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

What is Economo.xyz?

Economo.xyz pop-ups are a scam that uses social engineering methods to fool you and other unsuspecting users into subscribing to push notifications. Push notifications are originally developed to alert users of recently published news. Cyber criminals abuse ‘push notifications’ to avoid antivirus and ad blocking software by displaying intrusive advertisements. These advertisements are displayed in the lower right corner of the screen urges users to play online games, visit questionable web-sites, install internet browser addons & so on.

Economo.xyz is a deceptive site that claims that clicking ‘Allow’ is necessary to access the content of the web-page, watch a video, connect to the Internet, enable Flash Player, download a file, and so on. Once you click on ALLOW, this web site starts sending browser notifications on your screen. You will see the pop up ads even when your browser is closed.

Threat Summary

Name	Economo.xyz pop-up
Type	spam push notifications, browser notification spam, pop-up virus
Distribution	PUPs, adware, social engineering attack, shady popup ads
Symptoms	unwanted advertisements on desktop your internet browser settings has modified without your permission popups advertisements are loaded without your request slow Internet browsing speeds
Removal	Economo.xyz removal guide

Where the Economo.xyz pop-ups comes from

These Economo.xyz pop ups are caused by suspicious ads on the web pages you visit or adware. Adware can cause many problems such as intrusive ads and pop ups on your web-browser, irrelevant search results that redirect to scam websites, web-browser crashes and slow loading webpages. Adware software usually gets installed as a part of some free software.

A large number of spyware, adware programs, web-browser toolbars, browser hijackers, and PUPs are installed when installing freeware and peer-2-peer file sharing software. Therefore, when installing free programs, you need to be careful not to accidentally install bundled applications. It is important that you pay attention to the EULA (End User License Agreements) and select the Custom, Manual or Advanced installation method as it will typically disclose what additional applications will also be installed.

Remove Economo.xyz notifications from web-browsers

if you became a victim of scammers and clicked on the “Allow” button, then your web-browser was configured to show unwanted ads. To remove the advertisements, you need to remove the notification permission that you gave the Economo.xyz webpage to send notifications.

Google Chrome	Android
Click on ‘three dots menu’ button at the top-right corner. In the menu go to ‘Settings’, scroll down to ‘Advanced’ settings. In the ‘Privacy and Security’ section, click on ‘Site settings’. Go to Notifications settings. Locate the Economo.xyz URL and delete it by clicking the three vertical dots on the right to the site and select ‘Remove’.	Tap ‘Settings’. Tap ‘Notifications’. Find and tap the browser which displays Economo.xyz notifications ads. Find Economo.xyz, other suspicious URLs and set the toggle button to ‘OFF’ on them one-by-one.
Mozilla Firefox	Edge
In the right upper corner, click the Firefox menu (three bars). Go to ‘Options’, and Select ‘Privacy & Security’ on the left side of the window. Scroll down to ‘Permissions’ and then to ‘Settings’ next to ‘Notifications’. Select the Economo.xyz domain from the list and change the status to ‘Block’. Click ‘Save Changes’ button.	Click the More button (three dots) in the top right hand corner of the screen. Scroll down, locate and click ‘Settings’. In the left side select ‘Advanced’. In the ‘Website permissions’ section click ‘Manage permissions’. Click the switch below the Economo.xyz URL and each suspicious domain.
Internet Explorer	Safari
Click the Gear button on the top right hand corner of the screen. Go to ‘Internet Options’ in the menu. Select the ‘Privacy’ tab and click ‘Settings below ‘Pop-up Blocker’ section. Find the Economo.xyz URL and click the ‘Remove’ button to remove the site.	Go to ‘Preferences’ in the Safari menu. Select the ‘Websites’ tab and then select ‘Notifications’ section on the left panel. Check for Economo.xyz site, other dubious sites and apply the ‘Deny’ option for each.

How to remove Economo.xyz pop-up ads (removal steps)

The following step-by-step tutorial will allow you to remove Economo.xyz popups from the Mozilla Firefox, IE, Chrome and Edge. Moreover, the steps below will help you to get rid of malicious software, browser hijackers, potentially unwanted software and toolbars that your personal computer may be infected. Please do the guidance step by step. If you need assist or have any questions, then ask for our assistance or type a comment below. 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 computer.

To remove Economo.xyz pop ups, perform the following steps:

1. Remove Economo.xyz notifications from web-browsers
2. How to manually remove Economo.xyz
   • Uninstall potentially unwanted apps using Microsoft Windows Control Panel
   • Delete Economo.xyz popup advertisements from Internet Explorer
   • Delete Economo.xyz from Firefox by resetting web-browser settings
   • Remove Economo.xyz advertisements from Chrome
3. Automatic Removal of Economo.xyz pop ups
4. Stop Economo.xyz pop-up advertisements

How to manually remove Economo.xyz

This part of the post is a step-by-step guidance that will show you how to delete Economo.xyz advertisements manually. You just need to follow every step. In this case, you do not need to install any additional utilities.

Uninstall potentially unwanted apps using Microsoft Windows Control Panel

The main cause of Economo.xyz pop ups could be PUPs, adware or other undesired programs that you may have accidentally installed on the device. You need to identify and delete all suspicious programs.

It will show the Windows Control Panel as displayed on the screen below.

Next, click “Uninstall a program”
It will show a list of all apps installed on your PC system. Scroll through the all list, and uninstall any suspicious and unknown programs. To quickly find the latest installed programs, we recommend sort programs by date in the Control panel.

Delete Economo.xyz popup advertisements from Internet Explorer

By resetting IE web-browser you return your web-browser settings to its default state. This is first when troubleshooting problems that might have been caused by adware that causes the annoying Economo.xyz popups.

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

In the “Internet Options” screen, select the “Advanced” tab, then click the “Reset” button. The Internet Explorer will open the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” prompt. Further, press the “Delete personal settings” check box to select it. Next, click the “Reset” button like the one below.

When the procedure is finished, click “Close” button. Close the Internet Explorer and restart your PC for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to restore your web-browser’s homepage, new tab and default search engine to default state.

Delete Economo.xyz from Firefox by resetting web-browser settings

This step will help you delete Economo.xyz ads, third-party toolbars, disable harmful extensions and return your default startpage, newtab and search provider settings.

Launch the Mozilla Firefox and press the menu button (it looks like three stacked lines) at the top right of the internet browser screen. Next, click the question-mark icon at the bottom of the drop-down menu. It will display the slide-out menu.

Select the “Troubleshooting information”. If you are unable to access the Help menu, then type “about:support” in your address bar and press Enter. It bring up the “Troubleshooting Information” page as displayed in the following example.

Click the “Refresh Firefox” button at the top right of the Troubleshooting Information page. Select “Refresh Firefox” in the confirmation dialog box. The Mozilla Firefox will start a task to fix your problems that caused by the Economo.xyz adware. After, it’s finished, click the “Finish” button.

Remove Economo.xyz advertisements from Chrome

Reset Google Chrome settings can help you solve some problems caused by adware software and remove Economo.xyz pop up advertisements from web-browser. This will also disable harmful add-ons as well as clear cookies and site data. Your saved bookmarks, form auto-fill information and passwords won’t be cleared or changed.

1. First, start the Google Chrome and click the Menu icon (icon in the form of three dots).
2. It will show the Google Chrome main menu. Select More Tools, then press 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 tutorial: Remove Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy.
4. Now open the Google Chrome menu once again, click the “Settings” menu.
5. Next, click “Advanced” link, which located at the bottom of the Settings page.
6. On the bottom of the “Advanced settings” page, press the “Reset settings to their original defaults” button.
7. The Google Chrome will display the reset settings prompt as shown on the screen above.
8. Confirm the browser’s reset by clicking on the “Reset” button.
9. To learn more, read the blog post How to reset Chrome settings to default.

Automatic Removal of Economo.xyz pop ups

Is your MS Windows computer affected with adware? Then don’t worry, in the guide listed below, we are sharing best malicious software removal utilities which has the ability to remove Economo.xyz pop ups from the Google Chrome, Microsoft Internet Explorer, Firefox and Edge and your device.

Run Zemana to remove Economo.xyz ads

Zemana Anti-Malware is a free program for MS Windows operating system to detect and delete adware software related to the Economo.xyz pop-ups, and other unwanted software like PUPs, harmful internet browser plugins, browser toolbars.

Download Zemana AntiMalware from the link below. Save it on your MS Windows desktop.

When downloading is done, start it and follow the prompts. Once installed, the Zemana Anti-Malware will try to update itself and when this procedure is finished, click the “Scan” button to perform a system scan for the adware responsible for Economo.xyz popup ads.

This task can take some time, so please be patient. While the Zemana Anti-Malware application is checking, you may see how many objects it has identified as threat. Make sure all items have ‘checkmark’ and click “Next” button.

The Zemana will remove adware that causes multiple unwanted pop-ups.

Remove Economo.xyz pop ups and malicious extensions with HitmanPro

HitmanPro is a free removal tool. It removes PUPs, adware software, hijackers and undesired web-browser add-ons. It will search for and delete adware software which causes the annoying Economo.xyz ads. HitmanPro uses very small personal computer resources and is a portable program. Moreover, Hitman Pro does add another layer of malware protection.

Click the link below to download the latest version of Hitman Pro for Windows. Save it directly to your Windows Desktop.

After downloading is finished, open the file location. You will see an icon like below.

Double click the HitmanPro desktop icon. When the utility is started, you will see a screen like the one below.

Further, click “Next” button for scanning your device for the adware software that causes multiple intrusive popups. A system scan may take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your computer. When Hitman Pro is finished scanning your computer, HitmanPro will show a list of detected items as displayed on the image below.

Next, you need to press “Next” button. It will open a dialog box, click the “Activate free license” button.

How to remove Economo.xyz with MalwareBytes Anti-Malware

Remove Economo.xyz advertisements manually is difficult and often the adware software is not fully removed. Therefore, we suggest you to use the MalwareBytes AntiMalware that are completely clean your personal computer. Moreover, this free program will help you to remove malware, PUPs, toolbars and hijackers that your computer can be infected too.

1. MalwareBytes can be downloaded from the following link. Save it directly to your Microsoft Windows Desktop.
   
   

   Malwarebytes Anti-malware
   327156 downloads
   Author: Malwarebytes
   Category: Security tools
   Update: April 15, 2020
   
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. Once the downloading process is done, please close all apps and open windows on your PC. Double-click on the icon that’s named MBSetup.
4. This will open the Setup wizard of MalwareBytes Anti-Malware onto your PC system. Follow the prompts and do not make any changes to default settings.
5. When the Setup wizard has finished installing, the MalwareBytes will start and show the main window.
6. Further, click the “Scan” button for scanning your computer for the adware that causes Economo.xyz pop up ads in your web browser. Depending on your PC system, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. While the MalwareBytes Anti-Malware is scanning, you can see number of objects it has identified either as being malicious software.
7. As the scanning ends, MalwareBytes AntiMalware will show a list of all threats found by the scan.
8. Review the report and then click the “Quarantine” button. When the cleaning process is finished, you may be prompted to restart the PC system.
9. Close the Anti Malware and continue with the next step.

Video instruction, which reveals in detail the steps above.

Stop Economo.xyz pop-up advertisements

By installing an ad blocking application like AdGuard, you’re able to stop Economo.xyz, autoplaying video ads and delete tons of distracting and intrusive ads on web-sites.

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

Once downloading is done, double-click the downloaded file to start 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 guide as displayed in the following example.

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

Each time, when you start your PC system, AdGuard will start automatically and stop unwanted ads, block Economo.xyz, as well as other malicious or misleading web sites. For an overview of all the features of the application, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, that can be found on your desktop.

Finish words

We suggest that you keep Zemana Anti-Malware (to periodically scan your personal computer for new adwares and other malicious software) and AdGuard (to help you stop unwanted ads and harmful web-sites). Moreover, to prevent any adware, please stay clear of unknown and third party apps, make sure that your antivirus program, turn on the option to look for potentially unwanted applications.

If you need more help with Economo.xyz pop up ads related issues, go to here.