Recently, I saw a lot of posts like “my web browser demonstrates to me undesirable Mountainbender.xyz pop-up advertisements, is it a computer virus?” or “these Mountainbender.xyz pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me crazy, how to handle them?”. Due to the stats for last months, computer virus distributors started a wide adware circulation campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can get rid of the viruses from your personal computer, as well as forget about the frustrating Mountainbender.xyz pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Mountainbender.xyz) show you pop-up ads. The message can include something like “do you want to receive alerts regarding the latest news?” or “enable notifications to be reported about new discount rates?”. Normally, such messages are trustworthy, and may just sidetrack you with its unexpected visual appeal. Also it can be quite easily turned off, in case alerts from this web page are no longer wanted.
Pop-up notifications are fairly an efficient advertising and marketing instrument. If you want goods of some kind, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the internet site where you can purchase this stuff, and as quickly as these things are in store again, or if you can have a price cut – you will obtain the alert about this. The counterparty – online retailers, car lending companies, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – purchaser will undoubtedly obtain a tip about the item he/she planned to pay for. And such an advertising method is practically free of charge – this aspect is very crucial for firms.
| Site | Mountainbender.xyz |
| IP Address | 116.202.184.109 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | News-nuyoya.cc, Puredating.top, S.viiqvmfb.com |
Mountainbender.xyz Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But occasionally pop-up ads can appear without your confirmation, and with a text which is completely different from your current cares or search queries. And, besides undesirable Mountainbender.xyz pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can simultaneously see a lot of promotions, consisting of ones on the web pages which originally have no advertisements at all. Such a situation can be the sign of adware existence.
Adware is the type of pc virus which injects into your computer, after that begins suggesting you various ads. Their content , in most cases, has no match with your normal search queries. Besides banner advertisements, your browser can also demonstrate you a massive quantity of various Mountainbender.xyz pop-up promotions, which come into view in the lower right corner.
The model of adware usage is extremely sly. The large pack of adware is spread through trojan viruses, which are injected in your system previously. Advertisements, which are demonstrated to you by malware, are paid by their creators. In a couple of weeks, all antivirus programs began to stop these adware, hence, trojan loses in earnings. And to end up the user’s computer, malware distributors begin ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer system can continue to be affected by adware virus. A big number of advertisements along with Mountainbender.xyz pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your common tasks will be impossible to perform in normal way.
How Can I Deal With Mountainbender.xyz Pop-Ups?
Assuming the paragraphs above: your PC, as well as your data, is in a major risk. To stop this infection, you need to make use of anti-virus tool. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to take care of Mountainbender.xyz pop-ups malware. However, it can’t change the web browser alterations which were applied by malicious program. An additional drawback of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its particular susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being injected to your computer.
To be 100% sure that your system 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 delete all unwanted programs on your personal computer, including Mountainbender.xyz 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 folders.
You can see the detected malicious apps 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 finished, 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 malware. By default, all the viruses 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 counteracted by Mountainbender.xyz 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 shown, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without using third-party applications
Besides using antivirus programs 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 Mountainbender.xyz 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.
