Recently, I saw a huge amount of messages like “my browser presents me undesirable Apelocklit.live pop-up ads, is it a computer virus?” or “these Apelocklit.live pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me insane, how to manage them?”. According to the statistics for last months, pc virus creators began a broad adware delivery project. Let me show you, how you can remove the viruses from your computer, as well as forget about the annoying Apelocklit.live pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Apelocklit.live) show you pop-up advertisements. The message can contain something like “do you want to get notifications concerning the current information?” or “permit notifications to be reported regarding recent discount rates?”. Normally, such messages are trustworthy, and may just sidetrack you with its unexpected showing up. Also it can be quickly disabled, in case alerts from this web page are no longer wanted.
Pop-up notices are rather an efficient advertising and marketing instrument. If you are interested in goods of some type, you can enable pop-ups from the website where you can get this things, and as quickly as these items are in stock again, or if you can have a discount – you will certainly obtain the notification about this. The counterparty – online sellers, vehicle lending companies, etc – will be in profit, too – purchaser will definitely get a suggestion regarding the product he/she meant to buy. And also such a marketing method is nearly cost-free – this aspect is really essential for firms.
| Site | Apelocklit.live |
| IP Address | Apelocklit.live |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Websurfguard.com, Theupgradedata.com, Currentaccountadv.com |
Apelocklit.live Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But often pop-up ads can appear without your confirmation, and also with a material which is totally various from your current interests or search questions. And, besides unwanted Apelocklit.live pop-ups from the unknown resource, you can at the same time see a great deal of advertisements, consisting of ones on the pages which originally have no promotions at all. Such a scenario can be the sign of adware appearance.
Adware is the kind of pc virus which infiltrates into your computer, and then starts suggesting you numerous ads. Their content , in most cases, has no connection with your usual search questions. Besides banner promotions, your browser can likewise display you a massive amount of various Apelocklit.live pop-up ads, which appear in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware use is extremely sly. The huge pack of adware is dispersed through trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your system earlier. Promotions, which are suggested to you by virus, are paid by their makers. In a couple of weeks, all antivirus programs began to stop these adware, for this reason, trojan sheds in earnings. And to rub out the user’s personal computer, malware distributors begin ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC can continue to be impacted by adware virus. A big quantity of advertisements along with Apelocklit.live pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your typical activities will be impossible to execute in common manner.
How Can I Deal With Apelocklit.live Pop-Ups?
Concluding the paragraphs above: your computer, as well as your information, is in a major risk. To stop this infection, you need to make use of anti-virus software. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to handle Apelocklit.live pop-ups virus. Nevertheless, it can not reset the web browser changes which were implemented by malicious program. Another downside of the antivirus by Microsoft is its certain susceptability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender via the Group Policies after being injected to your PC.
To be 100% sure that your personal computer is clean of any malware now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and erase all unwanted programs on your computer, including Apelocklit.live 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 malware, because it scans only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can spectate the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible harm during the scan process. But to choose any actions against malware, you need to wait until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for each spotted virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious app. By default, all the viruses will be removed to quarantine.
Reset 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 counteracted by Apelocklit.live malware, 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 programs
Besides using anti-malware software for browser recovery, you can choose the “Reset browser settings” function, 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 Apelocklit.live 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.
