Recently, I saw a lot of posts like “my internet browser presents me undesirable Firetreeivy.live pop-up advertisements, is it a computer virus?” or “these Firetreeivy.live pop-up ads in my Chrome making me mad, how to deal with them?”. According to the statistics for last months, pc virus distributors started a broad adware delivery project. Let me show you, how you can delete the viruses from your computer, and also forget about the aggravating Firetreeivy.live pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Firetreeivy.live) offer you pop-up promotions. The message can contain something like “do you want to receive notifications about the most up to date news?” or “permit alerts to be reported regarding new price cuts?”. Generally, such messages are risk-free, and can only distract you with its unexpected appearing. Also it can be easily disabled, in case notices from this online resource are no longer needed.
Pop-up notifications are fairly an effective advertising mechanism. If you have an interest in items of some sort, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the website 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 obtain the notice about this. The counterparty – online retailers, automobile lending services, etc – will certainly be in profit, too – purchaser will certainly obtain a pointer about the item he/she planned to buy. And such a marketing technique is almost cost-free – this aspect is very essential for corporations.
| Site | Firetreeivy.live |
| IP Address | Firetreeivy.live |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Caloriecounttab.com, Drbaumann.info, Botscan.store |
Firetreeivy.live Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However in some cases pop-up promotions can show up without your permission, and with a content which is completely various from your current cares or search queries. And, besides undesirable Firetreeivy.live pop-ups from the unknown site, you can simultaneously see a lot of advertisements, consisting of ones on the web pages which primarily have no advertisements at all. Such a situation can be the proof of adware existence.
Adware is the type of computer virus which injects into your PC, then starts suggesting you various advertisements. Their material usually has no correlation with your usual search queries. Besides banner ads, your browser can likewise demonstrate to you a massive quantity of various Firetreeivy.live pop-up ads, which appear in the lower right corner.
The model of adware usage is really sly. The big pack of adware is dispersed with trojan viruses, which are injected in your personal computer previously. Promotions, which are displayed to you by virus, are paid by their makers. In a few weeks, all anti-malware programs began to catch these adware, hence, trojan sheds in profitability. And to finish the user’s computer system, malware distributors begin ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your desktop may still be affected by adware virus. A big amount of ads together with Firetreeivy.live pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your regular work will be difficult to carry out in common way.
How Can I Deal With Firetreeivy.live Pop-Ups?
Assuming the paragraphs above: your PC, along with your information, is in a major risk. To stop this infection, you need to utilize virus removal program. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to take care of Firetreeivy.live pop-ups malware. However, it can’t revert the browser changes which were implemented by malicious program. One more drawback of the antivirus by Microsoft is its specific susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender via the Group Policies after being injected to your PC.
To be 100% sure that your desktop is clean of any malware now, and will be clean in future, I can offer you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and remove all malicious programs on your personal computer, including Firetreeivy.live 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 observe the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible hazard during the scan process. But to perform any actions against the viruses, you need to hold on until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for each detected malicious 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 revert your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be counteracted by Firetreeivy.live virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This option 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 using third-party applications
Besides using anti-malware tools 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 Firetreeivy.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.
