Last week, I saw a ton of posts like “my web browser shows me unwanted Dastandhei.xyz pop-up promotions, is it a pc virus?” or “these Dastandhei.xyz pop-up ads in my Chrome making me insane, how to deal with them?”. Due to the stats for last months, pc virus creators started a massive adware circulation campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can get rid of the computer viruses from your PC, and forget about the aggravating Dastandhei.xyz pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Dastandhei.xyz) offer you pop-up promotions. The message can contain something like “do you want to receive notices concerning the current information?” or “permit notifications to be reported regarding new price cuts?”. Usually, such messages are riskless, and may only sidetrack you with its sudden visual appeal. And it can be quite easily turned off, in case notices from this site are no longer required.
Pop-up notifications are rather an effective marketing mechanism. If you are interested in items of some type, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the web site where you can buy this things, and as soon as these items are in store again, or if you can have a price cut – you will obtain the notice concerning this. The counterparty – online retailers, auto lending services, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – buyer will undoubtedly get a reminder about the item he/she meant to purchase. As well as such an advertising and marketing method is almost free – this factor is extremely crucial for companies.
| Site | Dastandhei.xyz |
| IP Address | 188.114.97.0 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Coolme.click, Arrowhurt.click, Mcprotectionlab.com |
Dastandhei.xyz Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But in some cases pop-up advertisements can show up without your permission, as well as with an information which is entirely different from your current attentions or search queries. And also, besides undesirable Dastandhei.xyz pop-ups from the unknown resource, you can at the same time see a lot of promotions, including ones on the web pages which originally have no promotions whatsoever. Such a situation can be the proof of adware presence.
Adware is the kind of malware which injects into your personal computer, and then starts displaying you different advertisements. Their material typically has no match with your typical search questions. Besides banner ads, your browser can likewise demonstrate to you a significant number of various Dastandhei.xyz pop-up advertisements, which show up in the lower right corner.
The model of adware usage is very sly. The huge pack of adware is spread with trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your desktop earlier. Promotions, which are displayed to you by virus, are paid by their makers. In a couple of weeks, all anti-malware programs began to catch these adware, thus, trojan sheds in profitability. And to ruin the user’s desktop, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your desktop may still be influenced by adware virus. A substantial number of promotions together with Dastandhei.xyz pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your normal work will be difficult to do in normal manner.
How Can I Deal With Dastandhei.xyz Pop-Ups?
Concluding the paragraphs above: your PC, along with your information, is in a serious danger. To quit this virus, you need to make use of security program. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to handle Dastandhei.xyz pop-ups virus. However, it can not revert the browser alterations which were put into effect by malicious program. One more negative aspect of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its certain susceptability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being implanted to your PC.
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 Dastandhei.xyz 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 viruses sorted by their possible hazard simultaneously with 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 the viruses will be removed to quarantine.
Reverting browser settings to original ones
To revert your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be counteracted by Dastandhei.xyz malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be found in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings button, the menu will be shown, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without making use of third-party applications
Besides using antivirus tools for browser recovery, you may 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 Dastandhei.xyz 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.
