Recently, I saw a plenty of posts like “my browser demonstrates me undesirable Ourwowspot.com pop-up advertisements, is it a virus?” or “these Ourwowspot.com pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me mad, how to handle them?”. Due to the data for last months, pc virus distributors began a broad adware distribution project. Let me show you, how you can get rid of the viruses from your computer system, as well as forget about the aggravating Ourwowspot.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Ourwowspot.com) use you pop-up ads. The message can contain something like “do you want to receive alerts relating to the latest news?” or “allow notifications to be reported regarding new discounts?”. Usually, such messages are trustworthy, and may only distract you with its unexpected appearance. Also it can be simply turned off, in case alerts from this site are no longer wanted.
Pop-up notices are rather an reliable advertising instrument. If you have an interest in goods of some kind, you can allow pop-ups from the 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 certainly obtain the alert about this. The counterparty – online stores, vehicle lending companies, etc – will certainly be in profit, too – purchaser will certainly get a tip about the item he/she intended to buy. And such an advertising and marketing method is nearly free – this element is very essential for corporations.
| Site | Ourwowspot.com |
| IP Address | 104.21.38.239 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Meetamate.site, News-putomo.cc, Analysissoftwarecentr.com |
Ourwowspot.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However often pop-up ads can appear without your permission, and with a material which is totally different from your current attentions or search questions. And, besides unwanted Ourwowspot.com pop-ups from the unknown source, you can at the same time see a great deal of ads, including ones on the web pages which initially have no ads whatsoever. Such a scenario can be the sign of adware presence.
Adware is the sort of virus which injects into your personal computer, and then starts displaying you different promotions. Their subject typically has no match with your regular search queries. Besides banner advertisements, your web browser can additionally show you a significant number of various Ourwowspot.com pop-up advertisements, which come into view in the lower right area.
The model of adware usage is really sly. The big pack of adware is distributed with trojan viruses, which are injected in your computer earlier. Promotions, which are shown to you by virus, are paid by their makers. In a couple of weeks, all anti-malware programs began to stop these adware, for this reason, trojan sheds in earnings. And to end up the user’s PC, malware distributors begin ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your desktop might continue to be influenced by adware virus. A substantial number of advertisements together with Ourwowspot.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your regular tasks will be impossible to do in usual way.
How Can I Deal With Ourwowspot.com Pop-Ups?
Assuming the text above: your computer, as well as your data, is in a serious risk. To stop this virus, you require to utilize antivirus software. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to take care of Ourwowspot.com pop-ups virus. Nonetheless, it can not revert the browser changes which were put into effect by harmful program. An additional disadvantage of the antivirus by Microsoft is its certain susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being injected to your computer system.
To be 100% sure that your computer is clean of any malware now, and will be clean in future, I can offer you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and remove all unwanted programs on your PC, including Ourwowspot.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 malware, because it scans only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can observe the detected malware sorted by their possible hazard simultaneously with the scan process. But to perform any actions against the viruses, you need to wait until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for each detected malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malware. By default, all malware will be moved to quarantine.
Reset 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 Ourwowspot.com virus, 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 utilizing third-party software
Besides using antivirus tools for browser restoration, you can 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:
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 Ourwowspot.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.
