Recently, I saw a lot of posts like “my web browser presents me unwanted Defender-scan.xyz pop-up promotions, is it a computer virus?” or “these Defender-scan.xyz pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me insane, how to manage them?”. Due to the statistics for last months, pc virus suppliers began a wide adware circulation project. Let me demonstrate you, how you can remove the computer viruses from your PC, as well as forget about the annoying Defender-scan.xyz pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Defender-scan.xyz) offer you pop-up ads. The message can have something like “do you want to have notices relating to the most up to date news?” or “allow notifications to be reported about new discounts?”. Typically, such messages are risk-free, and may only distract you with its unexpected showing up. Also it can be easily turned off, in case notices from this website are no longer required.
Pop-up alerts are quite an effective advertising tool. If you are interested in products of some type, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the website where you can get this stuff, and also as quickly as these items are in stock again, or if you can have a discount – you will get the alert about this. The counterparty – online sellers, automobile lending companies, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – buyer will undoubtedly obtain a pointer regarding the product he/she planned to buy. As well as such an advertising method is almost free of charge – this element is really important for companies.
| Site | Defender-scan.xyz |
| IP Address | 168.119.150.62 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Thispcprotected.com, Ourdailystories.com, Exclusivedealsfinder.com |
Defender-scan.xyz Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But in some cases pop-up advertisements can appear without your permission, and with a text which is entirely different from your existing interests or search questions. And also, besides unwanted Defender-scan.xyz pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can at the same time see a lot of ads, consisting of ones on the pages which initially have no promotions whatsoever. Such a situation can be the indicator of adware existence.
Adware is the sort of malware which injects into your system, and then starts showing you numerous advertisements. Their subject typically has no correlation with your usual search queries. Besides banner ads, your web browser can additionally demonstrate you a big quantity of various Defender-scan.xyz pop-up promotions, which come into view in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware usage is extremely sly. The big pack of adware is spread with trojan viruses, which are injected in your desktop previously. Advertisements, which are suggested to you by virus, are paid by their makers. In a few weeks, all antivirus programs began to catch these adware, for this reason, trojan loses in productivity. And to end up the user’s personal computer, malware distributors begin ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer can still be impacted by adware virus. A huge quantity of advertisements in addition to Defender-scan.xyz pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your normal work will be difficult to carry out in common way.
How Can I Deal With Defender-scan.xyz Pop-Ups?
Assuming the paragraphs above: your personal computer, along with your data, is in a serious risk. To stop this infection, you need to make use of virus removal software. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to handle Defender-scan.xyz pop-ups malware. Nevertheless, it can not change the browser alterations which were implemented by harmful program. An additional drawback of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its certain susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender via the Group Policies after being implanted to your desktop.
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 delete all unwanted applications on your personal computer, including Defender-scan.xyz pop-ups virus, with GridinSoft Anti-Malware, it’s better to utilize Standard or Full scan. Quick Scan is not able to find all the viruses, because it scans only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can spectate the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible harm during the scan process. But to perform any actions against malicious apps, you need to hold on until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for each detected malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malware. By default, all the viruses will be moved 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 counteracted by Defender-scan.xyz malware, 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 making use of third-party applications
Besides using anti-malware programs 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:
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 Defender-scan.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.