Recently, I saw a lot of posts like “my internet browser demonstrates to me unwanted Safestar.info pop-up ads, is it a virus?” or “these Safestar.info pop-up ads in my Chrome making me insane, how to manage them?”. According to the stats for last months, pc virus distributors started a massive adware delivery project. Let me demonstrate you, how you can get rid of the computer viruses from your computer, as well as forget about the irritating Safestar.info pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Safestar.info) offer you pop-up ads. The message can include something like “do you want to have notices concerning the current news?” or “enable alerts to be reported regarding latest price cuts?”. Typically, such messages are riskless, and can just distract you with its unexpected showing up. Plus it can be quickly turned off, in case alerts from this website are no longer required.
Pop-up alerts are fairly an reliable marketing instrument. If you have an interest in items of some type, you can allow pop-ups from the site where you can acquire this stuff, and as soon as these products are in stock again, or if you can have a price cut – you will obtain the notification about this. The counterparty – online stores, vehicle lending companies, etc – will be in profit, too – buyer will surely get a tip about the item he/she intended to pay for. As well as such an advertising method is practically free of charge – this element is extremely essential for firms.
| Site | Safestar.info |
| IP Address | 188.114.97.0 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Feeldyepath.live, Piran.live, Fulltimesecuritysystem.live |
Safestar.info Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However occasionally pop-up advertisements can show up without your confirmation, and with a material which is totally various from your present cares or search queries. And, besides unwanted Safestar.info pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can at the same time see a lot of advertisements, consisting of ones on the web pages which initially have no ads at all. Such a situation can be the signal of adware presence.
Adware is the type of pc virus which injects into your personal computer, then begins showing you different advertisements. Their material typically has no correlation with your typical search questions. Besides banner promotions, your browser can likewise suggest you a substantial amount of different Safestar.info pop-up advertisements, which appear in the lower right area.
The model of adware use is extremely sly. The large pack of adware is distributed via trojan viruses, which are injected in your personal computer previously. Advertisements, which are displayed to you by malware, are paid by their creators. In a few weeks, all antivirus programs began to stop these adware, therefore, trojan sheds in earnings. And to finish the user’s computer system, virus distributors start ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer might continue to be influenced by adware virus. A substantial quantity of advertisements together with Safestar.info pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your regular jobs will certainly be difficult to carry out in usual way.
How Can I Deal With Safestar.info Pop-Ups?
Thinking the paragraphs above: your personal computer, as well as your information, is in a severe risk. To stop this virus, you need to make use of security program. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to deal with Safestar.info pop-ups virus. However, it can not reset the browser changes which were put into effect by malicious program. Another downside of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its specific vulnerability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your computer.
To be 100% sure that your 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 eliminate all malicious applications on your PC, including Safestar.info 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 scans only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can see the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible hazard during the scan process. But to perform any actions against the viruses, you need to wait until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for every detected malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious app. By default, all malware 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 cannot be intercepted by Safestar.info malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be found in the Tools tab.
After pressing 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 using third-party applications
Besides using anti-malware software for browser recovery, you can choose 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 Safestar.info 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.
