Last week, I saw a great deal of messages like “my internet browser shows me unwanted Gotend.xyz pop-up ads, is it a computer virus?” or “these Gotend.xyz pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me mad, how to deal with them?”. According to the statistics for last months, pc virus distributors began a vast adware circulation campaign. Let me show you, how you can get rid of the computer viruses from your computer system, and also forget about the annoying Gotend.xyz pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Gotend.xyz) offer you pop-up promotions. The message can include something like “do you want to receive notifications regarding the current news?” or “permit alerts to be reported about new discount rates?”. Generally, such messages are risk-free, and may just distract you with its sudden showing up. Also it can be quickly disabled, in case notifications from this website are no longer desired.
Pop-up notifications are quite an efficient advertising tool. If you are interested in products of some sort, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the web site where you can buy this things, and as soon as these products are in stock again, or if you can have a price cut – you will certainly get the notification regarding this. The counterparty – online stores, automobile lending services, etc – will be in profit, too – customer will undoubtedly get a suggestion regarding the product he/she intended to buy. And also such an advertising and marketing approach is nearly cost-free – this element is really vital for companies.
| Site | Gotend.xyz |
| 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 | Iasninancuka.com, Choomsiesurvey.top, News-jakohi.com |
Gotend.xyz Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But occasionally pop-up ads can show up without your permission, as well as with a material which is entirely different from your present interests or search queries. And also, besides undesirable Gotend.xyz pop-ups from the unknown website, you can at the same time see a great deal of advertisements, consisting of ones on the web pages which initially have no ads at all. Such a scenario can be the indicator of adware existence.
Adware is the type of malware which injects into your PC, then starts displaying you numerous promotions. Their subject typically has no correlation with your regular search questions. Besides banner ads, your web browser can also demonstrate you a huge amount of different Gotend.xyz pop-up advertisements, which appear in the lower right area.
The model of adware use is extremely sly. The huge pack of adware is spread through trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your personal computer earlier. Ads, which are demonstrated to you by malicious app, are paid by their makers. In a few weeks, all antivirus programs began to stop these adware, for this reason, trojan sheds in profitability. And to end up the user’s PC, malware distributors start ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your desktop might continue to be influenced by adware virus. A huge number of ads in addition to Gotend.xyz pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your common work will be difficult to carry out in typical manner.
How Can I Deal With Gotend.xyz Pop-Ups?
Presuming the paragraphs above: your computer, as well as your data, is in a severe danger. To stop this infection, you need to make use of antivirus tool. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to handle Gotend.xyz pop-ups malware. However, it can not revert the browser alterations which were put into effect by malicious program. One more negative aspect of the antivirus by Microsoft is its particular vulnerability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your computer system.
To be 100% sure that your desktop is clean of any malware now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and delete all unwanted programs on your personal computer, including Gotend.xyz 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 directories.
You can see the detected malware sorted by their possible hazard simultaneously with the scan process. But to perform any actions against malicious programs, you need to wait until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for each spotted virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious app. By default, all malware will be removed 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 counteracted by Gotend.xyz malware, 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 displayed, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without making use of third-party applications
Besides using antivirus programs for browser restoration, 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 Gotend.xyz 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.
