Recently, I saw a plenty of posts like “my web browser presents me unwanted Startvideo.fun pop-up promotions, is it a computer virus?” or “these Startvideo.fun pop-up ads in my Chrome making me mad, how to manage them?”. Due to the stats for last months, computer virus distributors began a massive adware delivery project. Let me demonstrate you, how you can erase the pc virus from your computer system, as well as forget about the bothersome Startvideo.fun pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Startvideo.fun) use you pop-up ads. The message can contain something like “do you want to have notifications concerning the most recent information?” or “enable notifications to be reported regarding latest discounts?”. Normally, such messages are safe, and may only sidetrack you with its abrupt appearance. Moreover, it can be quite easily disabled, in case notifications from this site are no longer required.
Pop-up notifications are fairly an effective marketing instrument. If you are interested in items of some sort, you can allow pop-ups from the site where you can purchase this things, and also as quickly as these products are in store again, or if you can have a price cut – you will obtain the alert regarding this. The counterparty – online sellers, vehicle lending services, etc – will remain in profit, too – customer will definitely obtain a tip concerning the product he/she meant to pay for. And also such an advertising technique is practically free of charge – this aspect is really crucial for corporations.
| Site | Startvideo.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 | Antivirus-update.shop, Sonoffer.online, Veadoles.online |
Startvideo.fun Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But in some cases pop-up promotions can show up without your permission, as well as with a material which is entirely different from your present interests or search questions. And, besides undesirable Startvideo.fun pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can simultaneously see a great deal of ads, consisting of ones on the pages which initially have no promotions at all. Such a situation can be the sign of adware appearance.
Adware is the type of pc virus which injects into your PC, then starts demonstrating you numerous advertisements. Their material often has no match with your ordinary search queries. Besides banner ads, your browser can also demonstrate you a big number of different Startvideo.fun pop-up ads, which come into view in the lower right area.
The model of adware usage is very sly. The big pack of adware is spread with trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your PC earlier. Advertisements, which are displayed to you by malicious app, are paid by their creators. In a few weeks, all anti-malware programs began to block these adware, for this reason, trojan loses in profitability. And to finish the user’s PC, malware distributors start ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC might continue to be impacted by adware virus. A huge number of advertisements together with Startvideo.fun pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your regular tasks will be impossible to do in common manner.
How Can I Deal With Startvideo.fun Pop-Ups?
Assuming the paragraphs above: your computer, and your data, is in a severe danger. To quit this infection, you need to make use of antivirus software. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to deal with Startvideo.fun pop-ups malware. Nevertheless, it can’t reset the browser alterations which were implemented by malicious program. Another negative aspect of the antivirus by Microsoft is its particular vulnerability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender via the Group Policies after being injected to your PC.
To be 100% sure that your system 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 delete all unwanted applications on your computer, including Startvideo.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 viruses, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can spectate the detected viruses sorted by their possible harm till the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious apps, you need to wait 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 app. By default, all malware will be removed 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 counteracted by Startvideo.fun 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 displayed, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without utilizing third-party software
Besides using anti-malware software for browser recovery, you can choose the “Reset browser settings” option, 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 Startvideo.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.
