Recently, I saw a plenty of messages like “my web browser displays me undesirable Topsw.me pop-up advertisements, is it a virus?” or “these Topsw.me pop-up ads in my Chrome making me crazy, how to manage them?”. According to the statistics for last months, computer virus creators began a broad adware circulation project. Let me show you, how you can delete the computer viruses from your computer system, and also forget about the annoying Topsw.me pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Topsw.me) show you pop-up ads. The message can include something like “do you want to receive notices regarding the latest information?” or “allow alerts to be reported regarding latest discounts?”. Normally, such messages are safe, and can just sidetrack you with its abrupt visual appeal. Moreover, it can be quickly turned off, in case alerts from this site are no longer wanted.
Pop-up notices are rather an efficient advertising tool. If you have an interest in products of some sort, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the internet site where you can get this stuff, and as soon as these items are in inventory again, or if you can have a price cut – you will obtain the alert regarding this. The counterparty – online stores, auto lending companies, etc – will be in profit, too – buyer will definitely obtain a reminder about the item he/she meant to purchase. As well as such an advertising and marketing method is almost cost-free – this factor is extremely important for corporations.
| Site | Topsw.me |
| IP Address | 88.208.60.53 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Prw-news1.club, Ncsalisedd.top, Pushark.info |
Topsw.me Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But often pop-up ads can come out without your approval, and with an information which is totally different from your existing attentions or search questions. And also, besides undesirable Topsw.me pop-ups from the unknown resource, you can at the same time see a lot of promotions, including ones on the pages which initially have no promotions at all. Such a situation can be the indicator of adware existence.
Adware is the sort of computer virus which infiltrates into your PC, then starts suggesting you numerous promotions. Their content usually has no match with your regular search queries. Besides banner ads, your browser can likewise demonstrate you a significant number of different Topsw.me pop-up ads, which appear in the lower right area.
The model of adware usage is really sly. The huge pack of adware is distributed via trojan viruses, which are injected in your PC earlier. Promotions, which are demonstrated to you by malware, are paid by their makers. In a couple of weeks, all anti-malware programs began to catch these adware, thus, trojan loses in earnings. And to terminate the user’s personal computer, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC might continue to be affected by adware virus. A big number of ads together with Topsw.me pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your normal work will certainly be impossible to perform in usual manner.
How Can I Deal With Topsw.me Pop-Ups?
Thinking the paragraphs above: your PC, along with your information, is in a severe danger. To quit this infection, you require to make use of virus removal tool. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to handle Topsw.me pop-ups virus. However, it can not return the web browser changes which were applied by harmful program. Another disadvantage of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its particular susceptability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being injected to your computer.
To be 100% sure that your system is clean of any viruses now, and will be clean in future, I can offer you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and remove all malicious applications on your personal computer, including Topsw.me 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 directories.
You can observe the detected malicious apps sorted by their possible harm during the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious programs, you need to hold on until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for every detected malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious program. By default, all the viruses 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 Topsw.me malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be located in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings button, the menu will be displayed, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without using third-party programs
Besides using anti-malware tools for browser reset, you may pick the “Reset browser settings” option, 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 Topsw.me 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.
