Last week, I saw a lot of messages like “my internet browser demonstrates to me unwanted Driter.live pop-up ads, is it a computer virus?” or “these Driter.live pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me insane, how to handle them?”. According to the statistics for last months, pc virus distributors began a massive adware circulation campaign. Let me show you, how you can get rid of the computer viruses from your PC, as well as forget about the irritating Driter.live pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Driter.live) show you pop-up advertisements. The message can include something like “do you want to receive notifications concerning the latest information?” or “permit notifications to be reported about new discount rates?”. Usually, such messages are harmless, and can just sidetrack you with its unexpected visual appeal. And it can be quickly turned off, in case notifications from this online resource are no longer needed.
Pop-up alerts are fairly an effective advertising and marketing instrument. If you have an interest in items of some type, you can allow pop-ups from the website where you can purchase this stuff, and as soon as these items are in stock again, or if you can have a discount – you will certainly get the alert about this. The counterparty – online sellers, auto lending companies, etc – will certainly be in profit, too – buyer will definitely obtain a reminder about the item he/she planned to purchase. And such an advertising and marketing technique is almost cost-free – this aspect is really important for firms.
| Site | Driter.live |
| IP Address | 157.230.4.182 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Findmeday.com, Nowtosearch.com, Keypurple.com |
Driter.live Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However often pop-up ads can appear without your approval, and with an information which is entirely different from your existing attentions or search queries. And also, besides unwanted Driter.live pop-ups from the unknown site, you can at the same time see a lot of ads, consisting of ones on the web pages which originally have no advertisements whatsoever. Such a scenario can be the trace of adware presence.
Adware is the sort of computer virus which injects into your system, then begins displaying you numerous advertisements. Their subject usually has no match with your normal search questions. Besides banner ads, your web browser can likewise show you a big amount of different Driter.live pop-up ads, which show up in the lower right area.
The model of adware use is extremely sly. The big pack of adware is spread via trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your computer earlier. Advertisements, which are demonstrated to you by virus, are paid by their makers. In several weeks, all anti-malware programs began to block these adware, for this reason, trojan loses in profitability. And to finish the user’s computer, virus distributors start ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your desktop may still be affected by adware virus. A huge number of promotions in addition to Driter.live pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your typical tasks will certainly be difficult to do in common way.
How Can I Deal With Driter.live Pop-Ups?
Assuming the text above: your desktop, as well as your information, is in a serious risk. To quit this virus, you require to make use of virus removal tool. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to take care of Driter.live pop-ups virus. Nonetheless, it can not return the web browser changes which were implemented by harmful program. An additional drawback of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its certain vulnerability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being implanted to your desktop.
To be 100% sure that your PC is clean of any viruses now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and remove all malicious programs on your PC, including Driter.live 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 programs, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can see the detected malware sorted by their possible harm till the scan process. But to choose any actions against the viruses, you need to wait until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for every spotted malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malware. By default, all the viruses will be removed to quarantine.
Reset browser settings to original ones
To revert your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be intercepted by Driter.live virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be found in the Tools tab.
After choosing 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 making use of third-party software
Besides using anti-malware software for browser restoration, you can choose the “Reset browser settings” option, 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 Driter.live 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.
