Last week, I saw a lot of posts like “my internet browser demonstrates me unwanted Relativeads.net pop-up advertisements, is it a computer virus?” or “these Relativeads.net pop-up ads in my Chrome making me crazy, how to manage them?”. According to the stats for last months, virus distributors began a broad adware circulation campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can remove the computer viruses from your personal computer, and forget about the frustrating Relativeads.net pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Relativeads.net) offer you pop-up ads. The message can have something like “do you want to get alerts about the most up to date news?” or “allow notifications to be reported about new price cuts?”. Usually, such messages are safe, and may only sidetrack you with its sudden arrival. Moreover, it can be quite easily disabled, in case alerts from this web site are no longer wanted.
Pop-up alerts are rather an reliable advertising and marketing mechanism. If you have an interest in products of some sort, you can allow pop-ups from the web site where you can purchase this stuff, and also as soon as these things are in stock again, or if you can have a discount – you will certainly obtain the notification about this. The counterparty – online retailers, vehicle lending companies, etc – will be in profit, too – buyer will undoubtedly get a suggestion regarding the item he/she intended to pay for. And such a marketing approach is almost cost-free – this element is really vital for firms.
| Site | Relativeads.net |
| IP Address | 188.114.96.0 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Clicks2apk.com, Lixerconet.xyz, Kwekubright.com |
Relativeads.net Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But sometimes pop-up advertisements can appear without your confirmation, and also with a content which is entirely various from your current interests or search questions. And, besides unwanted Relativeads.net pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can simultaneously see a lot of promotions, consisting of ones on the web pages which at first have no ads whatsoever. Such a situation can be the trace of adware presence.
Adware is the kind of computer virus which infiltrates into your PC, and then starts demonstrating you various advertisements. Their material , in most cases, has no match with your typical search queries. Besides banner promotions, your web browser can additionally suggest you a big number of various Relativeads.net pop-up ads, which show up in the lower right area.
The model of adware usage is very sly. The huge pack of adware is dispersed via trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your computer previously. Advertisements, which are shown to you by malicious app, are paid by their creators. In several weeks, all anti-malware programs began to catch these adware, thus, trojan sheds in productivity. And to terminate the user’s personal computer, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC may continue to be influenced by adware virus. A significant amount of promotions together with Relativeads.net pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your typical jobs will certainly be impossible to do in common way.
How Can I Deal With Relativeads.net Pop-Ups?
Assuming the text above: your PC, along with your information, is in a major risk. To stop this infection, you need to make use of anti-virus software. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to take care of Relativeads.net pop-ups virus. Nevertheless, it can’t return the browser alterations which were implemented by harmful program. Another drawback of the antivirus by Microsoft is its certain susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your computer system.
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 delete all malicious applications on your PC, including Relativeads.net 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 scans only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can observe the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible hazard till the scan process. But to choose any actions against malware, you need to wait until the scan is finished, 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 virus. By default, all malware 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 is not able to be intercepted by Relativeads.net virus, 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 utilizing third-party software
Besides using anti-malware programs for browser restoration, 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 Relativeads.net 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.
