Last week, I saw a plenty of posts like “my web browser shows me unwanted Browsers-protected.com pop-up advertisements, is it a computer virus?” or “these Browsers-protected.com pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me insane, how to handle them?”. Due to the statistics for last months, computer virus distributors began a vast adware circulation campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can eliminate the computer viruses from your PC, and forget about the irritating Browsers-protected.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Browsers-protected.com) offer you pop-up promotions. The message can include something like “do you want to get alerts regarding the current information?” or “allow alerts to be reported regarding new price cuts?”. Typically, such messages are safe, and can just distract you with its unexpected arrival. Also it can be simply disabled, in case notifications from this online resource are no longer needed.
Pop-up notifications are rather an efficient advertising and marketing mechanism. If you are interested in items of some kind, you can allow pop-ups from the web site where you can buy this stuff, and as soon as these items are in store again, or if you can have a discount – you will obtain the alert concerning this. The counterparty – online sellers, cars and truck lending companies, etc – will be in profit, too – buyer will undoubtedly obtain a suggestion about the product he/she meant to purchase. And such an advertising approach is nearly free of charge – this element is extremely crucial for companies.
| Site | Browsers-protected.com |
| IP Address | 23.106.248.15 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Windforge.xyz, Xdclick.xyz, Tationseleauks.xyz |
Browsers-protected.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However often pop-up ads can show up without your approval, and also with a material which is completely various from your current interests or search queries. And, besides undesirable Browsers-protected.com pop-ups from the unknown source, you can at the same time see a lot of advertisements, including ones on the pages which initially have no ads at all. Such a situation can be the signal of adware existence.
Adware is the sort of computer virus which infiltrates into your computer, and then starts demonstrating you various promotions. Their material usually has no match with your usual search queries. Besides banner promotions, your browser can likewise display you a big number of different Browsers-protected.com pop-up advertisements, which come into view in the lower right corner.
The model of adware usage is very sly. The big pack of adware is dispersed through trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your computer previously. Promotions, which are displayed to you by malicious program, are paid by their makers. In several weeks, all anti-malware programs began to stop these adware, hence, trojan sheds in profitability. And to dispatch the user’s PC, malware distributors begin ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC may continue to be impacted by adware virus. A big quantity of advertisements in addition to Browsers-protected.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your regular jobs will be impossible to execute in typical manner.
How Can I Deal With Browsers-protected.com Pop-Ups?
Thinking the paragraphs above: your personal computer, along with your information, is in a severe danger. To stop this infection, you need to utilize antivirus software. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to take care of Browsers-protected.com pop-ups virus. However, it can’t reset the browser alterations which were implemented by malicious program. One more downside of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its particular vulnerability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your computer.
To be 100% sure that your PC is clean of any malware now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and eliminate all unwanted applications on your computer, including Browsers-protected.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 malware, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and directories.
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 finished, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for each detected 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 revert your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be counteracted by Browsers-protected.com virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be found in the Tools tab.
After choosing the Reset Browser Settings option, the menu will be shown, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without making use of third-party applications
Besides using anti-malware programs for browser restoration, you may pick 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 Browsers-protected.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.
