Last week, I saw a great deal of posts like “my web browser shows me undesirable Intimepoint.com pop-up promotions, is it a virus?” or “these Intimepoint.com pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me mad, how to manage them?”. According to the statistics for last months, computer virus distributors began a wide adware delivery project. Let me show you, how you can remove the computer viruses from your personal computer, and forget about the irritating Intimepoint.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Intimepoint.com) show you pop-up ads. The message can contain something like “do you want to get notices concerning the most recent information?” or “enable alerts to be reported about new price cuts?”. Typically, such messages are harmless, and can just distract you with its unexpected appearance. Also it can be easily turned off, in case notices from this site are no longer needed.
Pop-up notifications are fairly an effective marketing instrument. If you want goods of some type, you can allow pop-ups from the website where you can get this stuff, and as soon as these items are in inventory again, or if you can have a price cut – you will obtain the notification about this. The counterparty – online sellers, vehicle lending companies, etc – will be in profit, too – buyer will surely obtain a pointer concerning the item he/she intended to pay for. And such a marketing approach is almost free – this factor is really crucial for firms.
| Site | Intimepoint.com |
| IP Address | 178.128.246.195 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Videosubscript.xyz, Hauphuchaum.com, Sabouteac.fun |
Intimepoint.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But sometimes pop-up promotions can show up without your approval, and with a content which is entirely various from your current cares or search questions. And also, besides undesirable Intimepoint.com pop-ups from the unknown website, you can simultaneously see a lot of advertisements, consisting of ones on the pages which originally have no ads at all. Such a scenario can be the proof of adware presence.
Adware is the kind of virus which injects into your personal computer, after that starts demonstrating you different advertisements. Their material typically has no connection with your regular search queries. Besides banner advertisements, your web browser can also demonstrate you a substantial quantity of various Intimepoint.com pop-up advertisements, which come into view in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware usage is very sly. The big pack of adware is spread with trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your desktop previously. Promotions, which are shown to you by virus, are paid by their makers. In a few weeks, all anti-malware programs began to stop these adware, hence, trojan sheds in earnings. And to dispatch the user’s desktop, malware 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 significant number of ads together with Intimepoint.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your regular tasks will certainly be impossible to carry out in usual manner.
How Can I Deal With Intimepoint.com Pop-Ups?
Presuming the paragraphs above: your computer, and your information, is in a serious danger. To quit this infection, you need to use anti-malware tool. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to handle Intimepoint.com pop-ups virus. Nevertheless, it can not reset the web browser alterations which were put into effect by malicious program. Another drawback of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its specific vulnerability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being implanted to your desktop.
To be 100% sure that your computer 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 remove all malicious programs on your PC, including Intimepoint.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 malicious programs, because it scans only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can observe the detected viruses sorted by their possible hazard till the scan process. But to perform any actions against malicious apps, you need to wait until the scan is finished, 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 the viruses will be moved to quarantine.
Reverting browser settings to original ones
To revert your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be intercepted by Intimepoint.com malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be located in the Tools tab.
After pressing 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 utilizing third-party software
Besides using antivirus tools for browser restoration, you can choose 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:
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 Intimepoint.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.