Last week, I saw a lot of messages like “my web browser displays me undesirable Thecoolposts.com pop-up advertisements, is it a computer virus?” or “these Thecoolposts.com pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me crazy, how to manage them?”. Due to the stats for last months, virus suppliers began a wide adware distribution project. Let me demonstrate you, how you can eliminate the pc virus from your personal computer, and also forget about the irritating Thecoolposts.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Thecoolposts.com) use you pop-up ads. The message can include something like “do you want to get notices regarding the most recent news?” or “allow alerts to be reported about latest discount rates?”. Usually, such messages are safe, and may just distract you with its abrupt arrival. Moreover, it can be simply disabled, in case notifications from this online resource are no longer desired.
Pop-up notices are quite an effective advertising mechanism. If you are interested in products of some sort, you can enable pop-ups from the site where you can acquire this stuff, and also as quickly as these products are in inventory again, or if you can have a price cut – you will obtain the notice concerning this. The counterparty – online sellers, car lending services, etc – will certainly remain in profit, too – customer will definitely obtain a pointer concerning the item he/she meant to buy. As well as such an advertising technique is almost free of charge – this element is very essential for companies.
| Site | Thecoolposts.com |
| IP Address | 139.45.197.190 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | User-shield.com, Musicstreamsearches.com, Sterestassiv.top |
Thecoolposts.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But often pop-up advertisements can appear without your confirmation, as well as with a text which is entirely different from your current cares or search queries. And, besides unwanted Thecoolposts.com pop-ups from the unknown resource, you can simultaneously see a lot of promotions, including ones on the pages which originally have no advertisements whatsoever. Such a scenario can be the signal of adware appearance.
Adware is the sort of computer virus which injects into your computer, and then begins displaying you numerous ads. Their subject typically has no connection with your typical search queries. Besides banner promotions, your browser can likewise suggest you a big number of different Thecoolposts.com pop-up advertisements, which show up in the lower right area.
The model of adware use is very sly. The big pack of adware is dispersed with trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your PC previously. Ads, which are shown to you by virus, are paid by their makers. In a few weeks, all anti-malware programs began to block these adware, therefore, trojan loses in profitability. And to finish the user’s computer, virus distributors start ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer system may continue to be influenced by adware virus. A massive number of promotions together with Thecoolposts.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your typical activities will be difficult to perform in normal way.
How Can I Deal With Thecoolposts.com Pop-Ups?
Thinking the text above: your desktop, as well as your information, is in a serious danger. To stop this virus, you need to utilize antivirus tool. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to handle Thecoolposts.com pop-ups virus. Nevertheless, it can not reset the browser alterations which were put into effect by harmful program. Another disadvantage of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its specific susceptability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being injected to your PC.
To be 100% sure that your desktop is clean of any malware 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 Thecoolposts.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 malicious programs, because it scans only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can observe the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible hazard simultaneously with the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious programs, you need to hold on until the scan is over, 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 program. By default, all the viruses will be removed to quarantine.
Reset 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 Thecoolposts.com malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be located 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 antivirus tools for browser reset, you can 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 Thecoolposts.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.
