# How To Remove Putlocker Pop-ups

**URL:** https://www.compsmag.com/blogs/remove-putlocker-pop-ups/
**Author:** Ayushi Chauhan
**Published:** 2023-04-07
**Updated:** 2023-04-07
**Categories:** Blogs
**Reading Time:** 4 min

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The pop-ups from Putlocker-mania.com are a social engineering attack that tries to trick people into signing up for its push notifications so that it can send annoying ads right to your desktop. If you want Remove Putlocker Pop-ups.

These pop-up ads from Putlocker-mania.com are caused by either harmful ads on the sites you visit or adware. This guide was written to help [Windows](https://compsmag.com/best/windows-apps/)users get rid of malware. If all you want to do is stop the Putlocker-mania.com redirect on a specific site, you can use a free browser extension like Adblock.

When it comes to adware, these harmful programs are often bundled with free software that you download from the Internet. Some free downloads don't tell you that they will also install other software, and you may end up with adware without knowing it.

## How To Remove Putlocker Pop-ups on Windows

1. Open the **Menu**.
2. Select **Search**.
3. After that choose **Apps**.
4. Next **Control Panel**.
5. Then as in Windows 7, click **Uninstall a Program** under **Programs**.
6. Find **Putlocker**, select it and choose **Uninstall**.

## Steps to Remove Putlocker from browsers

### Google Chrome

1. Open Google Chrome
2. Push **Alt + F**.
3. Choose **Tools**.
4. Select **Extensions**.
5. Search for **Putlocker**.
6. Select **the trash can icon** to remove it.

### Safari

1. Click **Preferences** from **Safari menu**
2. Select **Extensions**.
3. Find **Putlocker** or other extensions that look suspicious.
4. Click **Uninstall button** to remove it.

### Microsoft Edge

1. Launch Microsoft Edge
2. Click the **3-dot icon** at the top right corner
3. Select **Extensions**
4. Click the **gear button** near Putlocker or other extensions that look suspicious
5. Select **Remove**

### Mozilla Firefox

1. Open Firefox.
2. Push **Shift + Ctrl + A**.
3. Select **Putlocker**.
4. Choose **Disable or Remove** option.

## What is Putlocker?

The term "Putlocker virus" is used by cyber experts to describe a group of domains that offer online streaming services. But their real goal is to spread potentially harmful programs by showing a lot of links to ads. Putlocker was actually a website where you could watch [TV](https://compsmag.com/best/tv/)shows, movies, and other things online.

But it stopped working a few years ago because of privacy problems. But now there are a lot of sites that look like the original one and offer the same streaming services.There are lots of fake Putlocker sites all over the web, and users' privacy is at risk because of them. Many people use them because they think they will be helpful, but they end up hurting the browsing experience in many ways.

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