Hello, I’m now troubling with a Cdn.atlassbx popup problem and have no idea to get it off my computer. I guess this popup should be caused by some malicious adware installed into computer without my permission, as yesterday I just installed a free video player and then this problem started to happen. It should come with the installation of that video player. I tried to use antivirus scan but nothing is found. Is there any effective way to catch the malware or adware?

What’s Cdn.atlassbx Popup and What’ll it do to Computer?

Cdn.atlassbx Popup is actually caused by some unwanted potentially harmful application or program like adware or malware which is usually installed into computer system without any notice. This popup malware will target different web browser on any version Windows computer. It will change the default settings of web browser, add malicious adware, plugin, extension or add-on into background of web browser, and then there are tons of popup ads flooding the webpage you’re browsing even though you open the legitimate website. The popup malware always redirects you to download some unwanted program, promote useless application and sell some items at a very high price for their products sponsors. So actually Cdn.atlassbx Popup can be treated as a platform of distributing products, malware and useless program and even rogue antispyware. This malware popup will always pop up a fake warning alert telling you that your computer is under high risk and you need to install a program to fis the problem soon. That is a trap to bring other malware and virus into system as once you click to install its program as it demans. And since Cdn.atlassbx Popup can’t be stopped and take a lot of Internet resources, you will feel that Internet speed suddenly becomes slow and browser works slowly as a snail. You would not open many webpages at once, or browser will soon go to death and get frozen, even the Windows explorer would stop working.

Cdn.atlassbx Popup even can introduce other malware or virus into system. Once many computer infections come into system, the computer performance will be severely affected and become slow. And some computer infection can change computer settings like registry settings, firewall settings and generate BSOD error codes and so on, which will further mess up computer system. Some malware or virus brought by this Cdn.atlassbx Popup can add corrupt registries on the Windows Registry Editor as well as disable your task manager, and has the ability to change the DNS sever settings to totally block your access to the Internet. This popup malware is usually created by cyber hacker and cyber hackers use it to hack user’s computer and steal some important personal information like bank account details, credit card info, paypal account details or ID password. And hackers sell those profitable information for illegal money and you would suffer from financial loss. Therefore, if you have this Cdn.atlassbx Popup, you should take effective way to get if off your device as soon as possible.

Main Symptoms of Cdn.atlassbx Popup

-Can change your homepage or the default search engine and it totally prevents you from changing them back

-Can always redirect you to other websites

-Can pop up various advertisements and sponsored links randomly to interrupt your online activities

-Can create many junk files which occupy a lot of space in hard drive

-Can download other malicious programs into computer, which make further damage.

-Can collect and send data concerning your search history and other browsing activities.

-Your sensitive information can be tracked and stolen by hacker who can access to your computer with the help of the popup adware.

NOTE: If you find any of these symptoms on your computer, that proves your PC is under attack and seriously infected with Cdn.atlassbx Popup. If you are not a computer savvy, Please contact YooSecurity Online PC Experts to remove this browser hijacker for you.

Manual Removal Guide of Browser Hijacker (For Computer Literate)

There is a removal guide of browser hijacker provided here; however, expertise is required during the process of removal, please make sure you are capable to do it by yourself.

Step 1: Press CTRL, SHIFT and ESC  these three keys together at the same time to pull up Windows Task Manager; click Processes tab on top and scroll down the list to find and end odd processes related to this Cdn.atlassbx Popup. Names of the processes are random.

Windows Task Manager

Step 2: Open Control Panel from Start Menu, then open Programs, click on Uninstall a program. Find suspicious programs or tool-bars related to the Cdn.atlassbx Popup. Right click on it and select Uninstall.

Programs and Features

Step 3: Go to Folder Options in Control Panel, select the View tab, and then mark “Show hidden files, folders, and drivers” and unmark “Hide protected operating system files” (Recommended) and then click Apply or OK.

Folder Options

Step 4: Go to Registry Editor to delete the path of the related items with the Cdn.atlassbx Popup.

Registry Editor

Step 5: Clear all history, data and cookies of your infected web browser.

Cdn.atlassbx Popup has the ability to insert into web browser and spy on user’s online activities, so it is suggested to delete all history, data and cookies of the infected web browser before a complete removal. Take Internet Explorer for example:

a. From the “Tool” menu button in the upper-right corner of the Internet Explorer window, choose “Safety” > “Delete browsing history…“.

Delete Browsing History 1

b. Then tick Cookie and website data and History, click Delete.

Delete Browsing History

Step 6: Change your homepage of the infected web browser (Take Internet Explorer as Example)

From the Navigation toolbar in Internet Explorer, click Tools menu and select Internet Options, then click General tab, and input the URL you want into the Home page box and then click OK.

Homepage

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Conclusion:

Cdn.atlassbx Popup changes the homepage and search engine totally and prevents online users from changing back, redirects them to its URL or other malicious websites, steals their personal data like online banking details, credit card or paypal account information or your business data and displays endless pop-ups on the screen to prevent them from getting online normally and smoothly. Those pop-ups it creates will take up too much Internet resources and slow down Internet speed. The webpage will be hard to load up and even can’t be open after you have tried many times to open the webpage you need. In system, many unwanted junk files will be produced to occupy the rest of system capacity. Even thought at the beginning this Cdn.atlassbx Popup is not as harmful as those stubborn viruses like Trojan horse, ransomware, worms or payware, this popup adware or malware also has the ability to bring those harmful viruses to attack computer system, which will greatly slow down PC performance and make it run as a snail and further harm to mess up system files and damage system severely.

Suggestion: To follow removal guide that mentioned above, a level of computer knowledge is needed. Still can’t get out of browser hijacker? Contact online experts for help now!

Published by Tony Shepherd & last updated on June 24, 2016 3:04 am

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