Last week, I saw a lot of posts like “my browser demonstrates to me undesirable Executivej.biz pop-up advertisements, is it a computer virus?” or “these Executivej.biz pop-up ads in my Chrome making me crazy, how to handle them?”. Due to the stats for last months, computer virus suppliers began a broad adware delivery campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can erase the computer viruses from your PC, as well as forget about the irritating Executivej.biz pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Executivej.biz) use you pop-up promotions. The message can include something like “do you want to get notifications about the current information?” or “allow notifications to be reported regarding recent discounts?”. Usually, such messages are riskless, and can just distract you with its abrupt visual appeal. Also it can be quite easily turned off, in case notices from this website are no longer wanted.
Pop-up alerts are fairly an effective advertising instrument. If you have an interest in products of some type, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the internet site where you can purchase this things, and also as soon as these things are in store again, or if you can have a price cut – you will obtain the alert about this. The counterparty – online sellers, automobile lending companies, etc – will remain in profit, too – buyer will surely obtain a suggestion about the item he/she meant to purchase. And also such an advertising method is practically cost-free – this factor is very essential for companies.
| Site | Executivej.biz |
| IP Address | 54.144.3.29 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | News-runytuh.cc, Mwritingatt.biz, Hesuggest.biz |
Executivej.biz Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However often pop-up ads can show up without your confirmation, and also with a content which is totally various from your current cares or search queries. And also, besides unwanted Executivej.biz pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can simultaneously see a lot of promotions, consisting of ones on the web pages which primarily have no promotions whatsoever. Such a scenario can be the indicator of adware appearance.
Adware is the kind of virus which infiltrates into your PC, then begins suggesting you different ads. Their content often has no correlation with your ordinary search queries. Besides banner promotions, your browser can additionally display you a big number of various Executivej.biz pop-up promotions, which show up in the lower right area.
The model of adware usage is really sly. The large pack of adware is spread via trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your computer earlier. Ads, which are demonstrated to you by malware, are paid by their makers. In a couple of weeks, all antivirus programs began to catch these adware, therefore, trojan loses in earnings. And to ruin the user’s computer, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC might continue to be influenced by adware virus. A big amount of ads along with Executivej.biz pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your normal activities will be difficult to carry out in usual manner.
How Can I Deal With Executivej.biz Pop-Ups?
Assuming the paragraphs above: your personal computer, along with your information, is in a significant danger. To quit this infection, you need to use security program. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to handle Executivej.biz pop-ups virus. Nevertheless, it can not revert the browser changes which were put into effect by malicious program. One more negative aspect of the antivirus by Microsoft is its certain susceptability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being implanted to your computer.
To be 100% sure that your computer is clean of any malware 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 Executivej.biz 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 malware, because it scans only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can observe the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible harm simultaneously with the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious apps, you need to wait until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for each spotted malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious program. By default, all malware will be removed 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 Executivej.biz malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be found 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 programs
Besides using antivirus software for browser reset, 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 Executivej.biz 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.
