Last week, I saw a ton of messages like “my internet browser presents me unwanted Luckymedia.surf pop-up promotions, is it a virus?” or “these Luckymedia.surf pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me mad, how to deal with them?”. Due to the statistics for last months, virus creators began a vast adware circulation project. Let me demonstrate you, how you can remove the computer viruses from your computer system, as well as forget about the frustrating Luckymedia.surf pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Luckymedia.surf) show you pop-up promotions. The message can include something like “do you want to receive notifications relating to the most up to date information?” or “allow notifications to be reported regarding recent discount rates?”. Typically, such messages are riskless, and can only distract you with its abrupt arrival. Plus it can be simply turned off, in case notices from this online resource are no longer required.
Pop-up alerts are quite an effective advertising instrument. If you are interested in items of some type, you can allow pop-ups from the web site where you can get this things, and as quickly as these things are in store again, or if you can have a discount – you will get the notice concerning this. The counterparty – online retailers, cars and truck lending companies, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – customer will definitely get a pointer about the item he/she intended to purchase. As well as such an advertising and marketing approach is nearly cost-free – this aspect is really essential for companies.
| Site | Luckymedia.surf |
| IP Address | 178.62.225.201 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Luckymedia.casa, Luckymedia.icu, Luckymedia.fun |
Luckymedia.surf Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However in some cases pop-up ads can appear without your confirmation, and with a material which is totally various from your existing interests or search queries. And, besides undesirable Luckymedia.surf pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can simultaneously see a lot of advertisements, including ones on the pages which primarily have no promotions at all. Such a scenario can be the proof of adware existence.
Adware is the kind of computer virus which injects into your personal computer, after that begins suggesting you numerous ads. Their material typically has no match with your regular search questions. Besides banner promotions, your web browser can additionally show you a big number of various Luckymedia.surf pop-up advertisements, which come into view in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware use is very sly. The huge pack of adware is dispersed through trojan viruses, which are injected in your system earlier. Promotions, which are suggested to you by malware, are paid by their creators. In a few weeks, all antivirus programs began to block these adware, for this reason, trojan sheds in productivity. And to terminate the user’s computer, malware distributors start ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer system may continue to be influenced by adware virus. A big number of promotions in addition to Luckymedia.surf pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your normal activities will be difficult to perform in typical manner.
How Can I Deal With Luckymedia.surf Pop-Ups?
Assuming the text above: your personal computer, along with your data, is in a significant risk. To stop this infection, you need to use anti-virus tool. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to take care of Luckymedia.surf pop-ups malware. Nonetheless, it can not revert the browser changes which were put into effect by harmful program. One more disadvantage of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its particular vulnerability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your computer system.
To be 100% sure that your computer is clean of any malicious programs now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and remove all malicious programs on your computer, including Luckymedia.surf 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 folders.
You can spectate the detected malware sorted by their possible hazard simultaneously with the scan process. But to perform any actions against the viruses, 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 virus. By default, all the viruses 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 intercepted by Luckymedia.surf malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be located in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings button, the menu will be displayed, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without using third-party applications
Besides using antivirus tools for browser restoration, 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:
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 Luckymedia.surf 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.