Recently, I saw a lot of posts like “my web browser displays me unwanted Topauthe.com pop-up ads, is it a computer virus?” or “these Topauthe.com pop-up ads in my Chrome making me insane, how to handle them?”. Due to the statistics for last months, pc virus distributors began a vast adware distribution project. Let me demonstrate you, how you can erase the pc virus from your computer, and forget about the bothersome Topauthe.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Topauthe.com) use you pop-up promotions. The message can contain something like “do you want to receive alerts regarding the latest news?” or “enable notifications to be reported about latest price cuts?”. Usually, such messages are risk-free, and may just distract you with its unexpected appearing. Also it can be easily disabled, in case notifications from this online resource are no longer wanted.
Pop-up notifications are fairly an reliable advertising and marketing mechanism. If you want products of some sort, you can enable pop-ups from the website where you can buy this things, and as soon as these products are in stock again, or if you can have a price cut – you will obtain the notice regarding this. The counterparty – online stores, cars and truck lending services, etc – will remain in profit, too – buyer will surely get a pointer about the product he/she intended to buy. As well as such a marketing method is practically free of charge – this element is really vital for corporations.
| Site | Topauthe.com |
| IP Address | 172.67.216.240 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Uderiben.xyz, Themiatausa.com, News-kemoku.com |
Topauthe.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However in some cases pop-up promotions can appear without your permission, and also with a content which is entirely various from your current cares or search questions. And also, besides undesirable Topauthe.com pop-ups from the unknown website, you can simultaneously see a lot of advertisements, including ones on the pages which at first have no promotions whatsoever. Such a situation can be the sign of adware existence.
Adware is the type of computer virus which injects into your system, then begins suggesting you various ads. Their subject often has no match with your typical search questions. Besides banner promotions, your browser can also display you a massive quantity of different Topauthe.com pop-up promotions, which come into view in the bottom right area.
The model of adware use is extremely sly. The large pack of adware is spread with trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your system previously. Promotions, which are shown to you by malicious app, are paid by their creators. In several weeks, all antivirus programs began to block these adware, therefore, trojan sheds in productivity. And to end up the user’s personal computer, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC can continue to be impacted by adware virus. A substantial quantity of advertisements along with Topauthe.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your typical activities will be impossible to perform in common manner.
How Can I Deal With Topauthe.com Pop-Ups?
Presuming the paragraphs above: your PC, as well as your data, is in a severe danger. To stop this virus, you require to make use of virus removal software. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to take care of Topauthe.com pop-ups malware. Nevertheless, it can not reset the browser changes which were applied by harmful program. An additional downside of the antivirus by Microsoft is its specific susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender via the Group Policies after being implanted to your PC.
To be 100% sure that your personal computer is clean of any malware now, and will be clean in future, I can offer you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and remove all malicious programs on your desktop, including Topauthe.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 viruses, because it scans 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 choose any actions against malware, you need to hold on until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for every spotted 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.
Reset browser settings to original ones
To revert your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be counteracted by Topauthe.com virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be located in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings option, the menu will be shown, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without utilizing third-party software
Besides using anti-malware programs for browser restoration, you can pick the “Reset browser settings” function, 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 Topauthe.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.
