Last week, I saw a huge amount of messages like “my browser shows me unwanted Update-checker-status.cc pop-up ads, is it a computer virus?” or “these Update-checker-status.cc pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me mad, how to manage them?”. Due to the statistics for last months, pc virus suppliers began a massive adware distribution project. Let me show you, how you can remove the viruses from your PC, and forget about the irritating Update-checker-status.cc pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some websites (like a Update-checker-status.cc) offer you pop-up advertisements. The message can include something like “do you want to get notifications concerning the most recent news?” or “allow alerts to be reported about new price cuts?”. Generally, such messages are safe, and may only sidetrack you with its sudden visual appeal. And it can be quickly disabled, in case notifications from this website are no longer desired.
Pop-up notices are quite an effective marketing instrument. If you have an interest in goods of some type, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the web site where you can acquire this stuff, and also as soon as these things are in stock again, or if you can have a price cut – you will get the notice concerning this. The counterparty – online stores, automobile lending services, etc – will certainly be in profit, too – customer will certainly obtain a reminder concerning the item he/she meant to buy. And also such an advertising and marketing approach is practically free – this element is very crucial for corporations.
| Site | Update-checker-status.cc |
| IP Address | 87.121.221.151 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Whookroo.com, Sweet-dating-place.life, Spyware.trojan.hx |
Update-checker-status.cc Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However in some cases pop-up ads can appear without your approval, and with a text which is completely different from your present cares or search questions. And, besides unwanted Update-checker-status.cc pop-ups from the unknown resource, you can at the same time see a lot of ads, consisting of ones on the web pages which at first have no ads at all. Such a scenario can be the indicator of adware appearance.
Adware is the kind of virus which injects into your PC, then begins showing you various promotions. Their material usually has no correlation with your regular search questions. Besides banner promotions, your web browser can likewise demonstrate you a significant amount of various Update-checker-status.cc pop-up advertisements, which come into view in the lower right corner.
The model of adware usage is really sly. The huge pack of adware is distributed through trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your PC previously. Advertisements, which are demonstrated to you by malicious program, are paid by their makers. In a few weeks, all anti-malware programs began to block these adware, hence, trojan sheds in profitability. And to finish the user’s computer system, malware distributors begin ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your desktop can still be impacted by adware virus. A significant number of advertisements along with Update-checker-status.cc pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your regular jobs will certainly be difficult to perform in common manner.
How Can I Deal With Update-checker-status.cc Pop-Ups?
Assuming the paragraphs above: your PC, along with your information, is in a serious risk. To quit this virus, you need to utilize antivirus tool. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to take care of Update-checker-status.cc pop-ups malware. However, it can not change the web browser alterations which were implemented by malicious program. Another drawback of the anti-malware program by Microsoft is its particular vulnerability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender via the Group Policies after being implanted to your PC.
To be 100% sure that your personal 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 erase all unwanted applications on your desktop, including Update-checker-status.cc 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 apps, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can observe the detected viruses sorted by their possible hazard simultaneously with the scan process. But to perform any actions against malicious apps, you need to hold on until the scan is over, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for every detected malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malware. By default, all the viruses will be moved to quarantine.
Reverting browser settings to original ones
To revert your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action cannot be intercepted by Update-checker-status.cc malware, 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 shown, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without using third-party applications
Besides using anti-malware tools for browser recovery, you may pick 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 Update-checker-status.cc 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.
