Recently, I saw a huge amount of messages like “my browser presents me undesirable Antom.xyz pop-up advertisements, is it a virus?” or “these Antom.xyz pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me mad, how to manage them?”. Due to the statistics for last months, pc virus creators began a vast adware circulation project. Let me demonstrate you, how you can erase the viruses from your computer, and forget about the annoying Antom.xyz pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Antom.xyz) use you pop-up promotions. The message can include something like “do you want to have notices concerning the most recent information?” or “allow alerts to be reported about recent discounts?”. Generally, such messages are risk-free, and may just distract you with its unexpected appearing. Also it can be easily turned off, in case alerts from this website are no longer needed.
Pop-up notices are fairly an efficient advertising and marketing mechanism. If you want goods of some sort, you can allow pop-ups from the website where you can acquire this things, and as quickly as these products are in store again, or if you can have a price cut – you will certainly obtain the alert concerning this. The counterparty – online retailers, auto lending companies, etc – will be in profit, too – buyer will undoubtedly obtain a suggestion regarding the item he/she meant to pay for. And such an advertising approach is nearly cost-free – this aspect is extremely essential for companies.
| Site | Antom.xyz |
| IP Address | 94.237.73.48 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Mreaynew.xyz, Propcscan.com, Humourchapter.com |
Antom.xyz Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However occasionally pop-up promotions can appear without your permission, and also with a text which is completely different from your existing cares or search queries. And, besides undesirable Antom.xyz pop-ups from the unknown website, you can at the same time see a great deal of promotions, consisting of ones on the pages which originally have no ads whatsoever. Such a scenario can be the indication of adware existence.
Adware is the sort of malware which infiltrates into your computer, and then starts showing you numerous ads. Their content usually has no match with your usual search queries. Besides banner advertisements, your web browser can likewise suggest you a big quantity of various Antom.xyz pop-up advertisements, which show up in the lower right corner.
The model of adware usage is really sly. The big pack of adware is distributed via trojan viruses, which are injected in your desktop previously. Advertisements, which are shown to you by virus, are paid by their makers. In several weeks, all antivirus programs began to stop these adware, hence, trojan sheds in earnings. And to dispatch the user’s PC, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer system might still be affected by adware virus. A substantial quantity of ads together with Antom.xyz pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your normal jobs will be difficult to perform in typical manner.
How Can I Deal With Antom.xyz Pop-Ups?
Presuming the text above: your PC, along with your data, is in a major danger. To stop this virus, you require to make use of virus removal tool. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to handle Antom.xyz pop-ups virus. Nevertheless, it can not revert the browser changes which were put into effect by harmful program. Another disadvantage of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its particular susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being injected to your PC.
To be 100% sure that your personal computer is clean of any viruses now, and will be clean in future, I can offer you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and delete all unwanted applications on your personal computer, including Antom.xyz 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 apps, because it scans only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can see the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible harm simultaneously with the scan process. But to choose any actions against the viruses, you need to wait until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for each detected virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected virus. By default, all malware will be moved to quarantine.
Reset browser settings to original ones
To reset your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be intercepted by Antom.xyz 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 choose, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without using third-party software
Besides using antivirus programs for browser restoration, you can pick the “Reset browser settings” function, which is usually embedded in all popular 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 Antom.xyz 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.
