Recently, I saw a plenty of posts like “my web browser shows me unwanted Trending-celebs.com pop-up ads, is it a virus?” or “these Trending-celebs.com pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me crazy, how to deal with them?”. Due to the data for last months, pc virus distributors began a large adware distribution campaign. Let me show you, how you can delete the computer viruses from your computer, as well as forget about the annoying Trending-celebs.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Trending-celebs.com) offer you pop-up ads. The message can contain something like “do you want to receive alerts concerning the current news?” or “permit alerts to be reported regarding new discount rates?”. Usually, such messages are harmless, and may only distract you with its sudden appearance. And it can be quite easily turned off, in case alerts from this site are no longer required.
Pop-up alerts are rather an efficient advertising and marketing mechanism. If you are interested in items of some kind, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the web site where you can buy this things, and as quickly as these items are in inventory again, or if you can have a discount – you will get the notification concerning this. The counterparty – online merchants, cars and truck lending services, etc – will certainly be in profit, too – purchaser will surely get a pointer about the product he/she intended to buy. And also such an advertising approach is almost free of charge – this aspect is very vital for firms.
| Site | Trending-celebs.com |
| IP Address | 213.227.149.216 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Oiperateprogressiveoverlytheproduct.vip, News-geniwo.cc, Get-shields.com |
Trending-celebs.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But sometimes pop-up ads can show up without your permission, as well as with a text which is completely various from your existing cares or search questions. And, besides unwanted Trending-celebs.com pop-ups from the unknown source, you can simultaneously see a lot of ads, including ones on the web pages which primarily have no promotions whatsoever. Such a situation can be the signal of adware presence.
Adware is the type of malware which injects into your computer, after that begins suggesting you numerous advertisements. Their material typically has no correlation with your ordinary search queries. Besides banner promotions, your web browser can likewise show you a big quantity of various Trending-celebs.com pop-up promotions, which come into view in the lower right area.
The model of adware usage is extremely sly. The huge pack of adware is spread via trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your PC previously. Promotions, which are suggested to you by virus, are paid by their makers. In several weeks, all anti-malware programs began to catch these adware, hence, trojan loses in profitability. And to rub out the user’s personal computer, virus distributors start ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC can still be influenced by adware virus. A big quantity of ads together with Trending-celebs.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your normal jobs will be difficult to execute in typical way.
How Can I Deal With Trending-celebs.com Pop-Ups?
Assuming the text above: your personal computer, as well as your data, is in a major danger. To quit this infection, you need to utilize security software. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to deal with Trending-celebs.com pop-ups virus. Nevertheless, it can not change the web browser alterations which were applied by malicious program. One more downside of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its certain susceptability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being injected to your computer system.
To be 100% sure that your computer is clean of any viruses now, and will be clean in future, I can offer you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and erase all unwanted programs on your PC, including Trending-celebs.com 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 folders.
You can observe the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible harm during the scan process. But to choose any actions against the viruses, you need to hold on until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for each detected virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious app. By default, all malware will be moved to quarantine.
Reset browser settings to original ones
To reset your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be intercepted by Trending-celebs.com malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be located in the Tools tab.
After choosing 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 applications
Besides using antivirus programs for browser restoration, you may choose the “Reset browser settings” function, 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 Trending-celebs.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.
