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Pushnews.online POP-UP Ads

Also Known As: pushnews.online pop-up
Damage level: Medium

What is pushnews[.]online?

Virtually identical to watch-this[.]live, enheprenropher[.]info, havenotifyfriends[.]info, and many others, pushnews[.]online is a rogue website that redirects visitors to other untrustworthy, deceptive sites. Generally, this page is visited by users inadvertently - they are redirected to it by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on their systems.

People often install PUAs unintentionally. They then deliver advertisements and gather data.

pushnews[.]online pop-up redirects

When installed, a PUA opens pushnews[.]online in a new browser window or tab. This page then causes even more redirects (usually 2-3) to other dubious websites or displays dubious content. These actions depend on the visitor's location. The websites opened by pushnews[.]online might contain malicious content and cause computer infections.

Generally, PUAs deploy intrusive advertisements (banners, coupons, surveys, pop-ups) via tools that enable placement of third party graphical content on any site. These unwanted ads conceal underlying content of visited websites, significantly diminishing the browsing experience.

Furthermore, if clicked, they open dubious websites or run scripts that download and install other unwanted software. PUAs often collect user-system information including IP addresses, URLs of visited websites, search queries, geolocations, and so on. Some of the collected data might contain personal details.

Developers share all collected data with third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who misuse it to generate revenue. In summary, if installed, PUAs can cause privacy issues, problems with browsing safety, or even identity theft. We recommend that you uninstall all PUAs immediately.

Threat Summary:
Name pushnews.online pop-up
Threat Type Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Serving IP Address 178.62.225.201
Observed Domains 1.pushnews[.]online, 2.pushnews[.]online, 3.pushnews[.]online, 4.pushnews[.]online, 5.pushnews[.]online, 6.pushnews[.]online, 7.pushnews[.]online, 8.pushnews[.]online, 9.pushnews[.]online
Symptoms Seeing advertisements not originating from the sites you are browsing. Intrusive pop-up ads. Decreased internet browsing speed.
Distribution Methods Deceptive pop-up ads, potentially unwanted applications (adware).
Damage Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
Malware Removal (Windows)

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PUAs developers commonly offer 'useful' features and tools to lend legitimacy to their rogue software, however, most of these apps deliver no real value and are used only generate revenue by causing unwanted redirects, serving ads, and collecting information.

How did adware install on my computer?

Many users cause unintentional downloads and installations via intrusive ads that they willingly or accidentally click, or when downloading/installing other software that includes bundled apps. Bundling is a deceptive marketing method used to trick people into downloading and installing unwanted apps with regular software.

Developers do not disclose information about the inclusion of unwanted apps with other software setups - they hide it in "Custom", "Advanced", and other similar sections. People who leave settings unchecked and unchanged often cause unwanted downloads and installations.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Do not use third party software downloaders, torrent clients, eMule, and other Peer-to-Peer networks, dubious pages, and so on. The safest way to download is from official websites. Check "Custom", "Advanced" and other settings/options during the download/installation process and dismiss offers to download and install additionally-included apps.

Many ads run scripts designed to download and install PUAs or to cause redirects to untrustworthy websites. Intrusive ads displayed on dubious websites (relating to gambling, adult dating, pornography, and so on) should not be clicked.

If unwanted ads and redirects are a frequent problem when browsing the web, check your browser for unwanted, suspicious extensions, add-ons, and plug-ins, and uninstall them immediately. The same applies to unwanted programs installed on the operating system.

If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of pushnews[.]online website (GIF):

pushnews[.]online website appearance (GIF)

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Quick menu:

Disable unwanted browser notifications:

Video showing how to disable web browser notifications:

Google Chrome logoRemove spam notifications from Google Chrome:

Click the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen and select "Settings". In the opened window select "Privacy and security", then click on "Site Settings" and choose "Notifications".

Disable web browser notifications in Google Chrome (step 1)

In the "Allowed to send notifications" list search for websites that you want to stop receiving notifications from. Click on the three dots icon near the website URL and click "Block" or "Remove" (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Disable web browser notifications in Google Chrome (step 2)

Android logoRemove spam notifications from Google Chrome (Android):

Tap the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen and select "Settings". Scroll down, tap on "Site settings" and then "Notifications".

Disable web browser notifications in Google Chrome - Android (step 1)

In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs and tap on them one-by-one. Once the pop-up shows up, select either "Block" or "Remove" (if you tap "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Disable web browser notifications in Google Chrome - Android (step 2)

Mozilla Firefox logoRemove spam notifications from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Menu button (three bars) on the right upper corner of the screen. Select "Settings" and click on "Privacy & Security" in the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen. Scroll down to the "Permissions" section and click the "Settings" button next to "Notifications".

Disable web browser notifications in Mozilla Firefox (step 1)

In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs and block them using the drop-down menu or either remove them by clicking "Remove Website" at the bottom of the window (if you click "Remove Website" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Disable web browser notifications in Mozilla Firefox (step 2)

Microsoft Edge logoRemove spam notifications from Microsoft Edge:

Click the menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the Edge window and select "Settings". Click on "Cookies and site permissions" in the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen and select "Notifications".

Disable web browser notifications in Microsoft Edge (step 1)

Click three dots on the right hand side of each suspicious URL under "Allow" section and click "Block" or "Remove" (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Disable web browser notifications in Microsoft Edge (step 2)

Safari logoRemove spam notifications from Safari (macOS):

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 pane.

Disable web browser notifications in Safari - macOS (step 1)

Check for suspicious URLs and apply the "Deny" option using the drop-down menu or either remove them by clicking "Remove" at the bottom of the window (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again)

Disable web browser notifications in Safari - macOS (step 2)

How to avoid browser notification spam?

Internet users should be very skeptical when being asked to allow notifications. While this is a useful feature that allows you to receive timely news from websites you like, deceptive marketers frequently abuse it.

Only allow notifications from websites that you fully trust. For added security - use an anti-malware application with a real-time web browsing monitor to block shady websites that tries to trick you into allowing spam notifications. We recommend using Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows.

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Malware activity

Global malware activity level today:

Medium threat activity

Increased attack rate of infections detected within the last 24 hours.

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