Last week, I saw a great deal of messages like “my internet browser demonstrates to me undesirable Magic4.biz pop-up promotions, is it a pc virus?” or “these Magic4.biz pop-up ads in my Chrome making me mad, how to take care of them?”. Due to the data for last months, virus creators started a massive adware distribution campaign. Let me show you, how you can erase the viruses from your personal computer, and also forget about the bothersome Magic4.biz pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Magic4.biz) offer you pop-up advertisements. The message can contain something like “do you want to get notices concerning the latest information?” or “enable alerts to be reported about latest discounts?”. Usually, such messages are riskless, and may only sidetrack you with its abrupt appearance. Plus it can be quite easily disabled, in case alerts from this online resource are no longer desired.
Pop-up notifications are rather an reliable marketing instrument. If you want products of some type, you can allow pop-ups from the website where you can get this things, and as quickly as these items are in store again, or if you can have a discount – you will certainly obtain the notification regarding this. The counterparty – online retailers, car lending companies, etc – will certainly be in profit, too – customer will surely obtain a pointer concerning the product he/she meant to pay for. And such an advertising and marketing method is practically free – this factor is really vital for corporations.
| Site | Magic4.biz |
| IP Address | 188.166.64.127 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Magic2.biz, Magic1.biz, News-bogixo.cc |
Magic4.biz Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However in some cases pop-up advertisements can come out without your approval, and with an information which is totally different from your existing interests or search queries. And, besides unwanted Magic4.biz pop-ups from the unknown website, you can at the same time see a lot of promotions, consisting of ones on the web pages which originally have no promotions at all. Such a situation can be the proof of adware existence.
Adware is the type of malware which infiltrates into your personal computer, then starts demonstrating you different ads. Their material often has no correlation with your typical search queries. Besides banner advertisements, your browser can likewise suggest you a massive amount of different Magic4.biz pop-up promotions, which appear in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware use is really sly. The big pack of adware is dispersed through trojan viruses, which are injected in your PC earlier. Advertisements, which are shown to you by malicious app, are paid by their makers. In a couple of weeks, all anti-malware programs began to catch these adware, therefore, trojan sheds in productivity. And to dispatch the user’s computer system, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer system might still be affected by adware virus. A huge amount of ads along with Magic4.biz pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your regular activities will be impossible to execute in typical manner.
How Can I Deal With Magic4.biz Pop-Ups?
Concluding the paragraphs above: your computer, along with your data, is in a major risk. To stop this virus, you require to utilize virus removal program. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to deal with Magic4.biz pop-ups virus. However, it can not change the browser changes which were implemented by harmful program. An additional downside of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its certain vulnerability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being injected to your PC.
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 delete all malicious programs on your personal computer, including Magic4.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 malicious apps, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can observe the detected malware sorted by their possible harm during the scan process. But to perform any actions against malware, you need to wait until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for each detected virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected virus. 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 is not able to be counteracted by Magic4.biz virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be found 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 utilizing third-party applications
Besides using antivirus tools for browser recovery, you can 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 Magic4.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.
