Recently, I saw a huge amount of messages like “my browser displays me unwanted Alonghelper.com pop-up advertisements, is it a pc virus?” or “these Alonghelper.com pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me crazy, how to handle them?”. Due to the statistics for last months, pc virus distributors started a large adware delivery campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can eliminate the viruses from your computer, and also forget about the aggravating Alonghelper.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Alonghelper.com) show you pop-up promotions. The message can have something like “do you want to receive alerts regarding the most recent information?” or “allow alerts to be reported regarding latest price cuts?”. Generally, such messages are riskless, and can only sidetrack you with its unexpected visual appeal. Plus it can be easily turned off, in case alerts from this site are no longer wanted.
Pop-up notifications are quite an reliable advertising instrument. If you have an interest in goods of some sort, you can allow pop-ups from the internet site where you can get this things, and as soon as these products are in store again, or if you can have a discount – you will certainly obtain the alert concerning this. The counterparty – online merchants, car lending companies, etc – will remain in profit, too – purchaser will undoubtedly get a tip regarding the item he/she planned to purchase. And also such an advertising technique is nearly free of charge – this factor is extremely essential for firms.
| Site | Alonghelper.com |
| IP Address | 192.243.59.13 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Activealibi.com, Nakedstreaming.com, Stoutlionslick.com |
Alonghelper.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But sometimes pop-up promotions can show up without your permission, and with an information which is entirely different from your current cares or search questions. And also, besides undesirable Alonghelper.com pop-ups from the unknown site, you can simultaneously see a great deal of ads, including ones on the pages which initially have no advertisements whatsoever. Such a scenario can be the indication of adware presence.
Adware is the type of malware which infiltrates into your computer, then begins suggesting you various ads. Their content typically has no connection with your ordinary search queries. Besides banner ads, your browser can also display you a huge quantity of different Alonghelper.com pop-up ads, which show up in the lower right area.
The model of adware use is extremely sly. The big pack of adware is distributed via trojan viruses, which are injected in your computer previously. Promotions, which are demonstrated to you by malicious program, are paid by their creators. In a few weeks, all anti-malware programs began to catch these adware, therefore, trojan sheds in profitability. And to finish the user’s computer system, malware distributors begin ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer system may still be influenced by adware virus. A significant amount of promotions together with Alonghelper.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your regular tasks will be impossible to perform in usual way.
How Can I Deal With Alonghelper.com Pop-Ups?
Assuming the paragraphs above: your desktop, as well as your data, is in a severe risk. To stop this virus, you need to use security software. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to take care of Alonghelper.com pop-ups virus. However, it can not revert the browser changes which were applied by harmful program. One more disadvantage of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its certain susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender via the Group Policies after being injected to your desktop.
To be 100% sure that your desktop is clean of any viruses now, and will be clean in future, I can offer you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and remove all unwanted applications on your desktop, including Alonghelper.com pop-ups virus, with GridinSoft Anti-Malware, it’s better to use Standard or Full scan. Quick Scan is not able to find all the malicious programs, because it scans only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can spectate the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible harm till the scan process. But to choose any actions against malware, you need to hold on until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for each detected malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected virus. By default, all the viruses will be moved to quarantine.
Reverting browser settings to original ones
To revert your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be counteracted by Alonghelper.com malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be found in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings option, the menu will be shown, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without utilizing third-party software
Besides using anti-malware programs for browser recovery, you may choose the “Reset browser settings” option, which is usually embedded in all popular web browsers.
Reset Microsoft Edge ⚙ Settings
- Open "Settings and more" tab in upper right corner, then find here "Settings" button. In the appeared menu, choose "Reset settings" option:
- After picking the Reset Settings option, you will see the following menu, stating about the settings which will be reverted to original:
Reset Mozilla Firefox ⚙ Settings
- Open Menu tab (three strips in upper right corner) and click the "Help" button. In the appeared menu choose "troubleshooting information":
- In the next screen, find the "Refresh Firefox" option:
- Open Settings menu by pressing the gear icon in the toolbar (left side of the browser window), then click "Advanced" option, and choose "Browser" button in the drop-down list. Scroll down, to the bottom of the settings menu. Find there "Restore settings to their original defaults" option:
- After clicking the "Restore settings..." button, you will see the window, where all settings, which will be reset, are shown:
- Open Settings tab, find the "Advanced" button. In the extended tab choose the "Reset and clean up" button:
- In the appeared list, click on the "Restore settings to their original defaults":
- Finally, you will see the window, where you can see all the settings which will be reset to default:
After choosing this option, you will see the next message:
Reset Opera ⚙ Settings
Reset Google Chrome ⚙ Settings
As an afterword, I want to say that the time plays against you and your PC. The activity of browser hijacker Alonghelper.com must be stopped as soon as possible, because of possibility of other malware injection. This malware can be downloaded autonomously, or offered for you to download in one of the windows with advertisements, which are shown to you by the hijacker. You need to act as fast as you can.
