Recently, I saw a lot of posts like “my web browser demonstrates me unwanted Weathersend.com pop-up advertisements, is it a virus?” or “these Weathersend.com pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me mad, how to handle them?”. Due to the data for last months, virus distributors started a vast adware delivery project. Let me demonstrate you, how you can erase the viruses from your PC, and forget about the frustrating Weathersend.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Weathersend.com) show you pop-up promotions. The message can include something like “do you want to get notifications relating to the most up to date information?” or “permit notifications to be reported about new discount rates?”. Normally, such messages are trustworthy, and can just sidetrack you with its abrupt showing up. And it can be quickly turned off, in case notices from this web site are no longer wanted.
Pop-up alerts are rather an effective marketing mechanism. If you want items of some kind, you can allow pop-ups from the site where you can get this stuff, and also as soon as these items are in inventory again, or if you can have a price cut – you will obtain the alert regarding this. The counterparty – online retailers, vehicle lending companies, etc – will be in profit, too – purchaser will definitely obtain a suggestion regarding the item he/she intended to pay for. And such a marketing approach is practically cost-free – this factor is very important for corporations.
| Site | Weathersend.com |
| IP Address | Weathersend.com |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | News-nafeho.cc, Web-scanning.com, Se27.biz |
Weathersend.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However in some cases pop-up ads can come out without your permission, and with a content which is totally different from your present attentions or search questions. And, besides unwanted Weathersend.com pop-ups from the unknown origin, you can simultaneously see a lot of advertisements, consisting of ones on the web pages which initially have no advertisements at all. Such a scenario can be the proof of adware existence.
Adware is the sort of computer virus which injects into your personal computer, after that begins displaying you numerous ads. Their material , in most cases, has no match with your typical search queries. Besides banner promotions, your browser can likewise display you a huge quantity of various Weathersend.com pop-up promotions, which appear in the lower right area.
The model of adware usage is very sly. The big pack of adware is spread through trojan viruses, which are injected in your desktop previously. Ads, which are demonstrated to you by malware, are paid by their creators. In several weeks, all anti-malware programs began to stop these adware, therefore, trojan loses in productivity. And to rub out the user’s desktop, virus distributors start ransomware distribution via these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC might continue to be affected by adware virus. A huge amount of advertisements along with Weathersend.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your regular work will be impossible to perform in usual manner.
How Can I Deal With Weathersend.com Pop-Ups?
Concluding the text above: your personal computer, and your information, is in a severe danger. To stop this infection, you need to utilize virus removal software. Microsoft Defender, which is installed in every Windows 10 distribution, is able to handle Weathersend.com pop-ups malware. Nevertheless, it can not return the web browser changes which were put into effect by malicious program. One more downside of the antivirus by Microsoft is its particular susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being infiltrated to your PC.
To be 100% sure that your personal computer is clean of any malicious programs now, and will be clean in future, I can offer you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and remove all unwanted programs on your desktop, including Weathersend.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 viruses, because it scans only the most popular registry entries and directories.
You can observe the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible hazard simultaneously with the scan process. But to choose any actions against malicious apps, you need to hold on until the scan is finished, 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 virus. By default, all malware will be removed 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 intercepted by Weathersend.com malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This action can be found in the Tools tab.
After choosing 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 making use of third-party programs
Besides using antivirus programs for browser reset, 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 Weathersend.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.
