Recently, I saw a ton of messages like “my internet browser demonstrates me unwanted Download-portal.net pop-up promotions, is it a computer virus?” or “these Download-portal.net pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me insane, how to take care of them?”. According to the data for last months, computer virus creators began a vast adware circulation project. Let me demonstrate you, how you can remove the viruses from your computer, and also forget about the annoying Download-portal.net pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Download-portal.net) show you pop-up advertisements. The message can include something like “do you want to receive notices regarding the most up to date information?” or “allow notifications to be reported about new discount rates?”. Typically, such messages are harmless, and can just sidetrack you with its sudden appearing. Also it can be simply turned off, in case notices from this web page are no longer wanted.
Pop-up alerts are fairly an effective advertising mechanism. If you are interested in items of some sort, you can allow pop-ups from the site where you can acquire this stuff, and also as soon as these items are in store again, or if you can have a discount – you will obtain the alert about this. The counterparty – online merchants, vehicle lending companies, etc – will be in profit, too – purchaser will definitely obtain a pointer about the item he/she planned to buy. As well as such a marketing technique is nearly free of charge – this aspect is extremely vital for firms.
| Site | Download-portal.net |
| IP Address | 172.67.160.222 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Scanuralerts.com, Appinfo.pro, Bulbsecure.com |
Download-portal.net Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However in some cases pop-up promotions can come out without your permission, as well as with a text which is completely different from your current interests or search questions. And also, besides undesirable Download-portal.net pop-ups from the unknown website, you can simultaneously see a lot of advertisements, consisting of ones on the web pages which primarily have no ads at all. Such a situation can be the sign of adware presence.
Adware is the type of pc virus which injects into your personal computer, and then starts suggesting you different ads. Their material , in most cases, has no match with your normal search queries. Besides banner promotions, your browser can likewise show you a significant number of different Download-portal.net pop-up promotions, which come into view in the bottom right area.
The model of adware use is extremely sly. The huge pack of adware is dispersed through trojan viruses, which are injected in your desktop earlier. Promotions, which are demonstrated to you by malicious program, are paid by their creators. In several weeks, all antivirus programs began to catch these adware, thus, trojan loses in productivity. And to rub out the user’s computer system, virus distributors start ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer can still be impacted by adware virus. A substantial quantity of ads together with Download-portal.net pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your normal jobs will be difficult to perform in normal manner.
How Can I Deal With Download-portal.net Pop-Ups?
Presuming the paragraphs above: your desktop, as well as your data, is in a severe risk. To quit this virus, you require to make use of antivirus tool. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to deal with Download-portal.net pop-ups malware. However, it can not return the web browser changes which were put into effect by harmful program. An additional downside of the antivirus by Microsoft is its certain susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your computer system.
To be 100% sure that your desktop 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 applications on your computer, including Download-portal.net 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 checks only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can observe the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible harm till the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious apps, you need to wait until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for every spotted malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious program. By default, all the viruses will be moved to quarantine.
Reverting browser settings to original ones
To reset your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be counteracted by Download-portal.net malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be found in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings button, the menu will be shown, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without making use of third-party programs
Besides using antivirus software 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 Download-portal.net 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.
