Recently, I saw a huge amount of messages like “my internet browser demonstrates me unwanted Lightredstep.com pop-up advertisements, is it a computer virus?” or “these Lightredstep.com pop-up ads in my Chrome making me crazy, how to manage them?”. Due to the data for last months, virus distributors started a large adware delivery campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can remove the viruses from your PC, as well as forget about the frustrating Lightredstep.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Lightredstep.com) offer you pop-up promotions. The message can include something like “do you want to receive notifications relating to the current information?” or “allow alerts to be reported about latest discount rates?”. Typically, such messages are harmless, and can only sidetrack you with its unexpected showing up. Plus it can be quite easily disabled, in case alerts from this web page are no longer required.
Pop-up alerts are rather an reliable advertising instrument. If you have an interest in products of some sort, you can allow pop-ups from the web site where you can get this things, and also as quickly as these products are in stock again, or if you can have a price cut – you will certainly obtain the alert about this. The counterparty – online sellers, auto lending companies, etc – will certainly be in profit, too – buyer will surely obtain a reminder about the item he/she meant to pay for. And such an advertising approach is practically free of charge – this aspect is really essential for firms.
| Site | Lightredstep.com |
| IP Address | 185.177.94.108 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Hynomanhete.com, Dictionarywindheat.buzz, Freeadvguide.com |
Lightredstep.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However sometimes pop-up advertisements can come out without your approval, as well as with a text which is completely different from your present cares or search questions. And, besides undesirable Lightredstep.com pop-ups from the unknown source, you can simultaneously see a lot of promotions, consisting of ones on the web pages which initially have no promotions at all. Such a scenario can be the trace of adware existence.
Adware is the kind of virus which injects into your system, and then starts showing you different ads. Their content usually has no match with your regular search queries. Besides banner advertisements, your web browser can likewise display you a big amount of various Lightredstep.com pop-up ads, which come into view in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware usage is extremely sly. The huge pack of adware is spread through trojan viruses, which are injected in your PC previously. Ads, which are shown to you by malicious program, are paid by their creators. In a couple of weeks, all antivirus programs began to catch these adware, therefore, trojan loses in productivity. And to end up the user’s PC, malware distributors begin ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer can continue to be impacted by adware virus. A significant number of advertisements along with Lightredstep.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your common activities will certainly be impossible to do in typical way.
How Can I Deal With Lightredstep.com Pop-Ups?
Presuming the paragraphs above: your desktop, as well as your information, is in a major danger. To quit this infection, you need to utilize security program. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to deal with Lightredstep.com pop-ups virus. Nonetheless, it can’t change the browser alterations which were applied by harmful program. An additional disadvantage of the antivirus by Microsoft is its particular susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender via the Group Policies after being injected to your computer system.
To be 100% sure that your personal computer is clean of any viruses now, and will be clean in future, I can offer you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and eliminate all unwanted applications on your desktop, including Lightredstep.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 observe the detected viruses sorted by their possible harm during the scan process. But to choose any actions against the viruses, you need to hold on until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for each spotted virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious program. By default, all malware will be moved to quarantine.
Reset 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 counteracted by Lightredstep.com virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This action 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 using third-party software
Besides using anti-malware software for browser restoration, you can choose 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 Lightredstep.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.
