Stop browsers from opening balanceformoon.com

What is balanceformoon[.]com?

Typically, people do not visit websites such as balanceformoon[.]com intentionally - browsers are often forced to open them by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on browsers or operating systems.

There are many other websites similar to balanceformoon[.]com including, for example, mediazone[.]mobi, toobotnews[.]biz, and glagolinius[.]com. All open other untrustworthy sites or load dubious content. PUAs that force browsers to open dubious web pages also record browsing data and display various ads.

Typically, PUAs force browsers to open the addresses of web pages such as balanceformoon[.]com in new windows or tabs. When opened, these load dubious content or redirect visitors to other (2-3) untrustworthy sites. The actions depend on visitors' geolocations.

The opened web pages contain dubious ads, advertise potentially malicious software, and so on. Like many other pages of this type, balanceformoon[.]com asks permission to show notifications using a deceptive 'clickbait' technique.

It suggests that clicking the "Allow" button will prove that the visitor is not a robot, however, this merely allows balanceformoon[.]com to show notifications that might contain deceptive ads, links to other dubious pages, and so on.

Furthermore, PUAs are often designed to collect information relating to users' browsing activity such as IP addresses, geolocations, URLs of visited web pages, entered search queries, and so on. Developers sell the data to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who misuse it to generate revenue.

It is possible that installed PUAs might also gather private, sensitive details. Many PUAs also serve intrusive ads such as coupons, banners, surveys, pop-ups, etc. If clicked, these can lead to various untrustworthy, potentially malicious pages. Sometimes the ads execute scripts that download/install more unwanted applications.

To avoid unwanted downloads/installations, problems relating to browsing safety, privacy and other serious problems such as identity theft, we strongly recommend that you uninstall all PUAs immediately and never download or install apps of this type in future.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by balanceformoon.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	134.209.199.15
Observed Domains	8.balanceformoon[.]com, 1.balanceformoon[.]com, 2.balanceformoon[.]com, 3.balanceformoon[.]com, 4.balanceformoon[.]com, 5.balanceformoon[.]com, 8.balanceformoon[.]com, 0.balanceformoon[.]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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Developers of PUAs advertise them as legitimate, useful apps that supposedly deliver certain features, however, they do not operate as advertised. They deliver no real value and are designed only to perform actions to help the developers to generate revenue.

How did adware install on my computer?

In most cases, people download/install unwanted software (adware, browser hijackers, and other apps of this kind) through intrusive advertisements or the download/installation set-ups of other programs.

If clicked, some ads execute scripts designed to cause unwanted downloads/installations, however, unwanted downloads and installations are most commonly caused when people download/install programs that have unwanted apps included in the set-ups. This distribution method is called "bundling".

Typically, offers to download/install unwanted apps are included in "Custom", "Advanced" or other similar options of set-ups. PUAs are downloaded/installed when people fail to dismiss the offers and leave settings unchanged.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

It is not safe to download or install software from unofficial web pages, through third party downloaders, installers, Peer-to-Peer networks (e.g., eMule, torrent clients), or other tools, sources of this kind - they could be used to distribute unwanted or even malicious apps.

The safest way to download files and programs is using official websites and direct download links. Note that download/installation set-ups often contain settings such as "Advanced", "Manual", and "Custom" that mention offers to download or install additional, unwanted applications.

To avoid unwanted downloads and installations, check the settings and decline any additional offers. Do not click intrusive ads on dubious websites. These ads might also appear on legitimate websites. When clicked, they can redirect users to untrustworthy sites or cause download/installation of unwanted apps.

To prevent browsers from displaying ads and opening dubious pages, uninstall all unwanted, suspicious apps (extensions, add-ons, plug-ins). Also apply this to software of this kind installed on 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 balanceformoon[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by balanceformoon.com?
• 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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