Recently, I saw a lot of messages like “my internet browser displays me unwanted Coolestmedia.net pop-up advertisements, is it a computer virus?” or “these Coolestmedia.net pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me mad, how to deal with them?”. Due to the data for last months, pc virus suppliers started a massive adware distribution campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can erase the pc virus from your PC, and forget about the annoying Coolestmedia.net pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Coolestmedia.net) offer you pop-up advertisements. The message can include something like “do you want to get notifications concerning the most recent news?” or “permit notifications to be reported regarding new discount rates?”. Normally, such messages are risk-free, and can just distract you with its abrupt appearing. Plus it can be easily turned off, in case alerts from this web page are no longer required.
Pop-up notifications are rather an reliable advertising and marketing tool. If you have an interest in products of some sort, you can enable pop-ups from the internet site where you can acquire this stuff, and as soon as these products are in inventory again, or if you can have a price cut – you will certainly obtain the alert regarding this. The counterparty – online stores, vehicle lending services, etc – will certainly be in profit, too – buyer will certainly obtain a tip about the product he/she meant to pay for. As well as such an advertising method is practically free – this element is really crucial for corporations.
| Site | Coolestmedia.net |
| IP Address | 178.128.246.195 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Ersfeeiling.fun, Streamnotify.net, Nitsveryim.fun |
Coolestmedia.net Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However in some cases pop-up advertisements can appear without your permission, and also with a text which is totally various from your existing attentions or search queries. And, besides undesirable Coolestmedia.net pop-ups from the unknown site, you can at the same time see a great deal of advertisements, including ones on the pages which initially have no ads at all. Such a situation can be the proof of adware appearance.
Adware is the type of virus which injects into your system, after that starts demonstrating to you various advertisements. Their content , in most cases, has no match with your usual search questions. Besides banner advertisements, your web browser can also demonstrate you a huge number of various Coolestmedia.net pop-up advertisements, which show up in the lower right corner.
The model of adware usage is extremely sly. The large pack of adware is distributed with trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your system previously. Ads, which are demonstrated to you by virus, are paid by their makers. In a couple of weeks, all anti-malware programs began to catch these adware, for this reason, trojan loses in profitability. And to rub out the user’s personal computer, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your desktop can still be affected by adware virus. A significant number of advertisements along with Coolestmedia.net pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your regular jobs will be difficult to do in usual way.
How Can I Deal With Coolestmedia.net Pop-Ups?
Thinking the text above: your computer, along with your information, is in a serious risk. To quit this infection, you require to make use of antivirus software. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to handle Coolestmedia.net pop-ups virus. Nonetheless, it can not change the browser changes which were applied by harmful program. Another drawback of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its particular susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your computer system.
To be 100% sure that your desktop is clean of any viruses 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 Coolestmedia.net 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 scans only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can spectate the detected malware sorted by their possible harm till the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious apps, you need to hold on until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for every spotted malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected virus. By default, all malware will be moved to quarantine.
Reverting browser settings to original ones
To revert your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be counteracted by Coolestmedia.net virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be located in the Tools tab.
After pressing 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 utilizing third-party programs
Besides using anti-malware software for browser recovery, you can choose 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 Coolestmedia.net 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.
