Last week, I saw a great deal of messages like “my internet browser shows me undesirable Recontent.cyou pop-up ads, is it a computer virus?” or “these Recontent.cyou pop-up ads in my Chrome making me mad, how to manage them?”. Due to the data for last months, pc virus creators started a massive adware circulation project. Let me show you, how you can erase the computer viruses from your personal computer, and forget about the annoying Recontent.cyou pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Recontent.cyou) use you pop-up promotions. The message can contain something like “do you want to receive notices about the current news?” or “enable alerts to be reported regarding latest discount rates?”. Generally, such messages are trustworthy, and can just distract you with its unexpected visual appeal. Plus it can be easily turned off, in case notifications from this online resource are no longer required.
Pop-up alerts are rather an reliable advertising instrument. If you are interested in goods of some kind, you can allow pop-ups from the web site where you can get this stuff, and as soon as these products are in store again, or if you can have a discount – you will certainly obtain the alert concerning this. The counterparty – online retailers, vehicle lending companies, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – purchaser will surely obtain a reminder regarding the item he/she meant to buy. And such a marketing method is almost cost-free – this aspect is very crucial for companies.
| Site | Recontent.cyou |
| IP Address | 178.62.225.201 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Recontent.surf, Ntentervic.work, Surveyonline.club |
Recontent.cyou Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However often pop-up advertisements can appear without your confirmation, and with an information which is completely different from your existing interests or search questions. And also, besides unwanted Recontent.cyou pop-ups from the unknown site, you can at the same time see a great deal of promotions, including ones on the web pages which initially have no ads whatsoever. Such a scenario can be the indication of adware presence.
Adware is the kind of malware which infiltrates into your computer, then begins displaying you different ads. Their content typically has no correlation with your ordinary search questions. Besides banner promotions, your browser can likewise display you a significant quantity of different Recontent.cyou pop-up advertisements, which show up in the bottom right area.
The model of adware usage is extremely sly. The large pack of adware is dispersed with trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your desktop previously. Advertisements, which are suggested to you by virus, are paid by their creators. In several weeks, all anti-malware programs began to stop these adware, for this reason, trojan sheds in profitability. And to dispatch the user’s desktop, malware distributors start ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer system may continue to be affected by adware virus. A big amount of ads together with Recontent.cyou pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your normal jobs will be difficult to do in common manner.
How Can I Deal With Recontent.cyou Pop-Ups?
Concluding the text above: your personal computer, as well as your information, is in a serious danger. To stop this infection, you need to use virus removal tool. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to handle Recontent.cyou pop-ups malware. However, it can’t change the browser changes which were put into effect by malicious program. An additional drawback of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its certain susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender via the Group Policies after being implanted to your computer.
To be 100% sure that your system 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 eliminate all malicious applications on your PC, including Recontent.cyou 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 viruses, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can observe the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible harm simultaneously with the scan process. But to perform any actions against malware, you need to wait until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To choose 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.
Reverting browser settings to original ones
To revert your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be counteracted by Recontent.cyou virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be found in the Tools tab.
After choosing the Reset Browser Settings option, the menu will be shown, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without using third-party applications
Besides using anti-malware programs for browser reset, you may pick 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 Recontent.cyou 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.
