Last week, I saw a huge amount of messages like “my browser displays me unwanted Checknicepage.com pop-up promotions, is it a computer virus?” or “these Checknicepage.com pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me crazy, how to handle them?”. According to the statistics for last months, computer virus distributors started a vast adware distribution campaign. Let me show you, how you can erase the viruses from your PC, and also forget about the aggravating Checknicepage.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Checknicepage.com) use you pop-up ads. The message can have something like “do you want to receive notifications relating to the latest news?” or “enable notifications to be reported regarding latest price cuts?”. Normally, such messages are risk-free, and may only distract you with its sudden arrival. Also it can be quickly disabled, in case alerts from this online resource are no longer desired.
Pop-up alerts are rather an effective advertising and marketing mechanism. If you have an interest in items of some sort, you can enable pop-ups from the website where you can acquire this things, and as soon as these things are in inventory again, or if you can have a discount – you will obtain the notification about this. The counterparty – online merchants, automobile lending companies, etc – will certainly be in profit, too – buyer will certainly get a tip concerning the product he/she planned to buy. As well as such a marketing method is practically free – this factor is extremely essential for corporations.
| Site | Checknicepage.com |
| IP Address | 176.9.80.29 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Reculcia.co.in, Cuptoldill.live, Gamadspro.com |
Checknicepage.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But occasionally pop-up advertisements can appear without your approval, and with a text which is entirely different from your current interests or search questions. And also, besides unwanted Checknicepage.com pop-ups from the unknown website, you can at the same time see a great deal of advertisements, including ones on the web pages which originally have no advertisements at all. Such a scenario can be the trace of adware presence.
Adware is the kind of malware which infiltrates into your computer, and then begins demonstrating you various advertisements. Their material usually has no connection with your normal search queries. Besides banner ads, your browser can additionally suggest you a huge number of different Checknicepage.com pop-up advertisements, which show up in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware use is extremely sly. The huge pack of adware is dispersed via trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your system previously. Advertisements, which are suggested to you by virus, are paid by their creators. In several weeks, all antivirus programs began to stop these adware, thus, trojan sheds in earnings. And to finish the user’s computer, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer system may still be influenced by adware virus. A significant amount of ads together with Checknicepage.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your typical activities will be difficult to do in usual manner.
How Can I Deal With Checknicepage.com Pop-Ups?
Presuming the paragraphs above: your computer, along with your data, is in a major danger. To stop this virus, you need to utilize security software. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to take care of Checknicepage.com pop-ups malware. Nonetheless, it can not return the browser alterations which were implemented by harmful program. An additional negative aspect of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its specific susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being implanted to your computer system.
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 remove all unwanted applications on your personal computer, including Checknicepage.com 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 malware, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can see the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible harm during the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious programs, you need to wait until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for each spotted malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malware. By default, all the viruses will be moved to quarantine.
Reverting browser settings to original ones
To reset your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be intercepted by Checknicepage.com malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be located in the Tools tab.
After choosing the Reset Browser Settings option, the menu will be displayed, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without making use of third-party software
Besides using anti-malware software for browser recovery, you can pick the “Reset browser settings” function, which is usually embedded in all popular 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 Checknicepage.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.
