How to remove Purplemedia.biz

What is Purplemedia.biz

Purplemedia.biz is a website known for its browser-based scams. It displays fake error messages or misleading prompts to trick users into clicking the “Allow” button to receive push notifications. These notifications are not for legitimate updates or content; instead, they are a way for the site to bypass pop-up blockers and send spammy and potentially harmful ads directly to the user’s device. Purplemedia.biz exploits browser notifications by using social engineering to obtain user consent to send notifications. It may present messages suggesting that the user needs to click “Allow” to download a file, watch a video, or confirm they are not a robot. Once permission is granted, Purplemedia.biz sends intrusive and unwanted ads that can lead to more malicious sites or software downloads. Purplemedia.biz can affect a wide range of browsers, including Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Microsoft Edge, Safari, and others. It targets both desktop and mobile devices, exploiting the notification systems inherent to these platforms.

How Purplemedia.biz infects devices

The infection process typically begins when a user visits a compromised website or clicks on a deceptive ad. These actions can redirect the browser to Purplemedia.biz, which then presents misleading prompts to the user. If the user clicks “Allow,” the site gains permission to send push notifications. Additionally, the presence of adware on a computer can cause frequent redirects to malicious sites like Purplemedia.biz, further increasing the risk of infection.

1. Download Purplemedia.biz Removal Tool
2. Stop Purplemedia.biz notifications in browsers
3. Remove/Uninstall Purplemedia.biz from Control Panel and Applications
4. Remove Purplemedia.biz extensions from browsers
5. Reset browser search and homepage settings
6. Block Purplemedia.biz search redirects
7. How to protect from threats like Purplemedia.biz

Remove Purplemedia.biz manually for free

Here is the manual step-by-step tutorial for full Purplemedia.biz removal from your computer. This works 99% and was checked with the latest versions of the Purplemedia.biz installer on operating systems with the latest updates and browser versions.

Disable push notifications from Purplemedia.biz in browsers

Remove Purplemedia.biz from websites, allowed to show push-notifications in Google Chrome

1. Go to Google Chrome settings, by clicking 3-dots icon in the top-right corner and choosing Settings.
2. On the left side choose Privacy and security menu.
3. Under opened Privacy and security tab, choose Site Settings.
4. Scroll down to Permissions section and click on Notifications (with the bell icon).
5. Go to the bottom list of sites named Allowed to send notifications.
6. Find Purplemedia.biz in the list and click 3-dots icon near it. Click Remove button to delete the website permission.

Remove Purplemedia.biz from websites, allowed to show push-notifications in Mozilla Firefox

1. Go to Mozilla Firefox options, by clicking 3-bars icon in the top-right corner and choosing Settings.
2. On the left panel choose Privacy & Security menu.
3. Scroll down to Permissions section.
4. Near Notifications click Settings… button.
5. Find Purplemedia.biz in the list and click Remove Website to remove it.
6. Click Save Changes button to confirm the action.

Remove Purplemedia.biz from websites, allowed to show push-notifications in Safari

1. Open Safari, and in the top menu click Safari, choose Preferences.
2. In the Preferences window, click on Websites tab.
3. On the left side, choose Notifications. You will see the list of websites and their settings for showing notifications.
4. Find Purplemedia.biz in the list and click Remove button.

Remove Purplemedia.biz from websites, allowed to show push-notifications in Android (Chrome)

1. Open Google Chrome app on Android, and tap on three dots to open main menu.
2. In the drop-down menu choose Settings, scroll down and under Advanced section tap on Site Settings.
3. In the Site Settings menu tap on Notifications.
4. In the Allowed list of websites allowed to show notifications find Purplemedia.biz, tap on it and in the bottom of the window tap on Clean & Reset button.
5. Confirm your action by tapping on Clean & Reset again in opened dialog box.

Remove Purplemedia.biz from websites, allowed to show push-notifications in Microsoft Edge

1. Open Microsoft Edge, and click on the three-dots menu, in the top-right corner.
2. In the drop-down menu choose Settings.
3. In the menu click Cookies and site permissions section, and scroll down to All permissions section.
4. Click on Notifications.
5. Find Purplemedia.biz in the list under Allow, click on 3-dots icon and choose Remove.

Remove Purplemedia.biz from Control Panel or Applications

To start removing Purplemedia.biz you should uninstall it using Control Panel. It can be present by different names – “Purplemedia.biz”. It should uninstall correctly, however, we recommend you to use IObit Uninstaller or CleanMyMac to clean leftover items after uninstalling. Here are instructions for Windows XP, Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 10, Windows 11 and Mac.

Remove Purplemedia.biz from Windows XP:

1. Click on Start button.
2. Choose Control Panel.
3. Click Add or Remove Programs.
4. Find recently installed suspicious program.
5. Click Uninstall.

Remove Purplemedia.biz from Windows 7:

1. Click Start button.
2. Then go to Control Panel.
3. Click Uninstall a Program.
4. Find recently installed suspicious program and click Uninstall.

Remove Purplemedia.biz from Windows 8:

1. Hover mouse pointer to the bottom-right corner to see Menu.
2. Click Search.
3. After that click Apps.
4. Then Control Panel.
5. Click Uninstall a Program under Programs.
6. Find recently installed suspicious program, click Uninstall.

Remove Purplemedia.biz from Windows 10:

There are 2 ways to uninstall Purplemedia.biz from Windows 10

Way one

1. Click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Settings.
3. Click on the System tile.
4. Click Apps & features and locate recently installed suspicious program in the list.
5. Click on it and then click Uninstall button near it.

Way two (classic)

1. Right-click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Programs and Features.
3. Locate recently installed suspicious program in the list.
4. Click on it and then click Uninstall button above.

Remove Purplemedia.biz from Windows 11:

1. Right-click on the Start button.
2. In opened menu choose Settings.
3. Click on the Apps tab on the left side.
4. Click Apps & features and locate recently installed suspicious program in the list.
5. Click on 3-dots icon near it and then click Uninstall button near it.
6. Depending on the type of application (Windows Store app or classic Win32 app) it will be removed immediately or you will need to confirm the action and go through standard uninstall procedure.

Remove Purplemedia.biz from Mac:

1. In the Finder sidebar, click Applications.
2. Purplemedia.biz might have an Uninstaller.
3. Otherwise, drag Purplemedia.biz from the Applications folder to the Trash (located at the end of the Dock).
4. Then choose Finder > Empty Trash.

Cannot uninstall Purplemedia.biz in Windows

In some cases, program related to Purplemedia.biz won’t uninstall and gives you a message that “You do not have sufficient access to uninstall Purplemedia.biz. Please, contact your system administrator” when you try to remove it from Control Panel or “Access denied” error when removing the Purplemedia.biz folder and files. This happens because the process or service does not allow you to do it. In this case, I will recommend you to use SpyHunter 5 or Malwarebytes AntiMalware or uninstall Purplemedia.biz in Safe Mode. To boot in Safe Mode do the following:

1. Reboot your computer.
2. While it starts booting type F8 button.
3. This will open Advanced Boot Options menu.
4. Choose Safe Mode and wait until Windows loads.
5. Go to Control Panel > Uninstall a program and remove recently installed suspicious program

>> See detailed instructions and video tutorial on how to boot in Safe Mode

Cannot uninstall Purplemedia.biz in MacOS

If you can’t uninstall apps related to Purplemedia.biz from MacOS using instructions above, or it keeps coming back, you can use free AppCleaner for Mac to remove all residual data and libraries of Purplemedia.biz. Follow instructions below:

1. Download free AppCleaner.
2. Drag Purplemedia.biz from Applications folder to AppCleaner window.
3. Choose files and folders you want to remove along with Purplemedia.biz.
4. Click Delete button.

Remove malicious add-ons from your browsers

Uninstalling Purplemedia.biz from Control Panel often does not bring the desired effect. It sometimes has a browser extension and it may still be active in Safari, Google Chrome, and Mozilla Firefox. Here are instructions on how to remove Purplemedia.biz related extension from your browsers manually.

Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://extensions.
3. Find Purplemedia.biz related extension.
4. Click the Remove button to remove them.
5. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:addons.
3. Find Purplemedia.biz related extension.
4. Click three-dots icon near it and choose Remove in the menu.
5. In opened dialog window click Remove button to confirm the action.
6. Remove all suspicious extensions from the list.

Safari:

1. Start Safari on your Mac, click Safari to open drop-down menu and choose Preferences
2. Click Extensions tab.
3. Find Purplemedia.biz extension.
4. Click Uninstall button to remove it.

Microsoft Edge:

1. Start Microsoft Edge browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) edge://extensions.
3. Find Purplemedia.biz related extension.
4. Click Remove link under the name of extension.
5. In opened dialog window click Remove button to confirm the action.
6. Remove all suspicious extensions from the list.

Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

Note: There is no feature to remove browser extensions from browser in latest version of Internet Explorer. To remove Purplemedia.biz from Internet Explorer, please, perform instructions for uninstalling program from Control Panel. To disable Purplemedia.biz, please, do the following:

1. Open Internet Explorer.
2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
3. In opened menu Manage Add-ons.
4. Select Toolbars and Extensions.
5. Click Disable or Purplemedia.biz related extension.
6. Also disable other suspicious extensions from the list.

Opera Browser:

Generally, Purplemedia.biz does not install in Opera browser however you can always double check. Do the following:

1. Start Opera browser and click on Opera icon in the top-left corner.
2. Choose Extensions > Extensions.
3. Find Purplemedia.biz related extension.
4. Click Details button and scroll down to the bottom.
5. Click Remove extension link and confirm the action by clicking Remove button on opened dialog window.
6. Also remove other suspicious extensions from the list.

Reset browsers settings (homepage, default search)

Purplemedia.biz may install a search engine that hijacks your browsers. Here is an instruction to reset your browser’s homepage, new tab, and search engine to default values.

Google Chrome:

1. Start Google Chrome browser
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) chrome://settings.
3. On the left panel expand Advanced options.
4. Choose Reset and clean up.
5. Click on Restore settings to their original defaults link and confirm by clicking Reset button.

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Start Mozilla Firefox browser.
2. In address box type (or copy-paste) about:support.
3. Click Refresh Firefox… button.
4. Click Refresh Firefox button in opened dialog window to confirm.

Reset Safari:

1. Start Safari on your Mac, click Safari to open drop-down menu and choose Preferences
2. Go to the Privacy section of Safari’s preferences.
3. Click Remove All Website Data button.
4. In opened window click Remove Now button to remove data stored by websites in Safari.
5. Go to the Advanced section of Safari’s preferences.
6. Click the Show Develop menu in menu bar option.
7. In the menu click Develop and select Empty Caches from this menu.
8. Again, go to Safari menu and choose Clear History….
9. Choose to clear all history and click Clear History button.

Microsoft Edge:

1. Start Microsoft Edge browser
2. Click on 3-dots icon in the top-right corner and choose Settings.
3. On the left panel find and click Reset settings option.
4. Click on Restore settings to their default values link and confirm by clicking Reset button.

Internet Explorer (9, 10, 11):

1. Start Internet Explorer.
2. Click on gear/asterisk icon in the top-right corner.
3. In opened menu choose Internet options.
4. Click Advanced tab.
5. Click Reset button.
6. Choose Delete personal settings and click Reset.

Opera Browser:

1. Start Opera browser and click on Opera icon in the top-left corner.
2. Choose Settings and click Advanced on the left side and choose Browser.
3. Scroll down to the very bottom and click on Restore settings to their original defaults link.
4. Confirm by clicking Reset button.

How to block ads and pop-ups from Purplemedia.biz

Purplemedia.biz push-notifications, in most cases, are caused by a program installed on your PC or an add-on installed in browsers. However, sometimes it can appear on a clean computer when visiting a malicious website, using an advertising script. Also, apps that generate “Purplemedia.biz” ads and banners are themselves installed from pop-ups. To protect your PC and browsers from phishing websites, pop-up ads, banners, malicious scripts it is recommended to use AdGuard. Download free trial here:

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Final tips

Be careful surfing the internet and downloading software, as programs, like Purplemedia.biz, may become a real headache as they are hard to remove and break your privacy. To keep safe from such threats we recommend you always use antivirus and one of the anti-malware programs available on the market. One of the best anti-spyware and anti-malware programs is SpyHunter 5. It can protect your PC from threats, like Purplemedia.biz.