How to remove Flymedia.online pop-ups (Virus removal guide)

What is Flymedia.online?

Flymedia.online is a webpage which deceives users into subscribing to browser notification spam. Scammers use push notifications to bypass popup blocker and therefore display a lot of unwanted advertisements. These advertisements are used to promote suspicious internet browser addons, free gifts scams, fake software, and adult web-pages.

Flymedia.online shows the message ‘Click Allow to’ (enable Flash Player, watch a video, connect to the Internet, download a file, access the content of the web page), asking the user to subscribe to notifications. If you click on the ‘Allow’ button, then your internet browser will be configured to display unwanted advertisements on your desktop, even when you are not using the web browser.

To end this intrusive behavior and get rid of Flymedia.online notifications, you need to modify browser settings that got changed by adware. For that, follow the simple steps below. Once you disable Flymedia.online notifications from your web browser settings, you won’t receive any unwanted ads in the lower right corner of your desktop or notification center.

Threat Summary

Name	Flymedia.online pop-up
Type	browser notification spam, spam push notifications, pop-up virus
Distribution	PUPs, social engineering attack, dubious popup advertisements, adware
Symptoms	intrusive advertisements on desktop your browser settings has replaced without your permission popup ads won’t go away speed test good but internet slow
Removal	Flymedia.online removal guide

Where the Flymedia.online pop ups comes from

Some research has shown that users can be redirected to Flymedia.online from malicious advertisements or by PUPs and adware software. Adware is not a harmful software such as computer virus or trojan, but its presence can bring constant pop up windows and/or annoying adverts. Actually developers of adware is associated with some merchants and by displaying ads to users they make profit for yourself. These advertisements not only bother your browsing experience but also redirect you to malicious websites.

A large number of spyware, adware programs, browser toolbars, hijackers, and potentially unwanted apps are installed when installing freeware and peer-2-peer file sharing software. Therefore, when installing freeware, you need to be careful not to accidentally install third-party programs. It’s important that you pay attention to the EULA (End User License Agreements) and choose the Custom, Manual or Advanced setup type as it will typically disclose what additional applications will also be installed.

If you would like to clean your device of adware and thereby remove Flymedia.online ads and are unable to do so, you can use the guidance below to scan for and remove adware and any other malware for free.

How to remove Flymedia.online pop up advertisements (removal guide)

There are a simple manual guide below that will help you to remove Flymedia.online pop up ads from your Windows device. The most effective way to get rid of this adware is to complete the manual removal guide and then run Zemana Anti-Malware, MalwareBytes or Hitman Pro automatic tools (all are free). The manual way will help to weaken this adware software and these malicious software removal tools will completely remove Flymedia.online advertisements and revert back the Google Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer and MS Edge settings to default.

To remove Flymedia.online pop ups, execute the steps below:

1. Manual Flymedia.online ads removal
   • Remove unwanted or newly added applications
   • Remove Flymedia.online notifications from internet browsers
   • Get rid of Flymedia.online advertisements from Microsoft Internet Explorer
   • Get rid of Flymedia.online popups from Mozilla Firefox
   • Remove Flymedia.online pop ups from Chrome
2. Automatic Removal of Flymedia.online popups
   • How to delete Flymedia.online pop ups with Zemana AntiMalware
   • Use Hitman Pro to delete Flymedia.online popup advertisements
   • Remove Flymedia.online popups with MalwareBytes AntiMalware
3. How to stop Flymedia.online popups
4. Finish words

Manual Flymedia.online ads removal

This part of the article is a step-by-step instructions that will show you how to delete Flymedia.online popups manually. You just need to carefully complete each step. In this case, you do not need to install any additional utilities.

Remove unwanted or newly added applications

First method for manual adware removal is to go into the MS Windows “Control Panel”, then “Uninstall a program” console. Take a look at the list of programs on your PC system and see if there are any dubious and unknown apps. If you see any, you need to uninstall them. Of course, before doing so, you can do an Internet search to find details on the application. If it is a potentially unwanted application, adware or malware, you will likely find information that says so.

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

See more details in the video instructions below.

Remove Flymedia.online notifications from internet browsers

if you became a victim of scammers and clicked on the “Allow” button, then your browser was configured to display intrusive ads. To remove the advertisements, you need to remove the notification permission that you gave the Flymedia.online web-page to send push notifications.

Google Chrome	Android
Click on ‘three dots menu’ button at the right upper corner. Select ‘Settings’. Then, scroll down to the bottom where it says ‘Advanced’. When the drop-down menu appears, tap ‘Settings’. Scroll down to ‘Advanced’. Click on ‘Notifications’. Click ‘three dots’ button on the right hand side of Flymedia.online URL or other suspicious URL and click ‘Remove’.	Tap ‘Settings’. Tap ‘Notifications’. Find and tap the web browser which shows Flymedia.online push notifications advertisements. Locate Flymedia.online URL in the list and disable it.
Mozilla Firefox	Edge
Click the Menu button (three horizontal stripes) on the top right hand corner of the Firefox window. In the drop-down menu select ‘Options’. In the left side select ‘Privacy & Security’. Scroll down to ‘Permissions’ section and click ‘Settings…’ button next to ‘Notifications’. Find Flymedia.online, other rogue notifications, click the drop-down menu and choose ‘Block’. Click ‘Save Changes’ button.	Click the More button (it looks like three dots) in the top right corner. Scroll down to ‘Settings’. In the menu on the left go to ‘Advanced’. Click ‘Manage permissions’ button, located beneath ‘Website permissions’. Click the switch under the Flymedia.online and each suspicious domain.
Internet Explorer	Safari
In the top right corner of the browser, click on the gear icon (menu button). In the drop-down menu select ‘Internet Options’. Select the ‘Privacy’ tab and click ‘Settings below ‘Pop-up Blocker’ section. Find the Flymedia.online site and click the ‘Remove’ button to delete the site.	On the top menu select ‘Safari’, then ‘Preferences’. Select the ‘Websites’ tab and then select ‘Notifications’ section on the left panel. Check for Flymedia.online, other questionable URLs and apply the ‘Deny’ option for each.

Get rid of Flymedia.online advertisements from Microsoft Internet Explorer

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

First, open the Internet Explorer. Next, click the button in the form of gear (). It will display the Tools drop-down menu, press the “Internet Options” as shown in the figure below.

In the “Internet Options” window click on the Advanced tab, then press the Reset button. The IE will display the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window as displayed in the figure below. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then click “Reset” button.

You will now need to reboot your personal computer for the changes to take effect.

Get rid of Flymedia.online popups from Mozilla Firefox

Resetting Mozilla Firefox web browser will reset all the settings to their default values and will remove Flymedia.online advertisements, malicious add-ons and extensions. When using the reset feature, your personal information like passwords, bookmarks, browsing history and web form auto-fill data will be saved.

First, open the Mozilla Firefox and click button. It will open the drop-down menu on the right-part of the internet browser. Further, click the Help button () such as the one below.

In the Help menu, select the “Troubleshooting Information” option. Another way to open the “Troubleshooting Information” screen – type “about:support” in the web browser adress bar and press Enter. It will open the “Troubleshooting Information” page as on the image below. In the upper-right corner of this screen, press the “Refresh Firefox” button.

It will open the confirmation prompt. Further, click the “Refresh Firefox” button. The Firefox will begin a process to fix your problems that caused by the Flymedia.online adware. When, it is finished, click the “Finish” button.

Remove Flymedia.online pop ups from Chrome

The adware can change your Google Chrome settings without your knowledge. You may see an unrequested website as your search engine or startpage, additional add-ons and toolbars. Reset Google Chrome web browser will help you to get rid of Flymedia.online pop-ups and reset the unwanted changes caused by adware. However, your saved passwords and bookmarks will not be changed or cleared.

1. First launch the Chrome and click Menu button (small button in the form of three dots).
2. It will show the Google Chrome main menu. Choose More Tools, then click Extensions.
3. You’ll see the list of installed addons. If the list has the extension labeled with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following guide: Remove Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy.
4. Now open the Chrome menu once again, click the “Settings” menu.
5. You will see the Google Chrome’s settings page. Scroll down and click “Advanced” link.
6. Scroll down again and press the “Reset” button.
7. The Chrome will display the reset profile settings page as shown on the image above.
8. Next click the “Reset” button.
9. Once this procedure is done, your web-browser’s newtab page, default search engine and homepage will be restored to their original defaults.
10. To learn more, read the article How to reset Google Chrome settings to default.

Automatic Removal of Flymedia.online popups

Manual removal guide does not always allow to fully remove the adware, as it is not easy to identify and remove components of adware and all malicious files from hard disk. Therefore, it’s recommended that you use malware removal utility to completely remove Flymedia.online off your web browser. Several free malware removal utilities are currently available that can be used against the adware. The optimum way would be to use Zemana Anti-Malware, MalwareBytes Free and HitmanPro.

How to delete Flymedia.online pop ups with Zemana AntiMalware

Zemana AntiMalware (ZAM) is one of the best in its class, it can locate and delete a huge number of of different security threats, including adware, hijackers, spyware and trojans that masqueraded as legitimate computer programs. Also Zemana Free includes another utility called FRST – is a helpful program for manual removal of files and parts of the Windows registry created by malware.

1. Visit the following page to download Zemana AntiMalware. Save it on your MS Windows desktop or in any other place.
   
   

   Zemana AntiMalware
   164101 downloads
   Author: Zemana Ltd
   Category: Security tools
   Update: July 16, 2019
   
2. At the download page, click on the Download button. Your web browser will display the “Save as” dialog box. Please save it onto your Windows desktop.
3. When the downloading process is complete, please close all apps and open windows on your PC. Next, run a file named Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup.
4. This will run the “Setup wizard” of Zemana Free onto your personal computer. Follow the prompts and don’t make any changes to default settings.
5. When the Setup wizard has finished installing, the Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM) will open and show the main window.
6. Further, click the “Scan” button . Zemana Anti-Malware (ZAM) program will scan through the whole computer for the adware that causes pop ups. A system scan can take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your computer. While the Zemana AntiMalware (ZAM) is checking, you can see number of objects it has identified either as being malicious software.
7. Once the scan is finished, Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM) will show a list of detected threats.
8. When you’re ready, click the “Next” button. The utility will remove adware that causes Flymedia.online ads. When the clean-up is finished, you may be prompted to reboot the computer.
9. Close the Zemana and continue with the next step.

Use Hitman Pro to delete Flymedia.online popup advertisements

Hitman Pro cleans your computer from browser hijackers, potentially unwanted apps, unwanted toolbars, browser extensions and other unwanted applications such as adware that causes Flymedia.online ads in your browser. The free removal tool will help you enjoy your PC to its fullest. HitmanPro uses advanced behavioral detection technologies to find if there are unwanted apps in your PC. You can review the scan results, and select the threats you want to remove.

First, click the link below, then click the ‘Download’ button in order to download the latest version of Hitman Pro.

Download and run HitmanPro on your computer. Once started, press “Next” button to detect adware related to the Flymedia.online pop-ups. A system scan can take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your computer. During the scan Hitman Pro will find threats present on your PC system..

After that process is finished, Hitman Pro will produce a list of unwanted software and adware.

Make sure all items have ‘checkmark’ and press Next button.

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

Remove Flymedia.online popups with MalwareBytes AntiMalware

We suggest using the MalwareBytes Anti-Malware that are fully clean your device of the adware. The free utility is an advanced malware removal program created by (c) Malwarebytes lab. This program uses the world’s most popular anti malware technology. It is able to help you get rid of unwanted Flymedia.online ads from your web-browsers, PUPs, malware, hijackers, toolbars, ransomware and other security threats from your PC system for free.

1. First, visit the following page, then press the ‘Download’ button in order to download the latest version of MalwareBytes.
   
   

   Malwarebytes Anti-malware
   326454 downloads
   Author: Malwarebytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: April 15, 2020
   
2. Once the downloading process is complete, close all apps and windows on your PC system. Open a file location. Double-click on the icon that’s named MBsetup.
3. Choose “Personal computer” option and click Install button. Follow the prompts.
4. Once installation is complete, press the “Scan” button to scan for adware which causes the unwanted Flymedia.online pop up advertisements. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the number of files on your computer and the speed of your personal computer.
5. After the scan is finished, a list of all items found is produced. You may delete items (move to Quarantine) by simply click “Quarantine”. When that process is done, you can be prompted to restart your PC system.

The following video offers a steps on how to remove browser hijackers, adware and other malware with MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM).

How to stop Flymedia.online popups

If you browse the World Wide Web, you cannot avoid malicious advertising. But you can protect your web browser against it. Download and use an ad blocker program. AdGuard is an ad blocker that can filter out a ton of of the malvertising, stoping dynamic scripts from loading malicious content.

First, visit the page linked below, then click the ‘Download’ button in order to download the latest version of AdGuard.

When the downloading process is done, run the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as shown on the image below.

Follow the prompts. Once the installation is finished, you will see a window like the one below.

You can click “Skip” to close the installation program and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial which will allow you get to know AdGuard better.

In most cases, the default settings are enough and you don’t need to change anything. Each time, when you run your computer, AdGuard will run automatically and stop undesired ads, block Flymedia.online, 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, which can be found on your desktop.

Finish words

Now your PC system should be free of the adware software responsible for Flymedia.online ads. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you stop unwanted pop ups and intrusive malicious web pages) and Zemana (to periodically scan your device for new adware softwares and other malicious software). Probably you are running an older version of Java or Adobe Flash Player. This can be a security risk, so download and install the latest version right now.

If you are still having problems while trying to remove Flymedia.online pop-ups from the Edge, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox and Chrome, then ask for help here here.