Remove Atsofunpar.info Pop-ups (Chrome, Firefox, IE)

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Atsofunpar.info is a deceptive website that pushes its visitors to “Allow” or “Confirm” notifications and to open their browsers to unwanted interference. If you’ve agreed to its notifications, brace yourself. Your system is no longer infection-free. The Atsofunpar.info adware lurks in the shadows and wreaks havoc. The invader is an ad-generating utility. It follows programming to corrupt your web browsers and to open them to surveillance and targeted ads. The news is not great. This parasite monitors your browsing related data. It studies your browsing habits and uses the collected data for customized advertising. On paper, if you enter “sneakers” into a search engine, the adware will display offers for sports shoes. In practice, though, the parasite floods your browsers with adverts for sports gear. It injects banner and in-text ads on every website you visit. Even web pages that used to be ad-free get heavy on coupons and discounts, pop-ups and notifications cover your screen every time you so much as touch your browser. Even your videos get paused for commercial breaks. That’s the nature of the adware. The Atsofunpar.info parasite is a complete and utter menace. It uses every opportunity to interrupt you with an ad of some kind. Click nothing, though! Everything “Brought to you by Atsofunpar.info” is unreliable and potentially dangerous. You are in a bad situation. The aggressive adware is not a safe advertising platform. This parasite has no filters nor security mechanisms. It turns its victims into easy targets. Do not put up with this situation. Remove the sneaky adware before it lures you into an online trap!

How did I get infected with?

The Atsofunpar.info adware is not an ingenious virus. It cannot hack your system. No, this parasite relies on deception. It tricks its victims into installing it. That’s right! You let this menace on your system. Your actions got you in this trouble. Don’t be too harsh on yourself, though. The adware knows how to lure its victims into unwanted actions. This parasite lurks in the shadows and strikes when you let your guard down. The adware hides in torrents, fake updates, corrupted links, malicious software bundles, and spam messages. Its cunning tricks are very effective. But they are not flawless. They succeed only when you toss caution to the wind. Your vigilance is powerful enough to prevent them from infecting your device. Do not give into naivety. No anti-virus app can protect you if you act irresponsibly. Only you can keep your device secure and virus-free. Don’t visit questionable websites. Download software and updates from reliable sources only. And forget about the “Next-Next-Finish” installation strategy. When available, use the advanced/custom setup option. More often than not, the apps we download off the Web come bundled with malicious extra programs. Under the advanced setup, you would be able to deselect all unwanted extras. Make sure you know what you install. Read the terms and conditions before you agree to them. If you cannot spare enough time to go through the whole document, scan it with an online EULA analyzer. Even a little extra attention can spare you an avalanche of problems! Opt out of the installation if you notice anything suspicious!

Why is this dangerous?

The Atsofunpar.info adware is a nightmare. It sneaks into your system and wrecks your browsing experience. The parasite follows you around the Web and throws ads at you. Whether you watch a video or browse your favorite website, the adware is always there to annoy you. Its endless interruptions, however, are not mere annoyances. They are warnings of how dangerous the parasite is. This invader is hazardous. It floods your browser with unreliable adverts and threatens to lure you into unwanted actions. And as if that’s not bad enough, but the adware also threatens to steal sensitive information and to send it to criminals. This invader spies on you from the moment it invades. The adware knows what videos you watch, what links you follow, what search queries you make. Do you think that ends well? The parasite sells this data to third parties. Anyone willing to pay can use the adware and its resources to target you with customized ads. Do not test your luck. The adware has no place on your system. As soon as the Atsofunpar.info pop-ups appear, take action. Find where it lurks and delete it upon detection!

How to Remove Atsofunpar.info virus

The Atsofunpar.info 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 Atsofunpar.info 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 Atsofunpar.info in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Atsofunpar.info startup location

STEP 3: Delete Atsofunpar.info traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Atsofunpar.info 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 Atsofunpar.info 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 Atsofunpar.info 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 Atsofunpar.info traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Atsofunpar.info 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 Atsofunpar.info

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 Atsofunpar.info, 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 Atsofunpar.info 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 Atsofunpar.info 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.