Last week, I saw a ton of posts like “my internet browser displays me unwanted Boyfriar.website pop-up advertisements, is it a virus?” or “these Boyfriar.website pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me mad, how to handle them?”. According to the stats for last months, virus creators began a wide adware distribution project. Let me show you, how you can get rid of the viruses from your computer system, as well as forget about the frustrating Boyfriar.website pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Boyfriar.website) show you pop-up ads. The message can contain something like “do you want to get notifications regarding the most recent news?” or “permit notifications to be reported regarding latest discounts?”. Usually, such messages are trustworthy, and may just sidetrack you with its abrupt showing up. And it can be quickly turned off, in case notifications from this online resource are no longer required.
Pop-up notifications are rather an efficient advertising and marketing instrument. If you want products of some kind, you can enable pop-ups from the internet site where you can get this things, and as soon as these items are in store again, or if you can have a price cut – you will certainly obtain the notification about this. The counterparty – online stores, car lending services, etc – will be in profit, too – purchaser will undoubtedly obtain a pointer about the item he/she planned to purchase. And also such an advertising and marketing technique is practically free – this factor is really crucial for firms.
| Site | Boyfriar.website |
| IP Address | 54.237.125.12 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Advisorded.club, Econsiders.biz, Dardendly.info |
Boyfriar.website Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However in some cases pop-up ads can come out without your approval, as well as with a material which is entirely different from your present interests or search queries. And, besides unwanted Boyfriar.website pop-ups from the unknown site, you can simultaneously see a great deal of promotions, including ones on the web pages which initially have no advertisements at all. Such a scenario can be the indication of adware presence.
Adware is the type of virus which injects into your system, and then begins showing you various ads. Their content , in most cases, has no correlation with your usual search questions. Besides banner promotions, your browser can likewise demonstrate to you a big quantity of different Boyfriar.website pop-up advertisements, which appear in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware usage is really sly. The large pack of adware is spread through trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your personal computer previously. Advertisements, which are suggested to you by malicious program, are paid by their creators. In several weeks, all antivirus programs began to catch these adware, hence, trojan loses in profitability. And to ruin the user’s PC, malware distributors start ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your desktop might still be influenced by adware virus. A big number of promotions along with Boyfriar.website pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your common work will certainly be difficult to execute in normal way.
How Can I Deal With Boyfriar.website Pop-Ups?
Assuming the paragraphs above: your computer, along with your information, is in a significant danger. To quit this infection, you need to utilize virus removal software. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to handle Boyfriar.website pop-ups virus. However, it can not reset the web browser alterations which were put into effect by malicious program. An additional negative aspect of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its certain susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being infiltrated 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 erase all unwanted applications on your desktop, including Boyfriar.website 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 malicious apps, because it scans only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can observe the detected viruses sorted by their possible harm till the scan process. But to perform any actions against the viruses, you need to wait until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for every spotted malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected virus. By default, all malware will be removed to quarantine.
Reset browser settings to original ones
To reset your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be intercepted by Boyfriar.website virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be located in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings option, the menu will be displayed, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without utilizing third-party applications
Besides using antivirus software for browser restoration, you may pick the “Reset browser settings” function, 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 Boyfriar.website 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.
