Last week, I saw a plenty of messages like “my internet browser shows me unwanted Whitenws.biz pop-up advertisements, is it a virus?” or “these Whitenws.biz pop-up ads in my Chrome making me mad, how to handle them?”. Due to the data for last months, virus distributors started a massive adware distribution project. Let me demonstrate you, how you can delete the computer viruses from your computer, and also forget about the frustrating Whitenws.biz pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Whitenws.biz) use you pop-up promotions. The message can have something like “do you want to receive notices about the current information?” or “enable notifications to be reported regarding recent discounts?”. Usually, such messages are harmless, and can just sidetrack you with its abrupt showing up. Also it can be quite easily turned off, in case notifications from this web page are no longer needed.
Pop-up notices are fairly an effective advertising tool. If you have an interest in goods of some kind, you can enable pop-ups from the site where you can get this things, and as quickly as these things are in store again, or if you can have a price cut – you will certainly get the notice concerning this. The counterparty – online retailers, vehicle lending services, etc – will be in profit, too – customer will undoubtedly obtain a tip concerning the product he/she meant to purchase. And such a marketing approach is nearly free of charge – this aspect is very vital for firms.
| Site | Whitenws.biz |
| IP Address | 178.128.141.43 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Startclickz.com, Ateillegeqa.fun, Rymothere.fun |
Whitenws.biz Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But often pop-up advertisements can come out without your approval, as well as with a text which is totally various from your current interests or search questions. And also, besides unwanted Whitenws.biz pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can simultaneously see a great deal of advertisements, including ones on the web pages which initially have no ads whatsoever. Such a scenario can be the signal of adware existence.
Adware is the kind of virus which infiltrates into your PC, then starts showing you various promotions. Their subject , in most cases, has no connection with your usual search queries. Besides banner advertisements, your web browser can also show you a substantial amount of different Whitenws.biz pop-up ads, which show up in the lower right area.
The model of adware usage is really sly. The large pack of adware is spread via trojan viruses, which are injected in your computer previously. Ads, which are suggested to you by malware, are paid by their makers. In a few weeks, all antivirus programs began to catch these adware, therefore, trojan loses in profitability. And to terminate the user’s computer system, virus distributors start ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your desktop may continue to be affected by adware virus. A huge amount of advertisements along with Whitenws.biz pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your typical tasks will certainly be impossible to perform in normal way.
How Can I Deal With Whitenws.biz Pop-Ups?
Thinking the text above: your desktop, as well as your data, is in a serious danger. To stop this virus, you require to use virus removal software. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to take care of Whitenws.biz pop-ups virus. However, it can’t change the browser alterations which were put into effect by malicious program. Another disadvantage of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its particular susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being injected to your desktop.
To be 100% sure that your 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 erase all malicious applications on your computer, including Whitenws.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 see the detected malware sorted by their possible hazard during the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious apps, you need to hold on until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for every detected virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malware. By default, all the viruses will be moved to quarantine.
Reverting 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 Whitenws.biz virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This option 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 making use of third-party software
Besides using antivirus tools for browser reset, 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 Whitenws.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.
