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Also Known As: feedmedia.me pop-up
Damage level: Medium

What is feedmedia[.]me?

feedmedia[.]me is a deceptive website that redirects visitors to other rogue sites and feeds them with dubious content. It shares many similarities with tontorcaltedron.info, torlock.com, fortorsarrabse.info, and many other sites.

Most visitors arrive at feedmedia[.]me inadvertently - they are redirected by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) and intrusive advertisements displayed on other rogue sites. PUAs often infiltrate computers without users' direct permission. In addition to causing redirects, PUAs deliver intrusive advertisements and gather information relating to browsing habits.

feedmedia[.]me pop-up redirects

PUAs force-open new browser tabs/windows and redirect users to feedmedia[.]me. Once opened, this site checks the visitor's IP address to determine the geolocation and ascertain whether the user should be redirected further or certain content should be displayed (note that feedmedia[.]me sometimes does both).

In any case, users might end up encountering malicious content (presented by other websites or feedmedia[.]me itself). Therefore, visiting this rogue site can lead to system infection. The same applies to clicking intrusive ads.

Potentially unwanted applications are known to deliver pop-up, coupon, banner, and other intrusive advertisements that often redirect to dubious websites and even run scripts designed to download/install other unwanted/potentially malicious apps. Furthermore, intrusive ads are delivered using tools that enable placement of third party graphical content on any site.

Thus, ads often conceal underlying content, thereby diminishing the browsing experience. Another important issue is information tracking. Potentially unwanted applications are notorious for recording information such as IP addresses, website URLs visited, pages viewed, queries entered into search engines, etc.

The information often contains personal details that third parties misuse to generate revenue. Therefore, information tracking might lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. You are strongly advised to uninstall all potentially unwanted applications immediately.

Threat Summary:
Name feedmedia.me pop-up
Threat Type Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Serving IP Address 178.62.225.201
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.
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The internet is full of PUAs, all of which have similar characteristics. By offering many "useful features", these applications attempt to give the impression of legitimacy, however, they have just one purpose: to generate revenue for the developers.

Rather than delivering any real value for regular users, PUAs cause unwanted redirects, generate ads, and record user-system information, thereby diminishing the browsing experience, and posing a threat to your privacy/computer safety.

How did adware install on my computer?

Some potentially unwanted applications have official download/promotion websites, however, as mentioned above, they usually infiltrate computers without users' consent - PUAs are often proliferated using intrusive advertisements and a deceptive marketing method called "bundling" (stealth installation of third party applications together with regular software).

Developers hide "bundled" applications behind "Custom/Advanced" settings (or other sections) of the download/installation processes. Furthermore, many users often rush these procedures and skip steps. They are also likely to click advertisements without understanding the possible consequences. This behavior often results in inadvertent installation of PUAs.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

To prevent this situation, be very cautious when browsing the Internet and downloading/installing software. We strongly recommend that you download your apps from official sources only (preferably via direct download links) and avoid using third party downloaders/installers, since criminals often monetize them using the "bundling" method (promoting rogue apps).

Additionally, carefully analyze each step of the download/installation processes using the "Custom" or "Advanced" settings. Opt-out of additionally-included applications and decline offers to download/install them. Intrusive advertisements typically seem legitimate. Once clicked, however, they redirect to dubious websites (gambling, adult dating, pornography, etc.).

If you encounter these ads/redirects, immediately remove all suspicious applications and browser plug-ins. The key to computer safety is caution. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

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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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