Last week, I saw a ton of posts like “my internet browser shows me unwanted Theactualblog.com pop-up ads, is it a computer virus?” or “these Theactualblog.com pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me crazy, how to deal with them?”. According to the stats for last months, virus distributors started a large adware distribution campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can delete the pc virus from your computer system, and also forget about the bothersome Theactualblog.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Theactualblog.com) show you pop-up ads. The message can contain something like “do you want to receive notices about the most recent information?” or “allow notifications to be reported about recent price cuts?”. Normally, such messages are trustworthy, and may only sidetrack you with its unexpected arrival. Plus it can be simply turned off, in case notifications from this website are no longer wanted.
Pop-up alerts are rather an effective marketing tool. If you are interested in items of some kind, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the site where you can acquire this things, and as soon as these products are in stock again, or if you can have a price cut – you will certainly get the alert about this. The counterparty – online sellers, automobile lending companies, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – purchaser will surely get a reminder about the item he/she meant to buy. As well as such an advertising and marketing method is almost free – this element is really important for companies.
| Site | Theactualblog.com |
| IP Address | 172.64.109.4 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Qzgxqt.com, Performrecentmostinfo-product.info, Pioxe.live |
Theactualblog.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However sometimes pop-up ads can come out without your confirmation, and also with a material which is totally various from your present interests or search questions. And, besides unwanted Theactualblog.com pop-ups from the unknown resource, you can at the same time see a great deal of promotions, consisting of ones on the web pages which at first have no advertisements at all. Such a situation can be the signal of adware presence.
Adware is the sort of virus which injects into your system, then starts demonstrating you different ads. Their content , in most cases, has no connection with your regular search questions. Besides banner advertisements, your web browser can additionally demonstrate to you a significant number of various Theactualblog.com pop-up advertisements, which appear in the lower right area.
The model of adware usage is very sly. The big pack of adware is spread through trojan viruses, which are injected in your system previously. Promotions, which are suggested to you by virus, are paid by their makers. In several weeks, all anti-malware programs began to stop these adware, thus, trojan loses in profitability. And to dispatch the user’s computer system, malware distributors begin ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer might still be influenced by adware virus. A big number of ads in addition to Theactualblog.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your typical work will be difficult to perform in usual manner.
How Can I Deal With Theactualblog.com Pop-Ups?
Presuming the text above: your computer, along with your data, is in a serious danger. To stop this virus, you require to make use of anti-malware tool. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to take care of Theactualblog.com 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 particular vulnerability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being implanted to your desktop.
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 erase all unwanted programs on your personal computer, including Theactualblog.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 viruses sorted by their possible hazard till the scan process. But to perform 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 malicious app. By default, all malware will be moved to quarantine.
Reset browser settings to original ones
To reset your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be intercepted by Theactualblog.com malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be found in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings button, the menu will be shown, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without utilizing third-party applications
Besides using antivirus software for browser recovery, you can pick 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 Theactualblog.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.
