Last week, I saw a huge amount of posts like “my browser demonstrates me undesirable Befom.live pop-up advertisements, is it a pc virus?” or “these Befom.live pop-up ads in my Chrome making me mad, how to take care of them?”. Due to the statistics for last months, pc virus creators began a massive adware circulation campaign. Let me show you, how you can delete the computer viruses from your personal computer, as well as forget about the annoying Befom.live pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Befom.live) show you pop-up ads. The message can have something like “do you want to receive notices concerning the most recent information?” or “permit alerts to be reported regarding recent discounts?”. Normally, such messages are safe, and can just distract you with its unexpected visual appeal. And it can be quite easily turned off, in case notices from this web page are no longer wanted.
Pop-up notifications are fairly an efficient marketing tool. If you are interested in goods of some type, you can allow pop-ups from the website where you can purchase this things, and as quickly as these products are in store again, or if you can have a discount – you will get the alert concerning this. The counterparty – online merchants, auto lending services, etc – will remain in profit, too – buyer will undoubtedly obtain a pointer regarding the product he/she planned to purchase. As well as such an advertising and marketing approach is nearly free – this element is extremely important for companies.
| Site | Befom.live |
| IP Address | 159.223.153.123 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Captchaglow.top, Arachidenews.com, Yourdispadslive.com |
Befom.live Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But occasionally pop-up promotions can appear without your permission, as well as with a text which is completely different from your existing attentions or search queries. And also, besides unwanted Befom.live pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can at the same time see a great deal of advertisements, including ones on the web pages which originally have no ads whatsoever. Such a scenario can be the proof of adware appearance.
Adware is the type of malware which injects into your system, then begins demonstrating to you different promotions. Their subject usually has no connection with your usual search questions. Besides banner promotions, your web browser can additionally show you a big quantity of various Befom.live pop-up promotions, which show up in the lower right area.
The model of adware use is very sly. The large pack of adware is spread with trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your desktop earlier. Promotions, which are displayed to you by malicious app, are paid by their makers. In a couple of weeks, all anti-malware programs began to stop these adware, thus, trojan loses in profitability. And to finish the user’s PC, malware distributors start ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer system may still be affected by adware virus. A huge amount of advertisements together with Befom.live pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your typical work will be difficult to carry out in common way.
How Can I Deal With Befom.live Pop-Ups?
Thinking the text above: your desktop, as well as your information, is in a significant danger. To quit this virus, you require to make use of antivirus program. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to deal with Befom.live pop-ups virus. Nonetheless, it can’t return the web browser alterations which were put into effect by harmful program. One more disadvantage of the antivirus by Microsoft is its specific susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being injected to your desktop.
To be 100% sure that your desktop is clean of any malware now, and will be clean in future, I can offer you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and eliminate all unwanted applications on your computer, including Befom.live 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 checks only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can spectate the detected viruses sorted by their possible harm till the scan process. But to perform any actions against malware, you need to hold on until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for every spotted virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious app. By default, all malware will be moved to quarantine.
Reset 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 Befom.live virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be located in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings option, the menu will be displayed, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without using third-party programs
Besides using antivirus software for browser reset, you can pick the “Reset browser settings” option, 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 Befom.live 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.
