Last week, I saw a plenty of posts like “my browser demonstrates to me undesirable Allcoolnewz.com pop-up ads, is it a virus?” or “these Allcoolnewz.com pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me insane, how to manage them?”. According to the statistics for last months, virus suppliers began a large adware delivery campaign. Let me show you, how you can remove the computer viruses from your PC, and forget about the aggravating Allcoolnewz.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Allcoolnewz.com) show you pop-up ads. The message can include something like “do you want to receive notifications concerning the most recent news?” or “enable alerts to be reported about recent price cuts?”. Typically, such messages are risk-free, and can only sidetrack you with its unexpected visual appeal. Moreover, it can be quite easily turned off, in case alerts from this website are no longer desired.
Pop-up notifications are quite an efficient advertising and marketing mechanism. If you have an interest in products of some sort, you can allow pop-ups from the website where you can acquire this things, and also as quickly as these things are in stock again, or if you can have a discount – you will certainly get the notification regarding this. The counterparty – online sellers, vehicle lending companies, etc – will remain in profit, too – buyer will certainly get a reminder regarding the product he/she planned to pay for. And such an advertising technique is almost cost-free – this factor is very crucial for corporations.
| Site | Allcoolnewz.com |
| IP Address | 139.45.197.134 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Proasdf.com, News-meyome.cc, News-wuxaco.cc |
Allcoolnewz.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However sometimes pop-up advertisements can come out without your confirmation, and with a material which is completely various from your present attentions or search queries. And, besides undesirable Allcoolnewz.com pop-ups from the unknown resource, you can simultaneously see a lot of advertisements, consisting of ones on the pages which initially have no promotions whatsoever. Such a situation can be the proof of adware existence.
Adware is the type of computer virus which injects into your computer, then begins displaying you different advertisements. Their material , in most cases, has no correlation with your regular search queries. Besides banner advertisements, your web browser can also suggest you a huge quantity of various Allcoolnewz.com pop-up ads, which appear in the lower right corner.
The model of adware usage is extremely sly. The big pack of adware is distributed via trojan viruses, which are injected in your computer earlier. Ads, which are displayed to you by virus, are paid by their creators. In a few weeks, all antivirus programs began to block these adware, hence, trojan sheds in productivity. And to finish the user’s computer, malware distributors start ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer system may still be influenced by adware virus. A substantial quantity of promotions along with Allcoolnewz.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your common tasks will be difficult to execute in usual way.
How Can I Deal With Allcoolnewz.com Pop-Ups?
Assuming the paragraphs above: your computer, as well as your data, is in a severe danger. To stop this infection, you require to use virus removal tool. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to take care of Allcoolnewz.com pop-ups malware. Nonetheless, it can not return the browser changes which were applied by malicious program. Another disadvantage of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its specific vulnerability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender via the Group Policies after being implanted to your computer system.
To be 100% sure that your PC is clean of any viruses now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and eliminate all malicious applications on your PC, including Allcoolnewz.com pop-ups virus, with GridinSoft Anti-Malware, it’s better to use Standard or Full scan. Quick Scan is not able to find all the viruses, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can see the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible harm simultaneously with the scan process. But to choose any actions against malware, you need to hold on until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for every spotted virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious app. By default, all malware will be removed to quarantine.
Reset browser settings to original ones
To reset your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be intercepted by Allcoolnewz.com virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be located in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings button, the menu will be shown, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without making use of third-party software
Besides using antivirus programs for browser reset, you may choose the “Reset browser settings” option, which is usually embedded in all popular web browsers.
Reset Microsoft Edge ⚙ Settings
- Open "Settings and more" tab in upper right corner, then find here "Settings" button. In the appeared menu, choose "Reset settings" option:
- After picking the Reset Settings option, you will see the following menu, stating about the settings which will be reverted to original:
Reset Mozilla Firefox ⚙ Settings
- Open Menu tab (three strips in upper right corner) and click the "Help" button. In the appeared menu choose "troubleshooting information":
- In the next screen, find the "Refresh Firefox" option:
- Open Settings menu by pressing the gear icon in the toolbar (left side of the browser window), then click "Advanced" option, and choose "Browser" button in the drop-down list. Scroll down, to the bottom of the settings menu. Find there "Restore settings to their original defaults" option:
- After clicking the "Restore settings..." button, you will see the window, where all settings, which will be reset, are shown:
- Open Settings tab, find the "Advanced" button. In the extended tab choose the "Reset and clean up" button:
- In the appeared list, click on the "Restore settings to their original defaults":
- Finally, you will see the window, where you can see all the settings which will be reset to default:
After choosing this option, you will see the next message:
Reset Opera ⚙ Settings
Reset Google Chrome ⚙ Settings
As an afterword, I want to say that the time plays against you and your PC. The activity of browser hijacker Allcoolnewz.com must be stopped as soon as possible, because of possibility of other malware injection. This malware can be downloaded autonomously, or offered for you to download in one of the windows with advertisements, which are shown to you by the hijacker. You need to act as fast as you can.
