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What is secretvideos2020[.]com?

Sharing common traits with glagolinius.com, mayfootekvideo.com, androidrecaptcha.info and many others, secretvideos2020[.]com is a rogue website. Visitors to it are presented with highly dubious content and/or redirected to other untrustworthy and malicious sites.

Most users enter secretvideos2020[.]com unintentionally, since they are redirected by intrusive ads or Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) already infiltrated into the system. Note that these apps do not need express permission to be installed onto devices. PUAs cause redirects, deliver intrusive advertisements and monitor users' browsing activity.

The geolocation is crucial in determining the secretvideos2020[.]com course of action. It learns this information by checking visitors' IP (Internet Protocol) addresses. Depending on their geolocations, users are redirected elsewhere or presented with dubious content.

Furthermore, this web page uses browser notifications, the consent option to which is hidden within 'clickbait' ("Please tap the Allow button to continue / To access the website content, click Allow!"). If consent to these notifications is granted, secretvideos2020[.]com is enabled to begin running intrusive ad campaigns.

Advertisements of this kind are more than just a minor nuisance, they are also a threat to device health and user safety. Once clicked, they redirect users to untrustworthy, compromised, deceptive/scam and malicious sites. Some can even execute scripts to stealthily download/install PUAs.

Unwanted applications generate redirects to likewise harmful web pages and can run intrusive advertisements campaigns. The latter is done by employing various tools to 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 and carry associated risks. Most PUAs can track data and record users' browsing habits (browsing and search engine histories).

They collect personal information (IP addresses, geolocations and other details). This private data is then shared with third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) intent on misusing it for profit.

Therefore, PUAs can cause various browser/system infiltration and infections and lead to serious privacy issues, financial loss and even identity theft. To ensure device integrity and user safety, remove all suspicious applications and browser extensions/plug-ins without delay.

Threat Summary:

Name	secretvideos2020.com pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	69.16.175.10
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 appear legitimate and tempt users into downloading/installing them with offers of "useful" and "beneficial" functions, however, these features rarely work as promised and, in most cases, are nonoperational. The only purpose of all unwanted content is to generate revenue for the developers.

Regular users receive no real value. Rather than delivering useful features, PUAs force-open untrustworthy and malicious web pages, run intrusive ad campaigns and gather sensitive data.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs can be downloaded/installed with other software. This deceptive marketing tactic of pre-packing normal products with unwanted or malicious programs is called "bundling". By rushing through download/installation processes (e.g. skipping steps and sections, using pre-set options, etc.), many users endanger devices with potential system infiltration and infections.

Certain PUAs have "official" promotional pages, from which they can typically be downloaded "free". When clicked, intrusive ads can execute scripts to download/install PUAs, without users' permission.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Research content, before downloading/installing. Use only official and verified download sources. Peer-to-Peer sharing networks (BitTorrent, eMule, Gnutella, etc.), free file-hosting websites and other third party downloaders are classed as untrustworthy and should not be used. Download/Installation processes should be treated with caution.

Read the terms, study all available options, use the "Custom/Advanced" settings, and decline offers to download/install additional apps, tools, features, etc. Intrusive ads usually seem legitimate and harmless, however, they can redirect to dubious and potentially harmful sites (e.g. pornography, adult-dating, gambling and so on).

If you encounter these ads/redirects, check the system and immediately remove all suspect 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 secretvideos2020[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is secretvideos2020.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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