Last week, I saw a lot of posts like “my browser shows me unwanted Contentgate.fun pop-up ads, is it a virus?” or “these Contentgate.fun pop-up ads in my Chrome making me insane, how to handle them?”. According to the data for last months, computer virus distributors started a massive adware circulation project. Let me demonstrate you, how you can erase the computer viruses from your personal computer, as well as forget about the frustrating Contentgate.fun pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Contentgate.fun) show you pop-up ads. The message can have something like “do you want to have alerts about the latest news?” or “permit alerts to be reported about recent discounts?”. Typically, such messages are risk-free, and may just sidetrack you with its unexpected appearance. Moreover, it can be quite easily turned off, in case notifications from this web site are no longer required.
Pop-up alerts are rather an effective advertising tool. If you are interested in products of some sort, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the web site where you can buy this stuff, and also as soon as these things are in stock again, or if you can have a price cut – you will obtain the notice concerning this. The counterparty – online stores, cars and truck lending companies, etc – will be in profit, too – customer will certainly obtain a tip regarding the item he/she intended to buy. And such an advertising and marketing technique is practically cost-free – this element is really vital for firms.
| Site | Contentgate.fun |
| IP Address | 178.62.225.201 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Contentgate.cam, Contentgate.art, Contentgate.uno |
Contentgate.fun Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But in some cases pop-up ads can come out without your confirmation, as well as with a material which is totally various from your current interests or search questions. And also, besides unwanted Contentgate.fun pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can simultaneously see a great deal of promotions, consisting of ones on the web pages which primarily have no ads at all. Such a scenario can be the indicator of adware presence.
Adware is the type of computer virus which injects into your system, then begins suggesting you numerous promotions. Their subject often has no correlation with your regular search queries. Besides banner promotions, your web browser can likewise display you a substantial amount of different Contentgate.fun pop-up ads, which appear in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware usage is extremely sly. The large pack of adware is dispersed via trojan viruses, which are injected in your computer earlier. Advertisements, which are demonstrated to you by malware, are paid by their creators. In a couple of weeks, all antivirus programs began to block these adware, for this reason, trojan loses in earnings. And to finish the user’s computer, virus distributors start ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC may continue to be affected by adware virus. A massive quantity of promotions together with Contentgate.fun pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your typical work will certainly be impossible to carry out in normal manner.
How Can I Deal With Contentgate.fun Pop-Ups?
Thinking the paragraphs above: your computer, along with your information, is in a major danger. To stop this virus, you need to make use of security program. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to handle Contentgate.fun pop-ups malware. Nevertheless, it can’t revert the web browser changes which were implemented by malicious program. An additional negative aspect of the antivirus by Microsoft is its specific vulnerability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being implanted to your computer system.
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 erase all malicious applications on your PC, including Contentgate.fun 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 observe the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible hazard simultaneously with the scan process. But to choose any actions against the viruses, you need to hold on until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for each detected malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malware. 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 cannot be intercepted by Contentgate.fun virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be located in the Tools tab.
After choosing the Reset Browser Settings button, the menu will be displayed, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without using third-party software
Besides using antivirus software for browser restoration, you may choose 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 Contentgate.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.
