Get red of redirects to/from leadcolas.com

What is leadcolas[.]com?

Leadcolas[.]com is a rogue site, designed to redirect visitors to untrustworthy and malicious websites, as well as force-feed them highly dubious content. It shares many similarities with rembrandium.com, ernorvious.com, getmedia.me and innumerous others. It should be noted that few ever access leadcolas[.]com willingly, most of its visitors are redirected to it.

These redirects are caused by either intrusive ads or PUAs (potentially unwanted applications) already present in their device. These apps do not need explicit user permission to be installed onto their systems; once there they cause undesirable redirects, run invasive advertisement campaigns and track data.

Intrusive adverts are known promoters of rogue websites, leadcolas[.]com being one of them. PUAs are also guilty of proliferating said sites. The first action taken by leadcolas[.]com is checking visitors' IP (Internet Protocol) addresses in order to infer their geolocation.

Based on it, the website either redirects users elsewhere and/or presents them with questionable content for their consumption. Regardless, of its exact behavior - leadcolas[.]com is deemed a threat, as visitors to it are guaranteed to encounter malicious material.

Additionally, this site misuses browser notifications, which if allowed - run intrusive ad campaigns. The consent option to the notifications is hidden behind click-bait ("your page is loading, click here to continue"). Invasive advertisements themselves cause redirects and some can even execute scripts to download/install PUAs.

These unwanted applications also have the ability to redirect users to unreliable/malignant websites, as well as deliver ads. By using a variety of tools PUAs enable third party graphical content, therefore the ads they deliver can limit browsing speed and site visibility.

Another notorious ability that undesirable applications have is data tracking. Information of interest includes: browsing and search engine history, IP address, geolocation and personal details. What is vital to understand is that this data is then sold to third parties, possibly even cyber criminals.

Therefore, presence of PUAs in one's device can lead to serious browser and system infections, as well as severe privacy and identity issues. All rogue applications should be removed immediately upon detection.

Threat Summary:

Name	leadcolas.com pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Serving IP Address	149.202.80.238
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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Most PUAs are successfully designed to appear legitimate and functional. They often offer "useful" and "beneficial" features in order to lure inexperienced users into installing them. However, it must be stressed that these apps serve no other purpose but to generate revenue for their developers.

Therefore in nearly all cases, the promised features turn out to be nonfunctional. Instead of any advertised uses/abilities, PUAs cause unauthorized redirects, deliver intrusive ads and gather sensitive information.

How did adware install on my computer?

Unwanted applications can be autonomously downloaded/installed by invasive adverts. However, they can also be installed by users themselves. PUA designers employ a false marketing method termed "bundling", when regular software is packed together with rogue apps.

By skipping steps, ignoring terms and using pre-set install settings - users may expose their computers to PUA invasions. To summarize, user inattentiveness and reckless behavior when browsing and installing programs are the main causes for unwanted application presence in systems.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

It is recommended to use only official and verified sources for software downloads (preferably, via direct download links). Peer-to-peer sharing networks (e.g. BitTorrent, eMule, Gnutella, etc.) and other third party downloaders are strongly advised against. Programs downloaded from untrustworthy sources are much more likely to be bundled with PUAs.

When installing software it is recommended to follow proper procedures, this includes: exploring terms and possible options, using "Custom/Advanced" settings, opting-out from installing additional applications/features, declining from downloading such from elsewhere.

If tempted to accept any supplementary offers, users should do at least the base amount of research, in order to verify their legitimacy. Caution and attentiveness are crucial to healthy browsing habits. Users should avoid suspicious sites and exercise extreme care with advertisements (i.e. not clicking them randomly).

Invasive adverts are intentionally designed to appear legitimate and innocuous, which makes identifying them difficult. However the sites they redirect to (pornography, adult-dating, gambling and etc.) tend to be more obvious in their unreliability.

Should users encounter such ads/redirects, they are highly recommended to inspect their device for any rogue applications and/or browser extensions/plug-ins. Upon detection, all PUAs should be removed without delay. 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 leadcolas[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is leadcolas.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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