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Stop redirects to and from donaldbluepage.icu

Also Known As: donaldbluepage.icu pop-up
Damage level: Medium

What is donaldbluepage[.]icu?

Rogue sites are innumerous and donaldbluepage[.]icu is but one of them. They share many similarities in-between; corresponding websites include newsredir.com, procontent.me, dredrewlaha.info, viralupdatestoday.com and etc.

These dubious sites are designed to redirect users to other unreliable and/or harmful websites, as well as force-feed them highly questionable content. Intentional access to donaldbluepage[.]icu is very rare, most visitors happen upon it inadvertently. They get redirected by intrusive advertisements or by PUAs (potentially unwanted applications).

It is noteworthy that said rogue applications do not require explicit user consent to infiltrate their devices. Once installed, they cause undesirable redirects to untrustworthy/malicious sites, run intrusive advertisement campaigns and track data.

donaldbluepage[.]icu pop-up redirects

Promotion of donaldbluepage[.]icu is mainly done through invasive adverts and PUAs. By clicking on intrusive ads (commonly hosted by unreliable sites), users get redirected to donaldbluepage[.]icu and the like. Undesired applications spread the website by opening new browser tabs/windows and redirecting users to it.

Geolocation is key to determining donaldbluepage[.]icu course of action. This information it learns by checking visitors' IP (Internet Protocol) addresses. After it learns the geolocation, the site either redirects them elsewhere and/or presents them with suspect material.

Either way, visitors to donaldbluepage[.]icu are sure to encounter hazardous content. Additionally, this site employs click-bait tactics. Most notably, it uses click-bait (in this case - "to access the website, click allow") to trick users into consenting to its browser notification.

If allowed, donaldbluepage[.]icu begins delivering aggressive invasive advertisement campaigns. Said ads are deemed a threat, due to the potentially dangerous websites they redirect to and for their ability to execute scripts, designed to download/install PUAs.

As mentioned in the introduction, rogue applications can cause redirects and deliver intrusive adverts (e.g. pop-ups, banners, coupons and similar). By implementing a wide variety of tools, these apps enable third party graphical content. Therefore, these advertisements can seriously diminish the browsing experience (cover original site content and limit browsing speed).

Another ability that PUAs can have is data tracking. By monitoring browsing habits (URLs visited, pages viewed, search engine history and etc.) they can gather personal information (IP address, geolocation, user's real-life identity details). What is vital to understand, is that this data is then sold to third parties and can end up serving criminal purposes.

To summarize, PUAs threaten browser and system integrity, as well as user privacy (even lead to identity theft). Due to the risk for both devices and their users, all rogue applications must be removed immediately.

Threat Summary:
Name donaldbluepage.icu pop-up
Threat Type Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names Fortinet (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address 178.128.241.54
Observed Domains 0.donaldbluepage[.]icu, 1.donaldbluepage[.]icu, 10.donaldbluepage[.]icu, 2.donaldbluepage[.]icu, 3.donaldbluepage[.]icu, 4.donaldbluepage[.]icu, 5.donaldbluepage[.]icu, 7.donaldbluepage[.]icu, 8.donaldbluepage[.]icu, 9.donaldbluepage[.]icu
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 PUAs and their numbers are ever-growing. Their designers employ various clever tactics to further their product. Most rogue applications offer some sort of "practical" and "beneficial" features. However they rarely work as promised, if they are functional at all.

It must be understood that the only purpose that PUAs serve is to generate revenue for their developers. Instead of functioning as advertised, they cause redirects to compromised/malicious sites, run intrusive advertisement campaigns and gather intel.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs can invade users' devices without their consent and/or knowledge. Certain invasive adverts, when clicked, can make rogue downloads/installs of unwanted applications. Users can also install these undesired apps along with regular software themselves.

"Bundling" is a false marketing method, when ordinary programs are packed together with PUAs. While opt-outs are often possible, such options are frequently buried within installation terms and settings. In summary, reckless browsing habits and hasty approach to software installation are the main reasons behind PUA infiltrations.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

It is highly recommended to use only official and verified sources for downloading programs. Using peer-to-peer sharing networks and other third party downloaders is strongly advised against; untrustworthy sources are more likely to offer bundled software.

Cautious approach towards installing is also recommended; for example, reading terms and exploring options, using 'Custom/Advanced" settings, opting-out from installing additional applications/features and declining from downloading such. Browsing recommendations include - avoiding suspicious sites and not clicking various advertisement.

The latter must be emphasized, as intrusive ads often appear very legitimate and innocuous. However, the websites they redirect to, tend to be less so (for example, pornographic, adult-dating, gambling and similar).

Should users encounter such adverts/redirects, they are strongly encouraged to check their systems for any dubious applications and/or browser extensions/plug-ins; if detected - immediately removed. 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 donaldbluepage[.]icu website (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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Tomas Meskauskas - expert security researcher, professional malware analyst.

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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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