Last week, I saw a lot of posts like “my browser demonstrates to me undesirable Smrtdirect.com pop-up ads, is it a virus?” or “these Smrtdirect.com pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me insane, how to take care of them?”. According to the stats for last months, computer virus suppliers started a vast adware delivery campaign. Let me show you, how you can delete the viruses from your computer system, and also forget about the irritating Smrtdirect.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Smrtdirect.com) show you pop-up promotions. The message can include something like “do you want to get notices relating to the most recent news?” or “permit notifications to be reported regarding latest price cuts?”. Usually, such messages are riskless, and may only distract you with its unexpected arrival. Plus it can be simply disabled, in case notices from this online resource are no longer wanted.
Pop-up notices are quite an reliable advertising and marketing instrument. If you want goods of some type, you can allow pop-ups from the website where you can buy this stuff, and also as soon as these things are in store again, or if you can have a discount – you will get the notification regarding this. The counterparty – online retailers, cars and truck lending companies, etc – will be in profit, too – customer will surely obtain a reminder regarding the item he/she meant to pay for. And such a marketing method is nearly free of charge – this aspect is really essential for firms.
| Site | Smrtdirect.com |
| IP Address | Smrtdirect.com |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Exceilentdate.com, Greenconvert.net, Torresenta.club |
Smrtdirect.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But occasionally pop-up promotions can come out without your permission, as well as with a content which is totally various from your current attentions or search queries. And, besides unwanted Smrtdirect.com pop-ups from the unknown resource, you can at the same time see a lot of advertisements, including ones on the web pages which initially have no ads whatsoever. Such a scenario can be the indication of adware existence.
Adware is the sort of malware which injects into your personal computer, then starts demonstrating to you various promotions. Their content usually has no correlation with your regular search queries. Besides banner ads, your browser can likewise suggest you a significant number of various Smrtdirect.com pop-up advertisements, which show up in the bottom right area.
The model of adware usage is very sly. The large pack of adware is distributed through trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your computer previously. Advertisements, which are suggested to you by malware, are paid by their creators. In several weeks, all anti-malware programs began to catch these adware, for this reason, trojan loses in profitability. And to end up the user’s PC, malware distributors begin ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC may still be impacted by adware virus. A huge quantity of advertisements together with Smrtdirect.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your normal tasks will be difficult to perform in typical manner.
How Can I Deal With Smrtdirect.com Pop-Ups?
Concluding the text above: your desktop, along with your information, is in a severe danger. To stop this virus, you need to use virus removal tool. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to deal with Smrtdirect.com pop-ups virus. However, it can not reset the web browser changes which were applied by harmful program. An additional negative aspect of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its certain vulnerability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender via the Group Policies after being implanted to your computer system.
To be 100% sure that your computer is clean of any malware 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 personal computer, including Smrtdirect.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 programs, because it scans only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can observe the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible harm during the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious apps, you need to wait until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for every spotted malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious program. 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 Smrtdirect.com virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be located in the Tools tab.
After choosing 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 programs
Besides using antivirus programs for browser restoration, you may pick 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 Smrtdirect.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.
