Notification.agency Pop-ups Removal

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Notification.agency is a harbinger of trouble. If either this questionable website or its annoying ads keep popping up on your screen, the news is bad. Your computer is no longer infection-free! Adware hides in the shadows of your OS and causes trouble. The good news is that you are not stuck with a virus. The intruder is a parasite that limits its corruption to your web browsers only. With this being said, you should not underestimate the adware either. This parasite is a complete and utter menace. It follows programming to study your browsing habits and to use the collected data as a base for ad targeting. In other words — the adware spies on you and uses your preferences to turn you into an easy target! That’s how this parasite operates. It spies on you from day one and analyzes your every online move. Don’t rely on the Incognito mode. It can’t hide you from the adware. This parasite knows which websites you visit, which links you follow, what videos you watch. And when it gathers enough data, it proceeds to flood you with countless ads. Brace yourself! The Notification.agency pop-ups are just the beginning of an ad invasion. The adware inserts various banners on every website you visit. It also opens pop-ups, plays commercials, turns text into hyperlinks. And it doesn’t stop here. This parasite goes as far as to load sponsored websites in new tabs and windows. The adware doesn’t miss a chance to interfere with your activities. Do not put yourself through this advertising torture! As soon as you notice the Notification.agency ads, take action. Find where the adware hides and delete it upon detection. The sooner you remove this intruder, the better!

How did I get infected with?

Adware opens the Notification.agency pop-ups. This parasite sneaks into your computer and throws you into a whirlwind of “Ads by Notification.agency.” Its ads appear so suddenly that many users mistake their source for a virus. Luckily, the adware is no such thing. This parasite is a simple app. It is neither malicious nor can it reduplicate itself; much less “hack” your computer. This parasite uses trickery. It sneaks into your computer through deception. The thing about adware is that these parasites need you, the user, to approve their installation. No permission, no admission! The adware is bound to seek your consent. And it does! It always asks. But it does so in the sneakiest, most deceitful way possible. The parasite lurks behind bundles, pirated software, and fake updates. This sneaky menace hides in the fine print and preys on your naivety. The good news is that your vigilance can prevent its tricks from succeeding! So, don’t be lazy. Choose caution over carelessness. Don’t visit shady websites. Download software and updates from reliable sources only. And forget about the “Next-Next-Finish” setup strategy. If available, use the advanced/custom setup option. Deselect the bonus apps and go through the terms and conditions. Don’t hesitate to abort the installation if you notice anything suspicious!

Why is this dangerous?

The Notification.agency pop-ups are a plague. They flood your browser and ruin your user experience. Whether you watch a video or browse your favorite websites, the ads are always there to annoy you. Random website text turns into hyperlinks. Pop-ups urge you to “Accept” questionable notifications. The adware uses every opportunity to display an ad of some kind. Its countless interruptions, however, come with a price — they burden your PC. The adware cause performance issues such as freezing. You face an avalanche of errors, malfunctions, and crashes. Sadly, you also face a security threat! Everything “Powered by Notification.agency” is targeted at you. It’s based on your browsing activities. But what do you think happens to your data? Well, the adware sells it to third parties. And that’s dangerous because some pieces of data, your search queries, for example, may leak personal and financial details. Do not take unnecessary risks! There is no place for adware on your computer. Remove the sneaky intruder before it gets a chance to cause you harm!

How to Remove Notification.agency virus

The Notification.agency infection is specifically designed to make money to its creators one way or another. The specialists from various antivirus companies like Bitdefender, Kaspersky, Norton, Avast, ESET, etc. advise that there is no harmless virus.

If you perform exactly the steps below you should be able to remove the Notification.agency infection. Please, follow the procedures in the exact order. Please, consider to print this guide or have another computer at your disposal. You will NOT need any USB sticks or CDs.

STEP 1: Track down Notification.agency in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Notification.agency startup location

STEP 3: Delete Notification.agency traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Notification.agency in the computer memory

• Open your Task Manager by pressing CTRL+SHIFT+ESC keys simultaneously
• Carefully review all processes and stop the suspicious ones.

• Write down the file location for later reference.

Step 2: Locate Notification.agency startup location

Reveal Hidden Files

• Open any folder
• Click on “Organize” button
  
• Choose “Folder and Search Options”
• Select the “View” tab
• Select “Show hidden files and folders” option
• Uncheck “Hide protected operating system files”
• Click “Apply” and “OK” button

Clean Notification.agency virus from the windows registry

• Once the operating system loads press simultaneously the Windows Logo Button and the R key.

• A dialog box should open. Type “Regedit”

• WARNING! be very careful when editing the Microsoft Windows Registry as this may render the system broken.

Depending on your OS (x86 or x64) navigate to:

[HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run] or
[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run]

• and delete the display Name: [RANDOM]

• Then open your explorer and navigate to: %appdata% folder and delete the malicious executable.

Clean your HOSTS file to avoid unwanted browser redirection

Navigate to %windir%/system32/Drivers/etc/host

If you are hacked, there will be foreign IPs addresses connected to you at the bottom. Take a look below:

STEP 3 : Clean Notification.agency traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Notification.agency by clicking on the little recycle bin
• Reset Google Chrome by Deleting the current user to make sure nothing is left behind

• Open Mozilla Firefox

• Press simultaneously Ctrl+Shift+A
• Disable the unwanted Extension
• Go to Help
• Then Troubleshoot information
• Click on Reset Firefox

• Open Internet Explorer

• On the Upper Right Corner Click on the Gear Icon
• Click on Internet options
• go to Toolbars and Extensions and disable the unknown extensions
• Select the Advanced tab and click on Reset

• Restart Internet Explorer

Step 4: Undo the damage done by Notification.agency

This particular Virus may alter your DNS settings.

Attention! this can break your internet connection. Before you change your DNS settings to use Google Public DNS for Notification.agency, be sure to write down the current server addresses on a piece of paper.

To fix the damage done by the virus you need to do the following.

• Click the Windows Start button to open the Start Menu, type control panel in the search box and select Control Panel in the results displayed above.
• go to Network and Internet
• then Network and Sharing Center
• then Change Adapter Settings
• Right-click on your active internet connection and click properties. Under the Networking tab, find Internet Protocol Version 4 (TCP/IPv4). Left click on it and then click on properties. Both options should be automatic! By default it should be set to “Obtain an IP address automatically” and the second one to “Obtain DNS server address automatically!” If they are not just change them, however if you are part of a domain network you should contact your Domain Administrator to set these settings, otherwise the internet connection will break!!!

You must clean all your browser shortcuts as well. To do that you need to

• Right click on the shortcut of your favorite browser and then select properties.

• in the target field remove Notification.agency argument and then apply the changes.
• Repeat that with the shortcuts of your other browsers.
• Check your scheduled tasks to make sure the virus will not download itself again.

How to Permanently Remove Notification.agency Virus (automatic) Removal Guide

Please, have in mind that once you are infected with a single virus, it compromises your system and let all doors wide open for many other infections. To make sure manual removal is successful, we recommend to use a free scanner of any professional antimalware program to identify possible registry leftovers or temporary files.