Recently, I saw a great deal of messages like “my internet browser demonstrates to me undesirable Recontent.fun pop-up advertisements, is it a pc virus?” or “these Recontent.fun pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me mad, how to deal with them?”. Due to the statistics for last months, computer virus distributors started a wide adware circulation campaign. Let me show you, how you can get rid of the computer viruses from your computer, and forget about the bothersome Recontent.fun pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Recontent.fun) use you pop-up ads. The message can include something like “do you want to have notifications regarding the current information?” or “permit notifications to be reported about new price cuts?”. Generally, such messages are trustworthy, and can only distract you with its unexpected arrival. And it can be quickly turned off, in case alerts from this online resource are no longer required.
Pop-up alerts are fairly an reliable marketing mechanism. If you want goods of some kind, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the site where you can get this things, and as soon as these items are in inventory again, or if you can have a discount – you will certainly obtain the notification regarding this. The counterparty – online sellers, car lending companies, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – purchaser will undoubtedly get a reminder concerning the item he/she planned to purchase. And also such a marketing method is almost cost-free – this element is really important for firms.
| Site | Recontent.fun |
| IP Address | 178.62.225.201 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Recontent.cyou, Recontent.surf, Ntentervic.work |
Recontent.fun Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However often pop-up promotions can show up without your confirmation, as well as with a content which is completely various from your present interests or search queries. And also, besides unwanted Recontent.fun pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can at the same time see a lot of advertisements, including ones on the pages which initially have no promotions whatsoever. Such a situation can be the proof of adware existence.
Adware is the sort of virus which infiltrates into your personal computer, then starts displaying you numerous advertisements. Their material usually has no match with your typical search queries. Besides banner advertisements, your web browser can additionally suggest you a big number of various Recontent.fun pop-up advertisements, which appear in the bottom right area.
The model of adware usage is really sly. The large pack of adware is spread via trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your desktop earlier. Promotions, which are demonstrated to you by malicious program, are paid by their creators. In a couple of weeks, all anti-malware programs began to stop these adware, for this reason, trojan sheds in earnings. And to terminate the user’s personal computer, virus distributors start ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer system might still be impacted by adware virus. A big quantity of ads in addition to Recontent.fun pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your normal work will certainly be impossible to do in usual way.
How Can I Deal With Recontent.fun Pop-Ups?
Presuming the text above: your desktop, and your data, is in a severe danger. To quit this infection, you require to utilize antivirus tool. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to take care of Recontent.fun pop-ups virus. However, it can not return the web browser changes which were implemented by harmful program. Another disadvantage of the antivirus by Microsoft is its particular susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your desktop.
To be 100% sure that your personal computer is clean of any malicious programs now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and remove all malicious applications on your personal computer, including Recontent.fun 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 malicious apps, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can see the detected viruses sorted by their possible harm during the scan process. But to perform any actions against the viruses, you need to hold on until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for each spotted malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malware. By default, all malware will be moved 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 intercepted by Recontent.fun virus, 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 specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without using third-party programs
Besides using anti-malware programs for browser restoration, you may 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 Recontent.fun 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.
