Last week, I saw a great deal of messages like “my browser presents me undesirable Notifydirect.net pop-up advertisements, is it a virus?” or “these Notifydirect.net pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me mad, how to handle them?”. According to the stats for last months, pc virus distributors started a massive adware circulation project. Let me demonstrate you, how you can erase the computer viruses from your computer system, and forget about the frustrating Notifydirect.net pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Notifydirect.net) show you pop-up ads. The message can include something like “do you want to receive alerts regarding the most up to date information?” or “enable notifications to be reported regarding recent discount rates?”. Typically, such messages are harmless, and can just sidetrack you with its sudden visual appeal. Also it can be easily disabled, in case notices from this website are no longer needed.
Pop-up alerts are quite an effective advertising and marketing mechanism. If you have an interest in goods of some kind, you can allow pop-ups from the web site where you can buy this things, and as quickly as these items are in inventory again, or if you can have a discount – you will obtain the notice regarding this. The counterparty – online merchants, car lending companies, etc – will certainly be in profit, too – buyer will surely obtain a reminder regarding the item he/she planned to buy. And such an advertising and marketing approach is practically free of charge – this element is really essential for companies.
| Site | Notifydirect.net |
| IP Address | 185.254.198.179 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Quickdirect.click, Processdownload.com, Gahist.live |
Notifydirect.net Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However occasionally pop-up advertisements can show up without your approval, as well as with an information which is completely various from your current attentions or search queries. And also, besides unwanted Notifydirect.net pop-ups from the unknown source, you can simultaneously see a great deal of advertisements, consisting of ones on the web pages which at first have no advertisements at all. Such a situation can be the indicator of adware existence.
Adware is the sort of virus which infiltrates into your system, then starts suggesting you various ads. Their content usually has no connection with your regular search queries. Besides banner advertisements, your web browser can also demonstrate to you a huge number of different Notifydirect.net pop-up promotions, which come into view in the lower right area.
The model of adware use is really sly. The large pack of adware is dispersed with trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your personal computer previously. Promotions, which are displayed to you by malicious app, are paid by their makers. In several weeks, all antivirus programs began to block these adware, thus, trojan sheds in earnings. And to finish the user’s desktop, virus distributors start ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC may continue to be influenced by adware virus. A huge number of advertisements together with Notifydirect.net pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your regular tasks will certainly be difficult to do in common manner.
How Can I Deal With Notifydirect.net Pop-Ups?
Thinking the text above: your computer, as well as your data, is in a serious risk. To quit this infection, you need to utilize virus removal software. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to deal with Notifydirect.net pop-ups virus. However, it can’t revert the web browser changes which were applied by malicious program. One more downside of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its certain susceptability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your computer.
To be 100% sure that your PC 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 malicious applications on your PC, including Notifydirect.net 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 spectate the detected viruses sorted by their possible harm during the scan process. But to choose any actions against the viruses, you need to wait until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for each spotted malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected virus. By default, all the viruses will be moved to quarantine.
Reverting browser settings to original ones
To revert your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be intercepted by Notifydirect.net virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be located in the Tools tab.
After choosing 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 utilizing third-party software
Besides using antivirus programs for browser reset, you may pick 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 Notifydirect.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.
