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Special-news.online is an adware-related page. It appears, in case of an adware invasion. These types of tools make for dreadful companions. They invade via deception and finesse. Then, once inside, wreak havoc and make a mess of everything. The more time, they spend on your PC, the bigger the mess. So, save yourself a whirlwind of troubles, and cut its stay as short as possible. The faster the infection leaves your system, the better. Otherwise, you’re setting yourself up for a bad time. Adware applications intrude on your every online move. They force unwanted changes on you, and deteriorate your system’s performance. It begins to crash all the time. Lagging also becomes a part of your daily routine. And, do you know what? These are among the minor grievances, you face. There are worse ones. Don’t wait around to experience hem. Protect yourself, and your system. Get rid of the infection. Now!

How did I get infected with?

Special-news.online takes over your screen, because of the adware behind it. The tool makes sure to throw it at you, every chance it gets. But what about the adware itself? How does it end up on your computer? Well, it’s simple. It’s there, because of you. Yes, you’re responsible for its appearance. Let’s explain. You see, no adware can enter your PC without permission. It has to ask whether you allow its admission. Only if you do, can it continue. No consent, no access. So, these tools make sure to get it. To avoid rejection, they resort to trickery. They prey on your distraction, haste, and naivety. And, use the old but gold invasion methods. Freeware, fake updates, spam emails, corrupted links and torrents. It has its pick of tricks. And, it’s up to you to look past them! Don’t choose carelessness over caution. One helps you to keep an infection-free PC. And, the other does the opposite. Make the right choice. Take the time to be thorough, and do your due diligence. Your future self will thank you for it.

Why is this dangerous?

It’s called ‘adware’ for a reason. You get flooded with an avalanche of advertisements, all day, every day. Banner, in-text, and pop-up ones. And, each one, ‘Brought to you by Special-news.online.‘ The page also appears among the suggested results, when you type a search. It pops up, when you open a new tab, as well. The infection doesn’t miss a chance to force the website on you. Special-news.online shows up, at every turn. And, as if these incessant intrusions aren’t enough of a grievance, it gets worse. The adware tries to set you up for more intrusions. It continues to bombard you with pop-up alerts, urging you to Allow push notifications. Do NOT! Don’t Approve, Subscribe, Agree to notifications! If you do, you’ll regret it. Allowing them, only further deteriorates your system’s performance. But that’s not even the worst part of having adware on board. The nasty cyber threat jeopardizes your privacy. You see, the program follows instructions to spy on you. It begins its espionage once it invades. It tracks your every online move, and records everything you do. Links and ads you click, pages you frequent, passwords and logins. Not to mention, bank account and credit card information. Once it deems it has stolen enough data from you, it sends. Yes, it exposes your stolen data to the cyber criminals behind it. And, once they get a hold of it, they can use it as they see fit. Don’t allow that! Protect your system from the hazardous influences of the adware. Ensure your privacy stays private. Get rid of the atrocious cyber menace ASAP.

How to Remove Special-news.online virus

The Special-news.online 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 Special-news.online 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 Special-news.online in the computer memory

STEP 2: Locate Special-news.online startup location

STEP 3: Delete Special-news.online traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

STEP 4: Undo the damage done by the virus

STEP 1: Track down Special-news.online 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 Special-news.online 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 Special-news.online 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 Special-news.online traces from Chrome, Firefox and Internet Explorer

• Open Google Chrome

• In the Main Menu, select Tools then Extensions
• Remove the Special-news.online 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 Special-news.online

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 Special-news.online, 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 Special-news.online 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 Special-news.online 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.