Recently, I saw a huge amount of messages like “my browser displays me unwanted Keplex.live pop-up ads, is it a virus?” or “these Keplex.live pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me crazy, how to handle them?”. Due to the stats for last months, computer virus creators started a broad adware circulation campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can get rid of the viruses from your computer, and forget about the aggravating Keplex.live pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Keplex.live) use you pop-up promotions. The message can have something like “do you want to receive notifications regarding the latest news?” or “enable alerts to be reported regarding recent discount rates?”. Usually, such messages are riskless, and may only distract you with its abrupt arrival. Also it can be easily turned off, in case notifications from this online resource are no longer desired.
Pop-up notices are rather an effective advertising and marketing mechanism. If you want products of some type, you can enable pop-ups from the site where you can buy this things, and as soon as these things are in stock again, or if you can have a discount – you will certainly obtain the notification regarding this. The counterparty – online retailers, vehicle lending companies, etc – will be in profit, too – purchaser will surely obtain a pointer regarding the item he/she planned to pay for. And also such an advertising and marketing method is almost free of charge – this factor is very essential for firms.
| Site | Keplex.live |
| IP Address | 157.230.4.182 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Rplnd58.com, Tavips.live, Oifeelsalt.live |
Keplex.live Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But in some cases pop-up ads can show up without your confirmation, and also with a text which is totally various from your present attentions or search queries. And, besides unwanted Keplex.live pop-ups from the unknown source, you can simultaneously see a lot of ads, consisting of ones on the pages which primarily have no ads at all. Such a scenario can be the trace of adware existence.
Adware is the kind of virus which infiltrates into your personal computer, and then begins showing you numerous ads. Their subject typically has no match with your normal search queries. Besides banner ads, your browser can also demonstrate to you a big number of various Keplex.live pop-up ads, which appear in the bottom right area.
The model of adware use is very sly. The huge pack of adware is spread with trojan viruses, which are injected in your computer earlier. Ads, which are shown to you by malicious app, are paid by their creators. In a few weeks, all antivirus programs began to stop these adware, hence, trojan loses in earnings. And to dispatch the user’s computer, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your desktop can still be affected by adware virus. A massive amount of ads along with Keplex.live pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your typical jobs will certainly be difficult to carry out in normal manner.
How Can I Deal With Keplex.live Pop-Ups?
Assuming the text above: your PC, along with your data, is in a significant danger. To stop this virus, you need to use security software. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to take care of Keplex.live pop-ups malware. However, it can not reset the web browser changes which were implemented by malicious program. Another negative aspect of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its certain vulnerability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your desktop.
To be 100% sure that your desktop is clean of any malware now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and eliminate all malicious programs on your computer, including Keplex.live 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 apps, because it scans only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can observe the detected malicious apps 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 detected malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious program. By default, all the viruses will be moved to quarantine.
Reverting browser settings to original ones
To reset your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be intercepted by Keplex.live virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be located in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings button, the menu will be shown, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without making use of third-party programs
Besides using antivirus tools for browser reset, you can choose 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 Keplex.live 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.
