Recently, I saw a lot of posts like “my internet browser displays me unwanted Okaynotification.com pop-up advertisements, is it a virus?” or “these Okaynotification.com pop-up ads in my Chrome making me mad, how to handle them?”. Due to the statistics for last months, computer virus creators started a massive adware distribution campaign. Let me show you, how you can get rid of the viruses from your computer, and forget about the aggravating Okaynotification.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Okaynotification.com) show you pop-up promotions. The message can have something like “do you want to receive notices concerning the most up to date information?” or “permit notifications to be reported about recent discounts?”. Generally, such messages are harmless, and can only distract you with its sudden appearance. Moreover, it can be quite easily disabled, in case notices from this web page are no longer required.
Pop-up notices are quite an reliable advertising mechanism. If you are interested in goods of some kind, you can allow pop-ups from the website where you can acquire this stuff, and as soon as these items are in store again, or if you can have a price cut – you will get the alert about this. The counterparty – online retailers, car lending companies, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – purchaser will definitely get a reminder regarding the product he/she planned to buy. And also such an advertising method is nearly free – this aspect is very essential for companies.
| Site | Okaynotification.com |
| IP Address | 172.67.178.235 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Indir.blue, Itcleffaom.com, Inspirationhistorical.com |
Okaynotification.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However sometimes pop-up advertisements can show up without your confirmation, and with a text which is entirely various from your current interests or search questions. And, besides unwanted Okaynotification.com pop-ups from the unknown website, you can at the same time see a lot of advertisements, including ones on the web pages which originally have no ads whatsoever. Such a situation can be the indicator of adware appearance.
Adware is the sort of computer virus which infiltrates into your PC, then begins showing you different ads. Their subject typically has no correlation with your typical search questions. Besides banner ads, your web browser can additionally demonstrate to you a massive quantity of different Okaynotification.com pop-up promotions, which come into view in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware use is very sly. The big pack of adware is dispersed via trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your personal computer previously. Advertisements, which are displayed to you by malicious program, are paid by their makers. In a few weeks, all anti-malware programs began to catch these adware, hence, trojan sheds in productivity. And to ruin the user’s PC, malware distributors begin ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer system may continue to be affected by adware virus. A big number of promotions along with Okaynotification.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your regular activities will certainly be difficult to perform in typical way.
How Can I Deal With Okaynotification.com Pop-Ups?
Presuming the text above: your desktop, as well as your data, is in a serious risk. To quit this virus, you need to utilize anti-malware tool. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to take care of Okaynotification.com pop-ups virus. However, it can not revert the web browser alterations which were put into effect by harmful program. One more drawback of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its particular vulnerability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender via the Group Policies after being injected to your computer system.
To be 100% sure that your personal 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 eliminate all unwanted programs on your PC, including Okaynotification.com 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 viruses, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can observe the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible harm simultaneously with the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious programs, you need to wait until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for each spotted virus 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 revert your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be counteracted by Okaynotification.com malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be found in the Tools tab.
After choosing 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 using third-party programs
Besides using anti-malware software for browser reset, you may 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 Okaynotification.com 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.
