Last week, I saw a plenty of messages like “my internet browser demonstrates to me unwanted Thelivenet.net pop-up ads, is it a virus?” or “these Thelivenet.net pop-up ads in my Chrome making me insane, how to deal with them?”. Due to the stats for last months, pc virus suppliers started a wide adware distribution campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can remove the viruses from your personal computer, and also forget about the frustrating Thelivenet.net pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Thelivenet.net) show you pop-up advertisements. The message can have something like “do you want to receive alerts relating to the most recent information?” or “permit alerts to be reported regarding new discount rates?”. Usually, such messages are harmless, and may just sidetrack you with its sudden appearing. Also it can be quite easily turned off, in case notices from this website are no longer wanted.
Pop-up notifications are quite an efficient marketing mechanism. If you are interested in goods of some kind, you can allow pop-ups from the internet site where you can get this stuff, and also as soon as these items are in stock again, or if you can have a discount – you will certainly obtain the alert regarding this. The counterparty – online retailers, cars and truck lending services, etc – will remain in profit, too – purchaser will undoubtedly obtain a tip concerning the product he/she intended to buy. As well as such a marketing approach is nearly free of charge – this aspect is extremely important for companies.
| Site | Thelivenet.net |
| IP Address | 104.21.6.93 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Gofiroxet.xyz, Hellsixfirm.live, Ratorsa.com |
Thelivenet.net Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But often pop-up promotions can show up without your approval, as well as with a text which is totally different from your existing interests or search queries. And also, besides unwanted Thelivenet.net pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can simultaneously see a great deal of advertisements, including ones on the web pages which originally have no promotions whatsoever. Such a situation can be the indication of adware presence.
Adware is the kind of computer virus which infiltrates into your PC, after that begins demonstrating to you numerous advertisements. Their content usually has no connection with your typical search questions. Besides banner advertisements, your browser can also demonstrate to you a substantial amount of different Thelivenet.net pop-up promotions, which show up in the lower right corner.
The model of adware usage is extremely sly. The big pack of adware is dispersed through trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your system previously. Ads, which are suggested to you by virus, are paid by their creators. In several weeks, all anti-malware programs began to block these adware, for this reason, trojan sheds in earnings. And to terminate the user’s personal computer, virus distributors start ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC may continue to be impacted by adware virus. A substantial number of ads in addition to Thelivenet.net pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your common activities will certainly be difficult to carry out in usual way.
How Can I Deal With Thelivenet.net Pop-Ups?
Assuming the paragraphs above: your PC, as well as your data, is in a major risk. To stop this infection, you require to make use of virus removal software. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to take care of Thelivenet.net pop-ups malware. Nonetheless, it can not reset the web browser changes which were applied by harmful program. An additional drawback of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its specific vulnerability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being injected to your computer system.
To be 100% sure that your system is clean of any malware now, and will be clean in future, I can offer you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and delete all unwanted programs on your PC, including Thelivenet.net 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 apps, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can see the detected viruses sorted by their possible harm till the scan process. But to perform any actions against malicious apps, you need to hold on until the scan is over, 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 app. By default, all the viruses will be moved to quarantine.
Reset 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 Thelivenet.net virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be found 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 making use of third-party programs
Besides using anti-malware tools for browser restoration, 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:
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 Thelivenet.net 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.