Popunderzone.com. How to remove? (Uninstall guide)
Popunderzone.com ads might not be safe to click on
Popunderzone.com is a legitimate advertising service which promises to maximize revenue for clients. However, it might be compromised by crooks who are willing to generate revenue or spread malicious content. Therefore, if you find yourself constantly redirected to Popunderzone.com/panel/go.php?webid=, it means you have a potentially unwanted program (PUP)[1] installed on your computer.
Popunderzone virus usually infiltrates your machine without your consent and starts suspicious activity immediately. Although adware does not cause direct damage to your files, it can lead to potentially dangerous browsing experiences, such as:
- Redirects to dubious third-party websites that might be promoting potentially unwanted programs, spreading malware or scams.
- Ads, banners, deals, offers, pop-ups flood your most visited websites. They usually offer to install fake software updates, extensions, toolbars, various optimization utilities, etc.
- The system performance and internet speed might be affected by adware significantly. You might find yourself waiting a considerable amount of time for your webpage to load. Also, your browser might freeze or crash.
- Your sites visited, IP address, etc. might be recorded and used to display interest-based ads that you might be more willing to click. However, they lead to partners websites that might not be safe to browse through. Though, adware creators get pay-per-click[2] revenue from this activity.
- Some of the text on websites you visit might be turned into hyperlinks.
Without a doubt, adware is potentially harmful to your computer and should be avoided at all cost due to the diminished computer’s performance and browsing experience, as well as shady data tracking activities. Therefore, there is no need to keep adware installed on your PC. We highly recommend you to proceed with Popunderzone removal as soon as its activity is noticed.
As you can see, the main purpose of the Popunderzone.com virus is to bring benefit for the developers by using shady online advertising strategy. All these commercial offers are not beneficial for the users and clicking them might end up with further cyber infections.
For these reasons, we recommend you to remove Popunderzone adware from the machine immediately. You can eliminate it automatically using Reimage or by following our guide below this article.
Click 'Start -> Control Panel -> Programs and Features' (if you are 'Windows XP' user, click on 'Add/Remove Programs').
If you are 'Windows 10 / Windows 8' user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once 'Quick Access Menu' shows up, select 'Control Panel' and 'Uninstall a Program'.
Right click on each of suspicious entries and select 'Uninstall'
Cick 'Go' and select 'Applications'
Click on every malicious entry and select 'Move to Trash'
Click on menu icon and select 'Manage add-ons'
Right click on each of malicious entries and select 'Disable'
Delete malicious URL, enter your desired domain name and click 'Apply' to save changes
Go to 'Advanced' tab and click on 'Reset' button. Now select 'Delete personal settings' and click on 'Reset' button again
Go to Settings and select 'Choose what to clear'
Select 'Clear' button
Open the start menu and select 'Task Manager'
Right-click 'Microsoft Edge' and select 'Go to details'
Select 'More details' if 'Go to details' option fails to show up
Find Microsoft Edge entries and select 'End Task'
Go to Microsoft Edge folder on your computer, right-click every entry and click 'Delete'
Find Windows PowerShell, right-click it and select 'Run as administrator'
Copy and paste a required command and press 'Enter'
Click on menu icon and select 'Add-ons'
Select 'Extensions' and look for malicious entries. Click 'Remove' to get rid of each of them
Click on menu icon and then on '?'. Select 'Troubleshooting Information'
Click on 'Reset Firefox' button for a couple of times
Click on menu icon. Select 'Tools' and 'Extensions'
Look for malicious entries and delete each of them by clicking on the Trash bin icon
When in 'Settings', select 'Manage search engines...'
Click 'X' to remove malicious URLs
When in 'Settings', scroll down to 'Reset browser settings' button and click on it
Click on 'Reset' button to complete your removal
Click on 'Safari' and select 'Preferences'
Go to 'Extensions' and uninstall malicious add-ons
Click on 'Safari' and select 'Reset Safari...'
Select all options and click on 'Reset' button
Adware gets into the system because of users’ carelessness
Careless users often infect their machines with adware and, quite commonly, they are themselves to blame. Developers of free software rely on users who primarily tend to skip installation steps and use Quick/Recommended/Standard settings while installing software.
This stealthy method is called bundling and is very popular among free software creators. Thus, it is always advised to use Advanced mode and opt out of any unwanted programs which would otherwise be installed.
Adware can also be obtained while downloading files from torrent or other third-party websites. Security specialists from utanvirus.se[3] remind that users should download needed programs from the official developer’s sites. Additionally, you should not download illegal or cracked software from unauthorized websites.
Uninstall Popunderzone.com redirect virus from your machine and avoid the hassle
If you would like to remove Popunderzone.com quickly and effortlessly, we suggest you do it automatically by employing anti-malware/anti-spyware software. However, please make sure the software is legitimate before you proceed. After the system scan, security software can smoothly detect and delete adware on your computer.
However, if you are not fond of installation of an additional program on your machine, we suggest you proceed with manual Popunderzone.com removal. To do that, follow our guide below carefully. Be aware that incorrect excision of adware might damage your files and lead to definite reinfection as soon as the browser is restarted.
You can remove virus damage automatically with a help of one of these programs: Reimage, Malwarebytes MalwarebytesCombo Cleaner, Plumbytes Anti-MalwareMalwarebytes Malwarebytes. We recommend these applications because they detect potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.
To remove Popunderzone.com, follow these steps:
Uninstall Popunderzone.com from Windows systems
To remove Popunderzone adware from the system, you should follow the instructions carefully. Additionally, do not forget to reset each of the affected web browsers.
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Click Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features (if you are Windows XP user, click on Add/Remove Programs).
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If you are Windows 10 / Windows 8 user, then right-click in the lower left corner of the screen. Once Quick Access Menu shows up, select Control Panel and Uninstall a Program.
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Uninstall Popunderzone.com and related programs
Here, look for Popunderzone.com or any other recently installed suspicious programs. -
Uninstall them and click OK to save these changes.
Eliminate Popunderzone.com from Mac OS X system
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If you are using OS X, click Go button at the top left of the screen and select Applications.
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Wait until you see Applications folder and look for Popunderzone.com or any other suspicious programs on it. Now right click on every of such entries and select Move to Trash.
Delete Popunderzone.com from Internet Explorer (IE)
Fix Internet Explorer after Popunderzone.com hijack:
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Remove dangerous add-ons
Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top right corner of the browser and choose Manage Add-ons. -
You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for Popunderzone.com and other suspicious plugins. Disable these entries by clicking Disable:
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Change your homepage if it was altered by virus:
Click on the gear icon (menu) on the top right corner of the browser and select Internet Options. Stay in General tab. -
Here, remove malicious URL and enter preferable domain name. Click Apply to save changes.
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Reset Internet Explorer
Click on the gear icon (menu) again and select Internet options. Go to Advanced tab. - Here, select Reset.
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When in the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset again to complete Popunderzone.com removal.
Erase Popunderzone.com from Microsoft Edge
Reset Microsoft Edge settings (Method 1):
- Launch Microsoft Edge app and click More (three dots at the top right corner of the screen).
- Click Settings to open more options.
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Once Settings window shows up, click Choose what to clear button under Clear browsing data option.
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Here, select all what you want to remove and click Clear.
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Now you should right-click on the Start button (Windows logo). Here, select Task Manager.
- When in Processes tab, search for Microsoft Edge.
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Right-click on it and choose Go to details option. If can’t see Go to details option, click More details and repeat previous steps.
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When Details tab shows up, find every entry with Microsoft Edge name in it. Right click on each of them and select End Task to end these entries.
Resetting Microsoft Edge browser (Method 2):
If Method 1 failed to help you, you need to use an advanced Edge reset method.
- Note: you need to backup your data before using this method.
- Find this folder on your computer:
C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge_8wekyb3d8bbwe. -
Select every entry which is saved on it and right click with your mouse. Then Delete option.
- Click the Start button (Windows logo) and type in window power in Search my stuff line.
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Right-click the Windows PowerShell entry and choose Run as administrator.
- Once Administrator: Windows PowerShell window shows up, paste this command line after PS C:\WINDOWS\system32> and press Enter:
Get-AppXPackage -AllUsers -Name Microsoft.MicrosoftEdge | Foreach {Add-AppxPackage -DisableDevelopmentMode -Register $($_.InstallLocation)\AppXManifest.xml -Verbose}
Once these steps are finished, Popunderzone.com should be removed from your Microsoft Edge browser.
WindowsMac OS XInternet ExplorerMicrosoft EdgeFirefoxGoogle ChromeSafariGet rid of Popunderzone.com from Mozilla Firefox (FF)
Uninstall questionable Firefox add-ons to stop redirects to Popunderzone.com and other shady domains.
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Remove dangerous extensions
Open Mozilla Firefox, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Add-ons → Extensions. -
Here, select Popunderzone.com and other questionable plugins. Click Remove to delete these entries.
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Reset Mozilla Firefox
Click on the Firefox menu on the top left and click on the question mark. Here, choose Troubleshooting Information. -
Now you will see Reset Firefox to its default state message with Reset Firefox button. Click this button for several times and complete Popunderzone.com removal.
Remove Popunderzone.com from Google Chrome
Check the list of Chrome extensions and uninstall unknown entries. Additionally, reset the browser to delete tracking cookies and other invisible components.
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Delete malicious plugins
Open Google Chrome, click on the menu icon (top right corner) and select Tools → Extensions. -
Here, select Popunderzone.com and other malicious plugins and select trash icon to delete these entries.
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Click on menu icon again and choose Settings → Manage Search engines under the Search section.
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When in Search Engines..., remove malicious search sites. You should leave only Google or your preferred domain name.
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Reset Google Chrome
Click on menu icon on the top right of your Google Chrome and select Settings. -
Scroll down to the end of the page and click on Reset browser settings.
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Click Reset to confirm this action and complete Popunderzone.com removal.
Uninstall Popunderzone.com from Safari
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Remove dangerous extensions
Open Safari web browser and click on Safari in menu at the top left of the screen. Once you do this, select Preferences. -
Here, select Extensions and look for Popunderzone.com or other suspicious entries. Click on the Uninstall button to get rid each of them.
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Reset Safari
Open Safari browser and click on Safari in menu section at the top left of the screen. Here, select Reset Safari.... -
Now you will see a detailed dialog window filled with reset options. All of those options are usually checked, but you can specify which of them you want to reset. Click the Reset button to complete Popunderzone.com removal process.
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References
- ^ Margaret Rouse. PUP (potentially unwanted program). TechTarget. The network of technology-related websites.
- ^ Pay-per-click. Wikipedia. The free encyclopedia.
- ^ UtanVirus. UtanVirus. Cyber security news.