Recently, I saw a lot of messages like “my web browser displays me unwanted Puscomosca.com pop-up advertisements, is it a pc virus?” or “these Puscomosca.com pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me crazy, how to handle them?”. According to the data for last months, computer virus suppliers started a vast adware delivery project. Let me show you, how you can get rid of the computer viruses from your computer system, and also forget about the bothersome Puscomosca.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Puscomosca.com) show you pop-up promotions. The message can have something like “do you want to have notifications relating to the most recent information?” or “allow notifications to be reported about recent discount rates?”. Generally, such messages are trustworthy, and can only sidetrack you with its sudden showing up. Plus it can be quite easily disabled, in case notices from this online resource are no longer wanted.
Pop-up notifications are rather an reliable marketing instrument. If you have an interest in products of some sort, you can allow pop-ups from the internet site where you can get this stuff, and as quickly as these items are in stock again, or if you can have a price cut – you will certainly get the notice regarding this. The counterparty – online retailers, cars and truck lending companies, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – buyer will surely get a suggestion concerning the item he/she planned to buy. And also such an advertising method is almost free – this element is extremely vital for firms.
| Site | Puscomosca.com |
| IP Address | Puscomosca.com |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Headcaptcha.live, Orpic.live, Uchadmir.buzz |
Puscomosca.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However sometimes pop-up promotions can show up without your approval, and with a content which is entirely different from your existing interests or search questions. And, besides unwanted Puscomosca.com pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can at the same time see a lot of advertisements, including ones on the web pages which initially have no ads whatsoever. Such a scenario can be the proof of adware appearance.
Adware is the type of pc virus which infiltrates into your system, and then starts demonstrating to you various ads. Their subject typically has no match with your normal search queries. Besides banner ads, your web browser can likewise show you a massive amount of various Puscomosca.com pop-up promotions, which show up in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware use is extremely sly. The huge pack of adware is spread via trojan viruses, which are injected in your personal computer earlier. Ads, which are shown to you by malicious app, are paid by their creators. In a couple of weeks, all antivirus programs began to block these adware, hence, trojan sheds in earnings. And to end up the user’s personal computer, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer can still be affected by adware virus. A big quantity of ads in addition to Puscomosca.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your normal tasks will certainly be difficult to execute in normal manner.
How Can I Deal With Puscomosca.com Pop-Ups?
Concluding the text above: your PC, as well as your data, is in a serious danger. To quit this virus, you need to use anti-malware program. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to take care of Puscomosca.com pop-ups malware. Nonetheless, it can not revert the browser changes which were implemented by harmful program. Another drawback of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its specific vulnerability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender via the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your desktop.
To be 100% sure that your desktop is clean of any malware now, and will be clean in future, I can offer you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and erase all unwanted applications on your computer, including Puscomosca.com 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 malicious apps, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can spectate the detected viruses sorted by their possible harm during the scan process. But to perform any actions against malicious programs, you need to wait until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for each spotted malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious app. By default, all malware will be removed 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 counteracted by Puscomosca.com malware, 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 shown, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without using third-party software
Besides using anti-malware programs for browser restoration, you may pick 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 Puscomosca.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.
