The cause of unwanted topnewsflash.waistings.xyz advertisements on your screen is adware (sometimes called ‘ad-supported’ software). Technically, the adware, that displays a huge number of pop-ups or redirects on an unwanted page, is not a virus. It’s is created to make a money. Once started, the adware injects a small code within the content of sites that you visit. The malicous code may pop-up a new web browser window with topnewsflash.waistings.xyz site or insert lots of advertising links directly into the sites you’re viewing.
http://topnewsflash.waistings.xyz/ …
The malicious software from the ad supported software family that modifies the settings of web-browsers usually affects only the Chrome, Firefox, IE and MS Edge. However, possible situations, when any other internet browsers will be affected too. The ‘ad-supported’ software may change the Target property of a web-browser’s shortcut, so every time you open the web browser, instead of your homepage, you will see the annoying topnewsflash.waistings.xyz advertisements.
The ‘ad-supported’ software is the part of the software that is used as an online promotional tool. It is created with the sole purpose to show dozens of pop-up ads, and thus to promote the goods and services in an open browser window. So, the topnewsflash.waistings.xyz is just one of the many web-sites of the so-called ‘ad-support’ type. It’s designed to fill the browser’s constant stream of advertisements, or redirect the web browser to not expected and intrusive advertising web sites. Moreover, the ad supported software can substitute the legitimate advertising links on misleading or even banners that can offer to visit malicious web sites. The reason is simple, many advertisers agree on any ways to attract users to their web sites, so the creators of adware, often forcing users to click on an advertising link. For each click on a link, the authors of the adware receive income. It is the so-called ‘Pay-Per-Click’ method.
We suggest you to get rid of ad supported software and clean your system from topnewsflash.waistings.xyz pop-up ads ASAP, until the presence of the ‘ad-supported’ software has not led to even worse consequences. You need to follow the instructions below that will allow you to completely remove the redirect to topnewsflash.waistings.xyz unwanted web-site, using only the built-in Windows features and a few of specialized free tools.
How does topnewsflash.waistings.xyz ads get installed onto computer
The ad-supported software actively distributed with free applications, as a part of the installer of the software. Therefore, it’s very important, when installing an unknown software even downloaded from known or big hosting page, read the Terms of use and the Software license, as well as to select the Manual, Advanced or Custom install mode. In this mode, you can disable the installation of unneeded modules and programs and protect your computer from the ad supported software infection. Unfortunately, most users when installing unknown applications, simply click Next button, and don’t read any information that the free applications displays them during its install. This leads to the fact that the web-browser starts to open lots of the topnewsflash.waistings.xyz advertisements.
How to manually remove topnewsflash.waistings.xyz ads
The following instructions is a step-by-step guide, which will help you manually remove topnewsflash.waistings.xyz redirect from the Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge and Microsoft Internet Explorer.
- Delete suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel
- Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove topnewsflash.waistings.xyz redirect
- Remove topnewsflash.waistings.xyz advertisements from FF
- Delete topnewsflash.waistings.xyz from Google Chrome
- Delete topnewsflash.waistings.xyz pop-up ads from Microsoft Internet Explorer
- Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks
Remove suspicious and unknown software by using Windows Control Panel
First, you should try to identify and remove the application that causes the appearance of unwanted advertisements and browser redirect to unwanted sites, using the ‘Uninstall a program’ which is located in the ‘Control panel’.
Windows 8, 8.1, 10
, then click Search 
. Type ‘Control panel’and press Enter as shown below. 
When the ‘Control Panel’ opens, press the ‘Uninstall a program’ under Programs category as on the image below. 
You will see the ‘Uninstall a program’ panel like below. 
Very carefully look around the entire list of installed programs. Most likely, one or more of them are responsible for the browser redirect to unwanted topnewsflash.waistings.xyz popup ads. If you have many programs installed, you can help simplify the search of malicious software by sort the list by date of installation. Once you have found a suspicious, unwanted or unused program, right click to it and press ‘Uninstall’.
Windows XP, Vista, 7
When the Windows ‘Control Panel’ opens, you need to click ‘Uninstall a program’ under ‘Programs’ as on the image below. 
You will see a list of programs installed on your PC. We recommend to sort the list by date of installation to quickly find the applications that were installed last. Most likely they responsibility for the appearance of annoying pop-up ads and browser redirect. If you are in doubt, you can always check the application by doing a search for her name in Google, Yahoo or Bing. When the program, you need to uninstall, is found, simply click on its name, and then press ‘Uninstall’ as shown below. 
Disinfect the browser’s shortcuts to remove topnewsflash.waistings.xyz redirect
Click the right mouse button to a desktop shortcut which you use to launch your browser. Next, select the “Properties” option. Important: necessary to click on the desktop shortcut for the browser which is redirected to the topnewsflash.waistings.xyz or other annoying web-site.
Further, necessary to look at the text which is written in the “Target” field. The ‘ad-supported’ software can change the contents of this field, which describes the file to be start when you run your browser. Depending on the web browser you are using, there should be: Google Chrome: chrome.exe, Opera: opera.exe, Firefox: firefox.exe, Internet Explorer: iexplore.exe. If you are seeing an unknown text like “http://site.address” which has been added here, then you should delete it, as on the image below.
Next, click the “OK” button to save the changes. Now, when you start the web-browser from this desktop shortcut, it does not occur automatically redirect on the topnewsflash.waistings.xyz web-site or any other annoying web pages that is advertised by the ad-supported software. Once the step is finished, we recommend to go to the next step.
Remove topnewsflash.waistings.xyz advertisements from FF
If the Firefox settings have been replaced by the ‘ad-supported’ software, then resetting it to the default state can help you to delete the reroute onto topnewsflash.waistings.xyz web page.
First, run the Mozilla Firefox and press 
button. It will open the drop-down menu on the right-part of the browser. Next, click the Help button (
) as shown in the following image.
In the Help menu, select the “Troubleshooting Information” option. Another way to open the “Troubleshooting Information” screen – type “about:support” in the internet browser address bar and press Enter. It will display the “Troubleshooting Information” page as on the image below. In the upper-right corner of this screen, click the “Refresh Firefox” button.
It will show the confirmation dialog box, click the “Refresh Firefox” button. The Firefox will begin a process to fix your problems that caused by the ad-supported software. When it’s finished, click the “Finish” button
Delete topnewsflash.waistings.xyz from Google Chrome
Like other modern browsers, the Chrome has the ability to reset the settings to their default values and thereby get rid of the redirect to topnewsflash.waistings.xyz unwanted ads which is caused by the adware.
At first, start the Chrome. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It will appear the main menu. Click on the option named “Settings”. Another way to open the Google Chrome’s settings – type chrome://settings in the internet browser adress bar and press Enter.
The internet browser will show the settings screen. Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Show advanced settings” link. Now scroll down until the “Reset settings” section is visible, as shown in the following image and press the “Reset settings” button.
The Google Chrome will open the confirmation dialog box. You need to confirm your action, click the “Reset” button. The program will start the procedure of cleaning. Once it’s finished, the web-browser settings including the ‘block pop-ups’ option back to the values that have been when the Google Chrome was first installed on your computer.
Delete topnewsflash.waistings.xyz pop-up ads from Microsoft Internet Explorer
To remove the topnewsflash.waistings.xyz you need to reset the IE to the state, which was when the Windows was installed on your computer.
First, run the IE, then click ‘gear’ icon 
. It will open the drop-down menu on the right part of the web browser, then click the “Internet Options” as shown in the following image.
In the “Internet Options” screen, you need to select the “Advanced” tab and click the “Reset” button. The Microsoft Internet Explorer will open the “Reset IE settings” prompt as shown on the screen below. Next, press the “Delete personal settings” check box to select it. After that, press the “Reset” button.
Once the procedure is finished, press “Close” button. Close the Microsoft Internet Explorer and restart your PC for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to restore your internet browser’s settings to default state and disable ‘ad-supported’ extensions.
Remove unwanted Scheduled Tasks
If the unwanted topnewsflash.waistings.xyz site opens automatically on Windows startup or at equal time intervals, then you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and delete all the tasks that have been created by adware.
Press Windows and R keys on the keyboard simultaneously. This opens a dialog box that titled as Run. In the text field, type “taskschd.msc” (without the quotes) and press OK. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, click “Task Scheduler Library”, like below.
Task scheduler
In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Select the first task, its properties will be open just below automatically. Next, press the Actions tab. Pay attention to that it launches on your PC. Found something like “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://site.address”, then you need get rid of it. If you are not sure that executes the task, check it through a search engine. If it’s a component of the ‘ad-supported’ applications, then this task also should be removed.
Having defined the task that you want to remove, then click on it with the right mouse button and select Delete as on the image below.
Delete a task
Repeat this step, if you have found a few tasks that have been created by adware. Once is done, close the Task Scheduler window.
How to remove topnewsflash.waistings.xyz automatically
We recommend using the Malwarebytes Free. You can download and install this tool to detect topnewsflash.waistings.xyz threat and get rid of it, from the link below. When installed and updated, the free malware remover will automatically scan and detect all threats present on the machine.
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Author: Malwarebytes
Category: Security tools
Update: April 15, 2020
Once installed, the Malwarebytes will try to update itself and when this procedure is finished, click “Scan Now” button . This will begin scanning the whole machine to find out ad-supported software and malware. During the scan it will detect all threats present on your computer. In order to remove all threats, simply click “Quarantine Selected” button.
The Malwarebytes is a free program that you can use to remove all detected folders, files, services, registry entries and so on. To learn more about the Malwarebytes, we recommend you to read and follow the steps or the video guide below.
How to block topnewsflash.waistings.xyz advertisements
To increase your security and protect your PC against new unwanted advertisements and malicious web pages, you need to use an application that blocks access to dangerous ads and sites. Moreover, the program can block the open of intrusive advertising, that also leads to faster loading of sites and reduce the consumption of web traffic.
- Download AdGuard program by clicking on the following link.
Adguard download
26658 downloads
Version: 6.4
Author: © Adguard
Category: Security tools
Update: November 15, 2018
- Once the downloading process is finished, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” window. Follow the prompts.
- Once the install is complete, click “Skip” to close it and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” to see a quick tutorial that will assist you get to know AdGuard better.
- In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you launch your system, AdGuard will launch automatically and block ads, topnewsflash.waistings.xyz redirects, as well as other malicious or misleading web sites. For an overview of all the features of the application, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, that is located on your Windows desktop.
If the problem with topnewsflash.waistings.xyz pop-up ads is still remained
If MalwareBytes cannot remove topnewsflash.waistings.xyz pop-ups, then we suggests to use the AdwCleaner. AdwCleaner is a free removal tool for adware, browser hijackers, PUPs, toolbars.
- Download AdwCleaner from the link below.
AdwCleaner download
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Version: 8.4.1
Author: Xplode, MalwareBytes
Category: Security tools
Update: October 5, 2024
- Double click the AdwCleaner icon. Once the utility is started the main screen will appear as shown on the image above.
- Now, click the “Scan” button to perform a system scan for the adware which generates topnewsflash.waistings.xyz ads.
- When it has finished scanning, AdwCleaner will open a scan report. Review the report and then click “Clean” button. It will open a prompt, press “OK” button.
The following video explains the step-by-step guide above on how to delete adware with AdwCleaner.
Finish words
Now your PC should be clean of the topnewsflash.waistings.xyz pop-up ads. Remove AdwCleaner. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted pop-up ads and unwanted malicious web-sites) and Malwarebytes (to periodically scan your personal computer for new malware and ad-supported software). Make sure that you have all the Critical Updates recommended for Windows OS. Without regular updates you WILL NOT be protected when new malicious applications and adware are released.
If you are still having problems while trying to remove topnewsflash.waistings.xyz redirect from your computer, then ask for help in our Spyware/Malware removal forum.
