Premium Download Manager Adware

What is Premium Download Manager?

Owned and operated by DynaSoft LLC, Premium Download Manager is a bogus application presented as a tool to accelerate download speeds by up to five times. This functionality may seem useful, however, Premium Download Manager is categorized as adware or a potentially unwanted program (PUP).

This dubious application is stealthily distributed together with other software using a deceptive free software marketing method called 'bundling'.

After Premium Download Manager successfully infiltrates browsers (Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox), intrusive online advertisements (pop-up/under, transitional, banner, in-text, and in-image) are generated. There is a high probability that clicking these advertisements will cause high-risk adware or malware infections.

Premium Download Manager is also known to track users' Internet browsing activity and collect various software and hardware information including Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, Internet Service Provider, location, browser type (and data such as URLs, pages viewed, search queries, cookies, etc.), operating system, and other details that may be personally identifiable.

Research shows that this type of information tracking has the potential to cause serious privacy issues or even identity theft. There are hundreds of rogue applications similar to Premium Download Manager including, for example, VisualDiscovery, PastaLeads, Web United, and BestPricesApp. 

None of these provide any real value for the user. Premium Download Manager is developed as a tool to generate revenue by the display of intrusive online advertisements and sharing collected data with third parties.

Premium Download Manager is mostly distributed via small programs called 'download clients' used by freeware download websites such as  download.com, softonic.com, etc. Download clients monetize these websites' traffic and free services by offering installation of additional programs together with the chosen software.

It is claimed that these promoted applications are '100% legitimate and virus-free', however, reckless download and installation of freeware commonly results in adware or malware infections. To avoid installation of Premium Download Manager, closely inspect each step of the freeware download procedure and click 'Decline' if installation of any additional programs is offered.

Furthermore, when installing downloaded software, select the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' installation options - this will reveal any hidden applications listed for installation and allow you to uncheck them. If your computer is infected with Premium Download Manager, the following guidelines will help you to remove this PUP from your system.

Deceptive free software installers used in Premium Download Manager adware distribution:

Premium Download Manager adware generating intrusive pop-up ads ('Powered by Premium Download Manager'):

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Quick menu:

• What is Premium Download Manager?
• STEP 1. Uninstall Premium Download Manager application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove Premium Download Manager adware from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove Premium Download Manager ads from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove 'Ads by Premium Download Manager' from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove Premium Download Manager extension from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Premium Download Manager adware removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window, look for "Premium Download Manager", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted program that causes Premium Download Manager ads, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove Premium Download Manager adware from Internet browsers:

Video showing how to remove potentially unwanted browser add-ons:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for "Premium Download Manager Extension", select this entry and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by premium download manager, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Tools" and click "Extensions". Locate "Premium Download Manager", select this entry and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by premium download manager, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plugins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click "Extensions", in the opened window, remove "Premium Download Manager".

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with ads by premium download manager removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active, click Safari menu, and select Preferences....

In the opened window click Extensions, locate any recently installed suspicious extension, select it and click Uninstall.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the upper-right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and click "Remove" below their names.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by premium download manager, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

Commonly, adware or potentially unwanted applications infiltrate Internet browsers through free software downloads. Note that the safest source for downloading free software is via developers' websites only. To avoid installation of adware, be very attentive when downloading and installing free software. When installing previously-downloaded free programs, choose the custom or advanced installation options – this step will reveal any potentially unwanted applications listed for installation together with your chosen free program.

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