Recently, I saw a great deal of messages like “my web browser displays me undesirable Cenus.live pop-up promotions, is it a pc virus?” or “these Cenus.live pop-up ads in my Chrome making me crazy, how to deal with them?”. Due to the data for last months, virus creators began a broad adware distribution campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can eliminate the pc virus from your computer, as well as forget about the irritating Cenus.live pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Cenus.live) show you pop-up advertisements. The message can include something like “do you want to receive notifications relating to the most recent information?” or “allow notifications to be reported regarding new discount rates?”. Usually, such messages are safe, and may only distract you with its sudden appearance. Moreover, it can be quickly disabled, in case alerts from this online resource are no longer desired.
Pop-up alerts are quite an reliable advertising and marketing mechanism. If you have an interest in products of some kind, you can allow pop-ups from the web site where you can buy this stuff, and also as soon as these products are in store again, or if you can have a price cut – you will obtain the alert regarding this. The counterparty – online stores, car lending companies, etc – will remain in profit, too – buyer will certainly obtain a pointer concerning the item he/she planned to pay for. And such an advertising and marketing approach is nearly cost-free – this element is really important for companies.
| Site | Cenus.live |
| IP Address | 147.182.255.121 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Blnq-search.com, Fightnesesr.club, Evlsn.com |
Cenus.live Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But in some cases pop-up ads can appear without your permission, and with a text which is totally different from your present attentions or search queries. And, besides undesirable Cenus.live pop-ups from the unknown source, you can simultaneously see a great deal of ads, consisting of ones on the web pages which primarily have no advertisements at all. Such a scenario can be the signal of adware presence.
Adware is the sort of computer virus which injects into your personal computer, then begins demonstrating to you numerous advertisements. Their subject typically has no connection with your ordinary search questions. Besides banner promotions, your browser can additionally suggest you a big quantity of different Cenus.live pop-up advertisements, which appear in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware usage is really sly. The large pack of adware is spread via trojan viruses, which are injected in your PC earlier. Advertisements, which are displayed to you by virus, are paid by their makers. In a few weeks, all antivirus programs began to stop these adware, for this reason, trojan sheds in earnings. And to terminate the user’s computer, virus distributors start ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your desktop can continue to be influenced by adware virus. A huge amount of ads together with Cenus.live pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your regular tasks will be impossible to perform in normal way.
How Can I Deal With Cenus.live Pop-Ups?
Assuming the paragraphs above: your PC, along with your data, is in a significant danger. To stop this infection, you need to use security software. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to handle Cenus.live pop-ups virus. However, it can not reset the browser alterations which were applied by harmful program. Another negative aspect of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its specific susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being injected to your PC.
To be 100% sure that your desktop 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 delete all malicious programs on your personal computer, including Cenus.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 malicious apps, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can spectate the detected viruses sorted by their possible harm simultaneously with the scan process. But to perform any actions against the viruses, you need to hold on until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for every detected virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious program. By default, all malware will be moved to quarantine.
Reset browser settings to original ones
To revert your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be intercepted by Cenus.live virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be located in the Tools tab.
After choosing 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 using third-party applications
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:
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 Cenus.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.