Last week, I saw a lot of posts like “my web browser presents me unwanted Control-scanning.com pop-up ads, is it a computer virus?” or “these Control-scanning.com pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me mad, how to handle them?”. According to the statistics for last months, virus distributors started a wide adware distribution project. Let me show you, how you can remove the pc virus from your computer, and forget about the irritating Control-scanning.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Control-scanning.com) offer you pop-up promotions. The message can include something like “do you want to receive notices concerning the most recent news?” or “allow notifications to be reported regarding new price cuts?”. Normally, such messages are harmless, and can only sidetrack you with its abrupt visual appeal. Plus it can be easily turned off, in case notices from this site are no longer required.
Pop-up notifications are rather an effective marketing mechanism. If you want products of some kind, you can allow pop-ups from the site where you can get this stuff, and as quickly as these products are in inventory again, or if you can have a discount – you will obtain the alert regarding this. The counterparty – online merchants, car lending companies, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – buyer will definitely obtain a tip regarding the product he/she intended to purchase. As well as such an advertising approach is nearly free of charge – this factor is extremely vital for corporations.
| Site | Control-scanning.com |
| IP Address | 104.21.22.60 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Movecappuccino.com, Profitfxprolivemarket.com, Anopa.live |
Control-scanning.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However sometimes pop-up promotions can appear without your confirmation, and also with a material which is completely various from your existing attentions or search queries. And, besides unwanted Control-scanning.com pop-ups from the unknown site, you can simultaneously see a lot of ads, consisting of ones on the web pages which at first have no ads at all. Such a situation can be the indicator of adware presence.
Adware is the type of virus which injects into your personal computer, after that begins suggesting you numerous ads. Their subject usually has no connection with your ordinary search questions. Besides banner advertisements, your browser can likewise display you a massive number of different Control-scanning.com pop-up advertisements, which come into view in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware usage is really sly. The huge pack of adware is spread with trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your system earlier. Promotions, which are demonstrated to you by malicious program, are paid by their creators. In a couple of weeks, all anti-malware programs began to stop these adware, for this reason, trojan sheds in productivity. And to finish the user’s computer system, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your desktop may continue to be impacted by adware virus. A significant amount of advertisements together with Control-scanning.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your typical jobs will be difficult to execute in usual manner.
How Can I Deal With Control-scanning.com Pop-Ups?
Assuming the paragraphs above: your desktop, and your data, is in a severe risk. To stop this infection, you need to use security program. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to take care of Control-scanning.com pop-ups malware. However, it can’t return the web browser changes which were put into effect by harmful program. An additional disadvantage of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its specific susceptability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being implanted to your computer.
To be 100% sure that your system is clean of any viruses now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and erase all malicious applications on your desktop, including Control-scanning.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 viruses, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can observe the detected viruses sorted by their possible hazard during the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious programs, you need to wait until the scan is over, 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 malicious app. By default, all malware will be removed to quarantine.
Reset browser settings to original ones
To reset your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be counteracted by Control-scanning.com virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be found in the Tools tab.
After choosing the Reset Browser Settings button, the menu will be shown, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without using third-party programs
Besides using anti-malware programs for browser restoration, 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 Control-scanning.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.
