Last week, I saw a lot of posts like “my internet browser demonstrates to me unwanted Mega-tonne.com pop-up promotions, is it a pc virus?” or “these Mega-tonne.com pop-up ads in my Chrome making me mad, how to take care of them?”. According to the stats for last months, computer virus distributors began a wide adware circulation campaign. Let me show you, how you can remove the viruses from your personal computer, as well as forget about the bothersome Mega-tonne.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Mega-tonne.com) offer you pop-up promotions. The message can have something like “do you want to get alerts relating to the most recent information?” or “enable alerts to be reported about new discounts?”. Usually, such messages are safe, and can only sidetrack you with its sudden showing up. And it can be easily turned off, in case notifications from this web page are no longer wanted.
Pop-up notifications are fairly an reliable marketing mechanism. If you want products of some type, you can enable pop-ups from the web site where you can get this things, and also as quickly as these things are in stock again, or if you can have a price cut – you will certainly get the notification regarding this. The counterparty – online sellers, vehicle lending companies, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – purchaser will undoubtedly get a suggestion about the product he/she intended to pay for. And such an advertising technique is almost cost-free – this aspect is extremely essential for corporations.
| Site | Mega-tonne.com |
| IP Address | 190.2.146.101 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Doeomraw.live, Pushuworld.com, News-dupuhe.cc |
Mega-tonne.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However occasionally pop-up ads can come out without your approval, as well as with a material which is completely different from your present cares or search questions. And also, besides unwanted Mega-tonne.com pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can simultaneously see a great deal of advertisements, consisting of ones on the web pages which initially have no promotions whatsoever. Such a situation can be the indication of adware existence.
Adware is the kind of computer virus which infiltrates into your personal computer, and then starts displaying you numerous advertisements. Their content usually has no correlation with your regular search questions. Besides banner ads, your web browser can likewise suggest you a huge amount of different Mega-tonne.com pop-up promotions, which come into view in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware use is very sly. The large pack of adware is distributed via trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your PC earlier. Promotions, which are shown to you by malicious app, are paid by their creators. In a few weeks, all anti-malware programs began to catch these adware, hence, trojan sheds in profitability. And to terminate the user’s personal computer, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer system can still be affected by adware virus. A substantial number of advertisements together with Mega-tonne.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your typical jobs will be difficult to carry out in typical way.
How Can I Deal With Mega-tonne.com Pop-Ups?
Thinking the paragraphs above: your personal computer, as well as your information, is in a serious risk. To quit this virus, you need to utilize security program. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to handle Mega-tonne.com pop-ups virus. However, it can not revert the web browser alterations which were implemented by harmful program. One more drawback of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its particular vulnerability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being implanted to your computer system.
To be 100% sure that your PC 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 remove all unwanted applications on your personal computer, including Mega-tonne.com 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 see the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible hazard simultaneously with the scan process. But to choose 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 each detected virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious app. 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 cannot be intercepted by Mega-tonne.com malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be located in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings button, the menu will be shown, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without making use of third-party software
Besides using anti-malware tools for browser restoration, you may 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:
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 Mega-tonne.com 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.
