Last week, I saw a plenty of messages like “my web browser shows me unwanted Prime-scanner.com pop-up advertisements, is it a pc virus?” or “these Prime-scanner.com pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me mad, how to deal with them?”. According to the statistics for last months, computer virus distributors started a wide adware circulation project. Let me demonstrate you, how you can get rid of the pc virus from your PC, as well as forget about the irritating Prime-scanner.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Prime-scanner.com) offer you pop-up ads. The message can contain something like “do you want to receive alerts concerning the current news?” or “enable notifications to be reported regarding latest discount rates?”. Normally, such messages are trustworthy, and can only sidetrack you with its unexpected visual appeal. Also it can be simply turned off, in case alerts from this web page are no longer required.
Pop-up notifications are quite an efficient marketing mechanism. If you have an interest in items of some kind, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the web site where you can acquire this things, and also as quickly as these products are in store again, or if you can have a discount – you will obtain the alert about this. The counterparty – online stores, auto lending services, etc – will remain in profit, too – customer will definitely obtain a pointer regarding the product he/she planned to purchase. And such an advertising technique is practically free of charge – this element is extremely vital for corporations.
| Site | Prime-scanner.com |
| IP Address | 104.21.80.133 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Movecappuccino.com, Profitfxprolivemarket.com, Anopa.live |
Prime-scanner.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But in some cases pop-up promotions can show up without your confirmation, as well as with a text which is completely different from your present cares or search queries. And, besides undesirable Prime-scanner.com pop-ups from the unknown source, you can at the same time see a lot of promotions, consisting of ones on the web pages which initially have no promotions at all. Such a situation can be the indication of adware appearance.
Adware is the kind of malware which injects into your personal computer, and then begins suggesting you numerous ads. Their material , in most cases, has no correlation with your ordinary search queries. Besides banner ads, your web browser can also demonstrate to you a big quantity of various Prime-scanner.com pop-up ads, which show up 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 personal computer previously. Promotions, which are shown to you by virus, are paid by their makers. In a couple of weeks, all antivirus programs began to catch these adware, therefore, trojan sheds in earnings. And to rub out the user’s computer system, virus distributors start ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer might continue to be impacted by adware virus. A substantial number of ads together with Prime-scanner.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your normal activities will be difficult to carry out in typical manner.
How Can I Deal With Prime-scanner.com Pop-Ups?
Assuming the text above: your PC, and your information, is in a serious danger. To stop this infection, you need to make use of anti-virus tool. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to deal with Prime-scanner.com pop-ups virus. However, it can’t reset the web browser alterations which were applied by harmful program. Another disadvantage of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its specific vulnerability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender via the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your PC.
To be 100% sure that your desktop is clean of any malware 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 computer, including Prime-scanner.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 malicious programs, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can see the detected malware sorted by their possible hazard till the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious programs, you need to wait until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for every spotted virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious program. By default, all the viruses will be moved to quarantine.
Reverting browser settings to original ones
To revert your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be counteracted by Prime-scanner.com malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be located in the Tools tab.
After choosing the Reset Browser Settings button, the menu will be displayed, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without making use of third-party applications
Besides using anti-malware tools for browser reset, you may pick 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 Prime-scanner.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.
