Recently, I saw a huge amount of messages like “my browser displays me undesirable Graipeepoo.com pop-up ads, is it a computer virus?” or “these Graipeepoo.com pop-up ads in my Chrome making me crazy, how to deal with them?”. Due to the data for last months, pc virus suppliers started a massive adware circulation campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can eliminate the computer viruses from your computer system, and also forget about the annoying Graipeepoo.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Graipeepoo.com) use you pop-up advertisements. The message can have something like “do you want to receive notices concerning the most recent information?” or “permit alerts to be reported about recent discount rates?”. Generally, such messages are safe, and can only sidetrack you with its abrupt arrival. Also it can be easily disabled, in case notifications from this site are no longer needed.
Pop-up alerts are rather an effective advertising and marketing instrument. If you have an interest in products of some type, you can enable pop-ups from the site where you can get this things, and also as soon as these items are in store again, or if you can have a price cut – you will certainly obtain the notification concerning this. The counterparty – online sellers, vehicle lending services, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – purchaser will surely get a suggestion regarding the item he/she meant to pay for. And such an advertising approach is nearly cost-free – this aspect is very vital for firms.
| Site | Graipeepoo.com |
| IP Address | 172.64.105.20 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Nowtopsite.site, Loadtime.org, Shorturl.at |
Graipeepoo.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But occasionally pop-up promotions can appear without your permission, as well as with a material which is completely various from your present attentions or search questions. And, besides unwanted Graipeepoo.com pop-ups from the unknown resource, you can simultaneously see a lot of advertisements, including ones on the pages which originally have no ads at all. Such a scenario can be the indicator of adware presence.
Adware is the sort of pc virus which infiltrates into your system, after that starts demonstrating you numerous advertisements. Their content usually has no match with your normal search queries. Besides banner ads, your web browser can additionally show you a huge amount of various Graipeepoo.com pop-up advertisements, which appear in the bottom right area.
The model of adware use is extremely sly. The huge pack of adware is dispersed through trojan viruses, which are injected in your personal computer earlier. Advertisements, which are demonstrated to you by malware, are paid by their creators. In several weeks, all anti-malware programs began to block these adware, therefore, trojan loses in profitability. And to terminate the user’s PC, virus distributors start ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer system might still be affected by adware virus. A big amount of promotions in addition to Graipeepoo.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your normal work will be impossible to perform in typical way.
How Can I Deal With Graipeepoo.com Pop-Ups?
Concluding the text above: your desktop, and your information, is in a severe risk. To quit this infection, you require to use anti-malware tool. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to take care of Graipeepoo.com pop-ups malware. However, it can’t change the browser alterations which were put into effect by harmful program. Another negative aspect of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its specific vulnerability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your computer system.
To be 100% sure that your system 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 malicious programs on your desktop, including Graipeepoo.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 malware, because it scans only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can spectate the detected viruses sorted by their possible harm simultaneously with 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 set the action for each spotted malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malware. By default, all the viruses will be moved to quarantine.
Reset 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 Graipeepoo.com malware, 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 choose, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without making use of third-party programs
Besides using anti-malware software for browser recovery, you can pick the “Reset browser settings” function, 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 Graipeepoo.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.
