Recently, I saw a plenty of posts like “my internet browser demonstrates to me unwanted Topimg.fun pop-up promotions, is it a computer virus?” or “these Topimg.fun pop-up ads in my Chrome making me mad, how to manage them?”. Due to the data for last months, virus suppliers began a large adware delivery campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can get rid of the viruses from your computer system, and forget about the annoying Topimg.fun pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Topimg.fun) use you pop-up ads. The message can include something like “do you want to have alerts about the most recent information?” or “allow notifications to be reported about recent price cuts?”. Usually, such messages are trustworthy, and can only sidetrack you with its unexpected arrival. Moreover, it can be simply disabled, in case notifications from this site are no longer needed.
Pop-up notifications are rather an reliable advertising and marketing mechanism. If you have an interest in products of some sort, you can enable pop-ups from the website where you can purchase this things, and as quickly as these products are in stock again, or if you can have a discount – you will certainly obtain the alert about this. The counterparty – online stores, automobile lending services, etc – will be in profit, too – purchaser will certainly get a suggestion regarding the product he/she intended to purchase. As well as such a marketing method is nearly free of charge – this factor is very crucial for companies.
| Site | Topimg.fun |
| IP Address | 104.21.23.230 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Bcvc.xyz, Thefreeadv.com, Notfreeads.com |
Topimg.fun Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However sometimes pop-up promotions can appear without your permission, and also with a material which is entirely various from your current interests or search queries. And also, besides undesirable Topimg.fun pop-ups from the unknown source, you can simultaneously see a great deal of promotions, including ones on the web pages which originally have no promotions at all. Such a situation can be the trace of adware presence.
Adware is the sort of pc virus which injects into your system, and then starts demonstrating you various promotions. Their content , in most cases, has no connection with your typical search questions. Besides banner advertisements, your browser can additionally demonstrate you a significant quantity of different Topimg.fun pop-up ads, which appear in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware usage is extremely sly. The big pack of adware is dispersed via trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your desktop previously. Ads, which are displayed to you by virus, are paid by their makers. In a couple of weeks, all antivirus programs began to stop these adware, hence, trojan sheds in profitability. And to rub out the user’s computer system, malware distributors begin ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer system might still be impacted by adware virus. A massive number of ads along with Topimg.fun pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your typical work will certainly be impossible to carry out in typical manner.
How Can I Deal With Topimg.fun Pop-Ups?
Concluding the text above: your PC, and your data, is in a serious risk. To quit this infection, 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 Topimg.fun pop-ups virus. However, it can’t change the browser changes which were applied by harmful program. One more disadvantage of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its particular vulnerability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your computer system.
To be 100% sure that your 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 unwanted applications on your computer, including Topimg.fun 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 programs, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can spectate the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible hazard during the scan process. But to choose any actions against the viruses, you need to hold on until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for each detected virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected virus. 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 intercepted by Topimg.fun malware, 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 making use of third-party software
Besides using antivirus tools for browser recovery, you may 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 Topimg.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.
