Remove Outdated Browser Detected

What is outdated browser detected?

Outdated browser detected is a social engineering attack falsely claiming you need to install a browser update. If you download the supposed update, you would download a potentially unwanted program or some kind of malware. It’s difficult to say which malware you would install because there are many variations of these attacks, and they spread different things. The main thing to take from this is to never install updates that are offered to you this way. Your browser likely installs automatically anyway.

The reason you are seeing the fake update notification is either because you have adware installed, or you were visiting a questionable website that redirected you. Either way, you should ignore the fake update and determine the cause. If it’s adware, you will need to get rid of it to remove Outdated browser detected redirects, as otherwise they will keep happening.

What is causing the redirects?

It’s possible you have adware installed, and it’s causing you to get redirected. If that is the case, you need to be more careful about how you install free programs in the future. Free programs come together with additional offers which can install alongside. Those offers are usually adware, browser hijackers and potentially unwanted programs. If the offers go unnoticed, they are permitted to install alongside. Since they are hidden, most users do not notice them, which is why they’re such widespread infections.

If you want to prevent adware from installing alongside the freeware, you simply need to opt for Advanced (Custom) settings during installation. Those settings will make all offers visible, and you will be able to deselect all.

It’s also possible that adware is not at fault, but rather you were visiting a questionable website that performed the redirect. If that is the case, as long as you do not visit the site, you should no longer experience this.

Outdated browser detected scam wants you to install malware

When you are redirected to the website promoting this scam, you will get a pop-up asking you to install an update for your browser. The website itself will display the License Agreement and ask you to accept and install the update.

Most browsers will have their versions of scam, but they’re all essentially the same. If you agree to download the supposed update, you’d end up installing some kind of unwanted program or malware. What infection installs depends on which outdated browser detected scam you are dealing with.

If you believed for even a second that the notification is legitimate, you need to know that actual updates are not pushed this way. If you have automatic updates enabled, updates will install without you even noticing.

outdated browser detected removal

If you were redirected when visiting a certain website, you do not need to do anything. Although installing adblock and blocking pop-ups would be useful. If you are constantly getting the redirects, you likely have adware installed. The easiest way to delete outdated browser detected adware would be to use anti-spyware software. Manual removal is possible but may be difficult. We will provide instructions below this report.

Learn how to remove Outdated Browser Detected from your computer

• Step 1. Uninstall Outdated Browser Detected
• Step 2. Uninstall Outdated Browser Detected from browsers

Step 1. Uninstall Outdated Browser Detected

• a) Windows 10/Windows 8
• b) Windows 7/XP
• c) Mac OS X

a) Windows 10/Windows 8

1. Start -> Search -> Search for Control Panel.
2. Open Control Panel and access Programs and Features.
3. Find all programs you want to uninstall and delete them.

b) Windows 7/XP

1. Start -> Control Panel -> Add or Remove Programs.
2. Find the programs you want to uninstall and delete them.

c) Mac OS X

1. Open Finder, located in your dock.
2. Select Applications from the list on the left side, locate all unwanted programs and drag them to the trash icon in your dock. Alternatively, you can right-click on the program and select Move to Trash.
3. Right-click on the trash icon in your dock and press Empty Trash.

Step 2. Uninstall Outdated Browser Detected from browsers

• a) Delete Outdated Browser Detected from Internet Explorer
• b) Change Internet Explorer homepage
• c) Reset Internet Explorer
• d) Delete Outdated Browser Detected from Google Chrome
• e) Change Google Chrome homepage
• f) Reset Google Chrome
• g) Delete Outdated Browser Detected from Mozilla Firefox
• h) Change Mozilla Firefox homepage
• i) Reset Mozilla Firefox
• j) Delete Outdated Browser Detected from Microsoft Edge
• k) Delete Outdated Browser Detected from Safari
• l) Delete Safari history and Cache

a) Delete Outdated Browser Detected from Internet Explorer

1. Launch Internet Explorer.
2. Press the top right-corner gear icon that will open the menu.
3. Manage add-ons -> Toolbars and Extensions.
4. Find and delete all unwanted extensions.
5. Close the window.

b) Change Internet Explorer homepage

1. Launch Internet Explorer
2. Press the top right-corner gear icon that will open the menu.
3. Press on Internet Options, delete the homepage URL and type in the one you wish to use.
4. Save changes.

c) Reset Internet Explorer

1. Launch Internet Explorer.
2. Press the top right-corner gear icon that will open the menu.
3. Internet Options -> Advanced tab.
4. Near the bottom, you will see a Reset option. Press that.
5. Check the box that says Delete personal data and press Reset.

d) Delete Outdated Browser Detected from Google Chrome

1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. Press on the three dots located in the top right-corner.
3. Select More Tools and then Extensions.
4. Find all suspicious extensions and press on the trash icon to delete them. If you are not sure which extensions are causing you problems, you can disable them temporarily by unchecking the Enabled box.

e) Change Google Chrome homepage

1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. Press on the three dots located in the top right-corner and choose Settings.
3. Scroll down to On startup and press on Open a specific page or set of pages.
4. Choose either Add a new page or Use current page to change your homepage.
5. Still in Settings, scroll up to Search engine and press Manage search engines.
6. Select the search engine you want to use.

f) Reset Google Chrome

1. Launch Google Chrome.
2. Press on the three dots located in the top right-corner and choose Settings.
3. Scroll down to Advanced and press on that.
4. Go down to the very bottom and press Reset.
5. Read the warning and press Reset again.

g) Delete Outdated Browser Detected from Mozilla Firefox

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox.
2. Press on the three bars in the top right-corner.
3. Select Add-ons and choose the Extensions tab.
4. Find all suspicious extensions and delete them.

h) Change Mozilla Firefox homepage

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox.
2. Press on the three bars in the top right-corner and select Options.
3. In General, delete the current URL of your homepage and type in the one you want to use.

i) Reset Mozilla Firefox

1. Launch Mozilla Firefox.
2. Press on the three bars in the top right-corner and choose Help.
3. Choose Troubleshooting Information.
4. Under Give Firefox a tune up, press on Refresh Firefox. In the box that appears, select Refresh Firefox again.

j) Delete Outdated Browser Detected from Microsoft Edge

1. Launch Microsoft Edge,
2. Open the More menu by pressing on the three dots at the top right-corner.
3. Choose Settings and press Choose what to clear.
4. Select everything you want to clear and press Clear.
5. Open Task Manager (Ctrl +Alt + Delete -> Task Manager).
6. In Processes, right-click on a Microsoft Edge process.
7. Select End task for all Microsoft Edge processes.

1. Open C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge
2. Delete the folders you find there
3. Start -> Search.
4. Search for Windows PowerShell.
5. Right-click on the Windows PowerShell and choose Run as administrator.
6. When Windows PowerShell opens, copy and paste "Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose} under PS C:\WINDOWS\system32>" without the quotation marks.
7. Press Enter.

k) Delete Outdated Browser Detected from Safari

1. Launch Safari.
2. Safari → Preferences.
3. Go to the Extensions tab, find all suspicious extensions and delete them. You can also temporarily disable them if you are unsure about which extension is causing you problems.

l) Delete Safari history and Cache

1. Safari → Clear History. Choose from which time you want to delete the history and press Clear.
2. Safari → Preferences.
3. Select the Advanced tab.
4. Check Show Develop menu in menu bar.
5. Develop → Empty Caches.