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Yourcompa.biz: Simple Delete Process

Yourcompa.biz is a so-called push notification virus that usually has no relation with PC threats. However, the website is malicious in several ways, as it tries to urge visitors to subscribe to notifications by using various scam methods. Once users grant the permission, they start receiving intrusive pop-ups that show up on their screen at random times, regardless if Mozilla Firefox, Google Chrome, Safari, or another web browser are opened or not. This scam tries to abuse people who are not aware of typical social engineering tactics and practice of genuine browser features such as push notifications.

Yourcompa.biz Ads Redirect To Malicious Sites:

The Yourcompa.biz ads are often of shady content and include links to tech support scam, phishing, or malware-laden portals. Thus, if you clicked on any of the links delivered, you should first check your device for malware infections. There are thousands of websites that exploit the push notification feature in order to trick users and make them subscribe to site notification, which could be a true nightmare to have. To make matters worse, removal of this infection turns out to be very difficult to some people, as they are unaware that the reason they are acquiring these notifications is because they themselves allowed it.

There are several different messages that visitors might obtain upon landing on the Yourcompa.biz site. Offenders behind the scam typically use one of the following themes:

• “Click allow if you are +18.”
• “Confirm that you are not a robot.”
• “Click allow to play the video”, etc.

Irrespective of which version of the scam you encountered, all of them revolve around the same motive– to make users accept Yourcompa.biz notifications. However, as soon as you do, you will soon notice that there is no adult game to be played or no video to be watched.

Instead, you will soon be flooded with annoying advertisements appearing on your desktop at particular time intervals. Once you click the links within the prompts, you might be redirected to scam sites, where you could be further tricked into infecting your device with malware, purchasing useless software, or providing your personal information to cybercriminals. Without a doubt, you should never engage with notifications and try to perform Yourcompa.biz removal as early as possible.

Ways To Spread Yourcompa.biz:

Potentially unwanted programs are frequently promoted via other freeware as an “optional install.” Such distribution method is legitimate; however, it’s very misleading and can lead to the unconscious installation of several PUPs. In order to prevent the unsolicited installation of adware and browser hijackers, you should confirm the trustworthiness of every freeware by sensibly reading installation instructions, as many tricks are used to hide additional components during the process.

In addition, be very cautious when downloading programs from popular download sources, such as softonic.com, download.com, cnet.com, soft32.com, etc., because they tend to promote software packages. Try to download software from official sources such as App Store, Microsoft Store, and others; these stores have millions of apps with numerous functionality, so there is plenty to choose from. Moreover, always choose Custom or Advanced installation settings which allow you to de-select the components that give a concerning look. In case your PC is already contaminated with this adware, you must remove Yourcompa.biz from the machine without wasting any time.

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 Yourcompa.biz:

Remove the related items of Yourcompa.biz 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 Yourcompa.biz 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 (Yourcompa.biz) 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 Yourcompa.biz 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 Yourcompa.biz 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 Yourcompa.biz 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 Yourcompa.biz 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 Yourcompa.biz (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.