Last week, I saw a ton of messages like “my browser shows me undesirable Couragingw.biz pop-up ads, is it a virus?” or “these Couragingw.biz pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me insane, how to deal with them?”. According to the stats for last months, virus suppliers started a broad adware distribution campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can erase the viruses from your PC, and also forget about the frustrating Couragingw.biz pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Couragingw.biz) show you pop-up promotions. The message can include something like “do you want to receive notifications concerning the current news?” or “allow notifications to be reported about latest price cuts?”. Usually, such messages are trustworthy, and can only distract you with its abrupt arrival. And it can be quickly turned off, in case notices from this website are no longer desired.
Pop-up notices are rather an efficient advertising and marketing instrument. If you are interested in items of some type, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the site where you can purchase this stuff, and also as quickly as these items are in inventory again, or if you can have a price cut – you will obtain the notice about this. The counterparty – online stores, car lending services, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – customer will surely get a reminder concerning the item he/she meant to pay for. And also such an advertising technique is almost free of charge – this element is very crucial for companies.
| Site | Couragingw.biz |
| IP Address | 54.237.125.12 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Azpresearch.club, Dollarsurvey365.org, Stay-notified.cc |
Couragingw.biz Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But in some cases pop-up ads can appear without your confirmation, as well as with a content which is completely various from your current attentions or search queries. And also, besides unwanted Couragingw.biz pop-ups from the unknown site, you can at the same time see a great deal of advertisements, including ones on the pages which at first have no promotions at all. Such a situation can be the indication of adware appearance.
Adware is the kind of malware which infiltrates into your personal computer, after that begins displaying you different advertisements. Their material usually has no connection with your normal search queries. Besides banner promotions, your web browser can also suggest you a significant amount of different Couragingw.biz pop-up ads, which appear in the lower right area.
The model of adware usage is extremely sly. The big pack of adware is distributed with trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your PC earlier. Advertisements, which are suggested to you by malicious app, are paid by their creators. In several weeks, all antivirus programs began to block these adware, therefore, trojan loses in productivity. And to end up the user’s computer, malware distributors start ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer may still be influenced by adware virus. A substantial amount of promotions in addition to Couragingw.biz pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your regular activities will certainly be impossible to carry out in common way.
How Can I Deal With Couragingw.biz Pop-Ups?
Thinking the paragraphs above: your personal computer, as well as your information, is in a major danger. To stop this virus, you require to utilize virus removal tool. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to take care of Couragingw.biz pop-ups virus. Nevertheless, it can not reset the browser changes which were implemented by malicious program. Another downside of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its specific susceptability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being injected to your computer system.
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 applications on your computer, including Couragingw.biz 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 scans only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can spectate the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible harm simultaneously with the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious apps, you need to wait until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for every spotted virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious program. 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 Couragingw.biz 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 displayed, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without using third-party software
Besides using antivirus software for browser restoration, you may pick the “Reset browser settings” option, 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 Couragingw.biz 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.
