How to remove redirects to and from hitnews.biz

What is hitnews[.]biz?

Sharing countless similarities with balanceformoon.com, mediazone.mobi, turbonews.biz and many others, hitnews[.]biz is a rogue web site. It operates by causing redirects to other untrustworthy and malicious web pages, and also presents visitors with dubious content.

Few users enter hitnews[.]biz intentionally - most are redirected by intrusive advertisements or Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) already installed onto the system. Following successful infiltration, PUAs generate redirects, deliver intrusive ad campaigns and monitor users' browsing activity.

Firstly, hitnews[.]biz checks visitors' IP (Internet Protocol) addresses to obtain their geolocations. This information is crucial in determining the website's further course of action. According to their geolocations, users are redirected elsewhere and/or presented with dubious material.

Additionally, hitnews[.]biz uses browser notifications, the consent option to which is hidden within 'clickbait' ("I am not a robot / Click on Allow to confirm that you are not a robot"). Should the notifications be enabled, hitnews[.]biz starts running intrusive ad campaigns.

These ads are more than just a nuisance - they significantly diminish the browsing experience (by limiting browsing speed and overlaying web pages). They are also a threat to device/user safety, due to the harmful sites to which they redirect and for their ability to stealthily download/install content.

A prime example of content infiltrated in this manner are PUAs. As mentioned, unwanted applications can run intrusive advertisement campaigns. They can also force-open untrustworthy/rogue, compromised, deceptive/scam and malicious websites.

Most PUAs have data tracking capabilities, which they employ to monitor users' browsing habits (URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries typed, etc.) and to collect their personal information (IP addresses, geolocations and other details). This private data can then be shared with third parties (often, cyber criminals) intent on generating revenue by misusing it.

To summarize, PUAs can cause various browser and system infiltration/infections, lead to serious privacy issues, financial loss and even identity theft. To protect device integrity and user safety, you are advised to eliminate all suspicious applications and browser extensions/plug-ins immediately upon detection.

Threat Summary:

Name	hitnews.biz pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	178.62.245.177
Observed Domains	0.hitnews[.]biz; 10.hitnews[.]biz; 5.hitnews[.]biz; 3.hitnews[.]biz; 6.hitnews[.]biz; 9.hitnews[.]biz
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 tend to seem legitimate and often tempt users into downloading/installing them with offers of "useful" features. These functions rarely work as advertised, if indeed they are operational at all. The only purpose of all unwanted content is to create profit for the developers.

Regular users receive no real value. Rather than delivering any features, PUAs cause redirects to untrustworthy/malicious sites, deliver intrusive ads and track sensitive data.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs are often downloaded/installed with other programs. "Bundling" is the term used to describe this deceptive marketing tactic of pre-packing regular products with unwanted or malicious software.

Rushing download and installation processes (e.g. ignoring terms, skipping steps, using pre-set options, etc.) increases the risk of inadvertently allowing bundled content onto devices. Certain PUAs have "official" download web pages. When clicked, intrusive advertisements can execute scripts designed to download/install PUAs without users' permission.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

It is important to research content, prior to downloading/installing. Use only official and verified download sources. Avoid P2P sharing networks (BitTorrent, eMule, Gnutella, etc.), free file-hosting websites and other third party downloaders, as they are untrustworthy.

Treat download and installation processes with caution. Read the terms, explore all possible options, use the "Custom/Advanced" settings and decline download/installation of additional apps, tools, functions and so on.

Intrusive ads usually seem normal and innocuous, however, they cause redirects to highly dubious pages (e.g. gambling, pornography, adult-dating and others). If you experience these ads/redirects, inspect the device and remove all suspect applications and/or browser extensions/plug-ins without delay.

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 hitnews[.]biz website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is hitnews.biz 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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