Recently, I saw a lot of messages like “my web browser presents me undesirable Crockpics.com pop-up advertisements, is it a virus?” or “these Crockpics.com pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me crazy, how to handle them?”. According to the data for last months, computer virus distributors started a massive adware delivery campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can get rid of the computer viruses from your PC, and also forget about the aggravating Crockpics.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Crockpics.com) show you pop-up promotions. The message can include something like “do you want to get alerts concerning the current news?” or “permit alerts to be reported regarding recent discount rates?”. Typically, such messages are harmless, and can only distract you with its sudden appearing. Plus it can be easily disabled, in case alerts from this web page are no longer wanted.
Pop-up alerts are rather an effective advertising mechanism. If you want products of some kind, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the website where you can purchase this stuff, and also as quickly as these things are in stock again, or if you can have a discount – you will obtain the alert about this. The counterparty – online merchants, car lending services, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – buyer will undoubtedly obtain a tip about the item he/she meant to buy. As well as such a marketing method is nearly cost-free – this element is really crucial for corporations.
| Site | Crockpics.com |
| IP Address | 104.21.9.139 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Canettech.com, Fortyphlosiona.com, Oracammess.co.in |
Crockpics.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But in some cases pop-up ads can show up without your confirmation, and also with a content which is entirely different from your current cares or search questions. And also, besides undesirable Crockpics.com pop-ups from the unknown resource, you can at the same time see a great deal of advertisements, including ones on the pages which at first have no promotions whatsoever. Such a scenario can be the trace of adware existence.
Adware is the sort of computer virus which infiltrates into your PC, and then starts showing you numerous promotions. Their material typically has no match with your usual search queries. Besides banner promotions, your web browser can likewise display you a big quantity of various Crockpics.com pop-up advertisements, which appear in the lower right area.
The model of adware usage is extremely sly. The huge pack of adware is distributed via trojan viruses, which are injected in your desktop earlier. Ads, which are demonstrated to you by malicious program, are paid by their makers. In a few weeks, all anti-malware programs began to catch these adware, thus, trojan sheds in earnings. And to rub out the user’s desktop, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC may still be impacted by adware virus. A big amount of ads along with Crockpics.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your normal tasks will certainly be difficult to execute in typical manner.
How Can I Deal With Crockpics.com Pop-Ups?
Thinking the text above: your personal computer, and your information, is in a significant risk. To quit this infection, you need to use anti-malware program. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to deal with Crockpics.com pop-ups virus. However, it can’t revert the browser alterations which were applied by harmful program. One more negative aspect of the antivirus by Microsoft is its specific susceptability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender via the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your desktop.
To be 100% sure that your personal computer is clean of any viruses now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and remove all malicious programs on your computer, including Crockpics.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 malicious apps, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can observe the detected malware sorted by their possible hazard till the scan process. But to perform 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 detected virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected virus. By default, all the viruses 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 is not able to be intercepted by Crockpics.com malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be found in the Tools tab.
After choosing the Reset Browser Settings option, the menu will be shown, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without using third-party software
Besides using anti-malware tools for browser recovery, you may 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:
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 Crockpics.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.