Lifecontext.me pop-ups - How to remove

Lifecontext.me pop-ups are annoying notifications that can reach you not only when you are browsing the World Wide Web, but also on your desktop, interrupting work, entertainment and etc. At first, this threat shows up as a plain web page that asks if you want to opt-in for receiving alerts, and if you permit, it abuses the given authorization to post very ambiguous, shady and inappropriate content, generating revenue for the developers of Lifecontext.me site, at the same time putting you in risky situations.

Web notifications can really serve for the right purposes, giving you news, updates, information, from your favorite and important websites without having to keep them open all the time, also allowing content creators once in a while show a Sponsored link, which would indirectly earn some money to support the domain. However, quite a while ago hackers learned how to misuse this feature and instead of posting any relevant information, just push excessive and continuous advertisements from third-parties, which often contain more malware. Lifecontext.me pop-ups, just like others of its kind (e.g. Iloacmoam.com, Haphetititletleres.club, Lingintirejohny.club) are the examples of such virtual mischief.

If your current antivirus did not block Lifecontext.me notification web page before it tricked you, or did not work once the infection got in, then this article prepared by 2-viruses.com researchers will help you fix the situation step-by-step and learn valuable information, which later will help to avoid any new notification threats.

What are Lifecontext.me pop-ups

Lifecontext.me pop-ups are web notifications that are meant to allow the website to deliver you relevant information from their page, but actually, instead of doing that, they advertise and generate revenue from other online marketing tricks after misusing the given authorization to be in your browser. Nowadays, online promotions are especially beneficial and if you can find a way how to sell affiliate products, show ads, gain traffic and send it somewhere else without much work, then you can very easily earn tons of money. This is what Lifecontext.me pop-up creators are after, leaving many users unhappy. (How online marketing is rising)

There are all kinds of pop-ups that appear on sites when you enter them, but Lifecontext.me alert is the one that most websites greet you with – white box below URL bar asking to show notifications. Lifecontext.me creators also try tricking users into thinking that they must press Allow to see some sort of video that is presented to be playing in the background, and if curiosity wins and the threat gets the voluntary consent, then it initiates altered scripts and begins posting ads, even when the site or the browser is closed. The more users Lifecontext.me pop-ups can infect, the more money they can earn, therefore subdomains are also useful. According to Virustotal.com, there are at least 6 of them:

• 2.lifecontext.me
• 3.lifecontext.me
• 4.lifecontext.me
• 1.lifecontext.me
• 7.lifecontext.me
• 6.lifecontext.me

All Lifecontext.me pop-up pages are identical and simply get to distribute the traffic more evenly and display more sponsored content. That content can consist of redirects to other pop-ups, virus installers, but usually just pages and online stores, which provide the threat actors with Affiliate links, that generate PPC/PPV/PPA. There is no guarantee that these promotions as well will not contain anything malicious, because they are not regulated. If you want to avoid any more viruses entering your system, you must remove Lifecontext.me pop-ups immediately.

Why are you seeing Lifecontext.me pop-ups

Typically, the initial Lifecontext.me pop-up page appears either once you are redirected to it from other dubious websites or after clicking on hyperlinks, but it can very easily mean that there is an adware infection in your PC/Mac, which is generating alerts. If you end up on Lifecontext.me website when browsing some website that diverted you to it and simply exit without giving the consent, then there is not much to worry about because the continuous pop-ups need your permission. What is more, you can just avoid that domain which caused the pop-up and Lifecontext.me won’t show up again, but if the site keeps coming back each time you browse the internet, and even when you don’t, then you possibly are dealing with some potentially unwanted program (PUP).

Adware and PUPs like to get inside computers via other program Setup Wizards, which is called bundling. Although you may have never noticed, but if you download an installer from a third-party and not the official website, they tend to be paired or ‘enhanced’ with other applications for your browser, computer and etc. Sometimes they inquire if you want to install that extra program with the main one, but usually, you have to specifically run the set up in Custom mode to make changes. These unwanted applications, for example, ViewMyPDF, QkSee, Infolinks, are preselected to install automatically, but you won’t know about it until they are already set up. That is why avoiding getting programs from untrustworthy sources, including Freeware sites, torrents and etc. can save you from Lifecontext.me pop-ups and other unnecessary malware.

How to stop Lifecontext.me notifications

Fortunately, Lifecontext.me pop-ups are not the most harmful or persistent compared to other malware, therefore disabling web push notifications is enough to make them stop showing up and interrupting. However, as you understand, no matter if you made the pop-ups gone, the root cause virus still must be taken care of as well, because if not Lifecontext.me notifications, then some other ones will reappear and keep bothering you. Additionally, it is still Unsafe to use your system for processing sensitive data (like paying online, logging into accounts and etc.) while you don’t know whether it is fully clean or not. Although it could have very easily been just a pop-up that you caught with no other virus, but it is better to be safe than sorry.

Spyhunter or Malwarebytes anti-spyware are reputable programs that not only regular users but professionals too trust to clean their computers from viruses. Mentioned security products are great in situations like this where it isn’t clear why Lifecontext.me pop-ups began showing up on your screen. It is enough to run a free system scan with either of the security software and follow to given instructions if any malicious files are found. Of course, there is a manual way to remove Lifecontext.me alert virus without any additional software and you will find the instructions on how to do so below.

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How to uninstall Lifecontext.me pop-ups virus

Removing any threats yourself can be a challenge especially if you don’t trust your technical skills, but for that 2-viruses.com team designed special elimination guidelines which you can use as a helpful tool when removing Lifecontext.me notifications virus. Mind you, that malicious application can be installed as a Browser extension or a program in your Control Panel, sometimes even both, so look in all possible places for any suspicious software, that you have not seen before and use our tips to delete them. If you have not found anything, then we suggest running an anti-malware scanner.

How to remove Lifecontext.me pop-ups using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Lifecontext.me pop-ups install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Lifecontext.me pop-ups . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Lifecontext.me pop-ups easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Lifecontext.me pop-ups from macOS

Delete Lifecontext.me pop-ups from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Lifecontext.me pop-ups app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to Lifecontext.me pop-ups and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Lifecontext.me pop-ups, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Lifecontext.me pop-ups from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Lifecontext.me pop-ups. Click on the trash bin icon next to Lifecontext.me pop-ups or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Lifecontext.me pop-ups, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Lifecontext.me pop-ups from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Lifecontext.me pop-ups related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Lifecontext.me pop-ups, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Lifecontext.me pop-ups from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Lifecontext.me pop-ups. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Lifecontext.me pop-ups or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving Lifecontext.me pop-ups from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Lifecontext.me pop-ups. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Lifecontext.me pop-ups, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.