Last week, I saw a ton of posts like “my web browser shows me unwanted Mous9.biz pop-up ads, is it a computer virus?” or “these Mous9.biz pop-up ads in my Chrome making me mad, how to deal with them?”. According to the stats for last months, computer virus creators began a broad adware distribution project. Let me demonstrate you, how you can remove the computer viruses from your PC, and also forget about the annoying Mous9.biz pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Mous9.biz) offer you pop-up ads. The message can have something like “do you want to receive notifications concerning the latest news?” or “enable alerts to be reported about recent discounts?”. Normally, such messages are harmless, and can just distract you with its sudden appearance. Plus it can be simply turned off, in case notices from this web page are no longer required.
Pop-up notifications are quite an reliable marketing mechanism. If you want goods of some sort, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the web site where you can buy this things, and as soon as these items are in inventory again, or if you can have a price cut – you will get the notice regarding this. The counterparty – online stores, automobile lending companies, etc – will be in profit, too – purchaser will undoubtedly obtain a tip about the product he/she meant to purchase. And also such an advertising and marketing technique is nearly free – this factor is very crucial for firms.
| Site | Mous9.biz |
| IP Address | 174.138.2.60 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Differplanesearch.xyz, Takecontent.net, Mmentrandi.xyz |
Mous9.biz Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But often pop-up promotions can show up without your approval, and with a content which is totally different from your current interests or search queries. And also, besides unwanted Mous9.biz pop-ups from the unknown resource, you can at the same time see a great deal of ads, consisting of ones on the pages which originally have no ads whatsoever. Such a situation can be the sign of adware presence.
Adware is the type of malware which injects into your computer, and then starts demonstrating to you various ads. Their subject often has no connection with your regular search questions. Besides banner promotions, your web browser can additionally display you a substantial amount of various Mous9.biz pop-up promotions, which appear in the lower right area.
The model of adware usage is extremely sly. The big pack of adware is spread with trojan viruses, which are injected in your PC earlier. Promotions, which are shown to you by malware, are paid by their creators. In a couple of weeks, all anti-malware programs began to block these adware, hence, trojan loses in profitability. And to terminate the user’s personal computer, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC may continue to be influenced by adware virus. A substantial quantity of ads together with Mous9.biz pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your normal jobs will certainly be impossible to carry out in common way.
How Can I Deal With Mous9.biz Pop-Ups?
Thinking the text above: your PC, and your data, is in a serious risk. To quit this infection, you require to utilize anti-malware tool. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to deal with Mous9.biz pop-ups virus. Nevertheless, it can not return the web browser alterations which were put into effect by malicious program. One more negative aspect of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its specific susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender via the Group Policies after being infiltrated 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 remove all unwanted programs on your computer, including Mous9.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 viruses, because it checks 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 malicious programs, you need to hold on until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for every spotted malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious program. By default, all malware will be removed to quarantine.
Reset browser settings to original ones
To revert your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be intercepted by Mous9.biz malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be found in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings option, the menu will be displayed, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without using third-party programs
Besides using antivirus programs for browser restoration, you can choose the “Reset browser settings” function, which is usually embedded in all popular web 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 Mous9.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.
