Recently, I saw a lot of posts like “my web browser demonstrates to me unwanted Hehighursoo.com pop-up promotions, is it a virus?” or “these Hehighursoo.com pop-up ads in my Chrome making me mad, how to handle them?”. According to the data for last months, computer virus creators started a vast adware circulation project. Let me demonstrate you, how you can erase the computer viruses from your personal computer, as well as forget about the annoying Hehighursoo.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Hehighursoo.com) offer you pop-up advertisements. The message can include something like “do you want to receive notifications concerning the most up to date information?” or “allow alerts to be reported about new discount rates?”. Usually, such messages are riskless, and can just distract you with its sudden appearing. Also it can be quickly turned off, in case alerts from this site are no longer required.
Pop-up alerts are rather an efficient advertising and marketing instrument. If you are interested in goods of some sort, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the site where you can buy this stuff, and as soon as these items are in store again, or if you can have a price cut – you will certainly get the notice concerning this. The counterparty – online stores, automobile lending services, etc – will be in profit, too – customer will surely obtain a suggestion concerning the item he/she intended to purchase. As well as such an advertising and marketing approach is nearly cost-free – this element is really important for firms.
| Site | Hehighursoo.com |
| IP Address | 188.114.96.0 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Trusted-captcha.top, Notadvertise.com, Weardaystop.xyz |
Hehighursoo.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However in some cases pop-up advertisements can show up without your permission, as well as with a text which is completely different from your existing interests or search questions. And, besides unwanted Hehighursoo.com pop-ups from the unknown resource, you can simultaneously see a lot of advertisements, including ones on the pages which initially have no ads whatsoever. Such a situation can be the trace of adware presence.
Adware is the type of malware which injects into your computer, after that starts suggesting you various ads. Their content , in most cases, has no connection with your usual search questions. Besides banner ads, your web browser can likewise demonstrate to you a significant number of different Hehighursoo.com pop-up promotions, which come into view in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware use is very sly. The large pack of adware is dispersed through trojan viruses, which are injected in your PC previously. Ads, which are shown to you by malicious app, are paid by their makers. In a couple of weeks, all antivirus programs began to catch these adware, hence, trojan sheds in profitability. And to finish the user’s computer, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your desktop may still be influenced by adware virus. A massive number of promotions together with Hehighursoo.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your normal jobs will be difficult to perform in normal manner.
How Can I Deal With Hehighursoo.com Pop-Ups?
Presuming the paragraphs above: your PC, as well as your data, is in a significant risk. To stop this infection, you need to use security software. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to handle Hehighursoo.com pop-ups malware. However, it can not return the web browser alterations which were applied by harmful program. Another disadvantage of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its certain susceptability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your computer.
To be 100% sure that your system is clean of any malware now, and will be clean in future, I can offer you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and delete all malicious applications on your personal computer, including Hehighursoo.com 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 malware, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can see the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible harm till the scan process. But to perform any actions against malicious programs, you need to wait until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for every spotted virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malware. By default, all the viruses will be removed 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 Hehighursoo.com malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be located in the Tools tab.
After pressing 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 programs
Besides using anti-malware tools for browser recovery, you can pick 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 Hehighursoo.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.
