How to eliminate redirects to and from checking-in-progress.com

What is checking-in-progress[.]com?

Similar to ciessimple.pro, miresnahapsi.pro, storynnews.com, and many others, checking-in-progress[.]com is a rogue website designed to feed users with potentially malicious content and redirect them to other dubious/dubious sites.

Visitors typically end up visiting checking-in-progress[.]com inadvertently, since they are redirected by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) or intrusive advertisements displayed on other rogue sites. PUAs infiltrate computers without users' consent. As well as causing redirects, they also deliver intrusive ads and gather information.

PUAs force-open new browser tabs/windows and redirect users to checking-in-progress[.]com, which then checks the visitor's IP address to determine the system geolocation. This is to ascertain whether the user should be presented with certain content or redirected elsewhere (or both). In any case, users might end up encountering malicious content.

Therefore, redirects to and from checking-in-progress[.]com can lead to system infections. Additionally, unwanted applications deliver coupons, banners, pop-ups, and other ads that might also redirect to dubious websites or even run scripts that download/install rogue apps. Therefore, clicking them can result in system infections.

These advertisements often conceal underlying website content, thereby significantly diminishing the browsing experience, since they are delivered using tools that enable placement of third party graphical content on any visited website. PUAs also monitor browsing activity by gathering user-system information.

The list of collected data types usually includes (but is not limited to) Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, search queries, websites visited, pages viewed, search queries, and similar. The recorded information usually includes personal details that are sold to third parties who misuse private data to generate even more revenue.

Therefore, having data-tracking applications installed on your computer can lead to serious privacy issues, including identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	checking-in-progress.com pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.18.54.246
Observed Domains	acdn01.checking-in-progress[.]com, jat01.checking-in-progress[.]com, security-alert.checking-in-progress[.]com, v1.checking-in-progress[.]com
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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There are thousands of potentially unwanted applications, all of which are very similar. These applications often promise to enable various "useful functions", however, few PUAs provide these functions. In most cases, such claims are merely attempts to give the impression of legitimacy.

The real purpose of all PUAs is to generate revenue for the developers. Rather than giving any real value for regular users, these apps cause unwanted redirects, gather information, and deliver advertisements, thereby diminishing the browsing experience and posing a significant threat to your privacy/computer safety.

How did adware install on my computer?

Some PUAs are free for anyone to download on their official websites, however, they usually infiltrate computers without users’ permission. PUAs are distributed using a deceptive marketing method called "bundling" and the aforementioned intrusive advertisements. "Bundling" is essentially stealth installation of third party programs with regular (typically free) software.

Developers hide "bundled" applications behind "Custom/Advanced" settings or other sections of the download/installation processes.

Furthermore, many users are very likely to click advertisements and skip download/installation steps. This behavior can lead to inadvertent installation of rogue programs. The main reasons for computer infections are poor knowledge of these threats and careless behavior.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

To prevent computer infiltration by PUAs, be very cautious when browsing the Internet and downloading/installing software. Select "Custom/Advanced" settings and carefully analyze each window of the download and installation dialogs. Decline offers to download/install additional applications and opt-out of those already included.

Avoid using third party downloaders/installers, since most are monetized using the "bundling" method. You should download your software from official sources only using direct download links. Bear in mind that developers invest time and money into intrusive ad design, thereby making them see, legitimate.

When clicked, however, these ads usually redirect to dubious websites such as surveys, gambling, pornography, adult dating, and similar. If you see these ads, 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:

• What is checking-in-progress.com pop-up?
• STEP 1. Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome
• STEP 2. Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome (Android)
• STEP 3. Remove spam notifications from Mozilla Firefox
• STEP 4. Remove spam notifications from Microsoft Edge
• STEP 5. Remove spam notifications from Safari (macOS)

Disable unwanted browser notifications:

Video showing how to disable web browser notifications:

Remove 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".

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).

Remove 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".

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).

Remove 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".

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).

Remove 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".

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).

Remove 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.

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)

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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