Recently, I saw a plenty of posts like “my browser demonstrates to me unwanted Videobonus.biz pop-up advertisements, is it a virus?” or “these Videobonus.biz pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me mad, how to take care of them?”. Due to the statistics for last months, computer virus distributors started a broad adware circulation campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can delete the computer viruses from your PC, and also forget about the frustrating Videobonus.biz pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Videobonus.biz) show you pop-up promotions. The message can have something like “do you want to have alerts regarding the current news?” or “enable notifications to be reported regarding recent price cuts?”. Normally, such messages are risk-free, and can only distract you with its sudden showing up. Also it can be quite easily turned off, in case notifications from this web site are no longer required.
Pop-up notifications are fairly an reliable advertising mechanism. If you have an interest in goods of some type, you can enable pop-ups from the website 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 certainly obtain the notification concerning this. The counterparty – online sellers, vehicle lending services, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – buyer will certainly get a pointer concerning the item he/she intended to pay for. And such a marketing technique is practically free – this aspect is very important for firms.
| Site | Videobonus.biz |
| IP Address | 67.225.218.6 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Bingocaptchapoint.top, Ptonnerven.com, Augutabery.com |
Videobonus.biz Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But sometimes pop-up advertisements can come out without your confirmation, as well as with an information which is totally various from your current interests or search questions. And, besides unwanted Videobonus.biz pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can simultaneously see a great deal of ads, including ones on the pages which at first have no promotions whatsoever. Such a situation can be the sign of adware presence.
Adware is the type of pc virus which infiltrates into your system, and then starts suggesting you various promotions. Their subject typically has no match with your usual search questions. Besides banner advertisements, your web browser can additionally display you a significant quantity of various Videobonus.biz pop-up promotions, which come into view in the bottom right area.
The model of adware use is very sly. The big pack of adware is dispersed with trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your desktop previously. Promotions, which are demonstrated to you by malware, are paid by their creators. In a couple of weeks, all anti-malware programs began to catch these adware, therefore, trojan sheds in productivity. And to finish the user’s computer, malware distributors start ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC can continue to be influenced by adware virus. A significant amount of advertisements along with Videobonus.biz pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your common jobs will be impossible to perform in normal manner.
How Can I Deal With Videobonus.biz Pop-Ups?
Assuming the text above: your computer, and your information, is in a severe danger. To stop this infection, you need to utilize antivirus software. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to take care of Videobonus.biz pop-ups virus. Nonetheless, it can’t revert the browser alterations which were implemented by harmful program. Another downside of the antivirus by Microsoft is its particular susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being injected to your computer.
To be 100% sure that your computer is clean of any malware now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and erase all malicious programs on your desktop, including Videobonus.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 scans only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can spectate the detected malware sorted by their possible harm till the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious programs, you need to hold on until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for every spotted malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious app. By default, all the viruses will be moved 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 Videobonus.biz 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 displayed, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without using third-party applications
Besides using antivirus programs for browser recovery, you can pick 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 Videobonus.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.
