How to remove Humptyalert.website pop-ups from OS

Complete removal guide to delete Humptyalert.website pop-ups instantly

Humptyalert.website pop-ups is described as browser based scam that are designed in order to display fake error messages or notifications on your system screen to deceive you and other unsuspecting users into calling Tech Support Scam phone number. It has been created and developed by group of hackers with an evil intention and wrong motives. Simply said, this type of scam pretends to be from Microsoft to trick you into thinking that your system has crashed or a virus has been found on your device. Here what the push notification box from the sites put a message on the left corner of the page:

Windows Support Alert
Your System Detected Some Unusual Activity.
It might harm your computer data and track your financial activities.
Please report this activity to +1-844-924-1033

This method is done by cyber criminals to scare you into calling one of the listed numbers in order to receive technical support. Unintentionally, if you call these scammers, they will provide you fake solutions for your problems and ask you to pay money to purported support service. However, all such claims made by them are not real and you should not believe on them in any situations. Their main aim is to trick you and collect your personal as well as sensitive information and used it for illegal activities. These websites alert are nothing more than a scam. Don’t call on the number in the pop-ups. Treat all unsolicited phone calls or pop-ups with skepticism. Don’t provide any information to the scammers.

Typical signs show the existence of adware on PC:

• Advertisements appear in places wherever they want without user’s approval.
• Your web browser’s homepage has inexplicably changed without your permission.
• Web pages that you naturally visit are not displaying appropriately.
• Website links redirect to sites different from what you anticipated.
• Browser popups appear which recommend fake updates or other software.
• Other unwanted programs might get installed without your knowledge.

How did Humptyalert.website pop-ups intrude?

Potentially unwanted programs commonly infiltrate into your system with other software download. Rogue downloads and installation setups and reckless rush approach of users when downloading and installing leads PUPs secret intrusion in their device. The firewall security tools on the wall also do not detect the presence of additional components because the users opt for recommended/quick mode of downloading or installation process which installs everything with the software without your knowing. This method of tricking users into installing third party applications together with regular software offers as a single is called bundling.

How to prevent intruding unwanted apps?

The most important to achieve system safety is carefulness. Thus, you need to always pay attention while downloading and installing program as well as browsing internet. Use official websites and direct links for any software and files download and avoid file hosting sites, peer to peer sharing networks and freeware and shareware programs. Further, always be attentive while installing any program. Carefully examine each step by using custom/advance option and opt out all additional attached apps and decline all offers with the chosen software for download. In order to keep your system safe and secure from further more issues, you are advised to remove Humptyalert.website pop-ups and all rogue applications immediately upon detection.

Short summary

Name: Humptyalert.website pop-ups

Type: Adware, Redirect, PUP

Description: Aims to display lots of unwanted ads and popups and redirect your searches on harmful websites constantly in order to click on it.

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 Humptyalert.website pop-ups:

Remove the related items of Humptyalert.website 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 Humptyalert.website 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 (Humptyalert.website 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 Humptyalert.website 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 Humptyalert.website 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 Humptyalert.website 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 Humptyalert.website 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 Humptyalert.website 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.