This article aims to reveal more details about the online pop-up scam, titled “YOU ARE THE CHOSEN!”, how to remove the pop-up and how to protect your computer.
A new scam has been detected in the wild. It displays a fake pop-up message that states “YOU ARE THE CHOSEN!”. The reason why you may see this pop-up in your browser is an installed potentially unwanted or harmful software on your computer. The scam is pushed by various corrupted websites. Those websites display a pop-up message in attempt to fool you that you have the chance to win a new iPhone X. However, you should be aware that this is a fake message that aims to trick you into installing yet another risky program or rogue software.
Threat Summary
| Name | YOU ARE THE CHOSEN! |
| Type | Potentially Unwanted Program |
| Short Description | An unwanted software which causes “YOU ARE THE CHOSEN!” pop-up scam on your web browser. |
| Symptoms | A pop-up headed “YOU ARE THE CHOSEN!” aims to trick you into downloading rogue antivirus or other kind of harmful program. |
| Distribution Method | Via bundled installers, fake setups or via other PUP that has already been installed on your PC. |
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“YOU ARE THE CHOSEN!” – More Details
The domains that push the fake “YOU ARE THE CHOSEN!” message may display several other pop-ups that aim to scam you. Below you can see one of the dubious websites where the “YOU ARE THE CHOSEN!” pop-up appears:
The browser redirect Kergaukr.com reported by our team is one of the many dubious websites that are trying to make a victim of the iPhone X scam.
The pop-ups that states “YOU ARE THE CHOSEN!” is trying to convince you that “You have the chance to get a special reward!” and make you click on an “OK” button as shown on the picture below:
It appears that the pop-up attempts to fool you that you have the chance to win a new iPhone X. Thus, it may trick you into providing sensitive data like telephone number, email address, and credit card details. The messages are likely to pretend that you should give this details in order to receive the reward.
However, you should be aware that this is a fake message that aims to trick you into installing yet another risky program or rogue software. So if you see this fake pop-up better discredit the message as there is no chance to get any iPhone but only provide crucial data to malicious intenders or infect your system with malware.
After your system gets compromised by “YOU ARE THE CHOSEN!” your browser may be flooded with many annoying advertisements. The infection program that causes redirects to web pages that promote the pop-up scam may compromise essential browser settings and start to generate different intrusive banners, pop-ups, pop-unders, links to sponsored content, etc. Be advised to avoid clicking on these ads as they may cause additional privacy issues or serve as a gate for some severe malware infections.
Remove and Stop “YOU ARE THE CHOSEN!” Pop-ups
Below are listed all the steps that will help you to remove “YOU ARE THE CHOSEN!” pop-up completely from affected browsers. The steps also show how to remove the nasty program associated with the pop-up from the Windows system . You can choose whether to follow a manual or an automatic removal. If you keep seeing the pop-up in your browser after the manual removal process, it is likely that some leftovers have remained on the system. Maximum efficiency can be reached after a scan with anti-malware tool as it can easily locate all infection files.
Gergana Ivanova
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- Guide 1: How to Remove YOU ARE THE CHOSEN! from Windows.
- Guide 2: Get rid of YOU ARE THE CHOSEN! from Mac OS X.
- Guide 3: Remove YOU ARE THE CHOSEN! from Google Chrome.
- Guide 4: Erase YOU ARE THE CHOSEN! from Mozilla Firefox.
- Guide 5: Uninstall YOU ARE THE CHOSEN! from Microsoft Edge.
- Guide 6: Remove YOU ARE THE CHOSEN! from Safari.
- Guide 7: Eliminate YOU ARE THE CHOSEN! from Internet Explorer.
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How to Remove YOU ARE THE CHOSEN! from Windows.
Step 1: Boot Your PC In Safe Mode to isolate and remove YOU ARE THE CHOSEN!
Step 2: Uninstall YOU ARE THE CHOSEN! and related software from Windows
Here is a method in few easy steps that should be able to uninstall most programs. No matter if you are using Windows 10, 8, 7, Vista or XP, those steps will get the job done. Dragging the program or its folder to the recycle bin can be a very bad decision. If you do that, bits and pieces of the program are left behind, and that can lead to unstable work of your PC, errors with the file type associations and other unpleasant activities. The proper way to get a program off your computer is to Uninstall it. To do that:
Follow the instructions above and you will successfully uninstall most programs.
Step 3: Clean any registries, created by YOU ARE THE CHOSEN! on your computer.
The usually targeted registries of Windows machines are the following:
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run
- HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
- HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\RunOnce
You can access them by opening the Windows registry editor and deleting any values, created by YOU ARE THE CHOSEN! there. This can happen by following the steps underneath:
Tip: To find a virus-created value, you can right-click on it and click "Modify" to see which file it is set to run. If this is the virus file location, remove the value.
Before starting "Step 4", please boot back into Normal mode, in case you are currently in Safe Mode.
This will enable you to install and use SpyHunter 5 successfully.
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Get rid of YOU ARE THE CHOSEN! from Mac OS X.
Step 1: Uninstall YOU ARE THE CHOSEN! and remove related files and objects
1. Hit the ⇧+⌘+U keys to open Utilities. Another way is to click on “Go” and then click “Utilities”, like the image below shows:
- Go to Finder.
- In the search bar type the name of the app that you want to remove.
- Above the search bar change the two drop down menus to “System Files” and “Are Included” so that you can see all of the files associated with the application you want to remove. Bear in mind that some of the files may not be related to the app so be very careful which files you delete.
- If all of the files are related, hold the ⌘+A buttons to select them and then drive them to “Trash”.
In case you cannot remove YOU ARE THE CHOSEN! via Step 1 above:
In case you cannot find the virus files and objects in your Applications or other places we have shown above, you can manually look for them in the Libraries of your Mac. But before doing this, please read the disclaimer below:
You can repeat the same procedure with the following other Library directories:
→ ~/Library/LaunchAgents
/Library/LaunchDaemons
Tip: ~ is there on purpose, because it leads to more LaunchAgents.
Step 2: Scan for and remove YOU ARE THE CHOSEN! files from your Mac
When you are facing problems on your Mac as a result of unwanted scripts and programs such as YOU ARE THE CHOSEN!, the recommended way of eliminating the threat is by using an anti-malware program. SpyHunter for Mac offers advanced security features along with other modules that will improve your Mac’s security and protect it in the future.
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Remove YOU ARE THE CHOSEN! from Google Chrome.
Step 1: Start Google Chrome and open the drop menu
Step 2: Move the cursor over "Tools" and then from the extended menu choose "Extensions"
Step 3: From the opened "Extensions" menu locate the unwanted extension and click on its "Remove" button.
Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Google Chrome by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.
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Erase YOU ARE THE CHOSEN! from Mozilla Firefox.
Step 1: Start Mozilla Firefox. Open the menu window
Step 2: Select the "Add-ons" icon from the menu.
Step 3: Select the unwanted extension and click "Remove"
Step 4: After the extension is removed, restart Mozilla Firefox by closing it from the red "X" button at the top right corner and start it again.
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Uninstall YOU ARE THE CHOSEN! from Microsoft Edge.
Step 1: Start Edge browser.
Step 2: Open the drop menu by clicking on the icon at the top right corner.
Step 3: From the drop menu select "Extensions".
Step 4: Choose the suspected malicious extension you want to remove and then click on the gear icon.
Step 5: Remove the malicious extension by scrolling down and then clicking on Uninstall.
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Remove YOU ARE THE CHOSEN! from Safari.
Step 1: Start the Safari app.
Step 2: After hovering your mouse cursor to the top of the screen, click on the Safari text to open its drop down menu.
Step 3: From the menu, click on "Preferences".
Step 4: After that, select the 'Extensions' Tab.
Step 5: Click once on the extension you want to remove.
Step 6: Click 'Uninstall'.
A pop-up window will appear asking for confirmation to uninstall the extension. Select 'Uninstall' again, and the YOU ARE THE CHOSEN! will be removed.
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Eliminate YOU ARE THE CHOSEN! from Internet Explorer.
Step 1: Start Internet Explorer.
Step 2: Click on the gear icon labeled 'Tools' to open the drop menu and select 'Manage Add-ons'
Step 3: In the 'Manage Add-ons' window.
Step 4: Select the extension you want to remove and then click 'Disable'. A pop-up window will appear to inform you that you are about to disable the selected extension, and some more add-ons might be disabled as well. Leave all the boxes checked, and click 'Disable'.
Step 5: After the unwanted extension has been removed, restart Internet Explorer by closing it from the red 'X' button located at the top right corner and start it again.
