Recently, I saw a ton of messages like “my browser presents me unwanted Yourfreshposts.com pop-up promotions, is it a virus?” or “these Yourfreshposts.com pop-up ads in my Chrome making me crazy, how to manage them?”. According to the statistics for last months, virus creators began a large adware distribution project. Let me demonstrate you, how you can remove the pc virus from your personal computer, as well as forget about the annoying Yourfreshposts.com pop-ups.
Pop-Ups : Discovering The Nature
You can admit that some sites (like a Yourfreshposts.com) offer you pop-up advertisements. The message can contain something like “do you want to receive alerts regarding the latest news?” or “allow alerts to be reported about recent price cuts?”. Usually, such messages are safe, and may only distract you with its sudden showing up. Plus it can be easily turned off, in case notices from this online resource are no longer wanted.
Pop-up notices are quite an reliable advertising mechanism. If you want products of some sort, you can give a permission to the pop-ups from the website where you can buy this stuff, and as quickly as these products are in store again, or if you can have a discount – you will get the alert about this. The counterparty – online stores, car lending services, etc – will be in profit, too – purchaser will certainly obtain a reminder about the item he/she planned to pay for. And also such an advertising and marketing method is nearly free – this aspect is extremely vital for corporations.
| Site | Yourfreshposts.com |
| IP Address | 139.45.197.167 |
| Infection Type | Adware, Push notifications, Unwanted Ads, Pop-up Ads |
| Symptoms | Annoying pop-up ads in the right corner. |
| Similar behavior | Rdebritone.space, Anymoviesearch.com, Incognitosearchnet.com |
Yourfreshposts.com Pop-Ups Are Not So Safe
However in some cases pop-up ads can show up without your permission, and also with an information which is totally different from your current interests or search questions. And also, besides undesirable Yourfreshposts.com pop-ups from the unknown resource, you can simultaneously see a great deal of ads, including ones on the web pages which at first have no advertisements at all. Such a scenario can be the proof of adware presence.
Adware is the sort of virus which infiltrates into your personal computer, and then begins demonstrating to you different advertisements. Their material usually has no connection with your regular search queries. Besides banner promotions, your web browser can also show you a big number of different Yourfreshposts.com pop-up promotions, which appear in the lower right area.
The model of adware use is really sly. The huge pack of adware is dispersed through trojan viruses, which are injected in your computer earlier. Promotions, which are displayed to you by virus, are paid by their makers. In a few weeks, all antivirus programs began to catch these adware, thus, trojan loses in earnings. And to dispatch the user’s computer, virus distributors start ransomware distribution with these trojans.
Even if there is no active ransomware distribution, your PC may still be affected by adware virus. A big amount of ads along with Yourfreshposts.com pop-ups can make your PC as slow-moving as snail, so your normal jobs will be impossible to perform in usual manner.
How Can I Deal With Yourfreshposts.com Pop-Ups?
Assuming the text above: your desktop, as well as your information, is in a serious danger. To stop this virus, you require to use anti-virus software. Microsoft Defender, which is embedded in every Windows 10 distribution, has the ability to take care of Yourfreshposts.com pop-ups malware. Nonetheless, it can not reset the browser alterations which were applied by malicious program. One more downside of the anti-virus by Microsoft is its particular susceptability: viruses can disable Microsoft Defender through the Group Policies after being injected to your computer.
To be 100% sure that your PC is clean of any malicious programs now, and will be clean in future, I can advice you to use GridinSoft Anti-Malware.
To detect and eliminate all malicious programs on your computer, including Yourfreshposts.com 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 scans only the most popular registry entries and folders.
You can spectate the detected viruses sorted by their possible hazard till the scan process. But to perform any actions against the viruses, you need to hold on until the scan is finished, or to stop the scan.
To set the action for each spotted virus or unwanted program, click the arrow in front of the name of detected malware. By default, all the viruses will be moved 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 Yourfreshposts.com virus, hence, you will surely see the result. This option can be found in the Tools tab.
After pressing the Reset Browser Settings option, the menu will be displayed, where you can specify, which settings will be reverted to original.
Reset browser setiings without using third-party applications
Besides using antivirus software for browser reset, you may 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:
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 Yourfreshposts.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.