How to stop redirects to adtrafficjam.com

What is adtrafficjam[.]com?

When visited, adtrafficjam[.]com loads dubious web content or opens a number of rogue web pages. In most cases, websites such as adtrafficjam[.]com are opened by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on browsers or operating systems. Therefore, most visitors to this site arrive at it inadvertently.

Additionally, PUAs gather information relating to users' browsing habits and display advertisements. Some examples of other web pages similar to adtrafficjam[.]com include glagolinius[.]com, mayfootekvideo[.]com and androidrecaptcha[.]info.

Each time adtrafficjam[.]com is opened, it opens about two or three other dubious, potentially malicious websites, or it loads dubious content. The way it operates depends on the IP address of the visitor. In any case, neither adtrafficjam[.]com nor pages that are opened through it, can be trusted.

Apps that open sites such as adtrafficjam[.]com (and other dubious sites) are often designed to gather details relating to browsing habits of their users. They record information such as IP addresses, geolocations, entered search queries, addresses of visited/opened web pages, and so on.

Furthermore, the developers sell the data to third parties (often, criminals) who misuse it to generate revenue. The gathered data could also contain private, sensitive information. Many PUAs display advertisements. Typically, these conceal underlying content of visited pages and, if clicked, open dubious or even malicious websites.

It is possible that some the ads might even run scripts designed to download and install unwanted apps. Additionally, adtrafficjam[.]com asks visitors for permission to show notifications using a deceptive 'clickbait' technique. According to adtrafficjam[.]com, visitors must verify that they are not robots by clicking the "Allow" button. 

If this is clicked, however, adtrafficjam[.]com receives permission to display notifications, which may include deceptive ads, links to dubious web pages and other untrustworthy content.

Threat Summary:

Name	adtrafficjam.com 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
Observed Domains	1.adtrafficjam[.]com, 2.adtrafficjam[.]com, 3.adtrafficjam[.]com, 4.adtrafficjam[.]com, 5.adtrafficjam[.]com, 7.adtrafficjam[.]com, 8.adtrafficjam[.]com, 9.adtrafficjam[.]com, 10.adtrafficjam[.]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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PUAs are often advertised as legitimate, useful, etc., however, most do not deliver any features. On the contrary, users are exposed to risk of problems with privacy, browsing safety, and even identity theft. Typically, these apps redirect users to untrustworthy web pages, record browsing data and/or display intrusive, often deceptive advertisements.

How did adware install on my computer?

Some potentially unwanted apps can be downloaded from their websites, however, people usually download and/or install them unintentionally through deceptive ads or the set-ups of other software. To trick people into inadvertent downloads/installations, developers distribute PUAs using a deceptive marketing method called "bundling".

They include unwanted apps into the download/installation set-ups and hide related information in "Custom", "Advanced" and other similar settings. In most cases, PUAs receive permission to be downloaded and/or installed when people leave the settings unchanged.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Do not use third party software downloaders/installers, Peer-to-Peer networks, freeware download websites, unofficial pages, and so on. Software should be downloaded from official websites only. Check all download and installation set-ups that contain settings such as "Advanced" and "Custom".

Dismiss any offers to download or install unwanted software, before finishing the process. Do not trust ads on dubious web pages. When clicked, they can redirect to untrustworthy websites or download/install unwanted software.

Uninstall any unwanted, suspicious and/or unknown extensions, plug-ins, add-ons from the web 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 adtrafficjam[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is adtrafficjam.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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