn and tricky small ads like coupons, deals, and other online savings and large popups like fake virus warnings, fake security alerts, and fake flash updates. Except for the “Powered by Serpens”, there will also other kinds of advertisements appearing as “Ads by Serpens”, “Brought by Serpens” and “Serpens Ads”.

The adware or PUP Serpens can not only display advertisements to your computer but also add unwanted extensions or add-ons to your web browsers. Please note that it is usually compatible with all brands of internet browsers including Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Opera, Safari, etc. It is troublesome to have this adware or PUP in your computer because it will compromise all the browsers installed on your computer. It can keep track of your online activity and collect your browsing data, which may expose your personal information (usernames and passwords) to risk. You should not click the random ads on your web. Otherwise, you will be redirected to other suspected websites or forced to download PUPs or malware to your computer.

Feasible Methods to Remove Powered by Serpens

Powered by Serpens can mess up your computer or bring in more infections. You’d better remove it in time to avoid further troubles. Here are some removal methods that may help you get rid of it.

Method 1: Remove Serpens Adware Step by Step

Method 2: Get Rid of  Serpens Adware with SpyHunter

Method 1: Remove Serpens Step by Step

Step 1: Uninstall Serpens from control panel

Press Win & R on your keyboard to open Run. Type in "control" to open control panel and then select Uninstall a program/Program and Features. Search Serpens from the list and remove it.

 

Step 2: Remove Serpens from web browser.

Internet Explorer

 Go to Tools >> Manage add-ons >> Toolbars and Extensions >> Remove items related to Serpens.

 

 Go to Tools >> Internet Options >> Advanced >> Reset

 

Google Chrome

Go to Customize and control Google Chrome (top right menu) >> Tools/Settings >> Extension >> Remove suspicious extensions

 

Show advanced settings >> Reset  settings

Mozilla Firefox

Open menu >> Add-on >> remove Serpens

 

Press alt & h, select Troubleshooting and Information >> Reset or Refresh Firefox

 

Step 3: Delete from local disk.

Type "Serpens" in start menu, right click the item to open files location. And then delete the files. Or you can use the path or command below to search this adware.

%AppData%
%CommonAppData%
%temp%
C:\Windows\Temp\
C:\Program Files\

Step 4: Delete infected or additional registry entries.

Press Win & R  to open Run, type in "regedit" and hit enter. Click Edit >> Find... to search unwanted keys

 Method 2: Get Rid of  Serpens Virus with SpyHunter

SpyHunter is powerful anti-spyware/malware application. It is created to help inexperience computer users to get rid of nasty and stubborn malware including adware, browser hijacker, trojan, worm and may other viruses. There are many features in SpyHunter. You will never regret to remove malware and protect your PC with this application.

You can click the icon below to get SpyHunter.

 

 

 

This real-time malware protection and removal tool offers free malware scanner. You can buy the removal service to get rid of all the PC threats detected by it. It has powerful features that other free antivirus cannot offer. 

 

Optional Suggestion: Regcure Pro - a wonderful Registry Cleaner

If you find some registry errors, such as dll file errors in your computer, Regcure Pro will be a good choice to quickly and powerfully clean your windows registry and protect your system files.

(Reference) Watch Relevant Video to Remove Serpens Adware

Final Tip：

Serpens can cause a lot of troubles. Usually, the manual tips above may help your get rid of it. But if you fail, you can download powerful remover to get rid of it.