Last week, I saw a lot of posts like “my web browser displays me unwanted Bersifther.fun pop-up promotions, is it a virus?” or “these Bersifther.fun pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me insane, how to take care of them?”. Due to the stats for last months, virus suppliers started a massive adware delivery campaign. Let me show you, how you can delete the computer viruses from your computer system, as well as forget about the annoying Bersifther.fun pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Bersifther.fun) offer you pop-up advertisements. The message can include something like “do you want to get notices regarding the most up to date news?” or “permit alerts to be reported regarding latest discounts?”. Typically, such messages are trustworthy, and may just sidetrack you with its abrupt appearance. Plus it can be quickly turned off, in case alerts from this site are no longer needed.
Pop-up notifications are fairly an effective advertising tool. If you have an interest in items of some type, you can allow pop-ups from the website where you can buy this things, and as soon as these products are in stock again, or if you can have a discount – you will obtain the notification regarding this. The counterparty – online retailers, vehicle lending services, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – purchaser will surely obtain a suggestion concerning the item he/she meant to purchase. And also such an advertising and marketing method is nearly cost-free – this aspect is very vital for corporations.
| Site | Bersifther.fun |
| IP Address | 52.86.219.129 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Mediaevent.fun, Fkolib.com, Eisanythi.fun |
Bersifther.fun Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However sometimes pop-up ads can come out without your confirmation, as well as with a text which is totally different from your current cares or search questions. And also, besides unwanted Bersifther.fun pop-ups from the unknown resource, you can simultaneously see a great deal of advertisements, including ones on the web pages which at first have no ads whatsoever. Such a situation can be the sign of adware existence.
Adware is the kind of malware which infiltrates into your personal computer, then starts showing you different advertisements. Their subject usually has no correlation with your ordinary search questions. Besides banner promotions, your web browser can likewise suggest you a substantial quantity of different Bersifther.fun pop-up promotions, which show up in the bottom right area.
The model of adware use is really sly. The big pack of adware is dispersed with trojan viruses, which are injected in your PC previously. Promotions, which are shown to you by malware, are paid by their makers. In a couple of weeks, all antivirus programs began to block these adware, thus, trojan sheds in productivity. And to rub out the user’s PC, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC can still be influenced by adware virus. A huge quantity of ads along with Bersifther.fun pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your common activities will certainly be difficult to perform in usual way.
How Can I Deal With Bersifther.fun Pop-Ups?
Concluding the text above: your computer, along with your information, is in a severe risk. To stop this virus, you require to make use of antivirus software. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to take care of Bersifther.fun pop-ups virus. However, it can’t reset the web browser changes which were implemented by harmful program. An additional drawback of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its specific vulnerability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being implanted to your PC.
To be 100% sure that your computer is clean of any viruses now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and remove all malicious applications on your PC, including Bersifther.fun pop-ups virus, with GridinSoft Anti-Malware, it’s better to utilize Standard or Full scan. Quick Scan is not able to find all the viruses, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can see the detected viruses sorted by their possible harm till the scan process. But to perform any actions against malicious apps, 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 the viruses will be moved to quarantine.
Reverting 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 Bersifther.fun malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be located in the Tools tab.
After choosing 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 applications
Besides using anti-malware programs for browser reset, you may choose 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 Bersifther.fun 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.
