Recently, I saw a ton of posts like “my browser demonstrates me unwanted Pettestpage.live pop-up advertisements, is it a computer virus?” or “these Pettestpage.live pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me insane, how to deal with them?”. According to the stats for last months, virus creators began a vast adware circulation campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can get rid of the pc virus from your PC, and also forget about the bothersome Pettestpage.live pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Pettestpage.live) offer you pop-up ads. The message can include something like “do you want to receive notifications concerning the most up to date news?” or “permit alerts to be reported regarding recent price cuts?”. Generally, such messages are safe, and may only sidetrack you with its unexpected arrival. Plus it can be quite easily disabled, in case notices from this online resource are no longer desired.
Pop-up notices are rather an reliable marketing tool. If you are interested in items of some sort, you can allow pop-ups from the internet site where you can purchase this stuff, and as quickly as these items are in store again, or if you can have a price cut – you will obtain the notice about this. The counterparty – online retailers, car lending companies, etc – will certainly be in profit, too – purchaser will definitely obtain a tip regarding the item he/she intended to pay for. As well as such a marketing method is nearly cost-free – this factor is very vital for corporations.
| Site | Pettestpage.live |
| IP Address | 185.155.184.79 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Datingdreamer.top, Steelshaper.top, Rtmladnew.com |
Pettestpage.live Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But in some cases pop-up promotions can come out without your confirmation, and also with a text which is completely different from your existing attentions or search queries. And also, besides unwanted Pettestpage.live pop-ups from the unknown resource, you can simultaneously see a great deal of advertisements, consisting of ones on the web pages which at first have no promotions at all. Such a situation can be the trace of adware presence.
Adware is the kind of virus which infiltrates into your PC, then starts demonstrating you various promotions. Their material usually has no match with your usual search queries. Besides banner advertisements, your browser can additionally show you a huge amount of different Pettestpage.live pop-up advertisements, which appear in the lower right area.
The model of adware usage is really sly. The large pack of adware is spread via trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your personal computer previously. Promotions, which are suggested to you by malware, are paid by their creators. In several weeks, all antivirus programs began to block these adware, thus, trojan loses in productivity. And to end up the user’s computer, virus distributors start ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer system might still be affected by adware virus. A massive quantity of promotions together with Pettestpage.live pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your typical activities will be difficult to carry out in common manner.
How Can I Deal With Pettestpage.live Pop-Ups?
Thinking the paragraphs above: your desktop, as well as your information, is in a major risk. To quit this virus, you need to make use of anti-virus program. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to handle Pettestpage.live pop-ups malware. However, it can’t reset the browser changes which were applied by malicious program. An additional drawback of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its certain vulnerability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being injected to your desktop.
To be 100% sure that your PC is clean of any viruses now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and remove all malicious applications on your personal computer, including Pettestpage.live 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 checks only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can observe the detected viruses sorted by their possible hazard till the scan process. But to perform any actions against malicious apps, you need to wait until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for every spotted virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected virus. By default, all malware will be removed 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 intercepted by Pettestpage.live malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be located in the Tools tab.
After pressing 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 applications
Besides using anti-malware programs for browser restoration, you can choose 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 Pettestpage.live 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.
