Recently, I saw a lot of posts like “my browser demonstrates to me undesirable Total-block.net pop-up ads, is it a pc virus?” or “these Total-block.net pop-up ads in my Chrome making me crazy, how to manage them?”. According to the stats for last months, virus distributors started a massive adware circulation project. Let me show you, how you can erase the pc virus from your computer system, and also forget about the bothersome Total-block.net pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Total-block.net) show you pop-up advertisements. The message can contain something like “do you want to receive notifications concerning the latest news?” or “enable alerts to be reported regarding latest price cuts?”. Usually, such messages are risk-free, and may just sidetrack you with its sudden showing up. Moreover, it can be quickly turned off, in case alerts from this online resource are no longer wanted.
Pop-up alerts are fairly an reliable advertising and marketing mechanism. If you are interested in items of some type, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the web site where you can acquire this things, and as soon as these items are in inventory again, or if you can have a discount – you will obtain the alert about this. The counterparty – online merchants, car lending services, etc – will be in profit, too – customer will certainly get a reminder regarding the product he/she planned to purchase. And also such an advertising and marketing method is nearly free – this element is extremely essential for companies.
| Site | Total-block.net |
| IP Address | 104.21.34.88 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | News-mepeda.cc, Alfabet.click, News-wupubo.cc |
Total-block.net Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However in some cases pop-up promotions can show up without your approval, and with an information which is completely various from your existing attentions or search questions. And, besides undesirable Total-block.net pop-ups from the unknown source, you can simultaneously see a great deal of ads, including ones on the pages which initially have no ads whatsoever. Such a situation can be the indication of adware presence.
Adware is the kind of pc virus which infiltrates into your system, and then starts demonstrating you different advertisements. Their subject often has no match with your ordinary search questions. Besides banner ads, your web browser can also display you a huge quantity of different Total-block.net pop-up promotions, which come into view in the bottom right area.
The model of adware usage is really sly. The huge pack of adware is dispersed through trojan viruses, which are injected in your computer previously. Promotions, which are demonstrated to you by malware, are paid by their makers. In several weeks, all anti-malware programs began to block these adware, thus, trojan sheds in earnings. And to terminate the user’s desktop, malware distributors start ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer system may continue to be impacted by adware virus. A huge quantity of advertisements in addition to Total-block.net pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your common jobs will be impossible to carry out in normal manner.
How Can I Deal With Total-block.net Pop-Ups?
Thinking the paragraphs above: your personal computer, and your information, is in a serious risk. To quit this infection, you require to make use of antivirus software. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to deal with Total-block.net pop-ups virus. However, it can not return the web browser alterations which were implemented by harmful program. Another drawback of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its specific susceptability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being implanted to your PC.
To be 100% sure that your personal computer is clean of any viruses now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and delete all malicious applications on your computer, including Total-block.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 programs, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can spectate the detected viruses sorted by their possible harm during the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious apps, you need to hold on until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for every spotted malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected virus. By default, all malware will be moved to quarantine.
Reverting browser settings to original ones
To reset your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be intercepted by Total-block.net virus, 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 shown, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without using third-party software
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:
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 Total-block.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.
