Recently, I saw a great deal of messages like “my internet browser displays me undesirable Ourconvertersearch.com pop-up promotions, is it a computer virus?” or “these Ourconvertersearch.com pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me mad, how to take care of them?”. Due to the data for last months, pc virus suppliers began a large adware circulation project. Let me demonstrate you, how you can eliminate the viruses from your personal computer, and also forget about the aggravating Ourconvertersearch.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Ourconvertersearch.com) show you pop-up promotions. The message can include something like “do you want to have notices about the latest information?” or “permit alerts to be reported about latest discount rates?”. Generally, such messages are harmless, and can only distract you with its unexpected arrival. Also it can be quickly disabled, in case notices from this website are no longer desired.
Pop-up alerts are fairly an efficient marketing mechanism. If you are interested in products of some type, you can enable pop-ups from the website where you can acquire this things, and also as soon as these products are in stock again, or if you can have a price cut – you will get the notification regarding this. The counterparty – online sellers, car lending companies, etc – will remain in profit, too – purchaser will surely get a reminder regarding the product he/she intended to purchase. And such an advertising and marketing approach is practically free of charge – this factor is very crucial for companies.
| Site | Ourconvertersearch.com |
| IP Address | 104.27.130.72 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Convertersearchtool.com, New-incoming.email, Streamssitesearch.com |
Ourconvertersearch.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But often pop-up promotions can show up without your confirmation, and with an information which is entirely various from your existing cares or search questions. And also, besides undesirable Ourconvertersearch.com pop-ups from the unknown source, you can at the same time see a lot of advertisements, including ones on the pages which initially have no ads whatsoever. Such a scenario can be the trace of adware appearance.
Adware is the kind of malware which injects into your PC, and then starts showing you numerous advertisements. Their material usually has no match with your regular search queries. Besides banner promotions, your browser can additionally demonstrate to you a significant number of different Ourconvertersearch.com pop-up promotions, which come into view in the lower right area.
The model of adware use is very sly. The large pack of adware is spread via trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your system earlier. Promotions, which are shown to you by malicious program, are paid by their creators. In several weeks, all anti-malware programs began to block these adware, thus, trojan loses in earnings. And to ruin the user’s personal computer, malware distributors begin ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer may continue to be influenced by adware virus. A huge number of advertisements together with Ourconvertersearch.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your typical tasks will certainly be difficult to carry out in usual way.
How Can I Deal With Ourconvertersearch.com Pop-Ups?
Concluding the paragraphs above: your computer, along with your data, is in a serious danger. To stop this virus, you need to use antivirus software. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to deal with Ourconvertersearch.com pop-ups virus. However, it can’t change the browser alterations which were put into effect by malicious program. One more drawback of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its particular vulnerability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being injected to your PC.
To be 100% sure that your computer is clean of any malware now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and erase all malicious applications on your computer, including Ourconvertersearch.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 malicious apps, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can spectate the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible hazard till the scan process. But to choose any actions against malware, you need to hold on until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for each detected malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malware. By default, all the viruses will be removed 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 Ourconvertersearch.com 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 specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without using third-party applications
Besides using antivirus programs for browser recovery, you can pick 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 Ourconvertersearch.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.