Last week, I saw a great deal of posts like “my internet browser shows me unwanted Stop-adblocker.info pop-up advertisements, is it a pc virus?” or “these Stop-adblocker.info pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me insane, how to deal with them?”. According to the statistics for last months, virus suppliers started a broad adware circulation campaign. Let me show you, how you can eliminate the viruses from your personal computer, and also forget about the aggravating Stop-adblocker.info pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Stop-adblocker.info) use you pop-up ads. The message can have something like “do you want to receive notices concerning the current information?” or “enable notifications to be reported regarding new price cuts?”. Usually, such messages are safe, and can only distract you with its unexpected arrival. And it can be quickly turned off, in case notifications from this website are no longer required.
Pop-up alerts are rather an effective advertising and marketing mechanism. If you want items of some type, you can allow pop-ups from the internet site where you can get this things, and also as soon as these products are in stock again, or if you can have a price cut – you will obtain the notice about this. The counterparty – online sellers, auto lending companies, etc – will certainly be in profit, too – buyer will undoubtedly get a suggestion concerning the item he/she intended to purchase. And also such a marketing approach is almost free of charge – this factor is very essential for corporations.
| Site | Stop-adblocker.info |
| 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 | News-giyoca.cc, Getnomadtblog.com, Itspeedg.com |
Stop-adblocker.info Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But sometimes pop-up promotions can appear without your permission, and also with a text which is completely different from your present attentions or search queries. And also, besides unwanted Stop-adblocker.info pop-ups from the unknown site, you can at the same time see a lot of advertisements, consisting of ones on the pages which initially have no ads at all. Such a situation can be the trace of adware appearance.
Adware is the kind of malware which injects into your personal computer, and then begins showing you different promotions. Their content often has no match with your usual search questions. Besides banner promotions, your browser can also demonstrate to you a massive amount of various Stop-adblocker.info pop-up ads, which come into view in the bottom right corner.
The model of adware use is really sly. The huge pack of adware is distributed via trojan viruses, which are injected in your personal computer earlier. Promotions, which are displayed to you by malware, are paid by their creators. In a couple of weeks, all antivirus programs began to catch these adware, hence, trojan sheds in profitability. And to end up the user’s computer system, virus distributors start ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC may still be impacted by adware virus. A massive number of advertisements in addition to Stop-adblocker.info pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your typical tasks will be impossible to execute in normal manner.
How Can I Deal With Stop-adblocker.info Pop-Ups?
Thinking the paragraphs above: your computer, and your information, is in a serious danger. To quit this infection, you need to use antivirus tool. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to handle Stop-adblocker.info pop-ups malware. However, it can’t reset the web browser alterations which were implemented by malicious program. An additional disadvantage of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its certain vulnerability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being implanted to your desktop.
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 remove all unwanted programs on your computer, including Stop-adblocker.info 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 malicious programs, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can observe the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible harm till the scan process. But to perform any actions against malicious programs, you need to hold on until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for each detected virus 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.
Reverting browser settings to original ones
To revert your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be intercepted by Stop-adblocker.info virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be found 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 utilizing third-party applications
Besides using antivirus tools for browser reset, you may choose the “Reset browser settings” option, 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 Stop-adblocker.info 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.
