Last week, I saw a ton of messages like “my browser demonstrates to me undesirable Totalfreshwords.com pop-up advertisements, is it a virus?” or “these Totalfreshwords.com pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me insane, how to take care of them?”. According to the data for last months, virus distributors started a massive adware circulation project. Let me show you, how you can erase the computer viruses from your computer system, as well as forget about the aggravating Totalfreshwords.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Totalfreshwords.com) use you pop-up advertisements. The message can include something like “do you want to receive notifications about the current information?” or “enable alerts to be reported regarding new discount rates?”. Normally, such messages are risk-free, and can only distract you with its unexpected visual appeal. Also it can be quickly disabled, in case notifications from this site are no longer needed.
Pop-up notifications are quite an efficient advertising tool. If you want products of some type, you can allow pop-ups from the web site where you can get this stuff, and also as soon as these items are in store again, or if you can have a price cut – you will certainly get the notice regarding this. The counterparty – online merchants, auto lending services, etc – will certainly be in profit, too – buyer will surely get a reminder concerning the product he/she intended to purchase. And such an advertising approach is practically free of charge – this factor is extremely crucial for firms.
| Site | Totalfreshwords.com |
| IP Address | 172.64.140.20 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Treasureprize.top, News-reyoto.cc, Treasurepize.top |
Totalfreshwords.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However often pop-up advertisements can show up without your confirmation, and also with a content which is totally different from your existing interests or search queries. And also, besides undesirable Totalfreshwords.com pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can simultaneously see a lot of ads, including ones on the pages which at first have no promotions whatsoever. Such a situation can be the signal of adware existence.
Adware is the sort of malware which infiltrates into your personal computer, and then begins displaying you various promotions. Their material , in most cases, has no connection with your usual search queries. Besides banner promotions, your browser can also suggest you a huge amount of various Totalfreshwords.com pop-up promotions, which come into view in the bottom right area.
The model of adware use is extremely sly. The big pack of adware is distributed with trojan viruses, which are injected in your personal computer earlier. Ads, which are suggested to you by virus, are paid by their makers. In a couple of weeks, all antivirus programs began to block these adware, therefore, trojan loses in profitability. And to rub out the user’s computer, malware distributors begin ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your desktop might still be influenced by adware virus. A big amount of ads in addition to Totalfreshwords.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your common activities will be difficult to execute in normal way.
How Can I Deal With Totalfreshwords.com Pop-Ups?
Presuming the text above: your PC, along with your information, is in a significant danger. To stop this virus, you require to make use of security software. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to take care of Totalfreshwords.com pop-ups malware. However, it can’t reset the web browser changes which were applied by malicious program. An additional negative aspect of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its specific vulnerability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being injected to your desktop.
To be 100% sure that your computer is clean of any malware now, and will be clean in future, I can offer you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and eliminate all unwanted applications on your personal computer, including Totalfreshwords.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 checks only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can see the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible harm 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 virus. By default, all malware will be moved to quarantine.
Reverting browser settings to original ones
To revert your browser settings, you need to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be counteracted by Totalfreshwords.com 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 shown, where you can choose, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without utilizing third-party programs
Besides using anti-malware programs for browser reset, you may pick 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:
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 Totalfreshwords.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.