How to remove Shoping-mine1.xyz pop-ups (Virus removal guide)

What is Shoping-mine1.xyz?

Shoping-mine1.xyz is a web site which attempts to fool computer users into subscribing to push notifications from websites run by scammers. Although push notifications cannot harm users directly, scammers use them to display annoying ads, promote fake downloads, and encourage users to visit unsafe web sites.

Shoping-mine1.xyz is a misleading site that claims that clicking ‘Allow’ button is necessary to enable Flash Player, download a file, connect to the Internet, watch a video, access the content of the web-page, and so on. Once you press on ALLOW, then your internet browser will be configured to display unwanted advertisements on your desktop, even when the internet browser is closed.

Threat Summary

Name	Shoping-mine1.xyz pop-up
Type	browser notification spam, spam push notifications, pop-up virus
Distribution	social engineering attack, adware, dubious popup advertisements, potentially unwanted software
Symptoms	popup advertisements in bottom right corner of screen your web-browser settings has replaced without your permission unclosable window appear and recommend fake security software fast Internet but slow browsing speeds
Removal	Shoping-mine1.xyz removal guide

How did you get infected with Shoping-mine1.xyz pop ups

These Shoping-mine1.xyz pop-ups are caused by misleading advertisements on the webpages you visit or adware software. Adware is a term that originates from ‘ad supported’ software. In many cases, ‘adware software’ is considered by many to be synonymous with ‘malware’. Its purpose is to make revenue for its owner by presenting unwanted advertisements to a user while the user is surfing the Web.

Adware usually come as a part of free programs which downloaded from the Internet. Which means that you need to be proactive and carefully read the Terms of use and the License agreement properly. For the most part, adware and PUPs will be clearly described, so take the time to carefully read all the information about the software that you downloaded and want to install on your computer.

Remove Shoping-mine1.xyz notifications from internet browsers

If you have clicked the “Allow” button in the Shoping-mine1.xyz popup and gave a notification permission, you should delete this notification permission first from your internet browser settings. To remove the Shoping-mine1.xyz permission to send push notifications to your computer, execute the steps below. These steps are for Microsoft Windows, Apple Mac and Android.

Google Chrome:

• In the right upper corner of the screen, click on ‘three vertical dots’, and this will open up the main menu on Google Chrome.
• In the menu go to ‘Settings’, scroll down to ‘Advanced’ settings.
• 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 Shoping-mine1.xyz URL or other rogue notifications and click ‘Remove’.

Android:

• Tap ‘Settings’.
• Tap ‘Notifications’.
• Find and tap the internet browser which displays Shoping-mine1.xyz browser notifications advertisements.
• Find Shoping-mine1.xyz site, other suspicious sites and set the toggle button to ‘OFF’ on them one-by-one.

Mozilla Firefox:

• In the right upper corner of the screen, click the Menu button, represented by three horizontal stripes.
• In the drop-down menu select ‘Options’. In the left side select ‘Privacy & Security’.
• Scroll down to the ‘Permissions’ section and click the ‘Settings’ button next to ‘Notifications’.
• Find sites you down’t want to see notifications from (for example, Shoping-mine1.xyz), click on drop-down menu next to each and select ‘Block’.
• Save changes.

Edge:

• In the top-right corner, click on the three dots to expand the Edge menu.
• Click ‘Settings’. Click ‘Advanced’ on the left side of the window.
• In the ‘Website permissions’ section click ‘Manage permissions’.
• Click the switch under the Shoping-mine1.xyz URL and each suspicious site.

Internet Explorer:

• Click ‘Tools’ button in the top right corner of the window.
• In the drop-down menu select ‘Internet Options’.
• Select the ‘Privacy’ tab and click ‘Settings under ‘Pop-up Blocker’ section.
• Locate the Shoping-mine1.xyz URL and click the ‘Remove’ button to delete the domain.

Safari:

• Click ‘Safari’ button on the top left hand corner of the screen and select ‘Preferences’.
• Open ‘Websites’ tab, then in the left menu click on ‘Notifications’.
• Check for Shoping-mine1.xyz domain, other questionable sites and apply the ‘Deny’ option for each.

How to remove Shoping-mine1.xyz pop ups (removal tutorial)

We suggest opting for automatic Shoping-mine1.xyz pop-ups removal in order to remove all adware related entries easily. This method requires scanning the PC system with reputable antimalware, e.g. Zemana Anti-Malware (ZAM), MalwareBytes or HitmanPro. However, if you prefer manual removal steps, you can follow the guidance below in this blog post. Read it once, after doing so, please bookmark this page (or open it on your smartphone) as you may need to close your browser or reboot your PC.

To remove Shoping-mine1.xyz pop ups, use the steps below:

1. Remove Shoping-mine1.xyz notifications from internet browsers
2. How to manually remove Shoping-mine1.xyz
   • Uninstall adware through the MS Windows Control Panel
   • Delete Shoping-mine1.xyz advertisements from Microsoft Internet Explorer
   • Remove Shoping-mine1.xyz popup advertisements from Mozilla Firefox
   • Remove Shoping-mine1.xyz popups from Chrome
3. Automatic Removal of Shoping-mine1.xyz popups
4. Stop Shoping-mine1.xyz advertisements

How to manually remove Shoping-mine1.xyz

This part of the article is a step-by-step guide that will allow you to remove Shoping-mine1.xyz popup ads manually. You just need to follow every step. In this case, you do not need to download any additional tools.

Uninstall adware through the MS Windows Control Panel

First method for manual adware removal is to go into the Microsoft 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 questionable and unknown apps. If you see any, you need to delete them. Of course, before doing so, you can do an Internet search to find details on the program. If it is a potentially unwanted application, adware or malware, you will likely find information that says so.

Carefully browse through the list of installed software and remove all dubious and unknown apps. We advise to press ‘Installed programs’ and even sorts all installed applications by date. Once you’ve found anything questionable that may be the adware that causes pop-ups or other potentially unwanted application (PUA), then choose this program and click ‘Uninstall’ in the upper part of the window. If the questionable program blocked from removal, then run Revo Uninstaller Freeware to fully delete it from your personal computer.

Delete Shoping-mine1.xyz advertisements from Microsoft Internet Explorer

In order to restore all browser home page, new tab and search engine by default you need to reset the IE to the state, that was when the Microsoft Windows was installed on your device.

First, run the Microsoft Internet Explorer. Next, press the button in the form of gear (). It will show the Tools drop-down menu, press the “Internet Options” as displayed on the screen below.

In the “Internet Options” window click on the Advanced tab, then press the Reset button. The Microsoft Internet Explorer will show the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window as on the image below. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then press “Reset” button.

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

Remove Shoping-mine1.xyz popup advertisements from Mozilla Firefox

If the Mozilla Firefox browser program is hijacked, then resetting its settings can help. The Reset feature is available on all modern version of Firefox. A reset can fix many issues by restoring Mozilla Firefox settings such as newtab page, startpage and search engine by default to their default values. Essential information such as bookmarks, browsing history, passwords, cookies, auto-fill data and personal dictionaries will not be removed.

Click the Menu button (looks like three horizontal lines), and click 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 such as the one below.

Follow the onscreen procedure to restore your Mozilla Firefox internet browser settings to their default values.

Remove Shoping-mine1.xyz popups from Chrome

Reset Chrome settings will remove Shoping-mine1.xyz ads from web-browser and disable harmful extensions. It will also clear cached and temporary data (cookies, site data and content). Your saved bookmarks, form auto-fill information and passwords won’t be cleared or changed.

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

It will display the Google Chrome menu. Select More Tools, then click Extensions. Carefully browse through the list of installed extensions. If the list has the extension 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 Chrome menu once again. Further, press the option called “Settings”.

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

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

The Chrome will display the confirmation prompt as on the image below.

You need to confirm your action, click the “Reset” button. The web browser will run the task of cleaning. When it’s done, the internet browser’s settings including search engine by default, startpage and new tab back to the values which have been when the Google Chrome was first installed on your PC system.

Automatic Removal of Shoping-mine1.xyz popups

Adware software and Shoping-mine1.xyz pop-ups can be uninstalled from the internet browser and device by running full system scan with an antimalware utility. For example, you can run a full system scan with Zemana Free, MalwareBytes Anti Malware and Hitman Pro. It’ll help you remove components of adware software from Windows registry and malicious files from system drives.

Remove Shoping-mine1.xyz ads with Zemana

Zemana is a malware removal utility. Currently, there are two versions of the program, one of them is free and second is paid (premium). The principle difference between the free and paid version of the utility is real-time protection module. If you just need to check your personal computer for malware and delete adware that causes Shoping-mine1.xyz advertisements, then the free version will be enough for you.

First, visit the following page, then press the ‘Download’ button in order to download the latest version of Zemana Anti-Malware.

Once the downloading process is finished, close all applications and windows on your PC. Double-click the set up file called Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup. If the “User Account Control” prompt pops up as shown below, click the “Yes” button.

It will open the “Setup wizard” that will help you set up Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM) on your personal computer. Follow the prompts and don’t make any changes to default settings.

Once install is finished successfully, Zemana will automatically start and you can see its main screen as on the image below.

Now click the “Scan” button to perform a system scan with this tool for the adware software that causes Shoping-mine1.xyz pop up advertisements in your web browser. While the Zemana Free tool is checking, you may see number of objects it has identified as being infected by malicious software.

After finished, Zemana Free will show a list of all threats found by the scan. Once you have selected what you wish to delete from your device press “Next” button. The Zemana AntiMalware (ZAM) will remove adware software that causes pop-ups. After disinfection is complete, you may be prompted to restart the personal computer.

Get rid of Shoping-mine1.xyz popup ads from internet browsers with Hitman Pro

All-in-all, HitmanPro is a fantastic tool to free your PC from any unwanted apps like adware that causes the annoying Shoping-mine1.xyz popups. The Hitman Pro is portable program that meaning, you do not need to install it to run it. HitmanPro is compatible with all versions of Microsoft Windows operating system from MS Windows XP to Windows 10. Both 64-bit and 32-bit systems are supported.

1. Installing the Hitman Pro is simple. First you’ll need to download HitmanPro on your Windows Desktop by clicking on the following link.
   
   

   HitmanPro
   12244 downloads
   Author: Sophos
   Category: Security tools
   Update: June 28, 2018
   
2. Once the downloading process is finished, launch the HitmanPro, double-click the HitmanPro.exe file.
3. If the “User Account Control” prompts, click Yes to continue.
4. In the HitmanPro window, click the “Next” for scanning your computer for the adware that causes Shoping-mine1.xyz ads in your browser. Depending on your personal computer, the scan may take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour.
5. As the scanning ends, HitmanPro will display you the results. Next, you need to click “Next”. Now, press the “Activate free license” button to begin the free 30 days trial to remove all malware found.

Get rid of Shoping-mine1.xyz ads with MalwareBytes Free

If you’re still having issues with the Shoping-mine1.xyz advertisements — or just wish to check your PC occasionally for adware software and other malicious software — download MalwareBytes. It is free for home use, and searches for and removes various undesired programs that attacks your PC or degrades device performance. MalwareBytes Free can delete adware software, potentially unwanted programs as well as malicious software, including ransomware and trojans.

1. MalwareBytes Anti Malware can be downloaded from the following link. Save it on your MS Windows desktop.
   
   

   Malwarebytes Anti-malware
   327226 downloads
   Author: Malwarebytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: April 15, 2020
   
2. Once the downloading process is done, close all apps and windows on your PC. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s named MBsetup.
3. Select “Personal computer” option and press Install button. Follow the prompts.
4. Once install is finished, click the “Scan” button for scanning your computer for the adware which causes pop-ups. A system scan can take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your computer. While the MalwareBytes Free is checking, you may see number of objects it has identified either as being malicious software.
5. When the system scan is finished, a list of all items found is created. Make sure to check mark the items which are unsafe and then click “Quarantine”. After disinfection is complete, you can be prompted to restart your personal computer.

The following video offers a guidance on how to remove browser hijackers, adware and other malicious software with MalwareBytes Free.

Stop Shoping-mine1.xyz advertisements

Run ad blocker program like AdGuard in order to block advertisements, malvertisements, pop-ups and online trackers, avoid having to install harmful and adware browser plug-ins and add-ons that affect your computer performance and impact your computer security. Browse the Internet anonymously and stay safe online!

AdGuard can be downloaded from the following link. Save it on your Desktop.

After downloading it, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as on the image below.

Follow the prompts. When the installation is complete, you will see a window as displayed in the following example.

You can click “Skip” to close the setup program and use the default settings, or press “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial that 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 start your PC, AdGuard will start automatically and stop unwanted advertisements, block Shoping-mine1.xyz, as well as other harmful or misleading web pages. 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 is located on your desktop.

To sum up

Now your personal computer should be clean of the adware that causes Shoping-mine1.xyz pop up ads in your browser. We suggest that you keep AdGuard (to help you block unwanted pop ups and unwanted malicious web pages) and Zemana Anti-Malware (ZAM) (to periodically scan your computer for new malicious software, hijackers and adware). Make sure that you have all the Critical Updates recommended for Microsoft Windows operating system. Without regular updates you WILL NOT be protected when new browser hijackers, malicious software and adware are released.

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