Last week, I saw a lot of posts like “my internet browser demonstrates to me undesirable Pomis.live pop-up promotions, is it a virus?” or “these Pomis.live pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me insane, how to handle them?”. Due to the statistics for last months, virus distributors started a vast adware distribution project. Let me show you, how you can get rid of the computer viruses from your computer, and also forget about the irritating Pomis.live pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Pomis.live) offer you pop-up advertisements. The message can contain something like “do you want to receive notifications regarding the most up to date information?” or “allow notifications to be reported about recent discount rates?”. Typically, such messages are safe, and may just distract you with its abrupt arrival. Plus it can be quite easily disabled, in case notices from this website are no longer wanted.
Pop-up notices are quite an reliable advertising mechanism. If you want products of some kind, you can enable pop-ups from the site where you can buy this things, and also as quickly as these products are in store again, or if you can have a discount – you will obtain the notice regarding this. The counterparty – online merchants, vehicle lending services, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – buyer will undoubtedly get a suggestion regarding the item he/she planned to purchase. And also such an advertising and marketing approach is practically cost-free – this factor is very vital for firms.
| Site | Pomis.live |
| IP Address | 159.223.153.123 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | News-jijemu.cc, News-fiyofa.cc, Brousless.com |
Pomis.live Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However in some cases pop-up advertisements can show up without your confirmation, as well as with a text which is totally various from your present cares or search queries. And also, besides unwanted Pomis.live pop-ups from the unknown website, you can simultaneously see a lot of promotions, including ones on the pages which at first have no promotions whatsoever. Such a situation can be the indicator of adware appearance.
Adware is the type of malware which infiltrates into your system, then begins displaying you numerous advertisements. Their content typically has no connection with your typical search questions. Besides banner promotions, your web browser can likewise suggest you a huge amount of different Pomis.live pop-up advertisements, which show up in the lower right area.
The model of adware use is extremely sly. The huge pack of adware is dispersed via trojan viruses, which are injected in your desktop earlier. Ads, which are displayed to you by malware, are paid by their makers. In several weeks, all antivirus programs began to stop these adware, therefore, trojan sheds in profitability. And to ruin the user’s computer system, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC can continue to be impacted by adware virus. A significant amount of ads along with Pomis.live pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your typical work will certainly be difficult to execute in normal way.
How Can I Deal With Pomis.live Pop-Ups?
Assuming the paragraphs above: your personal computer, and your data, is in a serious risk. To quit this virus, you require to use virus removal tool. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to deal with Pomis.live pop-ups virus. Nevertheless, it can not change the browser changes which were implemented by malicious program. One more negative aspect of the antivirus by Microsoft is its certain vulnerability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being injected to your PC.
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 delete all unwanted applications on your computer, including Pomis.live pop-ups virus, with GridinSoft Anti-Malware, it’s better to utilize Standard or Full scan. Quick Scan is not able to find all the viruses, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can observe the detected viruses sorted by their possible hazard till the scan process. But to perform 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 virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious app. 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 intercepted by Pomis.live virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be located 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 using third-party software
Besides using anti-malware tools for browser reset, you can 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 Pomis.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.
