Vutilityy.com POP-UP Redirect

What is vutilityy.com?

vutilityy.com is a rogue website (very similar or identical to unverf.com, trenced.com, softwareupdate.app and many others) that is designed to force users to visit various untrustworthy websites.

In other words, in most cases vutilityy.com website is visited unintentionally - users get redirected to it by potentially unwanted applications that typically get installed inadvertently. PUAs also record various user-system information and deliver advertisements.

Once a potentially unwanted application has infiltrated the system/got installed, it starts to open new browser windows or tabs and to redirect users to vutilityy.com rogue website. When this site is visited it triggers even more (typically 2-3) redirects to other untrustworthy or/and potentially malicious websites.

There is a great chance that one of the unwillingly visited websites will contain malicious content and cause high-risk computer infections. Furthermore, most potentially unwanted applications tend to deliver various ads that are displayed through tools that enable placement of third party graphical content and conceal underlying content of any website.

In addition, by clicking these ads users usually get redirected to potentially malicious websites, clicked ads of this type can even execute scripts designed to download and install malware or other potentially unwanted applications. These intrusive ads typically are displayed as banners, coupons, surveys, pop-ups etc.

Moreover, PUAs are known to collect various data that typically includes IP (Internet Protocol) addresses, search queries, keystrokes, visited websites, geo-locations and other data that could contain some personal/personally identifiable or sensitive information.

What's worse, collected data is shared with third parties (potentially cyber criminals) and used to generate revenue. Such actions could result in various privacy issues or even an identity theft. That is why we strongly recommend to uninstall/remove any installed potentially unwanted applications immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	vutilityy.com pop-up
Threat Type	Adware, Unwanted ads, Pop-up Virus
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, free software installers (bundling), fake flash player installers.
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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There is a great number of potentially unwanted applications out there and all of them are almost identical (or at least very similar).

Most PUAs offer users various "useful" tools and/or features and pretend to be legitimate. However, in most cases PUAs do not deliver any real value for regular users and are designed only to generate revenue for their developers by gathering information, causing unwanted redirects and displaying intrusive advertisements.

How did adware install on my computer?

Research shows that there are many potentially unwanted applications that can be downloaded from their official websites. However, it is quite common that they get installed without user's permission or unwillingly. Two most common ways to install PUAs are when developers use the "bundling" method or through already mentioned intrusive ads.

Bundling is a essentially stealth installation of third party programs with regular software/apps. Developers hide these programs in "Advanced"/"Custom" and other similar options of the installation processes. Such installations typically are not disclosed properly.

Due to the lack of knowledge and careless behaviour users often skip installation steps and that is how PUAs get installed.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Install software with caution, do not skip the installation steps - check the "Custom", "Advanced" and other similar options/settings when installing various software. Opt-out unwanted offers (software or other supposedly useful tools) and only then finish the installation. Use direct links and official sources to download software.

Avoid using various third party software downloaders/installers. As you already know, intrusive ads is what you should avoid as well. It is hard to tell if the ad is legitimate or not, since their developers invest much resources into their design.

If you clicked advertisement that redirected to some gambling, pornography, adult daring or other similar website, immediately check the list of installed applications/programs on your computer or browser plug-ins, add-ons or extensions and remove any suspicious entries as soon as possible.

If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

IMPORTANT NOTE! This deceptive site asks to enable web browser notifications.

Therefore, before commencing, perform these steps:

Google Chrome (PC):

• Click the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen
• Select "Settings", scroll down to the bottom and click "Advanced"
• Scroll down to the "Privacy and security" section, select "Content settings" and then "Notifications"
• Click three dots on the right hand side of each suspicious URL and click "Block" or "Remove" (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again)

Google Chrome (Android):

• Click on the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen and click "Settings"
• Scroll down, click on "Site settings" and then "Notifications"
• In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs and click on them one-by-one
• Select "Notifications" in the "Permissions" section and click "Block"

Mozilla Firefox:

• Click the Menu button (three bars) on the right upper corner of the screen
• Select "Options" and click on "Privacy & Security" in the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen
• Scroll down to the "Permissions" section and click the "Settings" button next to "Notifications"
• In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs, click the drop-down menu and select "Block"

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Quick menu:

• What is vutilityy.com?
• STEP 1. Uninstall adware applications using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove adware from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove rogue plug-ins from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove adware-type extensions from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove malicious extensions from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Adware removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window, look for any potentially unwanted applications, select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted application that causes vutilityy.com redirects, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove adware from Internet browsers:

Video showing how to remove potentially unwanted browser add-ons:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently-installed suspicious browser extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the vutilityy.com pop-up, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and remove them.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the vutilityy.com pop-up, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click "Extensions", in the opened window, remove all recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with vutilityy.com pop-up removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active, click Safari menu, and select Preferences....

In the opened window click Extensions, locate any recently installed suspicious extension, select it and click Uninstall.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the upper-right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and click "Remove" below their names.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the vutilityy.com pop-up, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

Commonly, adware or potentially unwanted applications infiltrate Internet browsers through free software downloads. Note that the safest source for downloading free software is via developers' websites only. To avoid installation of adware, be very attentive when downloading and installing free software. When installing previously-downloaded free programs, choose the custom or advanced installation options – this step will reveal any potentially unwanted applications listed for installation together with your chosen free program.

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