Last week, I saw a lot of messages like “my web browser demonstrates to me unwanted Watchvideo.pro pop-up advertisements, is it a computer virus?” or “these Watchvideo.pro pop-up advertisements in my Chrome making me crazy, how to take care of them?”. According to the data for last months, pc virus creators began a vast adware distribution campaign. Let me demonstrate you, how you can get rid of the computer viruses from your computer system, and forget about the frustrating Watchvideo.pro pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Watchvideo.pro) use you pop-up ads. The message can contain something like “do you want to have notifications relating to the latest news?” or “allow alerts to be reported regarding latest discount rates?”. Normally, such messages are risk-free, and can only distract you with its sudden showing up. And it can be quite easily turned off, in case notices from this online resource are no longer needed.
Pop-up notices are fairly an effective marketing mechanism. If you have an interest in goods of some kind, you can allow pop-ups from the site where you can buy this things, and also as soon as these things are in stock again, or if you can have a price cut – you will certainly get the alert regarding this. The counterparty – online merchants, automobile lending companies, etc – will remain in profit, too – buyer will surely obtain a tip about the product he/she meant to purchase. And also such an advertising technique is practically free – this element is really vital for corporations.
| Site | Watchvideo.pro |
| IP Address | 185.14.28.253 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Aytonus.com, Zjrtqm.com, News-rofahe.cc |
Watchvideo.pro Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However in some cases pop-up advertisements can show up without your approval, as well as with a material which is completely various from your current interests or search queries. And also, besides undesirable Watchvideo.pro pop-ups from the unknown source, you can simultaneously see a great deal of ads, including ones on the web pages which primarily have no ads whatsoever. Such a scenario can be the signal of adware existence.
Adware is the kind of pc virus which infiltrates into your computer, then starts suggesting you different ads. Their subject typically has no connection with your usual search queries. Besides banner promotions, your web browser can likewise display you a big amount of various Watchvideo.pro pop-up advertisements, which appear in the bottom right area.
The model of adware usage is extremely sly. The huge pack of adware is distributed through trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your computer previously. Promotions, 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, hence, trojan sheds in earnings. And to rub out the user’s PC, malware distributors begin ransomware distribution through these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer might continue to be impacted by adware virus. A huge number of ads in addition to Watchvideo.pro pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your common tasks will be difficult to perform in typical manner.
How Can I Deal With Watchvideo.pro Pop-Ups?
Assuming the paragraphs above: your personal computer, as well as your information, is in a significant danger. To stop this virus, you need to use anti-malware tool. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to take care of Watchvideo.pro pop-ups malware. However, it can’t change the browser changes which were applied by harmful program. Another disadvantage of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its certain vulnerability: malware can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being injected to your computer.
To be 100% sure that your personal computer is clean of any malware now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and erase all unwanted programs on your PC, including Watchvideo.pro 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 malicious programs, because it checks only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can observe the detected malware sorted by their possible hazard simultaneously with the scan process. But to perform any actions against the viruses, you need to wait until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To choose the action for each spotted malicious or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malware. By default, all malware will be removed to quarantine.
Reset browser settings to original ones
To revert your browser settings, you are required to use the Reset Browser Settings option. This action is not able to be intercepted by Watchvideo.pro malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be found in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings button, the menu will be displayed, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without making use of third-party software
Besides using anti-malware tools for browser reset, you can 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 Watchvideo.pro 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.
