How to remove ads and pop-ups delivered by the gloyah.net website

What is gloyah[.]net?

gloyah[.]net is related to adf.ly, a legitimate website that provides a URL-shortening service. The users of this service are paid for shortening URLs and promoting them, since each visitor is presented with a five-second advertisement before the target (website) is reached. Note that gloyah[.]net is one of the websites promoted by adf.ly

Users who visit gloyah[.]net are asked to enable browser notifications. Once permission is granted, they will start to encounter "push notifications" (small pop-ups) delivered by various other sites. At time of research, one of the sites promoted by gloyah[.]net included rightorsidsorew[.]pro, however, this is not the only URL promoted.

Be aware that clicking these browser notifications is very risky, since they can lead to a number of dubious websites that promote potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) and they record sensitive data. PUAs typically offer "useful features", however, they simply cause redirects, gather information, and deliver advertisements.

Therefore, visiting websites promoted through browser notifications might lead to system infections and serious privacy issues. If you have already visited the gloyah[.]net website and enabled browser notifications, follow the instructions below. We also recommend that you check the list of installed applications/browser plug-ins and uninstall all suspicious entries.

Threat Summary:

Name	gloyah.net pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Serving IP Address	172.64.170.19
Related Domains	rightorsidsorew[.]pro
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 hundreds of potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), all of which are very similar. As mentioned above, these programs offer "useful features", but usually have just one purpose: to generate revenue for the developers.

Rather than giving any value for regular users, PUAs cause redirects (thereby promoting dubious sites, most of which are fake search engines), deliver advertisements (which also redirect to dubious sites and might even run scripts that download/install unwanted software), and gather sensitive data.

By performing these actions, PUAs significantly diminish the browsing experience and pose a significant threat to your privacy/computer safety.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs usually infiltrate computers without users' consent. As mentioned above, they are often distributed using intrusive advertisements, however, these programs are also proliferated using a deceptive marketing method called "bundling" - stealth installation of third party applications together with regular software.

Developers hide "bundled" programs behind "Custom/Advanced" options or other sections of the download/installation processes. Furthermore, many users often rush download/installation processes and skip steps.

Additionally, they click advertisements without understanding the possible consequences. This behavior can lead to inadvertent installation of third party programs.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

To system infiltration by PUAs, be very cautious when browsing the Internet and downloading/installing software. Bear in mind that intrusive advertisements usually seem legitimate. Once clicked, however, they redirect to dubious websites (gambling, adult dating, pornography, etc.). If you experience these ads/redirects, remove all suspicious applications and browser plug-ins.

Furthermore, avoid using third party downloaders/installers, since they are often monetized using the "bundling" method (developers promote PUAs). Software should be downloaded from official sources only, preferably using direct download links. Furthermore, carefully analyze each step of the download/installation processes using the "Custom" or "Advanced" settings.

Opt-out of additionally-included programs and decline offers to download/install them. 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.

Appearance of gloyah[.]net website asking to enable web browser notifications (GIF):

Examples of browser notifications delivered by rightorsidsorew[.]pro website:

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Quick menu:

• What is gloyah.net 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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