Recently, I saw a ton of posts like “my web browser demonstrates to me unwanted Me.fo pop-up promotions, is it a virus?” or “these Me.fo pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me mad, how to manage them?”. According to the data for last months, virus suppliers started a broad adware delivery project. Let me show you, how you can eliminate the viruses from your computer system, as well as forget about the annoying Me.fo pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Me.fo) show you pop-up promotions. The message can include something like “do you want to get alerts relating to the latest news?” or “enable notifications to be reported regarding latest discounts?”. Normally, such messages are safe, and can only distract you with its unexpected arrival. Moreover, it can be simply turned off, in case notifications from this website are no longer desired.
Pop-up alerts are rather an efficient advertising and marketing tool. If you want items of some kind, you can allow pop-ups from the internet site where you can buy this stuff, and also as quickly as these products are in inventory again, or if you can have a discount – you will get the notification regarding this. The counterparty – online stores, car lending companies, etc – will remain in profit, too – buyer will surely obtain a tip concerning the product he/she intended to pay for. And such a marketing method is almost free of charge – this aspect is extremely vital for firms.
| Site | Me.fo |
| IP Address | 194.67.105.2 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Suldo.click, Kensaq.com, Protectyour-device.com |
Me.fo Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But occasionally pop-up ads can show up without your permission, as well as with a content which is entirely various from your current cares or search questions. And, besides undesirable Me.fo pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can at the same time see a great deal of promotions, including ones on the web pages which at first have no promotions at all. Such a situation can be the signal of adware existence.
Adware is the sort of computer virus which infiltrates into your PC, and then begins showing you numerous advertisements. Their content , in most cases, has no connection with your usual search questions. Besides banner ads, your web browser can also suggest you a huge amount of different Me.fo pop-up ads, which come into view in the bottom right area.
The model of adware use is extremely sly. The big pack of adware is distributed with trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your PC previously. Ads, which are demonstrated to you by malware, are paid by their makers. In a few weeks, all antivirus programs began to catch these adware, thus, trojan loses in profitability. And to terminate the user’s computer, virus distributors start ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer system can continue to be affected by adware virus. A substantial quantity of ads along with Me.fo pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your normal tasks will certainly be impossible to do in usual manner.
How Can I Deal With Me.fo Pop-Ups?
Presuming the paragraphs above: your personal computer, as well as your information, is in a major risk. To quit this infection, you require to use antivirus software. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to handle Me.fo pop-ups malware. However, it can not reset the browser alterations which were applied by harmful program. Another downside of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its specific vulnerability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your computer.
To be 100% sure that your PC is clean of any malware now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and erase all malicious applications on your personal computer, including Me.fo 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 scans only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can observe the detected viruses sorted by their possible hazard during the scan process. But to perform any actions against the viruses, you need to hold on until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for every detected virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected virus. By default, all the viruses will be moved to quarantine.
Reverting browser settings to original ones
To revert your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be counteracted by Me.fo malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be found in the Tools tab.
After pressing 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 making use of third-party software
Besides using anti-malware programs for browser restoration, you can choose 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 Me.fo 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.