Last week, I saw a huge amount of posts like “my internet browser shows me undesirable Ourcommonstories.com pop-up advertisements, is it a pc virus?” or “these Ourcommonstories.com pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me crazy, how to manage them?”. Due to the stats for last months, pc virus distributors began a massive adware delivery campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can erase the viruses from your computer, as well as forget about the irritating Ourcommonstories.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Ourcommonstories.com) offer you pop-up promotions. The message can include something like “do you want to get notices concerning the most recent news?” or “permit notifications to be reported regarding recent discounts?”. Normally, such messages are harmless, and can only distract you with its sudden appearing. Also it can be quickly disabled, in case notifications from this site are no longer required.
Pop-up notifications are quite an effective marketing mechanism. If you are interested in products of some type, you can allow pop-ups from the website where you can get this things, and as quickly as these things are in store again, or if you can have a price cut – you will certainly get the notification regarding this. The counterparty – online merchants, cars and truck lending companies, etc – will be in profit, too – buyer will undoubtedly get a pointer concerning the item he/she planned to buy. And such a marketing technique is almost cost-free – this factor is extremely crucial for corporations.
| Site | Ourcommonstories.com |
| IP Address | 139.45.197.151 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | History-cleaner.xyz, Localdatadefence.com, Checking-your-browser.com |
Ourcommonstories.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However often pop-up ads can come out without your approval, as well as with a material which is totally different from your existing cares or search questions. And also, besides unwanted Ourcommonstories.com pop-ups from the unknown site, you can simultaneously see a lot of promotions, including ones on the web pages which primarily have no promotions whatsoever. Such a situation can be the signal of adware appearance.
Adware is the type of virus which injects into your PC, after that begins demonstrating you different ads. Their material , in most cases, has no match with your usual search queries. Besides banner promotions, your browser can also suggest you a big number of different Ourcommonstories.com pop-up advertisements, which come into view in the lower right corner.
The model of adware usage is very sly. The large pack of adware is distributed via trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your desktop earlier. Ads, which are shown to you by malware, are paid by their creators. In a few weeks, all anti-malware programs began to catch these adware, for this reason, trojan sheds in profitability. And to rub out the user’s personal computer, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer can still be influenced by adware virus. A substantial number of advertisements along with Ourcommonstories.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your typical activities will be difficult to carry out in usual manner.
How Can I Deal With Ourcommonstories.com Pop-Ups?
Thinking the text above: your personal computer, and your information, is in a major danger. To quit this infection, you need to utilize anti-malware software. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to handle Ourcommonstories.com pop-ups malware. However, it can not return the browser alterations which were implemented by malicious program. One more drawback of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its specific vulnerability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being implanted to your computer system.
To be 100% sure that your system is clean of any malware 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 PC, including Ourcommonstories.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 scans only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can spectate the detected malware 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 finished, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for every detected malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious program. By default, all malware 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 intercepted by Ourcommonstories.com malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be found in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings option, the menu will be displayed, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without making use of third-party software
Besides using antivirus software for browser recovery, you may choose the “Reset browser settings” function, 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 Ourcommonstories.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.