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What is mntr?

The Mntr application claims to save time and money by displaying coupons, special deals/discounts available at online stores, enabling comparison shopping, and offering other useful services. This functionality may seem legitimate and useful, however, mntr is considered to be adware and a potentially unwanted program (PUP).

The reason for these negative associations rogue behavior exhibited by mntr. After successfully infiltrating the system without users' permission, mntr monitors Internet browsing activity and generates intrusive online advertisements (usually marked as 'Ads by mntr').

To display advertisements, mntr adware employs the Xrosview advertising network. Although most generated ads are coupons or promotions for various services, they actually lead to the xrosview.com website. Moreover, display of advertisements significantly diminishes the Internet browsing experience, since underlying website content is concealed.

Xrosview collects various information such as browser type and data (websites visited,  pages viewed, search queries, cookies, etc.), IP addresses, time/date, geolocations, and other details. According to the developers (Montiera Ltd), the collected data is not personally identifiable.

This statement is false, since the aforementioned information clearly contains private details and is later shared with third party companies. Therefore, having mntr adware installed on your system can lead to various privacy issues. You are advised to uninstall this adware immediately.

Xrosview Privacy Policy regarding data sharing:

Montiera is working in cooperation with third party companies for the purposes of distributing the Products, providing advertising services through the Products and for other purposes relating to the administration, operation and commercialization of the Products (such third party companies are referred to as "Partners"). Montiera will not share personally identifiable information with any Partner.

mntr is similar to hundreds of other adware-type applications such as YTDownloader, App Lid, Premium Tabs, and Blazer Deals. Although these applications claim to be legitimate and provide many useful features, none deliver any real value for users.

Applications such as mntr are designed to generate revenue by displaying advertisements and collecting various user/system information.

How did mntr install on my computer?

Mntr is distributed using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling' (stealth installation of third party apps  with the chosen software), and thus, it infiltrates systems without users' permission.

Many users do not pay enough attention during download and installation of software - they rush these processes and skip most/all steps, unaware that potentially unwanted applications are usually concealed within the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' settings. By rushing the download and installation steps, users expose their systems to risk of infection.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Be cautious when downloading and installing software. Never skip any steps and decline all offers to download or install additional applications. Furthermore, use the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' settings, rather than 'Quick' or 'Typical' - this will reveal any bundled software listed for installation and allow you to opt-out.

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Quick menu:

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

Mntr 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 any recently installed suspicious applications (for example, 'mntr' or 'skemoji'), select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

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

Remove mntr adware from Internet browsers:

At time of research, mntr did not install its browser plug-ins on Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, or Mozilla Firefox, however, it was bundled with other adware. Therefore, you are advised to remove all potentially unwanted browser add-ons from your 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 any recently-installed suspicious browser extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the mntr 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 all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, select these entries and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the mntr 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 all recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with mntr 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 mntr 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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