How to remove redirects to and from real-news.net

What is real-news[.]net?

real-news[.]net shares many similarities with trynotify.com, wwserch42.biz, spnews.biz and countless other rogue sites. Visitors to this web page are presented with dubious content and/or are redirected to other untrustworthy, even malicious websites.

Few users access real-news[.]net intentionally - typically they are redirected by intrusive ads or Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) already present on the device. After successful infiltration, PUAs cause redirects, run intrusive advertisement campaigns and monitor users' browsing activity.

The geolocation is key in determining the real-news[.]net course of action. It learns this information by checking visitors' IP addresses. Depending on their respective geolocations, users are then redirected elsewhere or presented with dubious material. Furthermore, this web page uses browser notifications.

It tricks visitors into consenting to these by hiding the consent option beneath 'clickbait' ("Press 'Allow' to verify, that you are not [a] robot"). If these notifications are enabled, real-news[.]net then begins running intrusive ad campaigns. Advertisements of this kind are more than just a nuisance, they are also a threat to device health and user safety.

The ads can redirect users to various harmful sites (e.g. untrustworthy, deceptive/scam and malicious). Some can execute scripts designed to stealthily download/install PUAs. Unwanted apps can generate redirects to likewise dangerous web pages and deliver intrusive advertisements.

They accomplish the latter via using tools that enable third party graphical content to be displayed on any site. Therefore, the delivered ads significantly diminish the browsing experience (limit browsing speed and website visibility) and possess the aforementioned capabilities. Most PUAs can track data.

They record browsing activity (URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries typed, etc.) and gather users' personal information (IP addresses, geolocations and other details). This sensitive data can then be shared with third parties (often, cyber criminals) intent on misusing it for profit.

In summary, PUAs can lead to browser/system infiltration and infections, financial loss, serious privacy issues and even identity theft. To protect device and user safety, you are advised to remove all suspect applications and browser extensions/plug-ins without delay.

Threat Summary:

Name	real-news.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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PUAs often seem legitimate and temp users to install with offers of "useful" functions. The features rarely work as promised and, in most cases, are nonoperational. PUAs are designed simply to generate revenue for the developers, whilst regular users receive no real value.

These unwanted applications cause redirects to untrustworthy and malicious sites, deliver intrusive ads and collect vulnerable data.

How did adware install on my computer?

The most common way that PUAs proliferate is via the download/install set-ups of other programs. "Bundling" is a term used to describe this deceptive marketing method of pre-packing normal software with unwanted or malicious content.

Rushing download/installation processes (e.g. skipping steps and sections, using pre-set options, etc.) increase the risk of unintentionally allowing bundled apps onto systems. Some unwanted applications also have "official" download web pages. When clicked, intrusive ads can execute scripts to download/install PUAs without user permission.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

You are strongly advised to research all content, before downloading/installing. Use only official and verified download channels. Sources such as Peer-to-Peer sharing networks (BitTorrent, Gnutella, eMule, etc.), unofficial and free file-hosting sites, third party downloaders and similar are untrusted and should be avoided.

When downloading/installing, read the terms, explore all available options, use the "Custom/Advanced" settings and opt-out of supplementary apps, tools, features and so on. Intrusive advertisements usually seem legitimate and innocuous, however, they can redirect to various dubious pages (e.g. pornography, adult-dating, gambling and others). 

If you encounter these ads/redirects, inspect the device and immediately remove all dubious applications and/or 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 real-news[.]net website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is real-news.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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