Last week, I saw a ton of messages like “my web browser demonstrates me unwanted Eprendens.com pop-up ads, is it a computer virus?” or “these Eprendens.com pop-up ads in my Chrome making me insane, how to handle them?”. According to the stats for last months, computer virus creators started a large adware circulation project. Let me show you, how you can delete the computer viruses from your personal computer, as well as forget about the irritating Eprendens.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Eprendens.com) show you pop-up promotions. The message can contain something like “do you want to have alerts concerning the most up to date information?” or “permit notifications to be reported about recent discount rates?”. Typically, such messages are harmless, and can only distract you with its abrupt arrival. Plus it can be easily disabled, in case notices from this online resource are no longer needed.
Pop-up notifications are quite an efficient advertising tool. If you have an interest in goods of some sort, you can enable pop-ups from the web site where you can get this stuff, and as quickly as these things are in stock again, or if you can have a price cut – you will certainly obtain the notice regarding this. The counterparty – online sellers, vehicle lending companies, etc – will remain in profit, too – buyer will surely get a suggestion regarding the product he/she planned to purchase. And such an advertising technique is nearly cost-free – this aspect is really crucial for firms.
| Site | Eprendens.com |
| IP Address | 104.21.94.104 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Kipons.xyz, Leging.xyz, Nosils.xyz |
Eprendens.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But often pop-up advertisements can come out without your approval, and with a material which is totally various from your present interests or search queries. And, besides unwanted Eprendens.com pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can simultaneously see a lot of advertisements, including ones on the web pages which primarily have no advertisements at all. Such a scenario can be the indication of adware existence.
Adware is the type of virus which injects into your computer, after that starts demonstrating you various advertisements. Their subject usually has no match with your ordinary search questions. Besides banner advertisements, your browser can likewise demonstrate you a big quantity of different Eprendens.com pop-up advertisements, which appear in the lower right corner.
The model of adware use is really sly. The huge pack of adware is spread via trojan viruses, which are injected in your system earlier. Promotions, which are displayed to you by malicious program, are paid by their makers. In several weeks, all antivirus programs began to stop these adware, hence, trojan loses in profitability. And to finish the user’s PC, malware distributors start ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer might still be affected by adware virus. A massive quantity of ads in addition to Eprendens.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your typical tasks will certainly be impossible to perform in typical way.
How Can I Deal With Eprendens.com Pop-Ups?
Thinking the text above: your personal computer, and your information, is in a severe danger. To stop this virus, you require to utilize antivirus program. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to deal with Eprendens.com pop-ups malware. Nonetheless, it can’t change the web browser alterations which were implemented by harmful program. One more disadvantage of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its specific vulnerability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being implanted to your PC.
To be 100% sure that your computer 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 malicious applications on your computer, including Eprendens.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 programs, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can spectate the detected viruses sorted by their possible harm during the scan process. But to choose any actions against malware, you need to hold on until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for each detected virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malware. By default, all malware 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 intercepted by Eprendens.com malware, 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 shown, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without utilizing third-party software
Besides using anti-malware tools for browser restoration, 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 Eprendens.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.
