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Xbits Speedup Pro will request that users permit notifications. More than anything else, it’s a social engineering attack that wants to make money by continually displaying people ads. We’ve seen a recent surge of these types of websites. Users are frequently redirected to the web page by either ad-supported software or the page they were visiting, and then an alert pops up, requesting to allow notifications. Advertisements will start appearing on the desktop if users opt for “Allow”. While not difficult to deal with, they will get on users’ nerves very quickly. We should mention that it is doubtful any of the ads are secure, so clicking on them isn’t recommended. Engaging with one of those advertisements could result in malware, seeing as they are shown by a suspicious website. Fortunately, it’s not hard to revoke the authorisation allowing ads to be displayed, if it has been given by the user.
Reroutes to Xbits Speedup Pro can be brought about by the web pages users were on. Alternatively, they might be brought about by ad-supported software. While ad-supported software is an infection, it’s not the most serious one as its primary intention is to make profit from advertisements. It’s highly probable that users installed the adware via bundled freeware. It’s a rather popular method of distribution used by undesirable application developers because this way applications can install without having to require explicit permission from users.
If users want to prevent unwanted program setup, they need to follow the instructions provided in the proceeding paragraph carefully. If people are rerouted to weird sites by adware, users will have to eliminate it so as to eliminate Xbits Speedup Pro.
How does adware install
Generally, adware is set up by accident by users who aren’t aware of how to correctly install free software. Adware, browser hijackers, and potentially unwanted programs come added to free programs as extra offers. The offers have to be manually unchecked, because otherwise they will automatically install alongside the software. When installing free software, users ought to always choose Advanced (Custom) settings since otherwise, the added offers will not be visible. Advanced options will both permit users to view the items and to uncheck them. Users should only proceed with setting up free program after everything attached has been unchecked. Even if one of the offers looks useful, it isn’t encouraged to authorize it to set it up, because it attempted to install without users’ explicit consent. It is no wonder computers become filled with rubbish, if users do not pay attention to how they set up software.
What does Xbits Speedup Pro do
Xbits Speedup Pro reroutes may occur on all well-known browsers, whether it’s Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Internet Explorer. For users with adblock, the redirects might get prevented. If a redirect did happen, an alert would be displayed, asking for permission to show notifications. If users click “Allow”, they’re permitting ads to appear. Those notifications could resemble legitimate ones, and there’s a higher probability that users will interact with them.
Interacting with those advertisements is not recommended, as they are shown by sites of dubious nature. If users interact with them, they could be exposed to damaging content, including malicious applications and scams. Adverts that push updates ought to be evaded in particular. Seeing as those advertisements appear in the same place, it is easy to confuse them with real update notifications. All kinds of malware infection may be hiding behind the fake notifications. Software and updates should be downloaded from web pages that are known to be secure.
Users might also be displayed an alert that claims they’ve either won some kind of prize, or have a chance to take part in a contest. Such advertisements would try to deceive users into thinking they can win huge prizes like an iPhone or a Samsung smartphone by declaring that the giveaway is hosted by a famous company like Amazon, Google or Apple. So as to get the prizes, some users might be requested to take a survey, while others would be requested to pay some amount of money. Whichever the user is requested to do, he/she would have to give personal information. Without a doubt the provided data would land in the hands of cyber criminals. That data could be sold in a data block, or used for future scamming. Actual giveaways aren’t hosted this way, and users may safely view all similar ads as scams.
Ways to delete Xbits Speedup Pro
We think it may be imperative to employ an anti-spyware utility to eliminate Xbits Speedup Pro for good. Implementing security software is recommended for users who have little experience with uninstalling programs. Deleting it manually is also possible, however. Guides for manual elimination will be provided below this report for those who aren’t certain about how to go about eliminating the application. If notifications have been allowed, the authorization has to be revoked.
Mozilla Firefox: Options -> Privacy & Security -> Notifications (under Permissions) -> Settings.
Google Chrome: Settings -> search for ‘Notifications’ -> Content settings -> Notifications.
Press Remove Website for all undesirable pages in the list.
Quick Menu
Step 1. Uninstall Xbits Speedup Pro from your system
Remove Xbits Speedup Pro from Windows 8
Right-click on the Windows icon → Control Panel → Programs and Features.
Uninstall Xbits Speedup Pro from Windows 7
Start → Control Panel → Programs and Features → Uninstall a program.
Delete Xbits Speedup Pro from Windows XP
Start → Settings → Control Panel → Add or Remove Programs.
Remove Xbits Speedup Pro from Mac OS X
Press Go (at the top left corner of the screen) → Applications. Alternatively, you can click on the Finder icon in your dock and press Applications, located on the left side. Find the hijacker and/or any other questionable program. Right-click on all of them and select move to Trash. You can also drag those programs to the Trash (located in the right corner of your dock) and it will have the same effect. Then right-click on the Trash icon and press Empty Trash.
Step 2. Remove Xbits Speedup Pro from your browsers
Delete Xbits Speedup Pro from Internet Explorer
- Open your Internet Explorer browser and click the Gear icon (top right corner). Select Manage Add-ons.
- Press Toolbars and Extensions and select any weird entries. Click Disable.
- Close the window.
Restore Internet Explorer homepage:
- Open your Internet Explorer browser and click the Gear icon (top right corner). Select Internet options.
- Access the General tab and delete the homepage entry. Type in your preferred homepage and press Apply to save changes.
Reset Internet Explorer
- Open your Internet Explorer browser and click the Gear icon (top right corner). Select Internet options.
- Select Advanced tab. Press Reset.
- Tick the box that says Delete personal settings. Press Reset.
- Click OK.
- If you are unable to reset your browser, or if it still loads weird sites, we recommend you obtain anti-malware software and have it scan your computer.
Remove Xbits Speedup Pro from Google Chrome
- Open your browser. Menu (the top right corner) → Settings.
- Select Extensions.
- Locate all suspicious extensions and click the trash icon next to them.
- If you are not sure what extension does what, you can disable them for the time being by deselecting the boxes next to them.
Restore Google Chrome homepage
- Open your browser. Menu (the top right corner) → Settings.
- In settings, under On startup, click Open a specific page or set of pages. Select Set pages.
- In the window that appears, delete the unwanted homepage and enter your preferred one.
- Under Search, click on Manage search engines. Remove all search engines you do not use and click Done.
Reset Google Chrome
- Open your browser. Menu (the top right corner) → Settings.
- Press Show Advanced settings.
- Reset settings.
- Press Reset again when a window appears.
- If you are unable to reset your browser, or if it still loads weird sites, we recommend you obtain anti-malware software and have it scan your computer.
Remove Xbits Speedup Pro from Mozilla Firefox
- Open Mozilla Firefox. Press the three bars on the right side of your screen to access the menu. Select Add-ons.
- Access Extensions and remove any suspicious extension. If you are not sure which one does what, you can disable them temporarily.
Restore Mozilla Firefox homepage:
- Open Mozilla Firefox. Press the three bars on the right side of your screen to access the menu. Choose Options.
- In the General tab, delete the unwanted homepage and enter your preferred one. Alternatively, click Restore to Default.
- Press OK.
Reset Mozilla Firefox
- Open Mozilla Firefox. Press the three bars on the right side of your screen to access the menu. Press the Help button (the question mark).
- Press Troubleshooting Information.
- Refresh Firefox.
- In the window that appears, click Refresh Firefox again.
- If you are unable to reset your browser, or if it still loads weird sites, we recommend you obtain anti-malware software and have it scan your computer.
Delete Xbits Speedup Pro from Safari (Mac OS X)
- Menu → Preferences
- Access the Extensions tab and uninstall any weird extension. If you are not sure which one does what, you can disable them temporarily by deselecting the box below the extension.
Reset Safari
- Menu → Reset Safari.
- Select what you want to reset in the window that appears and press Reset.
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