Last week, I saw a great deal of posts like “my web browser shows me unwanted Logew.pro pop-up ads, is it a virus?” or “these Logew.pro pop-up ads in my Chrome making me mad, how to take care of them?”. Due to the stats for last months, pc virus creators started a vast adware circulation campaign. Let me show you, how you can get rid of the viruses from your personal computer, and also forget about the bothersome Logew.pro pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Logew.pro) offer you pop-up advertisements. The message can have something like “do you want to get notifications regarding the current information?” or “permit alerts to be reported regarding new price cuts?”. Generally, such messages are safe, and may just distract you with its unexpected arrival. Moreover, it can be easily disabled, in case notifications from this online resource are no longer desired.
Pop-up alerts are fairly an efficient marketing instrument. If you want products of some type, you can allow pop-ups from the website where you can get this stuff, and also as quickly as these items are in store again, or if you can have a discount – you will obtain the notification concerning this. The counterparty – online sellers, automobile lending services, etc – will remain in profit, too – buyer will certainly get a tip regarding the product he/she meant to pay for. And also such an advertising and marketing approach is almost cost-free – this aspect is really essential for firms.
| Site | Logew.pro |
| 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 | Yourwownews.com, Crypt-protection.com, Wirebasicexcite-3.live |
Logew.pro Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But often pop-up promotions can appear without your approval, and also with an information which is completely different from your present interests or search questions. And, besides undesirable Logew.pro pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can simultaneously see a great deal of promotions, including ones on the pages which initially have no ads whatsoever. Such a situation can be the sign of adware presence.
Adware is the sort of virus which injects into your system, and then begins suggesting you different promotions. Their material often has no match with your usual search queries. Besides banner ads, your web browser can additionally demonstrate you a massive quantity of different Logew.pro pop-up promotions, which show up in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware usage is extremely sly. The big pack of adware is spread via trojan viruses, which are injected in your PC earlier. Promotions, which are displayed to you by virus, are paid by their makers. In a few weeks, all antivirus programs began to block these adware, for this reason, trojan loses in productivity. And to finish the user’s computer, malware distributors start ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer system can continue to be impacted by adware virus. A huge amount of ads together with Logew.pro pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your common tasks will be impossible to execute in usual manner.
How Can I Deal With Logew.pro Pop-Ups?
Concluding the text above: your desktop, as well as your information, is in a significant danger. To stop this infection, you require to utilize antivirus tool. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to handle Logew.pro pop-ups virus. Nevertheless, it can not change the browser alterations which were applied by malicious program. One more downside of the antivirus by Microsoft is its specific vulnerability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being implanted to your computer system.
To be 100% sure that your computer is clean of any viruses now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and erase all unwanted programs on your PC, including Logew.pro 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 scans only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can see the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible hazard till the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious programs, you need to wait until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for every spotted virus 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 revert your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be counteracted by Logew.pro virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be located in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings option, the menu will be displayed, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without making use of third-party software
Besides using anti-malware programs for browser restoration, you may pick 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 Logew.pro 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.
