Recently, I saw a lot of posts like “my web browser demonstrates to me undesirable Cookoval.com pop-up ads, is it a virus?” or “these Cookoval.com pop-up ads in my Chrome making me insane, how to manage them?”. According to the data for last months, virus distributors began a wide adware distribution campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can erase the viruses from your PC, and forget about the bothersome Cookoval.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Cookoval.com) use you pop-up ads. The message can have something like “do you want to get notices concerning the latest information?” or “allow alerts to be reported regarding latest discounts?”. Usually, such messages are riskless, and can just sidetrack you with its sudden appearance. And it can be quite easily turned off, in case notices from this site are no longer required.
Pop-up notifications are quite an effective marketing instrument. If you want items of some kind, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the website where you can get this things, and also as quickly as these things are in stock again, or if you can have a discount – you will get the alert about this. The counterparty – online merchants, automobile lending services, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – customer will definitely get a reminder about the product he/she planned to buy. And also such a marketing method is nearly free of charge – this aspect is really important for companies.
| Site | Cookoval.com |
| IP Address | 62.122.171.6 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Test-iq.xyz, Wkndpromob2.click, Wkndpromoa1.click |
Cookoval.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However often pop-up ads can show up without your approval, and with a content which is entirely different from your current attentions or search questions. And also, besides undesirable Cookoval.com pop-ups from the unknown website, you can simultaneously see a lot of advertisements, including ones on the pages which initially have no advertisements at all. Such a scenario can be the proof of adware presence.
Adware is the kind of malware which injects into your personal computer, then begins demonstrating to you various ads. Their material usually has no match with your usual search questions. Besides banner ads, your browser can also show you a massive number of different Cookoval.com pop-up advertisements, which come into view in the bottom right area.
The model of adware usage is extremely sly. The big pack of adware is dispersed via trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your PC earlier. Promotions, which are shown to you by malicious program, are paid by their makers. In a few weeks, all antivirus programs began to stop these adware, for this reason, trojan loses in productivity. And to dispatch the user’s PC, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC might continue to be influenced by adware virus. A substantial number of promotions together with Cookoval.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your typical activities will certainly be impossible to perform in typical manner.
How Can I Deal With Cookoval.com Pop-Ups?
Presuming the paragraphs above: your computer, as well as your data, is in a major danger. To stop this virus, you need to use virus removal tool. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to take care of Cookoval.com pop-ups malware. Nevertheless, it can not reset the web browser changes which were implemented by harmful program. An additional downside of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its specific vulnerability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your desktop.
To be 100% sure that your system 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 malicious programs on your computer, including Cookoval.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 observe the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible harm till the scan process. But to perform any actions against malicious programs, you need to hold on 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.
Reverting browser settings to original ones
To reset your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be intercepted by Cookoval.com malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be found in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings option, the menu will be displayed, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without making use of third-party applications
Besides using anti-malware software for browser recovery, you can pick 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:
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 Cookoval.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.
