Last week, I saw a lot of messages like “my browser displays me undesirable Protectconnection.icu pop-up ads, is it a pc virus?” or “these Protectconnection.icu pop-up ads in my Chrome making me mad, how to handle them?”. According to the data for last months, computer virus creators started a massive adware distribution project. Let me demonstrate you, how you can get rid of the viruses from your PC, as well as forget about the aggravating Protectconnection.icu pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Protectconnection.icu) use you pop-up ads. The message can include something like “do you want to have notifications about the current information?” or “allow alerts to be reported about latest discounts?”. Usually, such messages are safe, and may just distract you with its sudden arrival. Moreover, it can be easily turned off, in case notifications from this web page are no longer wanted.
Pop-up notices are fairly an effective advertising tool. If you are interested in products of some kind, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the web site where you can get this stuff, and also as quickly as these things are in stock again, or if you can have a discount – you will obtain the alert concerning this. The counterparty – online stores, car lending companies, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – customer will certainly get a pointer about the product he/she planned to pay for. As well as such an advertising and marketing method is almost free – this aspect is really important for firms.
| Site | Protectconnection.icu |
| IP Address | 95.211.26.202 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Update-ready.com, Ourcommonstories.com, History-cleaner.xyz |
Protectconnection.icu Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But often pop-up advertisements can appear without your confirmation, as well as with a text which is completely different from your existing cares or search queries. And also, besides unwanted Protectconnection.icu pop-ups from the unknown source, you can simultaneously see a lot of ads, including ones on the web pages which at first have no advertisements whatsoever. Such a scenario can be the indicator of adware existence.
Adware is the kind of virus which injects into your personal computer, after that starts showing you different advertisements. Their material , in most cases, has no connection with your normal search questions. Besides banner promotions, your web browser can also demonstrate you a huge amount of various Protectconnection.icu pop-up advertisements, which appear in the lower right area.
The model of adware usage is very sly. The large pack of adware is dispersed via trojan viruses, which are injected in your PC previously. Promotions, which are demonstrated to you by malware, are paid by their makers. In several weeks, all antivirus programs began to stop these adware, therefore, trojan sheds in earnings. And to rub out the user’s personal computer, malware distributors begin ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC can still be influenced by adware virus. A significant number of ads in addition to Protectconnection.icu pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your typical work will certainly be impossible to perform in typical manner.
How Can I Deal With Protectconnection.icu Pop-Ups?
Presuming the paragraphs above: your desktop, and your information, is in a major risk. To quit this infection, you need to use anti-malware software. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to handle Protectconnection.icu pop-ups malware. However, it can not reset the browser alterations which were applied by harmful program. Another disadvantage of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its certain vulnerability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your computer.
To be 100% sure that your personal computer is clean of any malicious programs now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and remove all unwanted applications on your computer, including Protectconnection.icu 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 spectate the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible harm till the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious apps, you need to wait 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 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 cannot be counteracted by Protectconnection.icu 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 displayed, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without utilizing third-party programs
Besides using anti-malware tools for browser reset, you may pick the “Reset browser settings” option, 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 Protectconnection.icu 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.
