Recently, I saw a ton of posts like “my web browser presents me unwanted Feelmyfile.info pop-up ads, is it a pc virus?” or “these Feelmyfile.info pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me crazy, how to take care of them?”. According to the stats for last months, computer virus distributors started a broad adware distribution campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can delete the viruses from your PC, as well as forget about the bothersome Feelmyfile.info pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Feelmyfile.info) use you pop-up promotions. The message can have something like “do you want to receive notifications concerning the most recent news?” or “enable alerts to be reported regarding recent discounts?”. Generally, such messages are trustworthy, and can just sidetrack you with its abrupt arrival. Plus it can be simply turned off, in case notifications from this website are no longer required.
Pop-up notices are fairly an efficient advertising and marketing instrument. If you are interested in goods of some type, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the web site where you can purchase this things, and also as quickly as these products are in store again, or if you can have a price cut – you will certainly get the alert concerning this. The counterparty – online retailers, vehicle lending companies, etc – will remain in profit, too – buyer will surely get a tip concerning the item he/she meant to pay for. And such an advertising and marketing technique is almost free of charge – this factor is very crucial for firms.
Feelmyfile.info Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However occasionally pop-up ads can appear without your confirmation, and with a content which is completely different from your present cares or search questions. And also, besides undesirable Feelmyfile.info pop-ups from the unknown website, you can at the same time see a great deal of promotions, including ones on the web pages which primarily have no promotions at all. Such a situation can be the signal of adware appearance.
Adware is the kind of computer virus which injects into your system, after that begins showing you numerous advertisements. Their subject , in most cases, has no match with your regular search queries. Besides banner advertisements, your browser can also demonstrate to you a big amount of various Feelmyfile.info pop-up promotions, which come into view in the lower right area.
The model of adware usage is really sly. The huge pack of adware is distributed with trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your computer previously. Ads, which are displayed to you by malicious app, are paid by their creators. In a few weeks, all anti-malware programs began to catch these adware, therefore, trojan loses in profitability. And to dispatch the user’s desktop, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer may continue to be influenced by adware virus. A huge quantity of advertisements along with Feelmyfile.info pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your normal tasks will be difficult to do in typical manner.
How Can I Deal With Feelmyfile.info Pop-Ups?
Presuming the text above: your desktop, and your data, is in a major danger. To quit this infection, you need to use security tool. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to take care of Feelmyfile.info pop-ups malware. Nonetheless, it can’t reset the web browser alterations which were implemented by harmful program. Another disadvantage of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its specific susceptability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your PC.
To be 100% sure that your desktop is clean of any malicious programs now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
Scanning
To detect and erase all malicious programs on your computer, including Feelmyfile.info 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 checks only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can see the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible hazard till the scan process. But to perform any actions against malware, 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.
Reverting 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 Feelmyfile.info 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 making use of third-party software
Besides using antivirus tools for browser reset, you can choose the “Reset browser settings” option, 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 Feelmyfile.info 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.
