Last week, I saw a plenty of messages like “my internet browser shows me unwanted News-koguli.cc pop-up promotions, is it a virus?” or “these News-koguli.cc pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me crazy, how to handle them?”. Due to the data for last months, computer virus creators started a wide adware distribution project. Let me demonstrate you, how you can get rid of the viruses from your personal computer, and forget about the bothersome News-koguli.cc pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a News-koguli.cc) use you pop-up advertisements. The message can include something like “do you want to receive notices regarding the current information?” or “allow notifications to be reported about latest discounts?”. Normally, such messages are safe, and can just sidetrack you with its sudden arrival. And it can be quickly disabled, in case notifications from this web page are no longer wanted.
Pop-up notifications are quite an reliable marketing mechanism. If you want items of some type, you can enable pop-ups from the web site where you can buy this stuff, and also as soon as these things are in store again, or if you can have a discount – you will certainly get the notification concerning this. The counterparty – online sellers, automobile lending services, etc – will remain in profit, too – purchaser will surely get a reminder regarding the product he/she meant to pay for. And such an advertising and marketing technique is practically free – this factor is really crucial for firms.
| Site | News-koguli.cc |
| IP Address | 193.108.118.156 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Ballus.info, Balleu.info, News-hubucu.cc |
News-koguli.cc Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However in some cases pop-up promotions can come out without your permission, as well as with an information which is completely different from your current attentions or search questions. And, besides unwanted News-koguli.cc pop-ups from the unknown source, you can simultaneously see a lot of advertisements, including ones on the web pages which originally have no advertisements at all. Such a situation can be the trace of adware presence.
Adware is the type of virus which injects into your computer, after that starts showing you various advertisements. Their subject typically has no connection with your normal search questions. Besides banner advertisements, your browser can likewise suggest you a substantial quantity of different News-koguli.cc pop-up ads, which appear in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware use is really sly. The large pack of adware is dispersed via trojan viruses, which are injected in your system earlier. Advertisements, which are shown to you by virus, are paid by their creators. In a couple of weeks, all antivirus programs began to block these adware, thus, trojan loses in earnings. And to dispatch the user’s desktop, malware distributors begin ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer might still be impacted by adware virus. A big number of promotions together with News-koguli.cc pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your normal activities will certainly be impossible to carry out in common manner.
How Can I Deal With News-koguli.cc Pop-Ups?
Thinking the text above: your PC, along with your data, is in a major danger. To quit this virus, you require to utilize security program. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to deal with News-koguli.cc pop-ups malware. Nevertheless, it can not change the web browser changes which were implemented by malicious program. One more drawback of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its specific susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being infiltrated 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 remove all malicious applications on your personal computer, including News-koguli.cc 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 malicious apps, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can observe the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible harm till the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious programs, you need to hold on until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for each detected virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malware. By default, all malware will be moved to quarantine.
Reverting 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 News-koguli.cc 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 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 can pick 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:
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 News-koguli.cc 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.
