Stop redirects to and from fres-news.com

What is fres-news[.]com?

Sharing many similarities with maroolatrack.com, procontent.me, folmetor.com, and offer.agency, fres-news[.]com is a rogue website that feeds users with dubious content and redirects them to other untrustworthy/malicious sites. Most users enter this website inadvertently and are redirected to it by intrusive ads or potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

These rogue apps do not need explicit user consent to infiltrate devices. PUAs generate redirects, deliver intrusive ad campaigns, and some can track data.

The actions of fres-news[.]com depend on the visitor's geolocation, which it learns by checking the IP (Internet Protocol) address. It then redirects the user elsewhere and/or presents dubious content. Regardless of this web page's precise actions, avoid it, since you might encounter malicious content.

This deceptive site also uses browser notifications and hides the consent option behind 'clickbait' (e.g. "Press 'Allow' to verify, that you are not [a] robot"). If clicked, it then delivers intrusive ad campaigns. The resultant ads are a danger, since they cause redirects to dubious and malicious websites, and execute scripts to download/install PUAs.

As mentioned, unwanted applications likewise generate redirects and can deliver advertisements. They employ a wide variety of tools to enable third party graphical content (usually ads) on any site. The intrusive ads (pop-ups, banners, surveys, coupons, etc.) significantly diminish the browsing experience.

Furthermore, PUAs collect browsing related information including URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries typed, IP addresses, geolocations, and other personal details. Note that this private data is then shared with third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) intent on misusing it for financial gain.

Therefore, the presence of data tracking programs on systems can lead to serious privacy issues and even identity theft. To ensure device and user safety, remove all suspicious applications and browser extensions/plug-ins immediately upon detection.

Threat Summary:

Name	fres-news.com pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Serving IP Address	178.128.142.109
Observed Domains	0.fres-news[.]com, 1.fres-news[.]com, 10.fres-news[.]com, 2.fres-news[.]com, 3.fres-news[.]com, 5.fres-news[.]com, 6.fres-news[.]com, 7.fres-news[.]com, 8.fres-news[.]com, 9.fres-news[.]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 countless unwanted apps online, and most share certain similarities. PUAs released by the same developers tend to be identical.

These applications often seem legitimate and offer various "useful" features. In fact, the only purpose of PUAs is to generate revenue for the designers. In most cases, the features they boast are nonoperational and consequently useless. PUAs cause redirects to rogue web pages, deliver intrusive ad campaigns, hijack browsers, and track sensitive data.

How did adware install on my computer?

When clicked, intrusive advertisements often execute scripts to download/install PUAs without users' permission. PUAs also infiltrate devices via the download/installation set-ups of other programs. The method of pre-packing regular software with unwanted/malicious content is called "bundling".

By rushing through set-ups and processes (ignoring terms, skipping steps and sections, using pre-set options, etc.), many users endanger their systems with potential infiltration and/or infections. Certain PUAs also have "official" websites, on which they are often endorsed as "free" software.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

You are strongly advised to use only trustworthy and verified channels for downloading. Note that peer-to-Peer sharing networks, unofficial or free file-hosting websites and third party downloaders are untrustworthy and more likely to offer unwanted/malicious software or bundled content.

Download and installation processes should be approached with caution. Ensure that you read the terms, explore possible options, use "Custom/Advanced" settings, and decline offers to download/install additional apps, features, tools, etc.

Intrusive advertisements usually seem legitimate and are easy to click by mistake, however, they can redirect to dubious web pages (e.g. gambling, pornography, adult-dating, and similar). If you encounter these ads/redirects, check your system and immediately remove any suspicious applications and browser extensions/plug-ins.

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 fres-news[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is fres-news.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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