Last week, I saw a huge amount of posts like “my browser presents me unwanted Magic1.biz pop-up advertisements, is it a computer virus?” or “these Magic1.biz pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me mad, how to take care of them?”. According to the stats for last months, pc virus suppliers began a vast adware delivery campaign. Let me show you, how you can eliminate the viruses from your personal computer, and forget about the frustrating Magic1.biz pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Magic1.biz) use you pop-up advertisements. The message can contain something like “do you want to have notifications concerning the most recent information?” or “enable notifications to be reported about latest discount rates?”. Usually, such messages are safe, and may only distract you with its sudden arrival. Also it can be quite easily disabled, in case notifications from this web site are no longer wanted.
Pop-up notices are fairly an reliable advertising instrument. If you are interested in items of some kind, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the web site where you can purchase this things, and as soon as these items are in inventory again, or if you can have a discount – you will certainly obtain the notification concerning this. The counterparty – online merchants, car lending companies, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – buyer will undoubtedly get a pointer concerning the item he/she intended to pay for. As well as such an advertising technique is almost free of charge – this aspect is extremely essential for companies.
| Site | Magic1.biz |
| IP Address | 178.128.138.73 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | News-bogixo.cc, Magic5.biz, Apel.top |
Magic1.biz Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But sometimes pop-up ads can appear without your approval, as well as with an information which is totally different from your current attentions or search queries. And, besides unwanted Magic1.biz pop-ups from the unknown resource, you can at the same time see a great deal of promotions, consisting of ones on the web pages which initially have no advertisements at all. Such a scenario can be the indication of adware existence.
Adware is the sort of malware which injects into your computer, then begins suggesting you numerous ads. Their subject often has no match with your typical search queries. Besides banner ads, your browser can also demonstrate to you a massive quantity of different Magic1.biz pop-up ads, which appear in the lower right corner.
The model of adware use is very sly. The huge pack of adware is distributed through trojan viruses, which are injected in your computer previously. Promotions, which are suggested to you by virus, are paid by their makers. In several weeks, all antivirus programs began to catch these adware, for this reason, trojan sheds in earnings. And to finish the user’s PC, malware distributors start ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your desktop might still be influenced by adware virus. A big amount of advertisements in addition to Magic1.biz pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your typical tasks will be impossible to do in common manner.
How Can I Deal With Magic1.biz Pop-Ups?
Concluding the text above: your computer, and your data, is in a significant danger. To stop this virus, you need to use virus removal software. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to take care of Magic1.biz pop-ups virus. However, it can’t change the web browser alterations which were implemented by malicious program. One more disadvantage of the antivirus by Microsoft is its specific susceptability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender via the Group Policies after being injected to your PC.
To be 100% sure that your system is clean of any malicious programs now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and remove all malicious programs on your computer, including Magic1.biz pop-ups virus, with GridinSoft Anti-Malware, it’s better to utilize 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 malicious apps sorted by their possible harm till the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious programs, you need to hold on 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 app. 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 intercepted by Magic1.biz malware, 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 shown, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without using third-party software
Besides using antivirus programs for browser restoration, 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:
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 Magic1.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.