Recently, I saw a huge amount of posts like “my browser shows me unwanted Imsemy.com pop-up advertisements, is it a computer virus?” or “these Imsemy.com pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me mad, how to deal with them?”. Due to the data for last months, virus creators began a large adware distribution campaign. Let me show you, how you can get rid of the computer viruses from your computer system, as well as forget about the annoying Imsemy.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Imsemy.com) use you pop-up advertisements. The message can include something like “do you want to have notifications about the current news?” or “allow notifications to be reported about new price cuts?”. Generally, such messages are harmless, and can only distract you with its abrupt appearing. Plus it can be quickly turned off, in case notifications from this web site are no longer wanted.
Pop-up notices are fairly an efficient advertising mechanism. If you are interested in items of some kind, you can allow pop-ups from the internet site where you can get this stuff, and also as quickly as these items are in inventory again, or if you can have a discount – you will get the alert regarding this. The counterparty – online sellers, cars and truck lending services, etc – will certainly be in profit, too – customer will surely obtain a suggestion concerning the item he/she intended to buy. And such a marketing approach is almost free – this factor is very essential for corporations.
| Site | Imsemy.com |
| IP Address | 188.166.68.96 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Watervery.work, Checkthesafety.com, Arriedstro.work |
Imsemy.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But occasionally pop-up ads can show up without your approval, and with a content which is completely different from your existing interests or search questions. And also, besides unwanted Imsemy.com pop-ups from the unknown source, you can simultaneously see a lot of advertisements, consisting of ones on the web pages which primarily have no ads at all. Such a situation can be the indicator of adware appearance.
Adware is the kind of malware which infiltrates into your personal computer, and then starts suggesting you different promotions. Their material usually has no connection with your typical search queries. Besides banner promotions, your web browser can also display you a big number of various Imsemy.com pop-up ads, which show up in the lower right corner.
The model of adware use is very sly. The big pack of adware is spread via trojan viruses, which are injected in your PC previously. Ads, which are demonstrated to you by malicious app, are paid by their makers. In several weeks, all antivirus programs began to catch these adware, thus, trojan sheds in profitability. And to dispatch the user’s computer, malware distributors start ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer can still be affected by adware virus. A big quantity of ads along with Imsemy.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your typical tasks will be difficult to execute in usual way.
How Can I Deal With Imsemy.com Pop-Ups?
Thinking the text above: your personal computer, along with your data, is in a major danger. To quit this virus, you need to make use of security program. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to deal with Imsemy.com pop-ups virus. However, it can’t reset the browser alterations which were put into effect by harmful program. One more drawback of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its certain vulnerability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being injected to your computer.
To be 100% sure that your desktop is clean of any malicious programs now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and delete all malicious applications on your personal computer, including Imsemy.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 scans only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can see the detected malicious programs 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 over, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for each spotted virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malware. By default, all malware will be removed to quarantine.
Reset browser settings to original ones
To revert your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be counteracted by Imsemy.com malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be found in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings button, the menu will be displayed, 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 may 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 Imsemy.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.
