Recently, I saw a lot of posts like “my browser displays me undesirable Gray-control-wmc1.click pop-up promotions, is it a computer virus?” or “these Gray-control-wmc1.click pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me crazy, how to manage them?”. Due to the statistics for last months, virus creators began a wide adware delivery campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can get rid of the pc virus from your PC, and forget about the annoying Gray-control-wmc1.click pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Gray-control-wmc1.click) use you pop-up promotions. The message can contain something like “do you want to receive notifications concerning the most recent news?” or “enable alerts to be reported about latest discount rates?”. Usually, such messages are risk-free, and can just distract you with its sudden visual appeal. Also it can be easily disabled, in case notifications from this web page are no longer required.
Pop-up notices are quite an efficient advertising and marketing mechanism. If you have an interest in goods of some sort, you can enable pop-ups from the site where you can buy this things, and also as quickly as these items are in store again, or if you can have a discount – you will certainly obtain the notice about this. The counterparty – online retailers, auto lending services, etc – will remain in profit, too – customer will definitely obtain a pointer concerning the item he/she planned to pay for. And also such an advertising method is almost free of charge – this element is extremely essential for corporations.
| Site | Gray-control-wmc1.click |
| IP Address | 8.9.11.31 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Owledconsid.co, New-updates-service.com, Mssg.guru |
Gray-control-wmc1.click Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However often pop-up ads can appear without your approval, and with a content which is entirely different from your present attentions or search queries. And, besides undesirable Gray-control-wmc1.click pop-ups from the unknown source, you can simultaneously see a great deal of promotions, including ones on the web pages which primarily have no promotions whatsoever. Such a scenario can be the indication of adware existence.
Adware is the sort of malware which injects into your PC, then starts displaying you numerous ads. Their material often has no correlation with your typical search queries. Besides banner promotions, your browser can likewise display you a massive quantity of different Gray-control-wmc1.click pop-up promotions, which show up in the lower right corner.
The model of adware use is really sly. The big pack of adware is spread via trojan viruses, which are injected in your system previously. Ads, which are demonstrated to you by malicious program, are paid by their creators. In a few weeks, all anti-malware programs began to block these adware, hence, trojan loses in profitability. And to finish the user’s computer, virus distributors start ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC might still be impacted by adware virus. A huge number of promotions along with Gray-control-wmc1.click pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your normal activities will certainly be impossible to perform in usual manner.
How Can I Deal With Gray-control-wmc1.click Pop-Ups?
Assuming the paragraphs above: your PC, as well as your information, is in a significant danger. To quit this virus, you need to use anti-malware tool. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to handle Gray-control-wmc1.click pop-ups virus. Nonetheless, it can not change the browser changes which were applied by malicious program. One more negative aspect of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its certain susceptability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being injected to your PC.
To be 100% sure that your PC is clean of any malware now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and eliminate all unwanted programs on your personal computer, including Gray-control-wmc1.click 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 malicious apps sorted by their possible hazard till the scan process. But to perform any actions against malicious programs, you need to hold on until the scan is over, 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 virus. By default, all the viruses will be moved to quarantine.
Reverting browser settings to original ones
To reset your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be intercepted by Gray-control-wmc1.click malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be located 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 utilizing third-party software
Besides using antivirus software for browser recovery, you can choose 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 Gray-control-wmc1.click 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.
