Recently, I saw a ton of messages like “my browser demonstrates me undesirable Towersy1.xyz pop-up promotions, is it a computer virus?” or “these Towersy1.xyz pop-up ads in my Chrome making me insane, how to take care of them?”. According to the stats for last months, pc virus creators started a massive adware delivery campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can eliminate the pc virus from your personal computer, and forget about the aggravating Towersy1.xyz pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Towersy1.xyz) show you pop-up advertisements. The message can include something like “do you want to have notifications regarding the latest information?” or “enable alerts to be reported about recent price cuts?”. Usually, such messages are safe, and can just distract you with its unexpected visual appeal. Also it can be quickly turned off, in case alerts from this online resource are no longer required.
Pop-up alerts are fairly an reliable marketing mechanism. If you want items of some sort, you can allow pop-ups from the site where you can purchase this stuff, and also as quickly as these things are in store again, or if you can have a price cut – you will get the notification regarding this. The counterparty – online retailers, car lending services, etc – will be in profit, too – purchaser will certainly get a suggestion concerning the product he/she intended to pay for. As well as such a marketing technique is nearly free of charge – this factor is really important for companies.
| Site | Towersy1.xyz |
| IP Address | 173.214.240.15 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Braxcx-news.xyz, News-qyrasy.cc, Wstep1.biz |
Towersy1.xyz Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However sometimes pop-up promotions can show up without your confirmation, and also with an information which is entirely various from your existing interests or search questions. And also, besides unwanted Towersy1.xyz pop-ups from the unknown website, you can simultaneously see a lot of ads, including ones on the pages which initially have no promotions whatsoever. Such a situation can be the sign of adware presence.
Adware is the sort of pc virus which injects into your computer, and then starts suggesting you different advertisements. Their content usually has no connection with your usual search questions. Besides banner ads, your web browser can also suggest you a substantial number of various Towersy1.xyz pop-up advertisements, which come into view in the lower right corner.
The model of adware usage is very sly. The big pack of adware is dispersed via trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your system previously. Ads, which are displayed to you by malware, are paid by their makers. In a couple of weeks, all anti-malware programs began to block these adware, thus, trojan sheds in earnings. And to ruin the user’s personal computer, virus distributors begin ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your desktop may continue to be impacted by adware virus. A massive number of advertisements in addition to Towersy1.xyz pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your typical work will be impossible to do in typical way.
How Can I Deal With Towersy1.xyz Pop-Ups?
Assuming the paragraphs above: your desktop, as well as your data, is in a serious risk. To stop this infection, you need to utilize antivirus program. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to take care of Towersy1.xyz pop-ups malware. However, it can not change the web browser changes which were implemented by harmful program. An additional disadvantage of the antivirus by Microsoft is its particular susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender via the Group Policies after being injected to your desktop.
To be 100% sure that your desktop is clean of any viruses now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and erase all malicious programs on your personal computer, including Towersy1.xyz 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 malware, because it scans only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can see the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible hazard till the scan process. But to perform any actions against malicious apps, you need to wait until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for every detected virus 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 Towersy1.xyz virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be located in the Tools tab.
After choosing the Reset Browser Settings option, the menu will be displayed, 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 recovery, you can 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:
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 Towersy1.xyz 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.
