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What is Back to Back?

Back to Back is a deceptive browser extension claiming to enhance the Internet browsing experience by providing features such as comparison shopping and coupons. The functionality offered may seem legitimate and useful, however, Back to Back is categorized as adware and a potentially unwanted program (PUP).

A deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' is used in Back to Back adware distribution and is one of the main reasons for these negative associations. Bundling is stealth installation of additional programs together with the chosen software, and therefore, most users install this adware inadvertently.

After infiltration on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox, this PUP generates intrusive online advertisements (banner, pop-up, interstitial, transitional, full-page, and search) that are likely to redirect to bogus websites, thereby exposing your computer to risk of infection.

Back to Back adware continually monitors Internet browsing activity and collects various software and hardware information including IP addresses, websites visited, search queries entered into search engines, pages viewed, and unique identifier numbers.

Some of this collected data might be personally identifiable, and therefore, information tracking can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. Back to Back is one of hundreds of applications developed by SuperWeb LLC.

This company releases many identical rogue applications (including Back to Back) under different names to avoid detection by legitimate anti-spyware and anti-virus suites. Examples include WunderWeb, Intense Result, Tile Count, Primary Color, and Insider Deals.

Although the developers claim that these apps enable useful features, neither Back to Back, nor any of these other apps provide any significant value. Their purpose is to generate revenue by sharing collected data with third parties and displaying intrusive online ads, and therefore, you are strongly advised to uninstall Back to Back from your Internet browsers immediately.

Research shows that Back to Back, and most other adware-type extensions, are mostly distributed via small 'download programs' (also called 'installers', 'download managers', 'download clients', 'download tools', etc.) on freeware download websites such as download.com and soft32.com.

These programs are used to monetize these websites' traffic and free services by offering installation of additional applications together with the chosen software. In some instances, installation of third party software is simply hidden within the 'Advanced' or 'Custom' download/installation options.

Although the developers state that their software is '100% genuine and virus-free', careless download and installation of freeware often causes adware or malware infections. To avoid this situation, closely analyse each step of the free software download procedure and ensure that no other applications are included.

In addition, installation of downloaded software should be performed using the 'Advanced' or 'Custom' options - this will reveal any bundled applications listed for installation and allow you to opt-out. If you have installed Back to Back, read the removal guide provided to uninstall this adware from your system.

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Quick menu:

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

Back to Back 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 "Back to Back", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

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

Remove Back to Back 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 "Back to Back", select this entry and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the back to back 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 "Back to Back", select this entry and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the back to back 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 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 "Back to Back".

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with back to back 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 back to back 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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