Ylx-4.com POP-UP Redirect

What is ylx-4.com?

ylx-4.com is a rogue website designed to cause redirects to various other untrustworthy sites. It is similar or identical to other websites of this type, including veirregnant.club, smallentesa.club, shlega.com, and many more. Users often arrive at ylx-4.com inadvertently, since potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) force redirects to this site.

PUAs are commonly installed without users' consent and, in addition to enforcing redirects to untrustworthy websites, deliver intrusive ads and collect user-system information.

Following infiltration, potentially unwanted applications open new tabs/windows in browsers and force users to visit the ylx-4.com rogue website, which then causes additional (about 2-3) redirects to other potentially malicious/untrustworthy websites. It is possible that one of these websites will contain malicious content and cause high-risk computer infections.

Furthermore, many PUAs collect data and share it with third parties (potentially cyber criminals). Recorded data typically includes IP addresses, geo-locations, keystrokes, search queries, visited websites, and so on. There is a high probability that some of the data will also contain personal or sensitive information.

Developers sell this data to generate revenue. If the collected data falls into the wrong hands (cyber criminals), users might experience privacy issues or even have their identities stolen. Furthermore, PUAs tend to deliver intrusive adssuch as coupons, banners, surveys, and so on.

These conceal underlying content of any visited website. Furthermore, they could redirect to untrustworthy websites or execute scripts that download and install other potentially unwanted applications. We strongly recommend that you uninstall all PUAs immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	ylx-4.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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Most potentially unwanted applications share common purposes - to generate revenue by delivering intrusive advertisements, gather information, and cause redirects. Developers successfully trick users into downloading them by offering "useful" features, however, few PUAs provide the features promised or deliver any real value for regular users.

How did adware install on my computer?

Research shows that many PUAs can be downloaded from official websites, however, most are installed through clicked intrusive ads (mentioned earlier) or when they are 'bundled' with regular software. Bundling is a deceptive marketing method to install potentially unwanted applications such as this one with other regular software in a stealthy way.

These installations are often not properly disclosed - dubious software developers tend to hide potentially unwanted applications in "Custom", "Advanced" and other similar options of the installation processes. PUAs can be sometimes also be installed when third party installers or downloaders are used. In most cases, however, users install PUAs by rushing installation steps or clicking intrusive ads.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Download software from trustworthy and official sources. Avoid using third party software downloaders and torrents. Check "Advanced", "Custom" and other sections/settings of the installation process. Do not skip installation steps or finish without first deselecting unwanted offers.

Bear in mind that malicious (or other untrustworthy) ads may seem legitimate, but once clicked, will redirect you to untrustworthy websites (such as gambling, pornography, adult dating, etc.).

If you accidentally clicked one of these ads, close the opened tab or window and check for new/unwanted plug-ins, add-ons, and extensions installed on your browser, or suspicious programs installed on your computer. If you find any potentially unwanted applications, uninstall them immediately.

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

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Quick menu:

• What is ylx-4.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 ylx-4.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 ylx-4.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 ylx-4.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 ylx-4.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 ylx-4.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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