If you trust the information of the developers of antivirus programs, the most popular now is the virus, which primarily attacks and blocks the browser. Moreover, their prevalence is becoming more and more every hour. Therefore, it is not a fact that such a problem will not affect you. Of course, there are a huge number of viruses in the vastness of the network. Even the most reliable antivirus program cannot keep them safe. However, it is necessary to check your computer for viruses from time to time. Let's take a look at the most common situations you may encounter while surfing the web.
Before opening a browser or connecting to the Internet, it is recommended to turn on antivirus programs. As they become obsolete very quickly, they should be updated periodically. You don't have to do it manually every time, but set the automatic update in the program settings.
How to remove virus ads from the browser
Fraudsters often use such a trick as a dialog box that appears, in which the virus asks to send an SMS to a specific number, while advertising is shown that does not always have decent content. Users who have recently been on the Internet call this situation a virus-advertisement. Pornographic images that appear when you start your browser usually help identify this problem.
It is quite easy to get rid of this situation if it happened in Internet Explorer. To do this, in the browser, go to the Service link and click the Add-ons item. Next, select Toolbar and Extensions. Now you need to disable extensions one by one. In this case, each time you need to restart the browser, checking if the ad remains. After finding the extension of the virus, it is recommended to return all secure settings.
How to remove browser blocking virus in Opera
If you are wondering how to remove the virus blocking the browser in Opera, you will need to do the following. Start your browser first. In it you need to go to the Tools menu and select Settings. In the tab that opens, click Advanced - Content - Configure JavaScript.
The line with the Browse button must be empty. If there are any inscriptions there, they are deleted and the OK button is pressed. After restarting the browser, the ad virus should disappear. If this does not happen, you will have to look for other ways to remove the virus.
What viruses are found and how they work
Recently, various cases of Internet fraud have become more frequent. Among the most popular of them is the situation when the virus blocks the browser, asks for the phone in this case, a pop-up window that appears in front of the main Yandex. In this case, the user is misled, promising him a prize of a sum of money that will be transferred to a mobile phone.
In addition, when accessing certain web resources, the inscription “your browser is blocked” may appear. In order to remedy the situation, the virus will require you to send an SMS to the specified number. Usually this is provoked by a "Trojan". By the way, the latter does not always help for sure. If a virus blocks websites in the browser, it is quite possible that even if the computer started in normal mode after sending SMS, the “Trojan” remained in other programs.
If you have a reliable antivirus, then it usually warns that the site is unsafe for the computer. Such pages should be avoided, under no circumstances following a link.
In cases where you cannot cope with the situation on your own, it is better to immediately invite a specialist. You may need to reinstall your system or format your disks. In order not to initially encounter such problems, try to avoid suspicious resources on the Internet, and also use updated antiviruses.
