How to remove Shotvideoalt.ru pop-ups (Virus removal guide)

What is Shotvideoalt.ru?

Shotvideoalt.ru is a website that lures unsuspecting users into subscribing to push notifications. Push notifications are originally designed to alert users of newly published news. Cybercriminals abuse ‘browser notification feature’ to avoid antivirus software and ad-blocking software by displaying annoying advertisements. These advertisements are displayed in the lower right corner of the screen urges users to play online games, visit questionable websites, install internet browser plugins & so on.

Shotvideoalt.ru is a deceptive site that displays the message ‘Click Allow to’ (connect to the Internet, access the content of the website, watch a video, enable Flash Player, download a file), asking you to subscribe to notifications. Once you click ALLOW, then you will start seeing unwanted adverts in form of pop-ups on the screen.

Threat Summary

Name	Shotvideoalt.ru pop-up
Type	browser notification spam, spam push notifications, pop-up virus
Distribution	potentially unwanted software, shady popup advertisements, social engineering attack, adware
Symptoms	unwanted ads on desktop your internet browser settings has modified without your permission advertising banners appear on web pages that you are visiting speed test good but internet slow
Removal	Shotvideoalt.ru removal guide

How does your PC system get infected with Shotvideoalt.ru pop ups

Some research has shown that users can be redirected to Shotvideoalt.ru from shady ads or by PUPs and adware software. Adware is short for ‘ad supported’ software. Additionally, some malicious software has adware built into itself. Adware displays unwanted ads that appear in pop ups or in-text links on computer screens. In order to show unwanted ads as often as possible adware software can alter your web-browser settings. You may even find that your PC settings are replaced without your knowledge. The developers of adware do so in order to earn revenue via third-party ad network. Thus every your click on the ads generates money for them.

Adware is usually bundled with free software. So, when you installing freeware, carefully read the disclaimers, select the Custom or Advanced installation option to watch for third-party programs that are being installed, because some of the programs are potentially unwanted software and adware.

Remove Shotvideoalt.ru notifications from web browsers

if you became a victim of cybercriminals and clicked on the “Allow” button, then your internet browser was configured to display unwanted ads. To remove the ads, you need to get rid of the notification permission that you gave the Shotvideoalt.ru web-site to send push notifications.

Google Chrome	Android
In the top-right corner of the screen, click on Google Chrome’s main menu button, represented by three vertical dots. Select ‘Settings’, scroll down to the bottom and click ‘Advanced’. In the ‘Privacy and Security’ section, click on ‘Site settings’. Go to Notifications settings. Locate the Shotvideoalt.ru URL and click the three vertical dots button next to it, then click on ‘Remove’.	Tap ‘Settings’. Tap ‘Notifications’. Find and tap the web-browser that displays Shotvideoalt.ru push notifications ads. In the opened window, find Shotvideoalt.ru, other suspicious sites and set the toggle button to ‘OFF’ on them one-by-one.
Mozilla Firefox	Edge
In the top-right corner, click the Firefox menu (three bars). In the drop-down menu select ‘Options’. In the left side select ‘Privacy & Security’. Scroll down to the ‘Permissions’ section and click the ‘Settings’ button next to ‘Notifications’. Find Shotvideoalt.ru, other questionable sites, click the drop-down menu and select ‘Block’. Click ‘Save Changes’ button.	In the top right corner, click the Edge menu button (it looks like three dots). Click ‘Settings’. Click ‘Advanced’ on the left side of the window. Click ‘Manage permissions’ button, located beneath ‘Website permissions’. Right-click the Shotvideoalt.ru site. Click ‘Delete’.
Internet Explorer	Safari
Click ‘Tools’ button in the right upper corner. Go to ‘Internet Options’ in the menu. Select the ‘Privacy’ tab and click ‘Settings under ‘Pop-up Blocker’ section. Select the Shotvideoalt.ru URL and other dubious URLs under and delete them one by one by clicking the ‘Remove’ button.	Click ‘Safari’ button on the left upper corner of the screen and select ‘Preferences’. Select the ‘Websites’ tab and then select ‘Notifications’ section on the left panel. Check for Shotvideoalt.ru domain, other dubious sites and apply the ‘Deny’ option for each.

How to remove Shotvideoalt.ru popups (removal instructions)

There present several free adware software removal utilities. Also it is possible to delete Shotvideoalt.ru ads manually. But we suggest to combine all these methods below into the one removal algorithm. Follow the steps of the guidance. Read this manual carefully, bookmark it or open this page on your smartphone, because you may need to close your web browser or reboot your computer.

To remove Shotvideoalt.ru pop ups, execute the steps below:

1. Remove Shotvideoalt.ru notifications from web browsers
2. How to manually get rid of Shotvideoalt.ru
   • Uninstall adware through the Windows Control Panel
   • Remove Shotvideoalt.ru advertisements from Google Chrome
   • Remove Shotvideoalt.ru from Firefox by resetting web-browser settings
   • Remove Shotvideoalt.ru popup advertisements from Internet Explorer
3. Automatic Removal of Shotvideoalt.ru pop-up advertisements
4. Stop Shotvideoalt.ru advertisements

How to manually get rid of Shotvideoalt.ru

In most cases, it is possible to manually get rid of Shotvideoalt.ru advertisements. This solution does not involve the use of any tricks or removal utilities. You just need to restore the normal settings of the personal computer and web-browser. This can be done by following a few simple steps below. If you want to quickly get rid of Shotvideoalt.ru pop-ups, as well as perform a full scan of your PC system, we recommend that you run adware removal utilities, which are listed below.

Uninstall adware through the Windows Control Panel

When troubleshooting a device, one common step is go to MS Windows Control Panel and uninstall dubious apps. The same approach will be used in the removal of Shotvideoalt.ru pop up advertisements. Please use steps based on your Microsoft Windows version.

Make sure you have closed all browsers and other applications. Next, uninstall any unwanted and suspicious apps from your Control panel.

Windows 10, 8.1, 8

Now, press the Windows button, type “Control panel” in search and press Enter. Select “Programs and Features”, then “Uninstall a program”.

Look around the entire list of programs installed on your device. Most likely, one of them is the adware that causes pop ups. Select the questionable application or the application that name is not familiar to you and remove it.

Windows Vista, 7

From the “Start” menu in Microsoft Windows, select “Control Panel”. Under the “Programs” icon, choose “Uninstall a program”.

Choose the dubious or any unknown programs, then press “Uninstall/Change” button to remove this undesired program from your computer.

Windows XP

Click the “Start” button, select “Control Panel” option. Click on “Add/Remove Programs”.

Choose an undesired program, then click “Change/Remove” button. Follow the prompts.

Remove Shotvideoalt.ru advertisements from Google Chrome

The adware can alter your Chrome settings without your knowledge. You may see an unknown webpage as your search engine or home page, additional plugins and toolbars. Reset Chrome web-browser will help you to remove Shotvideoalt.ru pop up advertisements and reset the unwanted changes caused by adware software. However, your saved bookmarks and passwords will not be lost. This will not affect your history, passwords, bookmarks, and other saved data.

Open the Google Chrome menu by clicking on the button in the form of three horizontal dotes (). It will open the drop-down menu. Select More Tools, then press Extensions.

Carefully browse through the list of installed extensions. If the list has the plugin labeled with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following guidance: Remove Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy otherwise, just go to the step below.

Open the Chrome main menu again, click to “Settings” option.

Scroll down to the bottom of the page and click on the “Advanced” link. Now scroll down until the Reset settings section is visible, as shown in the figure below and click the “Reset settings to their original defaults” button.

Confirm your action, press the “Reset” button.

Remove Shotvideoalt.ru from Firefox by resetting web-browser settings

If the Firefox internet browser program is hijacked, then resetting its settings can help. The Reset feature is available on all modern version of Mozilla Firefox. A reset can fix many issues by restoring Firefox settings such as new tab, start page and search provider by default to their default state. Your saved bookmarks, form auto-fill information and passwords won’t be cleared or changed.

Click the Menu button (looks like three horizontal lines), and click the blue Help icon located at the bottom of the drop down menu as displayed on the screen below.

A small menu will appear, click the “Troubleshooting Information”. On this page, press “Refresh Firefox” button such as the one below.

Follow the onscreen procedure to restore your Firefox web-browser settings to their default values.

Remove Shotvideoalt.ru popup advertisements from Internet Explorer

If you find that IE internet browser settings such as default search engine, newtab and home page had been modified by adware which causes pop ups, then you may revert back your settings, via the reset web browser procedure.

First, launch the Microsoft Internet Explorer. Next, click the button in the form of gear (). It will open the Tools drop-down menu, click the “Internet Options” like below.

In the “Internet Options” window click on the Advanced tab, then click the Reset button. The IE will display the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window as on the image below. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then click “Reset” button.

You will now need to restart your PC system for the changes to take effect.

Automatic Removal of Shotvideoalt.ru pop-up advertisements

Anti-Malware applications differ from each other by many features like performance, scheduled scans, automatic updates, virus signature database, technical support, compatibility with other antivirus software and so on. We suggest you run the following free applications: Zemana Free, MalwareBytes Free and HitmanPro. Each of these programs has all of needed features, but most importantly, they have the ability to identify the adware software and get rid of Shotvideoalt.ru popup ads from the Microsoft Internet Explorer, Chrome, Firefox and Microsoft Edge.

Get rid of Shotvideoalt.ru advertisements with Zemana

Zemana AntiMalware is a complete package of anti malware tools. Despite so many features, it does not reduce the performance of your personal computer. Zemana AntiMalware (ZAM) can delete almost all the types of adware software including Shotvideoalt.ru ads, hijackers, PUPs and malicious internet browser extensions. Zemana has real-time protection that can defeat most malicious software. You can run Zemana Anti-Malware with any other anti-virus without any conflicts.

1. Installing the Zemana Anti-Malware is simple. First you will need to download Zemana Anti-Malware on your device from the following link.
   
   

   Zemana AntiMalware
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   Author: Zemana Ltd
   Category: Security tools
   Update: July 16, 2019
   
2. At the download page, click on the Download button. Your web-browser will display the “Save as” prompt. Please save it onto your Windows desktop.
3. When downloading is done, please close all programs and open windows on your device. Next, launch a file named Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup.
4. This will open the “Setup wizard” of Zemana Free onto your device. Follow the prompts and don’t make any changes to default settings.
5. When the Setup wizard has finished installing, the Zemana Free will launch and open the main window.
6. Further, click the “Scan” button to scan for adware responsible for Shotvideoalt.ru ads. This task may take some time, so please be patient. While the tool is checking, you can see number of objects and files has already scanned.
7. Once the scan get completed, Zemana will display you the results.
8. You may remove items (move to Quarantine) by simply click the “Next” button. The tool will start to get rid of adware software which causes the annoying Shotvideoalt.ru popup ads. Once disinfection is finished, you may be prompted to restart the computer.
9. Close the Zemana Free and continue with the next step.

Use Hitman Pro to get rid of Shotvideoalt.ru pop-ups

Hitman Pro is a free removal utility that can be downloaded and run to delete adware which causes pop ups, hijackers, malicious software, PUPs, toolbars and other threats from your computer. You may use this utility to scan for threats even if you have an antivirus or any other security application.

First, click the following link, then click the ‘Download’ button in order to download the latest version of HitmanPro.

Once downloading is complete, open the directory in which you saved it and double-click the HitmanPro icon. It will start the HitmanPro tool. If the User Account Control dialog box will ask you want to launch the program, click Yes button to continue.

Next, click “Next” for checking your PC system for the adware which causes the unwanted Shotvideoalt.ru advertisements. A scan can take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the count of files on your computer and the speed of your device. While the HitmanPro utility is checking, you can see how many objects it has identified as being infected by malware.

When Hitman Pro has completed scanning your PC, a list of all threats found is produced as shown on the image below.

Make sure all items have ‘checkmark’ and click “Next” button. It will open a dialog box, press the “Activate free license” button. The HitmanPro will start to delete adware software that causes the annoying Shotvideoalt.ru popup ads. Once disinfection is complete, the tool may ask you to reboot your personal computer.

Use MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) to remove Shotvideoalt.ru pop up advertisements

Manual Shotvideoalt.ru advertisements removal requires some computer skills. Some files and registry entries that created by the adware can be not completely removed. We advise that use the MalwareBytes AntiMalware (MBAM) that are completely clean your PC system of adware software. Moreover, the free application will help you to get rid of malicious software, potentially unwanted software, hijackers and toolbars that your personal computer may be infected too.

First, please go to the following link, then press the ‘Download’ button in order to download the latest version of MalwareBytes Free.

When the download is done, run it and follow the prompts. Once installed, the MalwareBytes will try to update itself and when this procedure is finished, press the “Scan” button for scanning your device for the adware that causes multiple intrusive pop ups. This procedure may take some time, so please be patient. While the MalwareBytes Free utility is checking, you can see number of objects it has identified as being affected by malicious software. Review the results once the utility has complete the system scan. If you think an entry should not be quarantined, then uncheck it. Otherwise, simply press “Quarantine” button.

The MalwareBytes is a free program that you can use to get rid of all detected folders, files, services, registry entries and so on. To learn more about this malicious software removal tool, we advise you to read and follow the step-by-step guide or the video guide below.

Stop Shotvideoalt.ru advertisements

It is important to use adblocker programs such as AdGuard to protect your computer from malicious web sites. Most security experts says that it is okay to block advertisements. You should do so just to stay safe! And, of course, the AdGuard can to block Shotvideoalt.ru and other intrusive webpages.

AdGuard can be downloaded from the following link. Save it on your Windows desktop.

After downloading it, run the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as on the image below.

Follow the prompts. After the installation is done, you will see a window like below.

You can press “Skip” to close the installation application and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial that will help you get to know AdGuard better.

In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you start your PC system, AdGuard will start automatically and stop unwanted ads, block Shotvideoalt.ru, as well as other malicious or misleading websites. For an overview of all the features of the application, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, that is located on your desktop.

Finish words

Now your personal computer should be free of the adware that causes Shotvideoalt.ru pop up advertisements. We suggest that you keep Zemana (to periodically scan your personal computer for new adware softwares and other malware) and AdGuard (to help you stop intrusive pop up advertisements and harmful web-sites). Moreover, to prevent any adware software, please stay clear of unknown and third party apps, make sure that your antivirus program, turn on the option to find potentially unwanted programs.

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