Recently, I saw a huge amount of posts like “my browser demonstrates to me undesirable Wp20.ru pop-up advertisements, is it a virus?” or “these Wp20.ru pop-up promotions in my Chrome making me mad, how to handle them?”. According to the statistics for last months, computer virus distributors began a broad adware circulation campaign. Let me show you, how you can remove the computer viruses from your computer, and forget about the irritating Wp20.ru pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Wp20.ru) use you pop-up promotions. The message can have something like “do you want to get notices about the most recent news?” or “allow alerts to be reported about recent discount rates?”. Normally, such messages are trustworthy, and can only distract you with its sudden showing up. Moreover, it can be quite easily turned off, in case notifications from this web page are no longer desired.
Pop-up notifications are quite an effective advertising and marketing mechanism. If you are interested in items of some type, you can allow pop-ups from the website where you can buy this stuff, and as quickly as these things are in store again, or if you can have a price cut – you will certainly obtain the notification concerning this. The counterparty – online sellers, auto lending services, etc – will remain in profit, too – purchaser will definitely obtain a suggestion about the item he/she meant to pay for. And such an advertising approach is almost cost-free – this factor is really important for firms.
| Site | Wp20.ru |
| IP Address | 172.67.181.197 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | News-redome.cc, Pushnow.net, Adsforyouguide.com |
Wp20.ru Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
But sometimes pop-up ads can show up without your confirmation, as well as with a text which is entirely different from your existing interests or search questions. And, besides undesirable Wp20.ru pop-ups from the unknown site, you can at the same time see a lot of promotions, consisting of ones on the pages which at first have no advertisements whatsoever. Such a scenario can be the signal of adware existence.
Adware is the sort of computer virus which injects into your personal computer, and then begins suggesting you numerous promotions. Their subject usually has no connection with your usual search questions. Besides banner ads, your web browser can likewise demonstrate you a huge number of different Wp20.ru pop-up advertisements, which show up in the bottom right area.
The model of adware usage is very sly. The large pack of adware is spread through trojan viruses, which are infiltrated in your PC previously. Ads, which are shown to you by virus, are paid by their creators. In a couple of weeks, all antivirus programs began to catch these adware, for this reason, trojan sheds in productivity. And to dispatch the user’s computer, malware distributors begin ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your computer may still be affected by adware virus. A substantial number of advertisements in addition to Wp20.ru pop-ups can make your PC as slow as snail, so your typical activities will certainly be difficult to perform in usual manner.
How Can I Deal With Wp20.ru Pop-Ups?
Concluding the text above: your personal computer, and your information, is in a significant risk. To quit this virus, you need to make use of security tool. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to deal with Wp20.ru pop-ups virus. Nonetheless, it can not return the browser changes which were implemented by malicious program. Another drawback of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its particular vulnerability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender with the Group Policies after being implanted to your desktop.
To be 100% sure that your 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 delete all unwanted programs on your personal computer, including Wp20.ru 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 directories.
You can observe the detected malicious programs sorted by their possible harm 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 each detected virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malicious program. By default, all the viruses will be removed 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 counteracted by Wp20.ru malware, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be found in the Tools tab.
After choosing 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 using third-party software
Besides using antivirus programs for browser restoration, you can choose 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 Wp20.ru 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.
