Pages open by themselves: what can I do?

If you have come this far looking for information about this malware or virus that causes I open pages alone , it may be because your computer is infected and you want to know what to do to remove it. Doing it is really simple and the steps to follow are very basic, although you have to take into account some cases in which it could be malicious code that is very persistent.

This persistent code may consist of a spyware, adware or other very dangerous app. Special care must be taken with the three types, since the first could be leaking and sending private data, the second, although less dangerous, can also be annoying. Despite not being potentially dangerous, you should remove them as quickly as possible since having them could lead to a more serious problem, such as the infection of worse malware.

Who is affected by the problem that pages open by themselves?

This type of virus are present in Microsoft Windows web browsers like Chrome, Firefox and Edge. The purpose of this virus is to enter as many computers as possible to redirect web pages to others that the user has not searched for, generally intrusive advertising to obtain some kind of benefit, as well as making them download another malicious program.

It is also possible that it affects operating systems such as Android, but it is not usually common. If it were to infect an Android, you just have to go to Settings, Applications and uninstall all the strange or suspicious applications that you have. This is the manual option, but you can also have a anti-malware for Android.

As you have already seen, there are two ways to open them, one is in a separate window of the web browser and the other is in a pop-up window, that is, pop-ups.

Therefore you will easily know if your computer has a virus, since web pages will open without you doing anything. This is the clearest proof of knowing that your computer may be infected and you will have to do something fast. To make sure of this you can always log in to your computer securely to see if any windows are still opening automatically.

Two assumptions can occur:

• That the problem no longer occurs, in that case it is still infected.
• The problem is still there even in bug test mode, and this indicates more problems such as hardware.

Enter safe mode to check if you are infected with any virus

For Windows XP, Vista, and 7 computers:

• At startup, click on Shut down, Restart and click on this last option so that the device restarts.
• Before the Windows logo appears on startup, press the F8 button several times until you see the advanced options window.
• On this screen you will see a menu in which you have several options. Click on Safe Mode with Networking.

For Windows 8, 8.1, 10, and 11 devices:

• At startup, press the Restart button while pressing the Shift key.
• In that menu, click Troubleshoot, then Advanced Options, Startup Settings, and then click Reset.
• When you start again you will see a menu before loading Windows. There you must select Safe Mode with Networking (Enable Safe Mode With Networking).

How to remove this malware

If after performing these steps it still happens to you, that means your computer is infected, and to eliminate the virus you must follow the steps that we indicate below. Once you have eliminated it, you will be able to use your computer again without these inconveniences.

It is important for you to know that one way to remove this virus easily is toInstalling an antivirus or antimalware, as it will detect the virus and remove it quickly. But today we are going to explain the manual way to eliminate this virus, and to do so, follow these steps:

Remove the program causing the problem

First of all, you will have to eliminate the program that is harming your computer, and to do so, follow these steps:

• Enter your Control Panel of the version of Windows you have.
• Inside, in the Programs section, click on Add or Remove Programs.
• In the list of applications look for the software and click on it.
• Click on the Uninstall option and wait for the system to remove it from your computer.

From that moment your computer should be virus free, Keep in mind though that if the infection was via a package you installed or other malware was downloaded from it, then you should follow the steps below to remove everything from the system.

Now, you will have to remove from your web browser the software that is harming it, and to do so, follow these steps:

press right mouse click on web browser shortcut that you are using. Inside, click on Properties, now on Direct Access and in the Objective section, delete all the text that is after the .exe. When you have finished this, click on OK.

Now follow the steps below keeping in mind that they are different depending on the browser:

• IE or Edge: open your browser, now enter the Add-ons settings, search for the name of the threat and click on Disable. Now enter the Browser Options and there inside change the default start page to the browser you use. And that's it, you just have to apply the changes.
• Firefox: open your browser, now go to settings and click on Add-ons. In the Extensions section look for the name of the threat and remove it.
• Chrome: in this case it is something different, you will have to go to the path C:/Users/!!!!USER NAME!!!!/AppData/Local/Google/Chrome/User Data. Inside here you will see another folder called Default, you will have to rename it. Then restart the browser and that's it.

Please note that sometimes the add-ons, extensions or plug-ins that are installed are a bundle and more than one is included. Therefore, it looks for names similar to Babylon and eliminates them.

The first thing you have to do is restart your web browser to stop having this annoying problem. But to do this, follow the steps that we indicate below depending on the web browser you have:

Google Chrome

• Enter the settings menu in the upper right corner.
• Now go into Settings.
• Scroll down to the bottom of the page until you find the advanced options that you must display to see the options.
• Click on Restore original default settings.

Mozilla Firefox:

• In your browser, type about:support in the address bar.
• You will access a configuration page. Here click on the Refresh Firefox button.

Microsoft Edge:

• Right-click on the Windows Start Menu icon.
• Go to Applications and Features.
• Look for Edge in the list or in the search engine.
• When you have located it, click on that entry and you will see Advanced Options. Click on it.
• In this window click on the Reset or Restart button.

If you have followed these steps correctly, your browser will be like new, free of viruses and malware, and you will be able to start using it normally.