Recently, I saw a plenty of messages like “my browser presents me unwanted Securesearch.pro pop-up promotions, is it a computer virus?” or “these Securesearch.pro pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me crazy, how to handle them?”. According to the statistics for last months, pc virus suppliers began a large adware circulation campaign. Let me show you, how you can get rid of the computer viruses from your computer, and forget about the bothersome Securesearch.pro pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Securesearch.pro) use you pop-up advertisements. The message can include something like “do you want to have alerts regarding the most recent information?” or “enable alerts to be reported about latest discount rates?”. Generally, such messages are risk-free, and can only sidetrack you with its sudden showing up. Plus it can be quickly disabled, in case alerts from this site are no longer wanted.
Pop-up alerts are rather an effective marketing mechanism. If you want goods of some sort, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the web site where you can purchase this stuff, and also as soon as these items are in store again, or if you can have a discount – you will certainly get the notice regarding this. The counterparty – online retailers, auto lending services, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – customer will undoubtedly obtain a reminder regarding the item he/she intended to pay for. As well as such an advertising approach is almost cost-free – this element is extremely essential for companies.
| Site | Securesearch.pro |
| IP Address | 13.35.254.58 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Vowellesear-11.life, Aluableasse.biz, Ezfreetech.com |
Securesearch.pro Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But in some cases pop-up advertisements can come out without your confirmation, and also with a material which is completely different from your existing attentions or search queries. And, besides unwanted Securesearch.pro pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can simultaneously see a great deal of promotions, consisting of ones on the pages which originally have no advertisements whatsoever. Such a scenario can be the indicator of adware presence.
Adware is the kind of malware which injects into your computer, then starts displaying you various promotions. Their subject typically has no connection with your regular search questions. Besides banner promotions, your web browser can additionally demonstrate to you a substantial quantity of various Securesearch.pro pop-up promotions, which show up in the lower right area.
The model of adware usage is very sly. The big pack of adware is distributed with trojan viruses, which are injected in your computer earlier. Promotions, which are shown to you by malicious app, are paid by their makers. In several weeks, all anti-malware programs began to catch these adware, thus, trojan loses in earnings. And to ruin the user’s desktop, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC might continue to be influenced by adware virus. A massive number of promotions in addition to Securesearch.pro pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your normal activities will certainly be difficult to perform in typical manner.
How Can I Deal With Securesearch.pro Pop-Ups?
Thinking the paragraphs above: your computer, and your information, is in a major danger. To quit this infection, you require to make use of antivirus tool. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to handle Securesearch.pro pop-ups malware. However, it can not revert the browser changes which were applied by harmful program. An additional drawback of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its certain susceptability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being implanted 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 erase all malicious applications on your computer, including Securesearch.pro 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 malware, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can observe the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible harm during the scan process. But to choose any actions against the viruses, you need to wait until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for each detected malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious program. By default, all malware will be removed to quarantine.
Reverting browser settings to original ones
To reset your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be counteracted by Securesearch.pro virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be found in the Tools tab.
After choosing the Reset Browser Settings button, the menu will be displayed, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without utilizing third-party applications
Besides using anti-malware software 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 Securesearch.pro 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.
