Recently, I saw a ton of messages like “my web browser presents me undesirable Softlifeinfo.com pop-up advertisements, is it a virus?” or “these Softlifeinfo.com pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me insane, how to handle them?”. Due to the data for last months, pc virus distributors began a broad adware distribution campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can get rid of the pc virus from your personal computer, as well as forget about the aggravating Softlifeinfo.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Softlifeinfo.com) use you pop-up promotions. The message can contain something like “do you want to receive alerts regarding the latest information?” or “permit notifications to be reported regarding recent price cuts?”. Normally, such messages are safe, and can just sidetrack you with its unexpected arrival. And it can be easily turned off, in case alerts from this online resource are no longer needed.
Pop-up notifications are fairly an effective advertising tool. If you want items of some sort, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the site where you can purchase this things, and also as soon as these items are in store again, or if you can have a price cut – you will obtain the alert about this. The counterparty – online stores, car lending services, etc – will certainly be in profit, too – buyer will certainly get a suggestion about the product he/she planned to buy. And such a marketing approach is practically cost-free – this element is really vital for companies.
| Site | Softlifeinfo.com |
| IP Address | 188.114.96.0 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Jucydate.com, Kempus.click, News-fokona.cc |
Softlifeinfo.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However sometimes pop-up advertisements can appear without your confirmation, as well as with a text which is totally different from your current interests or search queries. And also, besides undesirable Softlifeinfo.com pop-ups from the unknown website, you can simultaneously see a great deal of advertisements, consisting of ones on the web pages which at first have no advertisements whatsoever. Such a situation can be the signal of adware presence.
Adware is the type of malware which injects into your system, after that begins demonstrating to you different promotions. Their material typically has no correlation with your typical search queries. Besides banner advertisements, your web browser can likewise display you a significant number of different Softlifeinfo.com pop-up promotions, which show up in the lower right area.
The model of adware use is extremely sly. The large pack of adware is distributed with trojan viruses, which are injected in your system earlier. Ads, which are shown to you by malware, are paid by their creators. In a few weeks, all anti-malware programs began to stop these adware, hence, trojan sheds in profitability. And to end up the user’s personal computer, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your desktop may continue to be impacted by adware virus. A massive number of promotions in addition to Softlifeinfo.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your typical work will be impossible to perform in normal manner.
How Can I Deal With Softlifeinfo.com Pop-Ups?
Presuming the text above: your desktop, along with your data, is in a significant risk. To stop this virus, you need to use antivirus tool. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to handle Softlifeinfo.com pop-ups virus. Nevertheless, it can’t change the web browser changes which were implemented by malicious program. Another disadvantage of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its certain vulnerability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being injected to your computer.
To be 100% sure that your desktop is clean of any viruses now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and eliminate all unwanted programs on your computer, including Softlifeinfo.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 malware, because it scans only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can see the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible hazard during the scan process. But to perform any actions against the viruses, you need to hold on until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for each detected virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malware. By default, all the viruses 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 is not able to be intercepted by Softlifeinfo.com malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be found in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings option, the menu will be displayed, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without making use of third-party programs
Besides using anti-malware programs for browser restoration, you may choose 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 Softlifeinfo.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.
