Windows-rescue.info virus - How to remove

Windows-rescue.info is a site that will most likely open up in your browser after you browse some online video streaming site. It will present to each user differently, for some being a redirect virus to an advertisement, for some as a fake news web page or even a scam. There are a few reasons why you might end up seeing Windows-rescue.info pop-up, as well as the outcomes if you choose to interact with it and click on the malicious offers.

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• How dangerous is Windows-rescue.info virus
• How can Windows-rescue.info virus distribute
• How to get rid of Windows-rescue.info virus
• Automatic Malware removal tools
• How to solve Windows-rescue.info infection manually
• How to remove Windows-rescue.info virus using Windows Control Panel
• How to remove Windows-rescue.info virus from macOS

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Active since July 2018, Windows-rescue.info virus has already generated more than 1 million visitors from all around the world, but mainly France, UK, Saint Lucia, Barbados, Puerto Rico, and the United States. While some pop-up malware displayed pages can really look obvious and plainly irritating, yet the scams can be pretty convincing and worrisome, leading into hackers’ traps and even more compromised systems.

2-viruses.com researchers determined that Windows-rescue.info is a dangerous site, which should be avoided at all cost, just like Pushine.info, Ncontentdelivery.info, Tuniaf.com, and  Hidderswera.club, because it not only makes money of its victims by putting them in danger of clicking on malvertising third-party content but also scams and spreads PUPs via shady affiliate links. All in all, keep reading to find out more about Windows-rescue.info pop-up scam and how to remove it successfully.

Windows-rescue.info is a flexible virus, which works through the browser. Recently pop-up, redirect and scam viruses have been at their peak and Windows-rescue.info is not an exception. Even though it is hard to determine what exactly this virus does, because it participates in a lot of malicious activities, yet all of them are really dangerous and should be avoided.

In the distribution section, we’ll explain more how this threat reaches its victims, but it is enough to know now that it hides Behind the ads, which are placed in popular online video sites with thousands of users, just waiting to get clicked on. When the targeted victim clicks on such malvertising online promotion, is instantly rerouted to Windows-rescue.info or to a few other redirecting sites, finally landing on your Location-based promotions. Windows-rescue.info can determine by your IP, which content will be most suitable for you serves these ads, generating pay-per-view/PPC revenue for themselves. While these promotions can be really annoying, sometimes inappropriate for younger users, they might as well contain malware, which is placed straight from the third-party, which is paying the Windows-rescue.info virus, developers.

Redirects and shady online offers are dangerous but can be controlled if you close the pop-up windows instantly without clicking on them and get a trustworthy security tool. Yet, there is another feature of Windows-rescue.info that you can see in the picture, which you might experience – the ‘Your system is infected with 3 viruses’ scam.

There are tons of similar scams, eg. Your System Is Infected With 3 Viruses!, Your Windows Is Infected With 5 Viruses!, which have been terrorizing internet surfers for years, there are still many who fall for it, the legitimate-looking domain name adds some Fake trust as well, and end up installing the offered rogue software. At first, victim sees a pop-up which says that Windows-rescue.info have spotted 3 new viruses in your PC, which need to be cleaned immediately.

Then if the user clicks ‘Scan Now’, Windows-rescue.info opens another page which imitates a scanning progress and after several seconds when it’s done, the new installer appears asking for consent to install. There is an Affiliate program, which can be also selected according to your region and system. Usually, it’s one of the Systweak PUPs or it can even be a legitimate program, but through a link that brings profit for the crook illegally, since there are no actual viruses in your system. Do not be fooled by the Windows-rescue.info virus and get rid of it as soon it appears on your screen.

How can Windows-rescue.info virus distribute

According to the SimilarWeb.com analysis on Windows-rescue.info site, almost 80% of all traffic comes from the displayed advertisements on various online sites (thepiratebay3.org, linkcollider.com, Oload.download, goldrise.net and etc.), that unsuspecting victims click on and end up getting redirected to this virus. This kind of dissemination is common amongst such dubious malware, yet it is pretty unusual that ad networks (PopAds, PopCash, AdsTerra, Propeller Ads Media, Outbrain) are the primary spreading vector because of its cost. Typically such pop-up scams focus on redirects from other sites, which, in Windows-rescue.info virus case, is around 10% and comes from yllanorin.com, sitionne.pro, ssa.1337x.to, reundcwkqvctq.com dangerous rerouting links. Despite the source, whenever you are browsing in shady and illegal sites, keep safe and select legitimate options, that in the end will cost less than fixing your damaged PC.

Strangely enough, getting rid of Windows-rescue.info virus can be as hard if not harder than some really dangerous ransomware. While these malware kinds and their infection outcome differ so much, yet Windows-rescue.info pop-up is much more secretive, persistent and can give you a headache if you try to find it yourself. Because it is hard to determine the exact cause of this threat’s invasion, other related files that help Windows-rescue.info virus to stay undetected and all other malware that used your system’s vulnerabilities to sneak in, it is best to use an automatic spyware removal program to solve this computer issue.

We recommend Spyhunter or Combo Cleaner (for Mac computers) anti-malware tools. The great thing about them, why they have a great advantage over the manual removal is that they can spot malicious and suspicious files not only by the name but behavior, communication with other directories and files, information gathered from the vast virus databases and etc., everything that a regular user cannot do. The design of all these programs is pleasant and very easy to use. All you need to do is to run a system scan and wait for the software to do its job. It will hunt, quarantine and terminate malevolent cyber parasites, Windows-rescue.info virus included.

If you’d like to continue with a manual removal, there are, of course, ways on how you can delete it without any software, but that is not a very reliable method because, as mentioned before, the Windows-rescue.info infection ways and installed additional malware can be very different for each user.

First, you have to check your browser extensions and Control Panel for any suspicious and new software that was accidentally installed without your consent. If you determine such rogue application/plugin, then follow our guide below and delete it as instructed. Additionally, it is advisable to disable your web push notifications, so that during your Windows-rescue.info virus hunting or termination it would not disrupt the process. Sometimes malevolent programs hide or change their names so you won’t be able to detect them. If so, we still recommend anti-spyware software.

How to remove Windows-rescue.info virus using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Windows-rescue.info virus install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Windows-rescue.info virus . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Windows-rescue.info virus easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Windows-rescue.info virus from macOS

Delete Windows-rescue.info virus from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Windows-rescue.info virus app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to Windows-rescue.info virus and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Windows-rescue.info virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Windows-rescue.info virus from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Windows-rescue.info virus. Click on the trash bin icon next to Windows-rescue.info virus or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Windows-rescue.info virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Windows-rescue.info virus from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Windows-rescue.info virus related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Windows-rescue.info virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Windows-rescue.info virus from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Windows-rescue.info virus. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Windows-rescue.info virus or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving Windows-rescue.info virus from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Windows-rescue.info virus. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Windows-rescue.info virus, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.