Recently, I saw a ton of messages like “my internet browser shows me unwanted Ijony.click pop-up promotions, is it a computer virus?” or “these Ijony.click pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me mad, how to handle them?”. According to the statistics for last months, pc virus creators started a massive adware distribution campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can eliminate the pc virus from your computer, and also forget about the annoying Ijony.click pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Ijony.click) use you pop-up ads. The message can have something like “do you want to get alerts relating to the most up to date news?” or “permit alerts to be reported regarding recent discounts?”. Typically, such messages are safe, and can only distract you with its abrupt appearance. And it can be simply turned off, in case notices from this site are no longer desired.
Pop-up alerts are fairly an effective advertising and marketing tool. If you are interested in products of some kind, you can allow pop-ups from the web site where you can get this stuff, and as soon as these items are in stock again, or if you can have a discount – you will get the alert regarding this. The counterparty – online merchants, car lending services, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – customer will surely obtain a suggestion about the product he/she intended to pay for. And such an advertising technique is almost cost-free – this element is very essential for firms.
| Site | Ijony.click |
| IP Address | 104.21.21.136 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Erbi90s.click, Pushclass.com, Yourdevicesprotected.com |
Ijony.click Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However sometimes pop-up advertisements can show up without your confirmation, and also with a material which is totally different from your existing attentions or search queries. And also, besides unwanted Ijony.click pop-ups from the unknown source, you can simultaneously see a lot of promotions, including ones on the web pages which originally have no ads at all. Such a scenario can be the trace of adware presence.
Adware is the sort of computer virus which injects into your PC, after that starts displaying you numerous ads. Their subject usually has no correlation with your ordinary search questions. Besides banner ads, your web browser can also demonstrate you a big amount of various Ijony.click pop-up ads, which show up in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware usage is really sly. The big pack of adware is distributed via trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your system previously. Promotions, which are suggested to you by malicious program, are paid by their creators. In several weeks, all anti-malware programs began to stop these adware, hence, trojan sheds in productivity. And to finish the user’s computer system, malware distributors start ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer system may still be affected by adware virus. A massive number of advertisements along with Ijony.click pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your typical work will be impossible to perform in normal way.
How Can I Deal With Ijony.click Pop-Ups?
Assuming the text above: your PC, along with your information, is in a significant risk. To quit this virus, you need to use anti-virus program. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to deal with Ijony.click pop-ups virus. Nonetheless, it can not return the browser changes which were applied by harmful program. One more negative aspect of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its certain susceptability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being implanted to your computer.
To be 100% sure that your system is clean of any malware now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and eliminate all unwanted applications on your personal computer, including Ijony.click 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 see the detected malware sorted by their possible harm during the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious apps, you need to wait until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for each spotted virus 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 reset your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be intercepted by Ijony.click virus, 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 displayed, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without utilizing third-party programs
Besides using antivirus software for browser recovery, you may 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 Ijony.click 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.
