Remove Aboutyoun.com adware from PC

Easy guide to delete Aboutyoun.com

Websites like Aboutyoun.com are promoted through untrustworthy pages, deceptive advertisements and potentially unwanted applications that already installed inside their system. In other words, users do not visit on them intentionally. Such apps some in bundled with package with other software without user’s permission. Beside causing redirects, they deliver intrusive adverts and collect data relating to user’s web browsing activities.

Once visited, Aboutyoun.com loads dubious content or open couple of other untrustworthy sites. It functions depends on visitor’s geo-location. Furthermore, these sites use clickbait method to deceive visitors into allowing it to show notification. This site delivers message which states that press allow to watch the video. Thus, users are advised not to allow such pages to show notification. Moreover, PUAs target various browsing related data.

The collected data includes IP addresses, entered search queries, addresses of visited websites, geo-locations and other browsing related information. Also, PUAs can be designed to gather personal and sensitive information. Adware developer’s share gathered data with third parties or misuse it for other malicious purposes. Therefore, presence of data tracking software can lead online privacy risk. Thus, users are advised not to install PUAs on a browser or system.

How did Aboutyoun.com install on my computer?

It is common that PUAs are bundled with various free software especially freeware. In such cases, when users download or install freeware they also install one or more potentially unwanted applications. What the developers do is hide the bundled apps behind custom/advanced options or other settings of download/installation processes. Most of the users rush and skip aforementioned settings they often lead into the inadvertent installation of unwanted programs. On the other hand, users download or install unwanted apps by clicking deceptive advertisements. Although, those ads if clicked cause unwanted downloads or installations.

How to avoid installation of PUAs?

It is highly advised to use reputable download sources such as official websites to download software. Avoid using third party downloader’s, questionable pages, peer to peer networks and other similar sources. Also, it is advised not to click on ads that appear on shady pages. However, those ads could open other unreliable websites or even cause unwanted downloads or even installations. During installation, it is important to check download and installation setups for unwanted offers and dismiss them before finishing installation process. If your device is already infected with rogue applications, then users are recommended to use some reliable antivirus removal tool that has the ability to eliminate Aboutyoun.com completely and safely from the system.

Threat specification

Name: Aboutyoun.com

Type: Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads

Symptoms: Seeing advertisements not originating from the sites you are browsing. Intrusive pop-up ads. Decreased Internet browsing speed.

Distribution Methods: Deceptive pop-up ads, potentially unwanted applications (adware), porn or torrent sites, pirated software, file sharing networks and so on.

Damage: Decreased computer performance, browser tracking – privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.

Removal: To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your computer with legitimate antivirus software.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove Aboutyoun.com:

Remove the related items of Aboutyoun.com using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing Aboutyoun.com issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (Aboutyoun.com) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to Aboutyoun.com removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to Aboutyoun.com still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove Aboutyoun.com plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in Aboutyoun.com removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete Aboutyoun.com (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.