Probably each of you, dear reader, will agree that an Internet browser is the most convenient software tool today, through which the user can interact with various kinds of web content with particular comfort. However, none of the popular software products, be it Google Chrome, FireFox or Opera, does not have sufficiently effective functionality that would protect a beginner from developing the malicious scenario: “Windows open in a new window.” Browser security features are sometimes powerless against the clever tricks of advertising programmers. As a result, the user becomes a victim of imposed transitions.
So, let's figure out what can be done in such situations. How to counteract digital deception and how to “cure” the browser from this kind of infection? We bring to your attention, dear reader, effective methods of combating malicious redirects!
How does the “advertising chaos” mechanism work?
“Windows open in a new window” is a fairly common technique among techies who make money by generating traffic! Let's skip the description of the working algorithm of the redirection process, which is difficult for the uninitiated user to perceive. Let us only note that “redirection” can occur for several reasons:
- Malware is installed on the user's machine software, which is most likely.
- A viral script is used on the site page.
- A prudent “businessman” purchased a plug-in for a specific browser and modified it in his, so to speak, interests.
How will such information help prevent “browser arbitrariness” when windows open in a new window without our participation? The answer is below.
Signs of a computer system infection
It doesn’t matter at all which search engine you use: Google, Bing or Yandex. Advertising modules are used in each of them. But if you notice that the page that opens does not correspond to the entered address or that several windows open simultaneously for one request, this is a sign of infection! If software part If your PC is at the mercy of a virus, it is quite understandable why the computer behaves so willfully during an Internet session.
So, typical symptoms of browser disease:
- Spontaneously changed start page browser.
- Without any action on the part of the user, strange windows open in a new browser window.
- Bookmarks that previously worked flawlessly are not activated.
- Unknown plugins and applications have appeared in extensions.
- The most obvious sign of trouble is that a certain Internet page is loading and cannot be closed.
Having collected enough different information about you and tirelessly building your “network portfolio”, the virus begins to operate with the accumulated data, masterfully replacing your search queries and redirecting you as a “victim” to a resource whose owner pays for the work of the fraudulent optimizer. Despite the colossal financial costs of powerful IT companies aimed at combating “black” advertising methods, the trade of dishonest programmers is still a profitable business today.
What to do when an advertisement opens in a new window: software solutions
At first glance, such “harmless” browser behavior can simply annoy a person. A super-functional virus can completely deprive the user of peace of mind. After all, the advertising page may well not close or react quite capriciously to all the user’s attempts to close it. In this case, you need to use special anti-virus software.
Removing rootkits and trojans using Kaspersky TDSSKiller
- Download the free utility from the official server.
- After launching the application, activate the “Change settings” item.
- In the next window, check the “Detect file system...” checkbox.
- After the settings have been made, click the “Start scan” button.
A report will appear in a few minutes. The “new windows keep opening” problem will be resolved after you activate the “Continue” button.
Cleaning your system of spyware using Malwarebytes Anti-Malware
An equally effective program that allows you to quickly get the system in order.
- Install the utility downloaded from the Internet.
- Upon initial startup, Malwarebytes will spontaneously begin updating the antivirus software.
- After briefly downloading the new virus database, click on the “Fix Now” button.
- The duration of the scan depends on the capacity of your drive.
- If the PC is infected, a list of detected “infections” will be displayed in the program’s work area, which will be destroyed after you activate the “Apply Action” button.
- Close the program and restart your computer.
Effective virus neutralizer - HitmanPro
This program will help you resolve the situation when a new browser window constantly opens. The excellent speed parameters of the program do not affect the quality of HitmanPro. Algorithm of actions:
- Download the above utility.
- Immediately after installing HitmanPro, the system will be scanned for infected objects.
- After a complete scan of the PC, a list of virus-containing files will be displayed in the program window.
- Click the "Next" button.
- After the uninstallation process, close your antivirus software.
About some possible difficulties
Some virus programs can quite effectively prevent the installation and full operation of the ad-aware scanners described above. In such cases, you should boot the OS in safe mode and only then run anti-virus utilities.
- At the moment when the computer goes through the initialization process, press the “F8” key (in some BIOS versions the function button may be different).
- From the suggested download list, select " Safe mode network-enabled."
An indispensable assistant for web surfing
In some cases, it is advisable to use third-party software. For example, by installing the small Ad-Mancher application on your computer, you will save yourself from viewing constantly flashing banners and other things. At the same time, the process of getting acquainted with Internet content will become a truly enjoyable and extremely safe pleasure. A program that does not require resources will only occasionally remind you of its presence with a notification that an update needs to be downloaded. After free utility is integrated into the browser, the loading speed of Internet pages will increase significantly. In general, as soon as the user notices how new windows are opening unauthorized in his Internet browser, it is worth installing Ad-Mancher, and the problem will disappear.
Reset Internet Explorer settings
You will need very little:
- Open the main settings menu (the gear-shaped icon located in the right corner of the program, at the top).
- From select "Internet Options".
- In the window that opens, go to the “Advanced” tab.
- Activate the "Reset" button.
- Check the “Delete personal settings” checkbox.
- Confirm your actions by pressing the “Reset” key.
Activating the FireFox cleaning process
The procedure is incredibly simple:
- Go to your browser settings menu (horizontal bars on the right top corner browser).
- At the bottom of the window there is a tab in the form of a question mark - click on it.
- From the Help menu, click the Troubleshooting information link.
- In the “FireFox Setup” block, press the “Clear...” button.
- After confirmation, the uncontrolled situation “new windows open in the browser” will be resolved.
Return to default settings: Google Chrome
Everything here is also very simple:
- Click on the horizontal stripes icon (top right corner of the browser).
- From the drop-down menu, select “Settings”.
- At the very bottom of the program window, you need to activate the “Show additional...” item.
- At the bottom of the browser there is a “Reset settings” button - click on it.
- Confirm changes made into the browser.
Finally
And finally, let me give you some recommendations:
- In almost every browser you can install a special extension that will block “script scripts” while surfing the web.
- Before downloading any software from the Internet, ask yourself: “Is the source trustworthy?”
- During the installation process, pay attention to additional items and marked check boxes. Perhaps they are trying to install unfavorable software on you.
- Often, in the properties of a browser shortcut, malicious code writes a link to its own Internet resource.
- Make sure your home page is set to the correct home page in the Internet Options section of the General tab.
- Well, and the last solution (somewhat abstracted from the topic of the article, but, nevertheless, close in essence) to eliminate the situation we are considering. Below we will talk about how folders open in a new window...
Often the user is faced with a situation where work is a real nightmare. However, the mentioned problem becomes “ubiquitous” for the entire OS. To remove the “cluttering effect”, go to the “Folder Options” menu and check the “Open... in the same window” option. This action will allow you to get rid of the awkward moment when viewing files. That's all. We wish you effective solutions and virus-free software!
Advertising viruses are becoming more aggressive every day. If previously only by moving from site to site we could see advertising banners, then now sites open on their own. Let's find out how to fix this problem and completely clean your computer of unwanted programs.
Causes of the problem
Even without knowing about the potential danger, the user may personally agree to install a dangerous application. Today there are three main ways to infect a PC:
- Advertising banners. If you accidentally clicked on an animated window, after which several tabs with incomprehensible content opened, your browser is most likely already infected. This is an advertising script that changes browser settings and provokes arbitrary opening of advertising tabs without the user’s consent.
- Bundling. This method infection is designed for users who do not read user agreement before installing the software. Owners of file hosting services “sew” adware into installation packages in order to make money on people’s inexperience.
Attention! Pay attention to the product license agreement and install programs only from official sources.
- Camouflage infection. The reason here is inattention. After downloading an object, always pay attention to the extension of the downloaded file. If it is an .exe, quickly delete the object and do not run it under any circumstances.
How to fix?
The PC cleaning process is divided into two stages: treatment operating system and resetting your browser settings.
Checking and cleaning your computer
Let's look at the most powerful way:
In Google Chrome
In this browser, do the following:
In Opera
Here you need:
In Mozilla Firefox
In FF do the following:
In Yandex Browser
The method is similar to the instructions with Google Chrome:
- Go to “Options” – “Settings”.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Reset settings” button.
- Confirm the action and wait until the operation is completed.
What to do if Of course, you can call a specialist who will happily agree to earn extra money on a trivial task, or you can solve the problem yourself by taking a few simple steps.
First of all, we need to get out of our heads thoughts like “this is probably very difficult,” or “I’m not good at computers at all,” and get together and do everything as described below. Well, the hardest part is over, just a couple of steps left to take.
Solution:
To solve this problem you will need:
- Remove the “left” site from the registry (helps 95%)
- Remove ad virus
1. Deleting the “left” site in the registry
Reboot the computer and wait for the browser to open. You have to be careful here. Because first of all address bar The first “left” site will appear, after which a redirection will occur and after a couple of seconds another “left” site will open. We are interested in the first one.
In my case, this is basady.ru, you will most likely have some other one, but it doesn’t matter. After which a redirection occurs and in the same tab another site opens with all sorts of crap.
It is important to have time to read the name of the first site before you are transferred to another. If you were unable to do this, you will have to restart your computer and try again. Just this time, turn off the Internet. When the browser opens, you will see the first “left” site and without the Internet, redirection will not occur. Thanks for the idea to Andrey, the author of one of the comments to the article.
So, you have read the address of the first site and remembered it, which means you are ready to deal with it in the next few minutes.
To do this, press on the keyboard WIN+R(first hold down the button WIN and without releasing press R). I hope both keys work for you. Otherwise, use the on-screen keyboard. How to call the on-screen keyboard is written in.
The “Run” window will appear in the lower left corner of the screen, where you need to type regedit and click OK.
The Registry Editor will open. On the left side, by simply clicking the left mouse button, mark the HKEY_USERS section. The section should be marked in color, and its name will appear in the lower left corner.
At the top, click “Edit”, then “Find”.
A search window will open where we enter the domain name that I asked you to remember. You only need to enter the name up to the period. In my case it is basady, you may have a different name.
The search will begin and if it finds something (most likely it will), then click on the found branch right click mouse, then “Delete”.
Click “Edit” - “Find” again. We repeat the search and similarly delete all branches where the name of the “left” site appears until the search is completed.
Click OK and restart the computer to check. If this time the browser did not launch automatically, then everything worked out, for which I congratulate you.
If the problem returns or tabs with “wrong” sites periodically open spontaneously in your browser, you will have to perform the next step.
2. Removing adware
After you have completed the first step, rebooted, but the browser with the site opens again when you start the computer, then you will have to do something else.
Apparently, your computer is infected with a virus. There are several free ways Clean your system from malware and adware. One of the most effective. Download and launch. A window will open where you will need to click “Start scanning”.
We wait until the verification is completed. Scanning time depends on the speed of your PC.
After the scan is completed, a list with the scan result will appear. If you select “Adware” in this list, then you are close to solving your problem. Opposite the found objects on the right side, select “Delete” and click “Continue”. (To be on the safe side, I recommend checking “Delete” next to all found objects).
The program may require a reboot. We agree. After a reboot, another scan, deeper and longer in time, may automatically start. If a new list appears with found malicious objects, then delete them all in the same way.
Conclusion
It happens that the scale of the incident is not limited to the autostart of the browser with advertising. Sometimes the method described above does not solve all problems. Your default search may be changed, or your home page, which will open first when the browser starts and many other changes in the settings. The solution to such problems is individual for each case. If you don't want to go too deep, a quick and reliable way would be - complete removal browser with subsequent installation.
In the past, pop-ups were a way to achieve interactivity on websites. Various dialog boxes, ongoing events, confirmation of actions - all this was implemented with their help. IN this moment There are other, more advanced tools for this. The windows themselves have become a way to display intrusive advertising and Internet fraud. This article describes in detail how to remove annoying pop-up windows in your Yandex browser. Viewed as standard means, as well as solutions from third-party developers.
The program developers have provided the ability to remove pop-up windows and disable their operation. Like many other parameters, this option is switched in the settings menu in the Yandex browser. There is nothing complicated about this, just follow the instructions provided:
Exceptions
Some of the resources you need may still use pop-ups to do their job. If you trust them and are confident that your safety personal computer and personal information is not in danger, you can remove these sites from blocking.
There is a special tool for this called “Exceptions”. To add or remove a website from the exclusion list, you will need to do the following:
If pop-ups don't bother you, you can allow them but disable them for certain sites using this same tool.
Adguard extension
The Yandex web browser has several pre-installed add-ons that can be very useful for Russian-speaking users. One of them is the functional Adguard plugin, designed to protect against advertising. It can disable pop-ups, remove unwanted ads in videos, and remove annoying banners from website pages.
For work this application it must be turned on. This is done in the browser settings in the extension manager. Call the control panel and open the section called “Add-ons” (“Extensions”).
All plugins installed in the browser are located here, conveniently sorted into thematic sections. Adguard is located at the very bottom, in the “ Safe Internet"("Security"). Just set the switch next to the addon name to the “On” position. Now your surfing the Internet will become much safer.
Adblock extension
AdBlock Plus is the most popular security add-on for browsers. It is used all over the world. The program has versions for any browser, including Yandex. The plugin's functions are similar to Adguard, but the program is much more reliable and has a larger database of malicious scripts that must be disabled for security purposes.
You can install the AdBlockPlus extension using the link located on the official website of the developer. Go to https://adblockplus.org/ru/. Click on the Yandex logo icon to select current version. After that, click on the big green “Install on Yandex browser” button. Wait a few seconds while the extension downloads and installs on your browser.
The most important parameter modern browser, we can name not only convenience and comfort of use, but also performance, as well as expandability of functionality.
Thanks to its outstanding characteristics, the Yandex browser manages to maintain its leading position and noticeably overtake its analogues in the number of Russian-speaking users. However, in work even such a functional and useful program Various problems arise that require user intervention.
The essence of the phenomenon and possible causes
When the Yandex browser constantly opens in a new window, users experience serious inconvenience, since such a manifestation of willful activity on the part of the browser interferes with the usual rhythm of work. Moreover, this phenomenon seems quite alarm signal, since it is often a consequence of infection with malware or a virus.
IMPORTANT! As a rule, you can cope with such a problem yourself, without resorting to the use of paid programs or the services of specialists. Virus threats to your computer are extremely diverse and include a wide variety of malicious applications, such as Trojans, keyloggers, spyware and many others.
Naturally, depending on the type of virus, you will have to use a different mechanism for removing it. As a rule, the most effective results can be achieved by using cleaning utilities together, as well as standard antivirus programs.
Finding and removing a virus on a PC
First, you will need to install and run the selected antivirus, and then update its database. After this, you must start a scan, which can last quite a long time. Upon completion of the scan, the user will be presented with the results and will be asked to remove the threats found.
If this does not help solve the problem, you should try using one of the special programs that specialize in removing potentially dangerous software, adware and malware. Today, there are quite a few options for both paid programs and completely free ones, which allows the user to choose the most suitable one.
However, even after successfully detecting all threats, the problem may persist due to the numerous traces of the virus remaining after it has been eliminated. In this case, you will have to perform a number of manipulations manually in order to ensure that the problem is resolved.
Other troubleshooting methods
First of all, you will need to study the browser shortcut, which, as a rule, is used to enter the program. You need to right-click and click properties in the pop-up menu, after which a new window will open. There, in the Object field, another file may be specified, for example in BAT format. In this case, you will need to right-click on the icon again, and then select the file location. Having found it in this way, you will need to remove it to resume the correct operation of the program.
If a browser opens windows following a certain schedule, most likely its creator has provided the ability to create a corresponding item in the Scheduler Windows tasks. In this case, it is necessary to study in detail all the items presented there and remove suspicious ones.
ADVICE! In some cases, unsatisfactory performance may be caused by extensions installed with or without the user's knowledge. In this case, it is recommended to disable everything recently to fix the problem.
If you get rid of malware, and then properly clean up its traces, you can completely restore the correct operation of the browser and use it in the previous mode without experiencing any inconvenience.