Recently, I saw a ton of messages like “my browser demonstrates to me unwanted Conteban.b pop-up promotions, is it a virus?” or “these Conteban.b pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me crazy, how to handle them?”. Due to the data for last months, pc virus distributors started a massive adware distribution campaign. Let me show you, how you can get rid of the pc virus from your personal computer, and also forget about the annoying Conteban.b pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Conteban.b) offer you pop-up advertisements. The message can have something like “do you want to receive alerts regarding the most recent news?” or “enable notifications to be reported about latest discount rates?”. Normally, such messages are harmless, and can just sidetrack you with its abrupt visual appeal. Moreover, it can be quite easily disabled, in case alerts from this site are no longer desired.
Pop-up notices are rather an effective advertising mechanism. If you have an interest in items of some type, you can enable pop-ups from the site where you can buy this stuff, and also as soon as these things are in stock again, or if you can have a discount – you will certainly obtain the notice about this. The counterparty – online stores, automobile lending services, etc – will be in profit, too – purchaser will certainly obtain a pointer about the item he/she intended to pay for. And also such a marketing approach is almost free of charge – this aspect is extremely vital for corporations.
| Site | Conteban.b |
| IP Address | Conteban.b |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Comscp.co.in, Greensmallbutterfly.com, Magicbarsllc.com |
Conteban.b Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However often pop-up advertisements can appear without your confirmation, and with a content which is entirely different from your existing cares or search queries. And, besides unwanted Conteban.b pop-ups from the unknown resource, you can at the same time see a lot of advertisements, consisting of ones on the pages which originally have no advertisements whatsoever. Such a scenario can be the proof of adware existence.
Adware is the sort of virus which infiltrates into your system, and then begins demonstrating you numerous advertisements. Their subject often has no connection with your normal search queries. Besides banner advertisements, your web browser can likewise show you a significant amount of different Conteban.b pop-up promotions, which show up in the lower right area.
The model of adware usage is really sly. The huge pack of adware is spread with trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your personal computer earlier. Ads, which are displayed to you by malware, are paid by their creators. In several weeks, all anti-malware programs began to block these adware, therefore, trojan sheds in profitability. And to ruin the user’s PC, virus distributors start ransomware distribution via 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 Conteban.b pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your typical work will be difficult to do in usual way.
How Can I Deal With Conteban.b Pop-Ups?
Assuming the paragraphs above: your personal computer, as well as your data, is in a significant danger. To quit this virus, you need to make use of anti-virus program. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to handle Conteban.b pop-ups malware. Nevertheless, it can not return the browser changes which were put into effect by harmful program. An additional disadvantage of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its specific susceptability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender via the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your computer system.
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 computer, including Conteban.b 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 programs, because it scans 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 malicious programs, you need to hold on until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for every detected virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious app. By default, all the viruses will be moved to quarantine.
Reset browser settings to original ones
To revert your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be counteracted by Conteban.b malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be located in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings button, 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 tools for browser reset, you can 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 Conteban.b 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.
