Last week, I saw a lot of messages like “my internet browser demonstrates me undesirable Potnormal.com pop-up promotions, is it a computer virus?” or “these Potnormal.com pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me crazy, how to take care of them?”. According to the data for last months, pc virus distributors began a vast adware distribution campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can eliminate the viruses from your computer system, as well as forget about the aggravating Potnormal.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Potnormal.com) use you pop-up ads. The message can include something like “do you want to get alerts regarding the most recent information?” or “enable notifications to be reported about recent discounts?”. Generally, such messages are riskless, and can only distract you with its abrupt appearing. Plus it can be quickly disabled, in case notifications from this online resource are no longer required.
Pop-up notices are fairly an effective advertising and marketing instrument. If you have an interest in goods of some type, you can enable pop-ups from the site where you can get this things, and also as soon as these products are in store again, or if you can have a discount – you will certainly get the notice about this. The counterparty – online sellers, automobile lending companies, etc – will be in profit, too – buyer will certainly obtain a suggestion about the item he/she intended to pay for. As well as such an advertising and marketing technique is almost free – this factor is very essential for firms.
| Site | Potnormal.com |
| IP Address | 192.243.59.12 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | New-workfromhome.com, Goodeveningwn2.click, Trikehemanw.xyz |
Potnormal.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But occasionally pop-up promotions can appear without your approval, and also with a content which is totally different from your current cares or search questions. And also, besides undesirable Potnormal.com pop-ups from the unknown website, you can simultaneously see a lot of ads, consisting of ones on the pages which initially have no promotions at all. Such a situation can be the proof of adware appearance.
Adware is the sort of malware which infiltrates into your computer, and then begins suggesting you different ads. Their subject often has no connection with your ordinary search questions. Besides banner promotions, your web browser can additionally demonstrate you a big quantity of various Potnormal.com pop-up ads, which appear in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware usage is extremely sly. The big pack of adware is dispersed with trojan viruses, which are injected in your system previously. Ads, which are suggested to you by malicious program, are paid by their makers. In several weeks, all antivirus programs began to stop these adware, hence, trojan sheds in profitability. And to dispatch the user’s desktop, malware distributors start ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer system might continue to be influenced by adware virus. A big number of ads in addition to Potnormal.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your common activities will certainly be difficult to carry out in usual manner.
How Can I Deal With Potnormal.com Pop-Ups?
Thinking the paragraphs above: your PC, and your data, is in a significant danger. To stop this infection, you need to utilize virus removal tool. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to deal with Potnormal.com pop-ups virus. Nevertheless, it can not return the browser alterations which were put into effect by harmful program. One more disadvantage of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its specific vulnerability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your PC.
To be 100% sure that your personal computer is clean of any malicious programs now, and will be clean in future, I can offer you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and eliminate all malicious applications on your personal computer, including Potnormal.com 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 folders.
You can spectate the detected malicious programs 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 every spotted malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious app. By default, all the viruses will be moved to quarantine.
Reset browser settings to original ones
To revert your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be intercepted by Potnormal.com 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 making use of third-party applications
Besides using antivirus programs for browser restoration, 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:
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 Potnormal.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.
