How to prevent browsers from opening newsredirect.net

What is newsredirect[.]net?

newsredirect[.]net is an untrusted website. If opened, it loads dubious content or redirects visitors to other untrustworthy sites. Most people arrive at web pages such as newsredirect[.]net inadvertently, since they are redirected to them by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on their browsers and/or operating systems.

These apps are classed as PUAs, since few people download or install them intentionally. Furthermore, they usually record browsing data and display intrusive ads. Other examples of web pages similar to newsredirect[.]net are giantttraffic[.]com, localmylife[.]info, and ewaglongoo[.]com.

When opened, newsredirect[.]net opens 2-3 untrustworthy, potentially malicious websites or loads dubious content. This depends on the visitor's IP address. In any case, neither newsredirect[.]net nor websites opened through it can be trusted.

Note that newsredirect[.]net asks permission to show notifications using a 'clickbait' technique - the site states that visitors must verify that they are not robots by clicking the "Allow" button. If this button is clicked, newsredirect[.]net receives permission to show various notifications, such as ads and other dubious content.

Apps that open pages such as newsredirect[.]net often gather details relating to users' internet browsing habits. For example, IP addresses, geolocations, entered search queries, URLs of opened pages, etc. Developers misuse the data to generate revenue and often send it to third parties, who also misuse it for the same purpose.

In some cases, PUAs record personal details, which are then sent to third parties (cyber criminals). Many PUAs display intrusive ads that conceal underlying content of visited pages and, if clicked, open potentially malicious websites. Some of these ads might be designed to run scripts that download or install unwanted software.

Threat Summary:

Name	newsredirect.net pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	142.93.226.180
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, people responsible for PUAs (the developers) advertise them as useful, legitimate, and so on.

In fact, most do not function as advertised and are designed only to help developers to generate revenue. People who use these apps and/or have them installed risk experiencing problems relating to privacy, or they might even become victims of identity theft. In any case, we strongly recommend that you uninstall all PUAs immediately.

How did adware install on my computer?

Most people download and install potentially unwanted apps inadvertently by clicking deceptive ads, or when software developers distribute them using the "bundling" method - they include PUAs into the set-ups of other programs (settings such as "Custom", "Advanced", etc.).

PUAs receive permission to be downloaded and/or installed when people leave these settings unchanged, thereby agreeing by default with offers to download and/or install unwanted apps.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Do not download or install software from untrustworthy websites, using third party downloaders, installers, Peer-to-Peer networks (torrent clients, eMule), and so on. Download only from official websites and via direct links. Check settings such as "Custom" and "Advanced" that are included in the download or installation set-ups.

Dismiss any offers to download or install unwanted apps before finishing the process. Intrusive ads, especially those displayed on dubious pages, should not be trusted. Once clicked, they usually redirect people to other dubious sites or download/install unwanted applications.

All unwanted, unknown extensions, add-ons and plug-ins that are installed on the browser, and programs of this kind that are installed on the operating system, should be uninstalled. 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 newsredirect[.]net website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is newsredirect.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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