How to remove Brainlesseither.com pop-ups (Virus removal guide)

What is Brainlesseither.com?

Brainlesseither.com is a malicious site that is used to trick you and other unsuspecting victims into subscribing to push notifications. Although push notifications cannot harm you directly, scammers use them to display unwanted advertisements, promote adware bundles, and encourage users to visit unsafe websites.

The Brainlesseither.com website says that you need to click ‘Allow’ in order to watch a video, enable Flash Player, connect to the Internet, download a file, access the content of the webpage, and so on. If you click on the ‘Allow’ button, this website gets your permission to send browser notifications in form of pop up ads in the lower right corner of the screen.

Threat Summary

Name	Brainlesseither.com popup
Type	browser notification spam, spam push notifications, pop-up virus
Distribution	potentially unwanted applications, shady pop up ads, social engineering attack, adware
Symptoms	pop-up advertisements in bottom right corner of screen unexpected changes in your web-browser popups advertisements are loaded without your request slow Internet or slow browsing
Removal	Brainlesseither.com removal guide

How does your PC get infected with Brainlesseither.com pop-ups

These Brainlesseither.com pop-ups are caused by dubious advertisements on the web-sites you visit or adware. Adware is form of malware that can cause issues for your personal computer. It can generate numerous additional pop-up, banner, pop-under and in-text link advertisements flooding on your web-browser; gather your data like login details, online searches, etc; run in the background and drag down your computer running speed; give more chances for other adware, PUPs even malware to get on your PC system.

Adware can be spread through the use of trojan horses and other forms of malicious software, but in many cases, adware is bundled within certain free software. Many creators of free software include optional applications in their setup package. Sometimes it is possible to avoid the installation of any adware software: carefully read the Terms of Use and the Software license, choose only Manual, Custom or Advanced installation mode, reject all checkboxes before clicking Install or Next button while installing new freeware.

Remove Brainlesseither.com notifications from web-browsers

If you’re getting browser notifications from the Brainlesseither.com or another unwanted website, you will have previously pressed the ‘Allow’ button. Below we will teach you how to turn them off.

Google Chrome	Android
In the right upper corner of the screen, click on Chrome’s main menu button, represented by three vertical dots. When the drop-down menu appears, click on ‘Settings’. Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on ‘Advanced’. Scroll down to the ‘Privacy and security’ section, select ‘Site settings’. Go to Notifications settings. Locate the Brainlesseither.com site and delete it by clicking the three vertical dots on the right to the URL and select ‘Remove’.	Open Chrome. In the right upper corner, tap on Chrome’s main menu button, represented by three vertical dots. In the menu tap ‘Settings’, scroll down to ‘Advanced’. In the ‘Site Settings’, tap on ‘Notifications’, find the Brainlesseither.com site and tap on it. Tap the ‘Clean & Reset’ button and confirm.
Mozilla Firefox	Edge
Click the Menu button (three horizontal stripes) on the top right hand corner of the browser. In the menu go to ‘Options’, in the menu on the left go to ‘Privacy & Security’. Scroll down to ‘Permissions’ section and click ‘Settings…’ button next to ‘Notifications’. In the opened window, locate Brainlesseither.com, other rogue notifications, click the drop-down menu and select ‘Block’. Click ‘Save Changes’ button.	In the right upper corner, click the Edge menu button (it looks like three dots). Click ‘Settings’. Click ‘Advanced’ on the left side of the window. Click ‘Manage permissions’ button below ‘Website permissions’. Disable the on switch for the Brainlesseither.com.
Internet Explorer	Safari
Click ‘Tools’ button in the top right hand corner of the browser. In the drop-down menu select ‘Internet Options’. Click on the ‘Privacy’ tab and select ‘Settings’ in the pop-up blockers section. Select the Brainlesseither.com site and other dubious URLs under and delete them one by one by clicking the ‘Remove’ button.	Go to ‘Preferences’ in the Safari menu. Select the ‘Websites’ tab and then select ‘Notifications’ section on the left panel. Check for Brainlesseither.com domain, other suspicious sites and apply the ‘Deny’ option for each.

How to remove Brainlesseither.com pop-up advertisements from Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge

Most often adware requires more than a simple uninstall with the help of Microsoft Windows Control panel in order to be fully deleted. For that reason, our team designed several removal ways that we’ve summarized in a detailed guide. Therefore, if you’ve the unwanted Brainlesseither.com pop-up advertisements on your personal computer and are currently trying to have it removed then feel free to follow the step-by-step tutorial below in order to resolve your problem. Certain of the steps will require you to reboot your PC system or exit this webpage. So, read this guidance carefully, then bookmark this page or open it on your smartphone for later reference.

To remove Brainlesseither.com pop ups, use the following steps:

1. Remove Brainlesseither.com notifications from web-browsers
2. Manual Brainlesseither.com pop-ups removal
   • Remove questionable programs using Windows Control Panel
   • Get rid of Brainlesseither.com advertisements from Internet Explorer
   • Remove Brainlesseither.com advertisements from Mozilla Firefox
   • Remove Brainlesseither.com ads from Google Chrome
3. Automatic Removal of Brainlesseither.com popup advertisements
4. Stop Brainlesseither.com advertisements
5. To sum up

Manual Brainlesseither.com pop-ups removal

First try to remove Brainlesseither.com advertisements manually; to do this, follow the steps below. Of course, manual removal of adware requires more time and may not be suitable for those who are poorly versed in computer settings. In this case, we advise that you scroll down to the section that describes how to delete Brainlesseither.com pop-up advertisements using free tools.

Remove questionable programs using Windows Control Panel

When troubleshooting a PC, one common step is go to Microsoft Windows Control Panel and remove dubious applications. The same approach will be used in the removal of Brainlesseither.com popups. Please use instructions based on your Microsoft Windows version.

It will show the Windows Control Panel similar to the one below.

Next, press “Uninstall a program”
It will open a list of all software installed on your computer. Scroll through the all list, and remove any questionable and unknown apps. To quickly find the latest installed programs, we recommend sort programs by date in the Control panel.

Get rid of Brainlesseither.com advertisements from Internet Explorer

In order to restore all web-browser newtab, startpage and default search engine you need to reset the Microsoft Internet Explorer to the state, that was when the Windows was installed on your computer.

First, launch the Internet Explorer. Next, click the button in the form of gear (). It will show the Tools drop-down menu, click the “Internet Options” as on the image below.

In the “Internet Options” window click on the Advanced tab, then press the Reset button. The Internet Explorer will open the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window as shown 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.

Remove Brainlesseither.com advertisements from Mozilla Firefox

Resetting Mozilla Firefox web-browser will reset all the settings to their default values and will remove Brainlesseither.com ads, malicious add-ons and extensions. It will save your personal information such as saved passwords, bookmarks, auto-fill data and open tabs.

First, open the Mozilla Firefox. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It will open the drop-down menu. Next, press 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 below.

Confirm your action, click the “Refresh Firefox”.

Remove Brainlesseither.com ads from Google Chrome

The adware can change your Google Chrome settings without your knowledge. You may see an unwanted website as your search engine or homepage, additional plugins and toolbars. Reset Chrome web browser will help you to remove Brainlesseither.com advertisements and reset the unwanted changes caused by adware. Essential information such as bookmarks, browsing history, passwords, cookies, auto-fill data and personal dictionaries will not be removed.

Open the Google Chrome menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal dotes (). It will display the drop-down menu. Select More Tools, then press Extensions.

Carefully browse through the list of installed add-ons. If the list has the extension labeled with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following steps: Remove Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy otherwise, just go to the step below.

Open the Chrome main menu again, click to “Settings” option.

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

Confirm your action, click the “Reset” button.

Automatic Removal of Brainlesseither.com popup advertisements

AntiMalware apps differ from each other by many features like performance, scheduled scans, automatic updates, virus signature database, technical support, compatibility with other antivirus applications and so on. We recommend you use the following free apps: Zemana Free, MalwareBytes AntiMalware and Hitman Pro. Each of these programs has all of needed features, but most importantly, they have the ability to identify the adware and get rid of Brainlesseither.com advertisements from the Firefox, Edge, IE and Google Chrome.

Delete Brainlesseither.com advertisements with Zemana Anti-Malware

You can download and use the Zemana Free for free. This anti malware tool will scan all the registry items and files in your computer along with the system settings and web browser add-ons. If it finds any malware, adware software or malicious addon that is responsible for redirecting your browser to Brainlesseither.com web site then the Zemana Anti-Malware (ZAM) will get rid of them from your computer completely.

1. Please go to the following link to download the latest version of Zemana for MS Windows. Save it on your Desktop.
   
   

   Zemana AntiMalware
   164108 downloads
   Author: Zemana Ltd
   Category: Security tools
   Update: July 16, 2019
   
2. After the downloading process is complete, close all software and windows on your device. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s named Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup.
3. Further, press Next button and follow the prompts.
4. Once setup is complete, click the “Scan” button . Zemana Anti-Malware program will scan through the whole PC system for the adware software that causes Brainlesseither.com ads. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the count of files on your personal computer and the speed of your computer. During the scan Zemana will detect threats exist on your PC system.
5. Once Zemana completes the scan, Zemana AntiMalware (ZAM) will display you the results. Review the report and then press “Next”. After finished, you can be prompted to reboot your personal computer.

Remove Brainlesseither.com advertisements and harmful extensions with HitmanPro

HitmanPro is a malicious software removal tool that is created to search for and terminate hijackers, PUPs, adware and suspicious processes from the computer that has been affected with malware. It’s a portable application that can be run instantly from Flash Drive. HitmanPro have an advanced computer monitoring tool which uses a white-list database to stop suspicious processes and programs.

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

When downloading is complete, open the file location and double-click the HitmanPro icon. It will start the HitmanPro tool. If the User Account Control prompt will ask you want to open the program, click Yes button to continue.

Next, click “Next” to start scanning your computer for the adware that causes multiple annoying popups. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the number of files on your personal computer and the speed of your computer. When a malware, adware software or PUPs are detected, the number of the security threats will change accordingly. Wait until the the checking is done.

Once finished, Hitman Pro will open a scan report as shown in the following example.

Review the report and then click “Next” button. It will display a dialog box, click the “Activate free license” button. The HitmanPro will begin to get rid of adware that causes Brainlesseither.com ads in your web-browser. After disinfection is done, the tool may ask you to reboot your PC system.

Get rid of Brainlesseither.com pop-ups with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM)

We recommend using the MalwareBytes Anti-Malware that are fully clean your personal computer of the adware software. The free tool is an advanced malware removal program designed by (c) Malwarebytes lab. This program uses the world’s most popular antimalware technology. It’s able to help you get rid of annoying Brainlesseither.com pop-ups from your web browsers, potentially unwanted apps, malicious software, browser hijackers, toolbars, ransomware and other security threats from your PC for free.

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

   Malwarebytes Anti-malware
   326461 downloads
   Author: Malwarebytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: April 15, 2020
   
2. At the download page, click on the Download button. Your web-browser will open the “Save as” prompt. Please save it onto your Windows desktop.
3. After the download is finished, please close all software and open windows on your PC. Double-click on the icon that’s called MBSetup.
4. This will start the Setup wizard of MalwareBytes Anti Malware onto your computer. Follow the prompts and don’t make any changes to default settings.
5. When the Setup wizard has finished installing, the MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) will start and open the main window.
6. Further, press the “Scan” button . MalwareBytes application will scan through the whole PC system for the adware related to the Brainlesseither.com pop up advertisements. This procedure can take quite a while, so please be patient. When a malware, adware or potentially unwanted apps are found, the number of the security threats will change accordingly.
7. After MalwareBytes has completed scanning your computer, MalwareBytes Anti Malware will open a list of all threats detected by the scan.
8. Once you’ve selected what you wish to delete from your PC system click the “Quarantine” button. When the procedure is done, you may be prompted to reboot the computer.
9. Close the AntiMalware and continue with the next step.

Video instruction, which reveals in detail the steps above.

Stop Brainlesseither.com advertisements

To put it simply, you need to use an ad blocker utility (AdGuard, for example). It’ll stop and protect you from all unwanted websites like Brainlesseither.com, ads and pop-ups. To be able to do that, the ad blocker program uses a list of filters. Each filter is a rule that describes a malicious web-site, an advertising content, a banner and others. The ad blocking application automatically uses these filters, depending on the web-sites you are visiting.

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

After the download is complete, double-click the downloaded file to launch it. The “Setup Wizard” window will show up on the computer screen as shown 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 instructions like below.

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

Each time, when you start your PC system, AdGuard will launch automatically and stop unwanted advertisements, block Brainlesseither.com, 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.

To sum up

Once you’ve done the guide outlined above, your PC system should be clean from this adware and other malware. The Edge, Mozilla Firefox, Chrome and Microsoft Internet Explorer will no longer open unwanted Brainlesseither.com web page when you browse the World Wide Web. Unfortunately, if the instructions does not help you, then you have caught a new adware, and then the best way – ask for help.

Please create a new question by using the “Ask Question” button in the Questions and Answers. Try to give us some details about your problems, so we can try to help you more accurately. Wait for one of our trained “Security Team” or Site Administrator to provide you with knowledgeable assistance tailored to your problem with the annoying Brainlesseither.com pop-up ads.