Recently, I saw a ton of messages like “my browser demonstrates to me undesirable Itspeedg.com pop-up promotions, is it a computer virus?” or “these Itspeedg.com pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me mad, how to take care of them?”. Due to the stats for last months, virus suppliers started a wide adware circulation campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can get rid of the computer viruses from your computer, as well as forget about the annoying Itspeedg.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Itspeedg.com) use you pop-up promotions. The message can contain something like “do you want to get alerts about the most up to date information?” or “enable notifications to be reported regarding latest price cuts?”. Usually, such messages are safe, and can just sidetrack you with its unexpected visual appeal. Also it can be simply turned off, in case alerts from this website are no longer needed.
Pop-up notifications are rather an efficient advertising instrument. If you are interested in items of some sort, you can allow pop-ups from the web site where you can buy this stuff, and as soon as these things are in stock again, or if you can have a price cut – you will get the notification regarding this. The counterparty – online retailers, auto lending companies, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – buyer will undoubtedly get a tip regarding the product he/she intended to purchase. And also such an advertising method is practically free – this element is really vital for companies.
| Site | Itspeedg.com |
| IP Address | 104.21.87.208 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Amiableawesomeclick.shop, Ibuhaughuss.com, Mbmsg.online |
Itspeedg.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However occasionally pop-up promotions can show up without your permission, and with a content which is entirely different from your existing cares or search questions. And also, besides undesirable Itspeedg.com pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can simultaneously see a great deal of ads, consisting of ones on the pages which primarily have no promotions at all. Such a scenario can be the sign of adware existence.
Adware is the kind of computer virus which infiltrates into your computer, then starts showing you different advertisements. Their content typically has no match with your ordinary search questions. Besides banner ads, your browser can also show you a massive number of various Itspeedg.com pop-up ads, which show up in the bottom right area.
The model of adware use is very sly. The large pack of adware is spread through trojan viruses, which are injected in your PC previously. Promotions, which are demonstrated to you by virus, are paid by their makers. In a few weeks, all anti-malware programs began to catch these adware, for this reason, trojan loses in profitability. And to dispatch the user’s desktop, malware distributors begin ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer might continue to be affected by adware virus. A significant number of advertisements along with Itspeedg.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your regular work will certainly be impossible to perform in usual way.
How Can I Deal With Itspeedg.com Pop-Ups?
Thinking the text above: your desktop, and your data, is in a severe danger. To quit this infection, you need to make use of security program. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to handle Itspeedg.com pop-ups malware. Nonetheless, it can not change the web browser alterations which were applied by malicious program. An additional drawback of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its particular vulnerability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your computer system.
To be 100% sure that your desktop is clean of any viruses now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and erase all unwanted applications on your PC, including Itspeedg.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 see the detected viruses sorted by their possible hazard during the scan process. But to perform any actions against malware, you need to wait until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for every spotted virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious app. By default, all the viruses will be removed to quarantine.
Reset browser settings to original ones
To revert your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be counteracted by Itspeedg.com virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This option 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 tools for browser reset, you may pick 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:
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 Itspeedg.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.
