Q. I have annoying Refrebrepheon.info pop-ups on my web-browsers. Any ideas how to remove them, they just wont go away! I don’t have any internet browser extensions downloaded. Any ideas?
Refrebrepheon.info pop-up
A. If you are constantly getting unwanted Refrebrepheon.info pop ups on your system then it indicate that your PC system is already affected with adware (also known as ‘adware software’) or potentially unwanted application (PUA).
What is Adware & How it works?
Adware is considered a potentially security threat because it often installed on machine without the consent of the user. Adware software usually just displays unwanted ads, but sometimes adware software can be used to obtain your personal data.
The adware that causes Refrebrepheon.info pop-ups in your web-browser can attack your computer’s web browsers like the MS Edge, Internet Explorer, Firefox and Google Chrome. Maybe you approve the idea that the popups from it is just a small problem. But these intrusive Refrebrepheon.info pop-up ads eat personal computer resources and slow down your personal computer’s performance.
When adware hijacks your computer, it might carry out various malicious tasks. It can analyze the location and which Web web pages you visit, and then display ads to the types of content, goods or services featured there. Adware software developers can gather and sell your surfing information and behavior to third parties.
Therefore it’s very important to follow the few simple steps below as soon as possible. The step-by-step guidance will help you to remove adware as well as clean your PC from the Refrebrepheon.info popup ads. What is more, the few simple steps below will allow you remove other malicious apps like undesired toolbars and browser hijackers, which can be installed onto personal computer along with the adware.
How to Remove Refrebrepheon.info popups, ads, notifications (removal steps)
When the adware software gets installed on your PC without your knowledge, it is not easy to delete. In many cases, there is no Uninstall program which simply delete the adware that causes multiple undesired popups from your computer. So, we advise using several well-proven free specialized utilities such as Zemana Anti-Malware, MalwareBytes Free or HitmanPro. But the best solution to remove Refrebrepheon.info ads will be to perform several manual steps, after that additionally run antimalware tools.
To remove Refrebrepheon.info pop-ups, execute the following steps:
- Manual Refrebrepheon.info pop-up ads removal
- Use free malware removal tools to completely get rid of Refrebrepheon.info pop-ups
- Block Refrebrepheon.info and other unwanted web sites
- Do not know how your browser has been hijacked by adware?
- To sum up
Manual Refrebrepheon.info pop-up ads removal
To remove Refrebrepheon.info pop-ups, adware and other unwanted apps you can try to do so manually. Unfortunately some of the adware won’t show up in your application list, but some adware may. In this case, you may be able to remove it through the uninstall function of your personal computer. You can do this by completing the steps below.
Remove adware through the Windows Control Panel
Some of PUPs, adware and hijacker infections can be deleted using the Add/Remove programs utility that is located in the Windows Control Panel. So, if you’re using any version of Windows and you have noticed an unwanted program, then first try to remove it through Add/Remove programs.
Windows 10, 8.1, 8
Click the Microsoft Windows logo, and then press Search 
. Type ‘Control panel’and press Enter as displayed in the following example.
When the ‘Control Panel’ opens, press the ‘Uninstall a program’ link under Programs category as displayed below.
Windows 7, Vista, XP
Open Start menu and select the ‘Control Panel’ at right as shown in the figure below.
Then go to ‘Add/Remove Programs’ or ‘Uninstall a program’ (MS Windows 7 or Vista) like below.
Carefully browse through the list of installed software and delete all questionable and unknown applications. We suggest to click ‘Installed programs’ and even sorts all installed applications by date. When you have found anything dubious that may be the adware that causes multiple annoying pop ups or other potentially unwanted application (PUA), then select this application and click ‘Uninstall’ in the upper part of the window. If the suspicious program blocked from removal, then run Revo Uninstaller Freeware to fully remove it from your personal computer.
Remove Refrebrepheon.info pop-up advertisements from Internet Explorer
The Microsoft Internet Explorer reset is great if your web browser is hijacked or you have unwanted addo-ons or toolbars on your browser, that installed by an malicious software.
First, start the IE, click 
) button. Next, click “Internet Options” as shown on the screen below.
In the “Internet Options” screen select the Advanced tab. Next, click Reset button. The Internet Explorer will show the Reset Internet Explorer settings prompt. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box and click Reset button.
You will now need to reboot your machine for the changes to take effect. It will delete adware software that causes unwanted Refrebrepheon.info advertisements, disable malicious and ad-supported web-browser’s extensions and restore the Internet Explorer’s settings like startpage, newtab and search provider by default to default state.
Remove Refrebrepheon.info ads from Chrome
Reset Google Chrome settings to delete Refrebrepheon.info popups. If you are still experiencing issues with Refrebrepheon.info popups, you need to reset Google Chrome browser to its default state. This step needs to be performed only if adware software has not been removed by the previous steps.
- First run the Google Chrome and press Menu button (small button in the form of three dots).
- It will open the Google Chrome main menu. Choose More Tools, then press Extensions.
- You’ll see the list of installed plugins. If the list has the extension labeled with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following guidance: Remove Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy.
- Now open the Chrome menu once again, click the “Settings” menu.
- You will see the Chrome’s settings page. Scroll down and click “Advanced” link.
- Scroll down again and click the “Reset” button.
- The Google Chrome will show the reset profile settings page as shown on the image above.
- Next press the “Reset” button.
- Once this task is done, your web browser’s new tab, start page and default search engine will be restored to their original defaults.
- To learn more, read the blog post How to reset Chrome settings to default.
Remove Refrebrepheon.info pop ups from Firefox
This step will help you remove Refrebrepheon.info advertisements, third-party toolbars, disable malicious extensions and return your default start page, new tab page and search engine settings.
First, launch the Mozilla Firefox. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (
). It will open the drop-down menu. Next, click the Help button (
).
In the Help menu press the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page click on “Refresh Firefox” button as shown in the figure below.
Confirm your action, click the “Refresh Firefox”.
Use free malware removal tools to completely get rid of Refrebrepheon.info pop-ups
It is very difficult for classic antivirus software to detect adware and other kinds of PUPs. We suggest you run a free anti-adware like Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM), MalwareBytes Anti Malware and HitmanPro from our list below. These utilities will help you scan and remove trojans, malware, spyware, keyloggers, bothersome and malicious adware from an infected PC.
Automatically get rid of Refrebrepheon.info pop-ups with Zemana
Zemana is free full featured malware removal tool. It can check your files and Microsoft Windows registry in real-time. Zemana Anti-Malware can help to remove Refrebrepheon.info popups, other PUPs, malicious software and adware software. It uses 1% of your computer resources. This tool has got simple and beautiful interface and at the same time effective protection for your PC.
Now you can install and run Zemana to remove Refrebrepheon.info advertisements from your internet browser by following the steps below:
Click the link below to download Zemana Free installation package named Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup on your PC system. Save it on your MS Windows desktop or in any other place.
164112 downloads
Author: Zemana Ltd
Category: Security tools
Update: July 16, 2019
Start the install package after it has been downloaded successfully and then follow the prompts to setup this utility on your PC system.
During setup you can change certain settings, but we suggest you do not make any changes to default settings.
When setup is finished, this malware removal utility will automatically start and update itself. You will see its main window as shown on the screen below.
Now click the “Scan” button to begin checking your PC for the adware software that causes undesired Refrebrepheon.info popup ads. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the count of files on your system and the speed of your computer.
After the scan is finished, Zemana Anti-Malware (ZAM) will display a screen which contains a list of malware that has been found. Next, you need to press “Next” button.
The Zemana Anti Malware will remove adware which causes undesired Refrebrepheon.info ads and add items to the Quarantine. After that process is finished, you can be prompted to reboot your personal computer to make the change take effect.
Scan and clean your personal computer of adware software with Hitman Pro
Hitman Pro is a completely free (30 day trial) tool. You don’t need expensive methods to delete adware that causes Refrebrepheon.info pop-ups and other malicious software. Hitman Pro will remove all the undesired programs such as adware and browser hijacker infections at zero cost.
Installing the HitmanPro is simple. First you’ll need to download Hitman Pro from the following link. Save it directly to your Microsoft Windows Desktop.
Once downloading is complete, open the directory in which you saved it. You will see an icon like below.
Double click the HitmanPro desktop icon. Once the utility is opened, you will see a screen like below.
Further, click “Next” button to perform a system scan with this utility for the adware which cause intrusive Refrebrepheon.info popup advertisements. This procedure can take quite a while, so please be patient. When the checking is finished, Hitman Pro will open a list of detected items as displayed below.
You may get rid of threats (move to Quarantine) by simply click “Next” button. It will show a dialog box, press the “Activate free license” button.
Use MalwareBytes Free to delete Refrebrepheon.info pop ups
Manual Refrebrepheon.info popups removal requires some computer skills. Some files and registry entries that created by the adware can be not completely removed. We suggest that run the MalwareBytes that are fully clean your computer of adware. Moreover, the free program will help you to remove malware, PUPs, hijackers and toolbars that your computer may be infected too.
- Download MalwareBytes Free from the link below. Save it to your Desktop so that you can access the file easily.
Malwarebytes Anti-malware
326462 downloads
Author: Malwarebytes
Category: Security tools
Update: April 15, 2020
- When downloading is done, close all software and windows on your personal computer. Open a file location. Double-click on the icon that’s named mb3-setup.
- Further, click Next button and follow the prompts.
- Once installation is done, click the “Scan Now” button to perform a system scan with this tool for the adware that causes Refrebrepheon.info pop up ads. A system scan may take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your PC system. While the utility is checking, you can see how many objects and files has already scanned.
- Once the system scan is finished, MalwareBytes will display a list of all threats found by the scan. Next, you need to click “Quarantine Selected”. Once the process is finished, you can be prompted to reboot your computer.
The following video offers a few simple steps on how to remove hijacker infections, adware and other malware with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware.
Block Refrebrepheon.info and other unwanted web sites
Enabling an ad-blocker application such as AdGuard is an effective way to alleviate the risks. Additionally, ad-blocker programs will also protect you from malicious ads and web-sites, and, of course, stop redirection chain to Refrebrepheon.info and similar webpages.
- AdGuard can be downloaded from the following link. Save it directly to your Windows Desktop.
Adguard download
26658 downloads
Version: 6.4
Author: © Adguard
Category: Security tools
Update: November 15, 2018
- Once downloading is finished, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” program window. Follow the prompts.
- After the installation is done, press “Skip” to close the installation program and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” to see an quick tutorial which 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 start your personal computer, AdGuard will run automatically and stop undesired ads, block Refrebrepheon.info, as well as other malicious or misleading web-sites. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the icon called AdGuard, which is located on your desktop.
Do not know how your browser has been hijacked by adware?
In most cases, the adware software is bundled within the installers from a free hosting and file sharing websites. So, install a free software is a a good chance that you will find a bundled adware. If you don’t know how to avoid it, then use a simple trick. During the install, choose the Custom or Advanced install mode. Next, press ‘Decline’ button and clear all checkboxes on offers that ask you to install third-party applications. Moreover, please carefully read Term of use and User agreement before installing any programs or otherwise you can end up with another unwanted application on your personal computer such as this adware software.
To sum up
Now your personal computer should be free of the adware which causes intrusive Refrebrepheon.info pop-ups. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted pop-up advertisements and annoying harmful web sites) and Zemana Free (to periodically scan your PC for new malicious software, browser hijackers and adware). Make sure that you have all the Critical Updates recommended for MS Windows operating system. Without regular updates you WILL NOT be protected when new hijackers, harmful apps and adware are released.
If you are still having problems while trying to delete Refrebrepheon.info ads from your web browser, then ask for help here.
