Last week, I saw a lot of posts like “my browser shows me undesirable Downloading-free.com pop-up ads, is it a virus?” or “these Downloading-free.com pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me mad, how to deal with them?”. According to the data for last months, virus suppliers started a broad adware distribution campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can erase the computer viruses from your computer, as well as forget about the frustrating Downloading-free.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Downloading-free.com) offer you pop-up ads. The message can have something like “do you want to have alerts concerning the latest news?” or “allow notifications to be reported regarding latest discounts?”. Generally, such messages are riskless, and can just sidetrack you with its sudden arrival. And it can be quite easily turned off, in case notifications from this web site are no longer wanted.
Pop-up notices are rather an reliable marketing tool. If you are interested in goods of some sort, you can allow pop-ups from the web site where you can get this stuff, and also as quickly as these products are in store again, or if you can have a price cut – you will certainly obtain the notification about this. The counterparty – online sellers, car lending services, etc – will be in profit, too – buyer will certainly get a reminder concerning the item he/she planned to purchase. And also such an advertising method is practically free of charge – this factor is very important for firms.
| Site | Downloading-free.com |
| IP Address | 188.114.96.0 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Sales-top.org, Wowcooknavy.live, Madeedland.live |
Downloading-free.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However in some cases pop-up ads can appear without your confirmation, and with a content which is completely different from your existing cares or search queries. And, besides undesirable Downloading-free.com pop-ups from the unknown website, you can at the same time see a great deal of ads, consisting of ones on the pages which originally have no advertisements at all. Such a scenario can be the proof of adware existence.
Adware is the type of computer virus which injects into your system, then starts showing you various promotions. Their content usually has no match with your normal search questions. Besides banner advertisements, your web browser can additionally demonstrate to you a big number of various Downloading-free.com pop-up promotions, which appear in the lower right corner.
The model of adware usage is really sly. The huge pack of adware is dispersed with trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your desktop earlier. Advertisements, which are shown to you by malware, are paid by their makers. In a couple of weeks, all antivirus programs began to stop these adware, for this reason, trojan sheds in profitability. And to terminate the user’s desktop, malware distributors begin ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your desktop can continue to be affected by adware virus. A substantial number of promotions along with Downloading-free.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your regular work will certainly be impossible to do in typical way.
How Can I Deal With Downloading-free.com Pop-Ups?
Assuming the text above: your computer, as well as your data, is in a significant risk. To quit this infection, you require to make use of anti-virus tool. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to handle Downloading-free.com pop-ups malware. Nevertheless, it can not return the web browser alterations which were implemented by harmful program. One more drawback of the antivirus by Microsoft is its particular vulnerability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being injected to your PC.
To be 100% sure that your 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 delete all unwanted applications on your computer, including Downloading-free.com 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 malicious apps, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can observe the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible harm till the scan process. But to perform any actions against the viruses, you need to wait until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for every detected malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious program. By default, all the viruses will be moved to quarantine.
Reset 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 Downloading-free.com virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be found in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings option, the menu will be shown, 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 recovery, you can 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:
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 Downloading-free.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.
