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Stop browsers from opening sonagerthrou.com

Also Known As: sonagerthrou.com pop-up
Damage level: Medium

What is sonagerthrou[.]com?

sonagerthrou[.]com is similar to other web pages such as bestflowingstuff[.]co, aleailarm[.]com, becausenightisbetter[.]com, and many more. When visited, it loads dubious content or opens other dubious websites. People do not generally visit sonagerthrou[.]com (or other pages of this type) intentionally.

In most cases, they are opened by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on browsers. Furthermore, software of this type is often designed to record browsing data and serve ads.

sonagerthrou[.]com pop-up redirects

Installed PUAs regularly open other dubious web pages (in this case, sonagerthrou[.]com) in new browser windows or tabs. The website then loads dubious content or opens two or three other dubious sites. This depends on the visitor's geolocation. Websites such as sonagerthrou[.]com often redirect to deceptive or untrustworthy web pages.

Additionally, sonagerthrou[.]com encourages visitors to click the "Allow" button in a pop-up window so that they can continue browsing. This is just one of the many 'clickbait' techniques used to trick people into allowing dubious pages to show notifications.

Once allowed, they start to display notifications that contain deceptive ads and other dubious content. Furthermore, PUAs often display intrusive ads that, if clicked, lead to untrustworthy pages or even cause download/installation of unwanted applications. Examples of these ads are coupons, banners, surveys, pop-ups, and so on.

Most PUAs also record information relating to browsing data, such as IP addresses, geolocations, addresses of visited websites, entered search queries, and other details that might include sensitive information. Developers misuse this information to generate revenue and often share it with third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who do the same.

Users of PUAs risk becoming victims of identity theft, experiencing problems with browsing safety, privacy, and so on. Apps of this type should never be trusted. If PUAs are installed on the browser or computer, remove them immediately.

Threat Summary:
Name sonagerthrou.com pop-up
Threat Type Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address 104.16.10.76
Observed Domains muwn.sonagerthrou[.]com, siij.sonagerthrou[.]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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Typically, apps of this type are advertised as useful tools that supposedly deliver various features. In fact, most are useless (do not operate as promised) and people who use them and have them installed often experience various problems. PUAs are designed only to help developers to generate revenue.

How did adware install on my computer?

Developers often successfully trick people into downloading and installing PUAs when they include them into the download/installation set-ups of other software. These apps are presented as additional offers.

Typically, information about these additional downloads or installations can be found in options such as "Custom", "Advanced", and so on, however, many people fail to check and change them. This allows download/installation of unwanted programs with regular software. This distribution method is known as "bundling".

Unwanted downloads/installations can also be caused through deceptive ads that run certain scripts. Note, however, that these ads cannot download and/or install anything without first being clicked.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Download all software and files from official, trustworthy websites and using direct download links. Avoid other sources and channels such as Peer-to-peer networks (torrent clients, eMule and so on), third party downloaders (and installers), unofficial pages, etc. Check all settings such as "Advanced" and "Custom" available in download or installation setups.

Dismiss any offers to download and/or install unwanted software. Intrusive ads (especially those displayed on dubious web pages) can lead to dubious or even malicious websites, or cause download/installation of unwanted apps. Therefore, do not click these ads. If your browser displays intrusive ads or causes unwanted redirects, it is probably due to installed PUAs.

Remove all unknown or suspicious apps (extensions, add-ons, plug-ins) from the browser, and programs of this kind from the operating system. 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 sonagerthrou[.]com website (GIF):

sonagerthrou[.]com website appearance (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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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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