Last week, I saw a huge amount of posts like “my web browser displays me unwanted Shoossaub.com pop-up advertisements, is it a computer virus?” or “these Shoossaub.com pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me mad, how to handle them?”. According to the data for last months, virus creators started a broad adware distribution project. Let me demonstrate you, how you can erase the pc virus from your PC, as well as forget about the bothersome Shoossaub.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Shoossaub.com) show you pop-up advertisements. The message can include something like “do you want to have notifications about the most recent news?” or “enable alerts to be reported regarding recent discounts?”. Typically, such messages are harmless, and may only distract you with its abrupt visual appeal. Also it can be quite easily disabled, in case notices from this site are no longer desired.
Pop-up alerts are rather an reliable advertising mechanism. If you have an interest in products of some kind, you can allow pop-ups from the site where you can purchase this things, and as quickly as these items are in stock again, or if you can have a discount – you will obtain the notification about this. The counterparty – online sellers, car lending companies, etc – will remain in profit, too – customer will certainly obtain a suggestion concerning the item he/she planned to purchase. As well as such an advertising and marketing method is almost cost-free – this factor is really essential for corporations.
| Site | Shoossaub.com |
| 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 | Lionopal.com, Blackicef2.click, Septbahear.live |
Shoossaub.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However in some cases pop-up ads can show up without your permission, and also with an information which is entirely different from your existing interests or search questions. And, besides unwanted Shoossaub.com pop-ups from the unknown site, you can simultaneously see a lot of advertisements, consisting of ones on the pages which originally have no advertisements whatsoever. Such a situation can be the proof of adware existence.
Adware is the kind of pc virus which injects into your PC, then starts demonstrating you numerous ads. Their content often has no match with your usual search questions. Besides banner ads, your browser can additionally display you a big quantity of different Shoossaub.com pop-up promotions, which show up in the lower right corner.
The model of adware usage is very sly. The huge pack of adware is dispersed via trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your computer earlier. Ads, which are shown to you by malicious app, are paid by their creators. In several weeks, all antivirus programs began to stop these adware, thus, trojan sheds in earnings. And to end up the user’s personal computer, malware distributors start ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC may continue to be impacted by adware virus. A massive amount of ads together with Shoossaub.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your common tasks will certainly be difficult to execute in typical way.
How Can I Deal With Shoossaub.com Pop-Ups?
Presuming the paragraphs above: your computer, and your data, is in a serious risk. To stop this infection, you need to utilize security tool. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to handle Shoossaub.com pop-ups malware. However, it can not change the web browser alterations which were implemented by malicious program. An additional drawback of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its particular susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender via the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your computer system.
To be 100% sure that your system is clean of any viruses now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and delete all unwanted programs on your computer, including Shoossaub.com 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 folders.
You can spectate the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible hazard during the scan process. But to choose 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 spotted virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected virus. By default, all the viruses will be removed 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 Shoossaub.com malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be found in the Tools tab.
After choosing 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 using third-party applications
Besides using anti-malware programs for browser reset, 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 Shoossaub.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.
