Last week, I saw a huge amount of messages like “my web browser displays me undesirable Kopet.live pop-up promotions, is it a virus?” or “these Kopet.live pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me mad, how to handle them?”. Due to the statistics for last months, computer virus distributors began a large adware distribution project. Let me show you, how you can erase the pc virus from your PC, as well as forget about the annoying Kopet.live pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Kopet.live) use you pop-up ads. The message can contain something like “do you want to receive notifications about the latest information?” or “enable notifications to be reported regarding latest discount rates?”. Normally, such messages are trustworthy, and may only distract you with its abrupt appearing. And it can be quickly turned off, in case notices from this online resource are no longer desired.
Pop-up alerts are quite an reliable advertising tool. If you are interested in goods of some type, you can allow pop-ups from the internet site where you can buy this stuff, and as soon as these products are in store again, or if you can have a discount – you will get the notification regarding this. The counterparty – online stores, automobile lending companies, etc – will certainly be in profit, too – buyer will definitely obtain a tip concerning the item he/she planned to purchase. And also such an advertising approach is nearly cost-free – this element is really vital for corporations.
| Site | Kopet.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 | Bestcldantrack.com, Kecinhomedesign.us, Scorecardresearch.com |
Kopet.live Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But sometimes pop-up promotions can appear without your permission, and with a material which is completely different from your present cares or search questions. And, besides unwanted Kopet.live pop-ups from the unknown resource, you can at the same time see a great deal of promotions, consisting of ones on the pages which at first have no ads at all. Such a situation can be the indication of adware existence.
Adware is the kind of malware which infiltrates into your system, then starts suggesting you numerous promotions. Their content typically has no correlation with your usual search questions. Besides banner advertisements, your web browser can also demonstrate to you a massive amount of various Kopet.live pop-up ads, which show up in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware usage is extremely sly. The large pack of adware is distributed through trojan viruses, which are injected in your personal computer previously. Ads, which are suggested to you by virus, are paid by their makers. In a couple of weeks, all anti-malware programs began to catch these adware, therefore, trojan loses in profitability. And to finish the user’s desktop, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer system might still be influenced by adware virus. A significant number of ads together with Kopet.live pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your regular jobs will certainly be impossible to execute in common way.
How Can I Deal With Kopet.live Pop-Ups?
Assuming the text above: your computer, and your data, is in a significant risk. To quit this virus, you need to make use of anti-virus program. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to handle Kopet.live pop-ups virus. Nonetheless, it can not revert the web browser changes which were put into effect by harmful program. One more disadvantage of the antivirus by Microsoft is its specific susceptability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being injected to your computer system.
To be 100% sure that your personal computer is clean of any malware now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and remove all unwanted programs on your desktop, including Kopet.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 viruses, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can see the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible harm till the scan process. But to perform any actions against malware, you need to hold on until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for every detected malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected virus. By default, all the viruses will be removed to quarantine.
Reset 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 Kopet.live virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This option 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 making use of third-party software
Besides using anti-malware tools 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 Kopet.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.
