Last week, I saw a great deal of messages like “my internet browser shows me unwanted Search4word.com pop-up advertisements, is it a virus?” or “these Search4word.com pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me crazy, how to deal with them?”. Due to the statistics for last months, virus suppliers began a large adware distribution project. Let me show you, how you can eliminate the pc virus from your computer, as well as forget about the irritating Search4word.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Search4word.com) use you pop-up promotions. The message can contain something like “do you want to receive alerts about the most recent news?” or “permit notifications to be reported about latest discounts?”. Usually, such messages are trustworthy, and can only sidetrack you with its unexpected arrival. Moreover, it can be quickly turned off, in case notifications from this website are no longer wanted.
Pop-up notifications are rather an reliable advertising and marketing tool. If you are interested in goods of some kind, you can enable pop-ups from the web site where you can acquire this things, and as soon as these items are in inventory again, or if you can have a price cut – you will obtain the notice concerning this. The counterparty – online retailers, vehicle lending companies, etc – will be in profit, too – buyer will definitely obtain a reminder concerning the product he/she planned to buy. And also such an advertising and marketing technique is almost free of charge – this aspect is very essential for corporations.
| Site | Search4word.com |
| IP Address | 199.188.200.216 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Rioxu.live, Efvtgbnanddescri.info, Disumcell.live |
Search4word.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However often pop-up promotions can come out without your confirmation, as well as with a material which is completely various from your present cares or search queries. And also, besides unwanted Search4word.com pop-ups from the unknown resource, you can at the same time see a great deal of promotions, including ones on the web pages which originally have no advertisements at all. Such a scenario can be the proof of adware appearance.
Adware is the type of computer virus which infiltrates into your PC, after that starts suggesting you different promotions. Their material usually has no match with your regular search questions. Besides banner advertisements, your web browser can also display you a big number of different Search4word.com pop-up promotions, which show up in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware use is very sly. The big pack of adware is dispersed with trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your system previously. Promotions, which are displayed to you by malicious program, are paid by their creators. In a few weeks, all antivirus programs began to block these adware, for this reason, trojan sheds in productivity. And to rub out the user’s personal computer, malware distributors start ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC can continue to be impacted by adware virus. A significant quantity of ads along with Search4word.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your regular jobs will be impossible to carry out in typical manner.
How Can I Deal With Search4word.com Pop-Ups?
Presuming the paragraphs above: your desktop, as well as your information, is in a major danger. To stop this infection, you need to use antivirus software. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to deal with Search4word.com pop-ups virus. Nonetheless, it can’t revert the browser changes which were applied by malicious program. Another downside of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its particular vulnerability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your PC.
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 remove all unwanted applications on your PC, including Search4word.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 scans only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can observe the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible hazard till the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious apps, you need to hold on until the scan is over, 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 virus. By default, all malware will be moved to quarantine.
Reverting browser settings to original ones
To reset your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be intercepted by Search4word.com virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be located in the Tools tab.
After pressing 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 antivirus tools for browser reset, you may pick the “Reset browser settings” function, 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 Search4word.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.
