Last week, I saw a lot of posts like “my web browser presents me undesirable Kezex.live pop-up ads, is it a pc virus?” or “these Kezex.live pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me mad, how to manage them?”. Due to the statistics for last months, pc virus creators began a wide adware delivery project. Let me demonstrate you, how you can get rid of the viruses from your computer system, and forget about the aggravating Kezex.live pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Kezex.live) use you pop-up promotions. The message can have something like “do you want to get notifications concerning the most recent information?” or “permit alerts to be reported regarding latest discounts?”. Usually, such messages are harmless, and can only distract you with its unexpected arrival. And it can be simply turned off, in case notices from this online resource are no longer wanted.
Pop-up notifications are fairly an efficient advertising and marketing tool. If you have an interest in goods of some kind, you can allow pop-ups from the website where you can acquire this stuff, and also as soon as these things are in store again, or if you can have a price cut – you will certainly obtain the notification regarding this. The counterparty – online retailers, vehicle lending companies, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – purchaser will surely obtain a pointer regarding the item he/she intended to buy. And also such an advertising and marketing technique is almost free – this element is very essential for companies.
| Site | Kezex.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 | Eastrk-dn.com, Us-safehub.click, Kejex.live |
Kezex.live Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However in some cases pop-up ads can appear without your permission, and also with a text which is totally different from your present attentions or search questions. And, besides unwanted Kezex.live pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can at the same time see a lot of advertisements, consisting of ones on the pages which at first have no advertisements whatsoever. Such a situation can be the proof of adware presence.
Adware is the kind of virus which infiltrates into your personal computer, then begins displaying you numerous advertisements. Their subject usually has no correlation with your ordinary search queries. Besides banner advertisements, your browser can additionally demonstrate you a big quantity of various Kezex.live pop-up promotions, which appear in the lower right corner.
The model of adware use is really sly. The huge pack of adware is dispersed via trojan viruses, which are injected in your desktop previously. Promotions, which are displayed to you by virus, are paid by their creators. In a few weeks, all antivirus programs began to catch these adware, hence, trojan loses in profitability. And to ruin the user’s desktop, malware distributors start ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer might continue to be affected by adware virus. A huge quantity of promotions in addition to Kezex.live pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your normal tasks will be impossible to execute in common way.
How Can I Deal With Kezex.live Pop-Ups?
Assuming the paragraphs above: your desktop, as well as your data, is in a serious risk. To stop this virus, you need to use virus removal tool. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to take care of Kezex.live pop-ups virus. Nonetheless, it can not revert the web browser changes which were put into effect by harmful program. One more drawback of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its particular vulnerability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being implanted to your PC.
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 eliminate all malicious applications on your PC, including Kezex.live 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 malicious apps, because it scans only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can see the detected malware sorted by their possible hazard during the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious apps, you need to hold on until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for every detected virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious program. By default, all the viruses will be removed 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 Kezex.live malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be found in the Tools tab.
After choosing the Reset Browser Settings button, the menu will be shown, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without using third-party programs
Besides using anti-malware programs for browser reset, you can choose the “Reset browser settings” option, 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 Kezex.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.
