Tile Count Ads

What is Tile Count?

Tile Count adware is presented as a legitimate tool that supposedly eases the Internet browsing experience by enabling various features such as coupons and comparison shopping. This functionality may seem legitimate and useful, however, Tile Count is categorized as a potentially unwanted program (PUP).

SuperWeb LLC is responsible for the development and release of this adware. They employ a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' to distribute Tile Count, which is one of the reasons for these negative associations.

Bundling is stealth installation of third party applications together with regular software, and therefore, Tile Count often infiltrates computers during download and installation of free software downloadable on freeware download websites.

Once Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, and Google Chrome are successfully infiltrated, Tile Count generates intrusive online advertisements (banners, coupons, search, interstitial, transitional, full-page, pop-up, etc.) that are likely to redirect to rogue websites containing infectious content, thereby exposing your computer to risk of infection.

Following successful installation, Tile Count gathers various Internet browsing-related information including (but not limited to) IP addresses, websites visited, pages viewed, search queries, and unique identifier numbers.

Be aware that some of this information may be personally identifiable, and therefore, having Tile Count adware installed on your system can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. SuperWeb LLC has released several hundred rogue applications identical to Tile Count.

This company intentionally releases identical apps under different names (for example, Crazy Score, Joomiweb, and Sale Charger) to prevent detection by legitimate anti-virus and anti-spyware software.

Although the apps claim to offer useful features, none deliver any real value - they are developed to generate revenue by the display of intrusive online ads and sharing collected data with third parties. You are strongly advised to uninstall Tile Count from your system immediately.

As with most other adware, Tile Count is often distributed via small programs called 'download clients' on freeware download websites such as download.com, soft32.com, and softonic.com. Download clients are used to monetize these websites' free services and traffic by offering installation of additional programs together with the chosen software.

These advertised applications are described as '100% legitimate and virus-free', however, reckless download and installation of freeware exposes computers to risk of infection. This situation can be avoided by closely analysing each step of the free software download procedure and clicking 'Decline' for any offers of third party application installation.

Furthermore, downloaded applications should be installed using the 'Advanced' or 'Custom' options - this will reveal any bundled programs listed for installation and allow you to opt-out. If you have installed Tile Count adware, and you observe intrusive online advertisements while surfing the Internet, the following instructions will guide you through removal of this PUP from your system.

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Quick menu:

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

Tile Count 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 "Tile Count", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

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

Remove tile count 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 "Tile Count", select this entry and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the tile count adware, 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 "Tile Count", select this entry and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the tile count adware, 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 plug-ins 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 "Tile Count".

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with tile count adware 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 tile count adware, 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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