Last week, I saw a ton of posts like “my web browser demonstrates to me unwanted Security-scanner.xyz pop-up advertisements, is it a virus?” or “these Security-scanner.xyz pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me crazy, how to handle them?”. According to the statistics for last months, virus suppliers started a massive adware delivery project. Let me show you, how you can get rid of the pc virus from your personal computer, and forget about the aggravating Security-scanner.xyz pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Security-scanner.xyz) use you pop-up advertisements. The message can contain something like “do you want to have notifications regarding the latest information?” or “permit alerts to be reported about recent discount rates?”. Generally, such messages are trustworthy, and can just sidetrack you with its abrupt showing up. Moreover, it can be quickly disabled, in case notifications from this online resource are no longer required.
Pop-up notifications are quite an reliable marketing tool. If you have an interest in goods of some kind, you can allow pop-ups from the internet site where you can purchase this stuff, and also as soon as these products are in inventory again, or if you can have a discount – you will get the notification regarding this. The counterparty – online retailers, vehicle lending companies, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – buyer will definitely get a tip about the item he/she meant to buy. And such a marketing technique is nearly free of charge – this element is really vital for firms.
| Site | Security-scanner.xyz |
| IP Address | 168.119.150.62 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Efortowatchs.xyz, Naijawide.com, Mateyhecrie.xyz |
Security-scanner.xyz Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However occasionally pop-up promotions can appear without your permission, and with a content which is totally different from your existing cares or search questions. And also, besides unwanted Security-scanner.xyz pop-ups from the unknown resource, you can simultaneously see a great deal of promotions, consisting of ones on the pages which primarily have no ads at all. Such a scenario can be the proof of adware existence.
Adware is the sort of pc virus which infiltrates into your PC, and then begins demonstrating you numerous ads. Their subject typically has no match with your normal search questions. Besides banner promotions, your web browser can also demonstrate you a huge number of different Security-scanner.xyz pop-up promotions, which appear in the lower right corner.
The model of adware use is very sly. The big pack of adware is spread via trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your desktop earlier. Ads, which are displayed to you by virus, are paid by their creators. In several weeks, all anti-malware programs began to block these adware, hence, trojan sheds in productivity. And to terminate the user’s computer, virus distributors start ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer might continue to be affected by adware virus. A significant number of advertisements in addition to Security-scanner.xyz pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your common work will be impossible to execute in usual way.
How Can I Deal With Security-scanner.xyz Pop-Ups?
Thinking the text above: your PC, along with your data, is in a severe risk. To stop this virus, you need to use virus removal program. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to handle Security-scanner.xyz pop-ups virus. Nevertheless, it can’t reset the browser alterations which were implemented by harmful program. An additional negative aspect of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its specific susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being injected to your desktop.
To be 100% sure that your computer is clean of any viruses 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 PC, including Security-scanner.xyz 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 folders.
You can spectate the detected viruses sorted by their possible hazard simultaneously with the scan process. But to perform any actions against the viruses, you need to wait until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for every detected malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious program. By default, all the viruses will be removed 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 counteracted by Security-scanner.xyz 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 displayed, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without using third-party software
Besides using antivirus software for browser restoration, you may choose 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 Security-scanner.xyz 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.
