Recently, I saw a lot of messages like “my browser shows me undesirable Antivirus-software.net pop-up ads, is it a virus?” or “these Antivirus-software.net pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me mad, how to deal with them?”. Due to the data for last months, computer virus distributors began a vast adware delivery campaign. Let me show you, how you can get rid of the viruses from your computer, as well as forget about the frustrating Antivirus-software.net pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Antivirus-software.net) use you pop-up advertisements. The message can have something like “do you want to get notifications concerning the most recent information?” or “permit alerts to be reported about recent discount rates?”. Generally, such messages are trustworthy, and may only sidetrack you with its abrupt visual appeal. Moreover, it can be quickly turned off, in case alerts from this site are no longer needed.
Pop-up notices are quite an reliable advertising and marketing instrument. If you have an interest in items of some type, you can allow pop-ups from the website where you can get this stuff, and as soon as these items are in store again, or if you can have a price cut – you will certainly obtain the notification concerning this. The counterparty – online sellers, auto lending services, etc – will certainly be in profit, too – purchaser will surely obtain a reminder about the item he/she intended to buy. As well as such a marketing technique is almost free of charge – this factor is really vital for corporations.
| Site | Antivirus-software.net |
| IP Address | 65.9.82.46 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Mous6.biz, Bollingerjack.fun, G4news.biz |
Antivirus-software.net Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However in some cases pop-up advertisements can appear without your confirmation, and with a text which is completely different from your current attentions or search queries. And, besides unwanted Antivirus-software.net pop-ups from the unknown site, you can at the same time see a lot of ads, including ones on the pages which at first have no advertisements whatsoever. Such a situation can be the proof of adware presence.
Adware is the kind of malware which injects into your system, and then begins displaying you numerous advertisements. Their material typically has no match with your normal search queries. Besides banner promotions, your web browser can also suggest you a huge quantity of various Antivirus-software.net pop-up advertisements, which show up in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware usage is really sly. The huge pack of adware is distributed with trojan viruses, which are injected in your personal computer previously. Advertisements, which are suggested to you by malicious program, are paid by their makers. In several weeks, all antivirus programs began to stop these adware, therefore, trojan sheds in profitability. And to ruin the user’s computer system, malware distributors start ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer might still be affected by adware virus. A big number of ads in addition to Antivirus-software.net pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your normal tasks will be difficult to perform in typical manner.
How Can I Deal With Antivirus-software.net Pop-Ups?
Presuming the text above: your PC, along with your data, is in a severe risk. To stop this virus, you require to make use of anti-virus tool. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to take care of Antivirus-software.net pop-ups virus. Nonetheless, it can’t return the browser changes which were applied by harmful program. An additional negative aspect of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its particular vulnerability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being injected to your desktop.
To be 100% sure that your PC is clean of any malicious programs now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and erase all unwanted applications on your personal computer, including Antivirus-software.net pop-ups virus, with GridinSoft Anti-Malware, it’s better to utilize Standard or Full scan. Quick Scan is not able to find all the viruses, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can observe the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible hazard till the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious apps, you need to wait until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for every spotted malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious app. By default, all malware will be removed to quarantine.
Reverting browser settings to original ones
To revert your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be intercepted by Antivirus-software.net malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be found in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings button, the menu will be displayed, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without utilizing third-party programs
Besides using antivirus software for browser recovery, you can 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 Antivirus-software.net 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.
