Last week, I saw a lot of messages like “my browser demonstrates to me undesirable Dood.pm pop-up ads, is it a pc virus?” or “these Dood.pm pop-up ads in my Chrome making me crazy, how to manage them?”. Due to the data for last months, virus suppliers started a broad adware circulation campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can get rid of the computer viruses from your computer, as well as forget about the annoying Dood.pm pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Dood.pm) use you pop-up ads. The message can contain something like “do you want to have notifications relating to the most recent information?” or “allow alerts to be reported about recent discount rates?”. Normally, such messages are risk-free, and can only sidetrack you with its unexpected visual appeal. Also it can be easily turned off, in case alerts from this website are no longer needed.
Pop-up alerts are quite an effective advertising and marketing tool. If you are interested in goods of some sort, you can enable pop-ups from the website where you can acquire this stuff, and as soon as these products are in store again, or if you can have a discount – you will certainly obtain the notice concerning this. The counterparty – online retailers, cars and truck lending services, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – buyer will undoubtedly get a tip about the product he/she planned to purchase. And such an advertising and marketing approach is almost cost-free – this aspect is very essential for companies.
| Site | Dood.pm |
| IP Address | 172.67.73.151 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Dosars.xyz, News-dibuvu.cc, Aboutsmartcook.com |
Dood.pm Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But often pop-up promotions can come out without your permission, and also with a material which is entirely different from your present interests or search questions. And also, besides undesirable Dood.pm pop-ups from the unknown website, you can at the same time see a great deal of promotions, consisting of ones on the web pages which initially have no ads whatsoever. Such a scenario can be the proof of adware existence.
Adware is the type of computer virus which injects into your PC, then begins demonstrating to you various promotions. Their content usually has no connection with your usual search questions. Besides banner advertisements, your web browser can additionally display you a big amount of different Dood.pm pop-up ads, which show up in the lower right corner.
The model of adware use is really sly. The large pack of adware is dispersed through trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your system previously. Ads, which are demonstrated to you by malicious program, are paid by their creators. In several weeks, all anti-malware programs began to stop these adware, hence, trojan sheds in earnings. And to dispatch the user’s computer, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC may still be affected by adware virus. A substantial amount of ads together with Dood.pm pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your typical tasks will certainly be difficult to carry out in usual way.
How Can I Deal With Dood.pm Pop-Ups?
Assuming the text above: your computer, and your information, is in a severe risk. To stop this virus, you require to make use of security tool. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to take care of Dood.pm pop-ups virus. Nevertheless, it can not change the web browser changes which were implemented by harmful program. Another drawback of the antivirus by Microsoft is its certain susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender via the Group Policies after being injected to your computer.
To be 100% sure that your desktop is clean of any viruses now, and will be clean in future, I can offer you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and eliminate all unwanted programs on your personal computer, including Dood.pm 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 viruses, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can spectate the detected viruses sorted by their possible hazard 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 set the action for every detected 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.
Reset 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 Dood.pm virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be located 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 making use of third-party applications
Besides using antivirus programs for browser reset, you may pick the “Reset browser settings” option, which is usually embedded in all popular web 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 Dood.pm 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.
