Last week, I saw a ton of posts like “my browser displays me undesirable Downloads-101.com pop-up promotions, is it a virus?” or “these Downloads-101.com pop-up ads in my Chrome making me mad, how to handle them?”. According to the data for last months, virus creators began a vast adware distribution project. Let me demonstrate you, how you can erase the pc virus from your PC, and forget about the aggravating Downloads-101.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Downloads-101.com) use you pop-up advertisements. The message can include something like “do you want to have notices about the current news?” or “permit notifications to be reported regarding recent discount rates?”. Normally, such messages are harmless, and can only distract you with its abrupt showing up. Also it can be easily turned off, in case notifications from this online resource are no longer needed.
Pop-up notices are rather an efficient advertising and marketing instrument. If you are interested in items of some sort, you can allow pop-ups from the internet site where you can buy this stuff, and as soon as these products are in inventory again, or if you can have a price cut – you will get the notification concerning this. The counterparty – online stores, vehicle lending services, etc – will certainly be in profit, too – customer will definitely get a pointer about the product he/she meant to purchase. And also such an advertising and marketing approach is practically free – this factor is really crucial for companies.
| Site | Downloads-101.com |
| IP Address | 104.21.9.2 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Re-captha-version-3-39.top, Safetyapp.click, Gesmart.site |
Downloads-101.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But often pop-up ads can come out without your approval, and with a material which is entirely different from your current attentions or search queries. And also, besides undesirable Downloads-101.com pop-ups from the unknown website, you can simultaneously see a great deal of advertisements, including ones on the web pages which initially have no ads at all. Such a scenario can be the indicator of adware appearance.
Adware is the kind of computer virus which infiltrates into your system, then begins showing you numerous promotions. Their material typically has no match with your typical search queries. Besides banner advertisements, your browser can also show you a massive number of various Downloads-101.com pop-up ads, which appear in the bottom right area.
The model of adware use is really sly. The huge pack of adware is distributed via trojan viruses, which are injected in your personal computer earlier. Ads, which are shown to you by malware, are paid by their makers. In a few weeks, all antivirus programs began to stop these adware, thus, trojan sheds in profitability. And to terminate the user’s computer system, malware distributors start ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer can still be influenced by adware virus. A huge amount of promotions along with Downloads-101.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your normal activities will be difficult to perform in common manner.
How Can I Deal With Downloads-101.com Pop-Ups?
Thinking the text above: your desktop, as well as your data, is in a major danger. To quit this virus, you need to make use of virus removal software. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to deal with Downloads-101.com pop-ups malware. Nevertheless, it can’t change the web browser changes which were implemented by harmful program. An additional disadvantage of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its certain susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being implanted to your computer.
To be 100% sure that your PC is clean of any malware now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and erase all unwanted applications on your personal computer, including Downloads-101.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 folders.
You can see the detected viruses sorted by their possible harm during the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious apps, you need to wait until the scan is finished, 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 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 is not able to be intercepted by Downloads-101.com malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be located in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings option, 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 programs
Besides using anti-malware programs for browser reset, you may choose 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 Downloads-101.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.
