Remove “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” pop-up scam

If you find that your web browser automatically reroutes to the Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior then it is possible that your PC has become a victim of a malware from the adware family. The adware is a form of undesired software which can show lots of pop up advertisements without a user’s permission. Moreover, it can redirect the web browser on malicious and misleading pages. So, if you seeing that the MS Edge, Firefox, Google Chrome and Microsoft Internet Explorer tries to load an unknown page, when you try to open a long-known web-page, then you do not need to wait! Press the stop button in internet browser’s address bar. You need to follow the guidance below and clean your personal computer from adware as soon as possible. It’ll help you to remove reroute to “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” webpage and other unwanted ad websites.

As well as unwanted browser redirects to “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior”, the adware can gather your Internet browsing activity by recording URLs visited, IP addresses, web-browser version and type, cookie information, Internet Service Provider (ISP) and pages visited. Such kind of behavior can lead to serious security problems or personal information theft. This is another reason why the ‘ad supported’ software that developed to display misleading “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” fake alerts within your web-browser, is defined as PUP (potentially unwanted program).

The ad supported software can change the settings of the MS Edge, FF, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome, but often that a harmful software such as this can also affect all types of web-browsers by modifying their desktop shortcut files. Thus forcing the user each time run the internet browser to see the undesired “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” website.

Thus, it’s clear that the presence of ‘ad supported’ software on your system is not desirable, and you need to clean up your PC sooner. Follow the guidance below in order to remove “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” pop-up warnings.

Remove “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” pop up scam (removal guidance)

There are a simple manual steps below that will help you to remove “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” pop up warnings from your Windows PC system. The most effective method to get rid of this ad-supported software is to complete the manual removal guidance and then run Zemana Free, MalwareBytes Free or Hitman Pro automatic tools (all are free). The manual way will help to weaken this ad supported software and these malicious software removal tools will completely get rid of “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” pop up warnings and return the MS Edge, Google Chrome, IE and Firefox settings to default.

To remove “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior”, follow the steps below:

1. How to manually delete “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior”
   • Remove “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” related apps through the Control Panel of your machine
   • Clean up the web-browsers shortcuts that have been infected by ad supported software
   • Remove “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” pop up from Firefox
   • Remove “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” fake alerts from Internet Explorer
   • Remove “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” pop up from Chrome
   • Delete unwanted Scheduled Tasks
2. How to automatically get rid of “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” fake alerts
   • How to remove “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” pop-up scam with Zemana Anti-malware
   • Scan and clean your computer of ad supported software with Hitman Pro
   • Use Malwarebytes to remove “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” pop-up scam
3. How to stop “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” pop-up scam
4. Tips to prevent “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” pop-up and other unwanted applications
5. To sum up

How to manually delete “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior”

These steps to delete “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” fake alerts without any apps are presented below. Be sure to carry out the step-by-step instructions completely to fully remove this adware which causes misleading “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” pop up scam on your web-browser.

Remove “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” related apps through the Control Panel of your machine

Check out the Microsoft Windows Control Panel (Programs and Features section) to see all installed programs. We suggest to click on the “Date Installed” in order to sort the list of applications by the date you installed them. If you see any unknown and dubious applications, they are the ones you need to delete.

1. If you are using Windows 8, 8.1 or 10 then click Windows button, next press Search. Type “Control panel”and press Enter.
2. If you are using Windows XP, Vista, 7, then press “Start” button and click “Control Panel”.
3. It will show the Windows Control Panel.
4. Further, press “Uninstall a program” under Programs category.
5. It will open a list of all applications installed on the personal computer.
6. Scroll through the all list, and delete questionable and unknown software. To quickly find the latest installed software, we recommend sort applications by date.

See more details in the video tutorial below.

Clean up the web-browsers shortcuts that have been infected by ad supported software

When the adware is started, it can also alter the web browser’s shortcut files, adding an argument similar to “http://site.address” into the Target field. Due to this, every time you run the web-browser, it will show an undesired web page.

Click the right mouse button to a desktop shortcut which you use to open your browser. Next, select the “Properties” option. Important: necessary to click on the desktop shortcut file for the browser that is re-directed to the “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” or other intrusive web page.

Further, necessary to look at the text which is written in the “Target” field. The adware which cause misleading “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” popup warnings to appear can replace the contents of this field, which describes the file to be start when you start your internet 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’re seeing an unknown text such as “http://site.addres” that has been added here, then you should remove it, as on the image below.

Next, click the “OK” button to save the changes. Now, when you run the web-browser from this desktop shortcut file, it does not occur automatically redirect on the “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” web site or any other undesired webpages. Once the step is finished, we recommend to go to the next step.

Remove “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” pop up from Firefox

The Firefox reset will keep your personal information like bookmarks, passwords, web form auto-fill data, restore preferences and security settings, delete redirections to intrusive “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” web-site and adware.

Click the Menu button (looks like three horizontal lines), and press the blue Help icon located at the bottom of the drop down menu like below.

A small menu will appear, click the “Troubleshooting Information”. On this page, click “Refresh Firefox” button as on the image below.

Follow the onscreen procedure to revert back your FF browser settings to its original state.

Remove “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” fake alerts from Internet Explorer

In order to recover all browser default search provider, start page and newtab you need to reset the Internet Explorer to the state, which was when the Microsoft Windows was installed on your personal computer.

First, open the IE, then press ‘gear’ icon . It will show the Tools drop-down menu on the right part of the web-browser, then press the “Internet Options” as shown on the screen below.

In the “Internet Options” screen, select the “Advanced” tab, then press the “Reset” button. The Microsoft Internet Explorer will show the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” dialog box. Further, click the “Delete personal settings” check box to select it. Next, click the “Reset” button as shown on the screen below.

Once the task is finished, press “Close” button. Close the IE and restart your PC for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to restore your web-browser’s newtab, start page and search engine to default state.

Remove “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” pop up from Chrome

Like other modern browsers, the Chrome has the ability to reset the settings to their default values and thereby recover the web-browser’s settings such as new tab page, start page and search provider that have been changed by the adware that causes multiple misleading “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” alerts and pop-ups.

First launch the Google Chrome. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal dots ().

It will show the Google Chrome menu. Choose More Tools, then click Extensions. Carefully browse through the list of installed extensions. If the list has the plugin signed with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following guidance: Remove Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy.

Open the Google Chrome menu once again. Further, click the option called “Settings”.

The internet browser will open the settings screen. Another way to show the Google Chrome’s settings – type chrome://settings in the browser adress bar and press Enter

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and press the “Advanced” link. Now scroll down until the “Reset” section is visible, like below and click the “Reset settings to their original defaults” button.

The Chrome will show the confirmation prompt as displayed on the screen below.

You need to confirm your action, press the “Reset” button. The web-browser will start the procedure of cleaning. When it is done, the web browser’s settings including search provider, start page and newtab back to the values that have been when the Google Chrome was first installed on your PC.

Delete unwanted Scheduled Tasks

If the annoying “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” page opens automatically on Windows startup or at equal time intervals, then you need to check the Task Scheduler Library and remove all tasks which have been created by adware.

Press Windows and R keys on your keyboard simultaneously. It will display a dialog box that titled with Run. In the text field, type “taskschd.msc” (without the quotes) and press OK. Task Scheduler window opens. In the left-hand side, press “Task Scheduler Library”, as on the image below.

In the middle part you will see a list of installed tasks. Select the first task, its properties will be show just below automatically. Next, press the Actions tab. Necessary to look at the text which is written under Details. Found something such as “explorer.exe http://site.address” or “chrome.exe http://site.address” or “firefox.exe http://site.address”, then you need remove this task. If you are not sure that executes the task, then google it. If it’s a component of the ‘ad-supported’ software, then this task also should be removed.

Further click on it with the right mouse button and select Delete as on the image below.

Repeat this step, if you have found a few tasks that have been created by unwanted apps. Once is finished, close the Task Scheduler window.

How to automatically get rid of “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” fake alerts

The ‘ad supported’ software can hide its components which are difficult for you to find out and get rid of completely. This may lead to the fact that after some time, the adware that displays misleading “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” pop up on your computer again infect your machine. Moreover, We want to note that it’s not always safe to remove adware manually, if you do not have much experience in setting up and configuring the MS Windows operating system. The best solution to search for and get rid of ad supported software is to run free malware removal programs.

How to remove “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” pop-up scam with Zemana Anti-malware

Zemana Anti-malware is a utility that can get rid of adware, potentially unwanted apps, hijackers and other malware from your PC system easily and for free. Zemana Anti-malware is compatible with most antivirus software. It works under Windows (10 – XP, 32 and 64 bit) and uses minimum of machine resources.

Now you can install and use Zemana to remove “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” fake alerts from your browser by following the steps below:

Please go to the following link to download Zemana Anti-Malware (ZAM) setup package called Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup on your personal computer. Save it on your Windows desktop or in any other place.

Start the setup file after it has been downloaded successfully and then follow the prompts to install this tool on your PC.

During installation you can change certain settings, but we suggest you don’t make any changes to default settings.

When installation is finished, this malicious software removal utility will automatically run and update itself. You will see its main window as displayed on the screen below.

Now press the “Scan” button to perform a system scan for the adware that causes multiple misleading “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” alerts and pop-ups. This process may take some time, so please be patient. During the scan Zemana Free will find threats present on your personal computer.

After Zemana Free has finished scanning your computer, Zemana Free will open a screen that contains a list of malicious software that has been detected. Next, you need to press “Next” button.

The Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM) will delete ad-supported software which causes misleading “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” fake alerts on your internet browser and move threats to the program’s quarantine. Once disinfection is finished, you can be prompted to restart your personal computer to make the change take effect.

Scan and clean your computer of ad supported software with Hitman Pro

Hitman Pro is a free portable program that scans your PC system for ad-supported software that causes misleading “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” fake alerts on your browser, PUPs and browser hijackers and allows delete them easily. Moreover, it’ll also help you get rid of any harmful internet browser extensions and add-ons.

Hitman Pro can be downloaded from the following link. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.

Download and use HitmanPro on your system. Once started, click “Next” button . Hitman Pro program will scan through the whole personal computer for the ‘ad supported’ software which causes misleading “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” pop-up on your internet browser. This task can take some time, so please be patient. When a malware, ‘ad supported’ software or potentially unwanted apps are detected, the number of the security threats will change accordingly. Wait until the the checking is finished..

After finished, you will be shown the list of all found threats on your computer.

Review the report and then click Next button.

It will open a dialog box, click the “Activate free license” button to begin the free 30 days trial to remove all malicious software found.

Use Malwarebytes to remove “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” pop-up scam

We suggest using the Malwarebytes Free which are completely clean your PC of the adware. The free utility is an advanced malicious software removal program designed by (c) Malwarebytes lab. This program uses the world’s most popular anti malware technology. It is able to help you remove intrusive “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” popup from your browsers, PUPs, malicious software, hijacker infections, toolbars, ransomware and other security threats from your computer for free.

Download MalwareBytes Anti-Malware by clicking on the following link. Save it on your Desktop.

After the downloading process is done, run it and follow the prompts. Once installed, the MalwareBytes Free will try to update itself and when this procedure is finished, click the “Scan Now” button to perform a system scan with this utility for the ad supported software which cause misleading “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” popup to appear. This procedure may take quite a while, so please be patient. During the scan MalwareBytes will scan for threats present on your personal computer. Next, you need to press “Quarantine Selected” button.

The MalwareBytes is a free program that you can use to delete all detected folders, files, services, registry entries and so on. To learn more about this malware removal utility, we suggest you to read and follow the few simple steps or the video guide below.

How to stop “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” pop-up scam

By installing an ad-blocker program such as AdGuard, you are able to block “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior”, autoplaying video ads and remove a large amount of distracting and intrusive ads on web sites.

Click the link below to download the latest version of AdGuard for Windows. Save it on your Desktop.

After downloading it, double-click the downloaded file to launch it. The “Setup Wizard” window will show up on the computer screen as on the image below.

Follow the prompts. AdGuard will then be installed and an icon will be placed on your desktop. A window will show up asking you to confirm that you want to see a quick tutorial as shown below.

Click “Skip” button to close the window and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” to see an quick guidance that will allow you get to know AdGuard better.

Each time, when you start your PC, AdGuard will launch automatically and block pop ups, misleading websites like “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior”, as well as other harmful or misleading webpages. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, that can be found on your desktop.

Tips to prevent “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” pop-up and other unwanted applications

The adware gets onto computer by being attached to various free software. This means that you need to be very careful when installing apps downloaded from the World Wide Web, even from a large proven hosting. Be sure to read the Terms of Use and the Software license, choose only the Manual, Advanced or Custom install mode, switch off all additional modules and apps are offered to install.

To sum up

Now your computer should be clean of the adware that causes browsers to open misleading “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” pop up warnings. We suggest that you keep Zemana (to periodically scan your computer for new ad-supported softwares and other malicious software) and AdGuard (to help you stop intrusive advertisements and malicious pages). Moreover, to prevent any ‘ad supported’ software, please stay clear of unknown and third party applications, make sure that your antivirus program, turn on the option to look for PUPs.

If you need more help with “Your device is showing suspicious surfing behavior” popup related issues, go to our Spyware/Malware removal forum.