How to stop redirects to and from promodayz.com

What is promodayz[.]com?

promodayz[.]com is a rogue website similar to checkandgo.info, overiesarticu.info, pushpush.net and thousands of others. It operates by promoting dubious content and/or by redirecting visitors to other untrusted or malicious web pages. Most users enter promodayz[.]com inadvertently - they are redirected to it by intrusive ads or by Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs).

Note that these apps do not require express permission to be installed onto devices. PUAs cause redirects, deliver intrusive advertisement campaigns, and record browsing-related data.

Once accessed, promodayz[.]com first checks visitors' IP addresses to learn their geolocations. The latter is crucial in determining the site's behavior. Whether users are redirected elsewhere and/or presented with dubious material depends on their geolocations.

This website also uses deceptive tactics (i.e., clickbait) to trick users into enabling browser notifications. The rogue web page claims that the visitor must press "Allow" to verify that the person is not a robot, however, doing so will permit promodayz[.]com to display notifications.

I.e., run intrusive advertisement campaigns. Ads of this type redirect to various sale-oriented, untrusted, rogue, deceptive/scam, compromised and malicious pages. Furthermore, when clicked, intrusive advertisements can execute scripts to stealthily download/install rogue software.

PUAs are a prime example of content infiltrated into systems in this fashion. These unwanted applications can have other varied capabilities, such as force-opening dubious web pages. They can enable the placement of intrusive ads on any visited website. Another type can modify browsers, limit/deny access to their settings and promote fake search engines.

Furthermore, most PUAs can monitor browsing activity (URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries, etc.) and collect users' personal information (IP addresses, geolocations and other details). This sensitive data is typically shared with third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) seeking to misuse it for profit.

In summary, PUAs can cause various system infiltration and infections, serious privacy issues, financial loss and even identity theft. To ensure device integrity and user safety, you are strongly advised to eliminate all suspicious applications and browser extensions/plug-ins without delay.

Threat Summary:

Name	promodayz.com pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	CLEAN MX (Malicious), Yandex Safebrowsing (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	167.71.12.147
Observed Domains	1.promodayz[.]com; 0.promodayz[.]com; 2.promodayz[.]com; 6.promodayz[.]com; 7.promodayz[.]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 may seem legitimate and harmless. These apps are often endorsed as useful software with a wide variety of functions, however, the features promised are rarely operational and, in most cases, do not work at all. The only purpose of PUAs is to generate revenue for the developers.

Rather than delivering any real value, they force-open harmful websites, run intrusive ad campaigns, modify browsers and gather private information.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs are commonly downloaded/installed with other products unintentionally. "Bundling" is the term used to define this deceptive marketing technique of pre-packing normal software with unwanted or malicious additions.

Rushing downloads and installations (e.g. ignoring terms, skipping steps, using presets, etc.) increases the risk of inadvertent installation of bundled content, despite the presence of any opt-out options. Some PUAs have "official" download web pages. Once clicked, intrusive ads can execute scripts to download/install PUAs without users' consent.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

All products should be researched before download/installation or purchase. Download only from official and verified sources. Untrustworthy download channels such as unofficial and free file-hosting websites, Peer-to-Peer sharing networks and other third party downloaders can offer deceptive or bundled content, and should thus be avoided.

When downloading/installing, it is important to read the terms, explore all available options, use the "Custom/Advanced" settings and opt-out of additional apps, tools, functions and so on. Intrusive ads may seem legitimate and innocuous, however, they can redirect to various dubious and dangerous sites (e.g. gambling, pornography, adult-dating, etc.).

If you encounter these advertisements/redirects, check the system and remove any suspect applications and browser extensions/plug-ins immediately. 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 promodayz[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is promodayz.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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