Recently, I saw a lot of messages like “my internet browser displays me unwanted Kcvity.com pop-up promotions, is it a computer virus?” or “these Kcvity.com pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me crazy, how to take care of them?”. According to the statistics for last months, virus distributors began a massive adware distribution campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can eliminate the pc virus from your personal computer, and also forget about the irritating Kcvity.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Kcvity.com) use you pop-up advertisements. The message can contain something like “do you want to get alerts regarding the latest news?” or “permit alerts to be reported about latest price cuts?”. Typically, such messages are safe, and can just distract you with its sudden appearance. And it can be easily disabled, in case alerts from this website are no longer desired.
Pop-up alerts are fairly an reliable marketing tool. If you are interested in goods of some kind, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the web site where you can acquire this things, and also as soon as these things are in store again, or if you can have a discount – you will obtain the notice concerning this. The counterparty – online retailers, auto lending services, etc – will certainly be in profit, too – buyer will surely get a suggestion regarding the item he/she intended to purchase. And such a marketing method is almost free of charge – this aspect is very crucial for firms.
| Site | Kcvity.com |
| IP Address | 185.56.234.205 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Pumesh.biz, Coolxx.ga, Esenit.xyz |
Kcvity.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But often pop-up ads can appear without your permission, and with a content which is entirely different from your current attentions or search questions. And also, besides undesirable Kcvity.com pop-ups from the unknown source, you can at the same time see a great deal of advertisements, consisting of ones on the web pages which at first have no advertisements whatsoever. Such a scenario can be the proof of adware existence.
Adware is the type of malware which infiltrates into your computer, after that begins suggesting you numerous promotions. Their content typically has no correlation with your normal search questions. Besides banner ads, your web browser can likewise show you a big number of various Kcvity.com pop-up promotions, which appear in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware use is very sly. The large pack of adware is distributed via trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your desktop previously. Ads, which are demonstrated to you by virus, are paid by their makers. In a couple of weeks, all anti-malware programs began to block these adware, for this reason, trojan loses in profitability. And to finish the user’s personal computer, malware distributors begin ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer may still be affected by adware virus. A huge number of promotions in addition to Kcvity.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your normal jobs will be difficult to execute in common manner.
How Can I Deal With Kcvity.com Pop-Ups?
Thinking the paragraphs above: your PC, as well as your data, is in a severe danger. To quit this infection, you need to make use of antivirus software. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to handle Kcvity.com pop-ups virus. However, it can not revert the browser changes which were implemented by malicious program. One more drawback of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its specific susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being implanted to your computer system.
To be 100% sure that your PC is clean of any viruses now, and will be clean in future, I can offer you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and delete all unwanted applications on your personal computer, including Kcvity.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 folders.
You can observe the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible harm during the scan process. But to choose any actions against the viruses, you need to wait until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for every spotted malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malware. By default, all malware will be removed 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 is not able to be counteracted by Kcvity.com malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be found 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 programs
Besides using antivirus software for browser recovery, you may 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 Kcvity.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.
