How to remove 2020 Annual Visitor Survey pop-ups from PC

Effective guide to delete 2020 Annual Visitor Survey pop-ups instantly

It is described as deceptive pop-up messages displayed by malicious websites in order to earn illegal profit. This nasty malware has been created and distributed by group of hackers with an evil intention and wrong motives. However, users do not visit such sites intentionally as they get redirected by potentially unwanted adware type programs that are already installed into their devices. The main intention behind the creation of such apps is to cause unwanted redirects, deliver intrusive online advertisements and track user’s web browsing activity.

Text presented within this pop-up:

Dear Chrome user,
You are today’s lucky visitor for: August 20, 2019
Please complete this short survey and to say “Thank You” we’ll give you a chance to get a Samsung Galaxy S10!
2019 Annual Visitor Survey (-)
Browser Opinion survey
August 20, 2019
Congratulations!
You’ve been personally selected to take part in our 2019 Annual Visitor Survey! Tell us what you think of Chrome and to say “Thank You” you’ll receive a chance to get a Samsung Galaxy S10!

Question 1 of 4:
How often do you use Chrome ?

Additionally, 2020 Annual Visitor Survey pop-ups pop-up states that you have won $1000 Amazon Gift card. Thus, to gain this opportunity victims have to fulfill some formality. But remember that all such claims made by them are false, they simply trick users as much as they can into completing the survey in order to generate revenue. Therefore, you are advised to ignore this pop-up and never complete any survey because once you are doing so you are supporting cyber criminal’s malicious businesses. Further, adware are designed to generate lots of ads and pop-ups in form of coupons, surveys, banner and other similar ads.

In order to click on such displayed ads, it will redirect you to harmful websites or cause further system infections. It can also collect users browsing related data including IP addresses, URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries and so on. Later, adware developers share all those details with third parties who might be cyber criminals who misuse it to generate illegal online profit which might cause serious privacy issues and even lead to identity theft. Thus, to fix all such problems, you are advised to remove all adware type applications immediately from the computer.

Intrusion methods of adware on my PC:

Normally, adware type applications are distributed in your computer by using deceptive marketing method called bundling which is the silent installation of potentially unwanted apps that take place together with regular free software. In most cases, developers hide information about such apps behind custom or advance options as well as other similar settings of installation setups. Thus, users rush and skip all such important steps and often cause inadvertent installation of bogus software. So, you are advised to be very cautious while downloading and installing programs.

How to prevent intruding unwanted apps?

To prevent infiltration of unnecessary programs and other harmful threats, you are advised to pay close attention while updating programs as well as browsing internet. You are recommended always use its official websites and direct links. Avoid using third party downloader, unofficial websites, peer to peer sharing networks as well as other similar channels because it likely contain rogue applications. While installing any program, always read terms and agreements carefully, use custom or advance options and opt out all additional attached apps and dismiss all offers with the chosen software. Moreover, if you think that your device has been infected by 2020 Annual Visitor Survey pop-ups then we recommend you to remove it as soon as possible from the infected system.

Threat summary

Name: 2020 Annual Visitor Survey pop-ups

Type: Adware

Symptoms: unwanted pop-ups, redirects

Damage: Slow down computer performance, other PUPs and malware infiltration and internet browser tracking.

Distribution: bundles of free software programs, suspicious websites, harmful links, misleading ads and popup and many more.

Detection tool: Manual as well as automatic guidelines has been provided below under this article.

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 2020 Annual Visitor Survey pop-ups:

Remove the related items of 2020 Annual Visitor Survey pop-ups 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 2020 Annual Visitor Survey pop-ups 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 (2020 Annual Visitor Survey pop-ups) 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 2020 Annual Visitor Survey pop-ups 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 2020 Annual Visitor Survey pop-ups 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 2020 Annual Visitor Survey pop-ups 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 2020 Annual Visitor Survey pop-ups 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 2020 Annual Visitor Survey pop-ups (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.