Last week, I saw a lot of messages like “my internet browser shows me undesirable Foodme.info pop-up ads, is it a computer virus?” or “these Foodme.info pop-up ads in my Chrome making me crazy, how to handle them?”. Due to the data for last months, pc virus creators started a vast adware distribution project. Let me show you, how you can remove the pc virus from your PC, as well as forget about the aggravating Foodme.info pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Foodme.info) offer you pop-up advertisements. The message can have something like “do you want to have notices relating to the latest news?” or “enable notifications to be reported about new discount rates?”. Usually, such messages are riskless, and can just distract you with its abrupt appearance. Also it can be quite easily disabled, in case notices from this online resource are no longer wanted.
Pop-up notices are rather an effective advertising and marketing instrument. If you are interested in goods of some kind, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the website where you can buy this stuff, and also as soon as these items are in store again, or if you can have a discount – you will obtain the notice concerning this. The counterparty – online sellers, auto lending services, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – purchaser will surely get a pointer regarding the item he/she intended to purchase. And such an advertising and marketing approach is practically cost-free – this aspect is very crucial for firms.
| Site | Foodme.info |
| IP Address | 3.223.219.251 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Startsuperoriginalthefile.vip, Blinkweb.net, Seconomous.com |
Foodme.info Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However often pop-up advertisements can show up without your approval, and also with a material which is entirely different from your current cares or search queries. And, besides unwanted Foodme.info pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can simultaneously see a great deal of advertisements, consisting of ones on the web pages which originally have no ads at all. Such a situation can be the indication of adware presence.
Adware is the kind of pc virus which injects into your system, and then begins demonstrating you numerous ads. Their material often has no connection with your typical search questions. Besides banner ads, your web browser can likewise display you a massive amount of various Foodme.info pop-up ads, which show up in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware use is very sly. The big pack of adware is spread via trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your PC earlier. Ads, which are demonstrated to you by malicious app, are paid by their makers. In a couple of weeks, all antivirus programs began to stop these adware, therefore, trojan sheds in earnings. And to terminate the user’s PC, malware distributors start ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your desktop can still be affected by adware virus. A massive amount of ads along with Foodme.info pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your common activities will be impossible to perform in usual manner.
How Can I Deal With Foodme.info Pop-Ups?
Presuming the paragraphs above: your PC, and your information, is in a severe risk. To quit this infection, you need to make use of anti-malware software. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to take care of Foodme.info pop-ups malware. Nonetheless, it can not return the web browser alterations which were implemented by malicious program. One more negative aspect of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its particular vulnerability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender via the Group Policies after being injected to your computer system.
To be 100% sure that your personal computer is clean of any malicious programs now, and will be clean in future, I can offer you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and delete all unwanted applications on your PC, including Foodme.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 directories.
You can spectate the detected viruses sorted by their possible harm simultaneously with the scan process. But to perform any actions against malicious programs, you need to hold on until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for every detected malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malware. By default, all malware will be moved to quarantine.
Reverting browser settings to original ones
To reset your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be counteracted by Foodme.info malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be found 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 tools for browser recovery, you may pick 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 Foodme.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.
