How to remove apps promoting watch-video.net

What is watch-video[.]net?

Like many other similar websites (e.g., news06[.]biz, bifidavity[.]club, opertisticolk[.]club), watch-video[.]net is designed to promote/open other untrusted sites and display dubious content. Commonly, browsers open these websites when PUAs are installed on them, or when users click deceptive advertisements or visit bogus web pages.

Installed PUAs open sites such as watch-video[.]net in new windows or tabs. Once visited, the sites open other (about two or three) bogus pages or load dubious content - how they function depends on visitors' geolocations.

Sites such as watch-video[.]net often use a 'clickbait' technique to deceive visitors to giving them permission to show notifications - watch-video[.]net suggests that by clicking the "Allow" button, they will prove that they are not robots. These websites should not be allowed to show notifications, since these can contain various deceptive ads, links to dubious pages, etc.

PUAs also collect data. They usually target IP addresses, entered search queries, geolocations, addresses of visited websites, and other browsing-related information. In some cases, they can be designed to target sensitive data. Furthermore, the developers misuse gathered data to generate revenue. For example, they can sell it to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals). This can cause problems relating to privacy, browsing safety, or even worse, users might have their identities stolen.

PUAs can also serve ads in the form of coupons, pop-ups, surveys, banners, and others. If clicked, these open dubious, potentially malicious web pages or execute scripts designed to download and install various PUAs. For these reasons, PUAs should never be downloaded or installed.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by watch-video.net
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Fortinet (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	178.128.142.109
Observed Domains	1.watch-video[.]net, 2.watch-video[.]net, 3.watch-video[.]net, 4.watch-video[.]net, 5.watch-video[.]net, 6.watch-video[.]net, 7.watch-video[.]net, 8.watch-video[.]net, 9.watch-video[.]net
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 downloaded and installed because they are advertised as useful, legitimate apps. In fact, most PUAs are useless and can cause serious issues. They should be removed from browsers and computers immediately.

How did adware install on my computer?

Users sometimes inadvertently download and install unwanted apps via deceptive advertisements - they click ads that cause unwanted download/installations by executing certain scripts.

Unwanted downloads and installations also occur during download/installation of other programs. I.e., when PUAs are included into the set-ups as 'extra offers'. This PUA distribution method of PUAs is called "bundling".

Typically, offers to download and install these additional apps can be declined via "Custom", "Advanced" or other settings, or by unticking certain checkboxes within the set-ups. When users download and install programs without making these checks and changes, they often allow PUAs to infiltrate.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Download software and files from official websites and via direct links. It is not safe to use torrent clients, eMule (or other Peer-to-Peer networks), third party downloaders, unofficial websites or other sources of this kind.

Avoid third party installers. Check "Advanced", "Custom" and other settings, and decline offers to download or install unwanted software. Do not click ads that are displayed on dubious websites, since they can open other untrusted websites or even cause unwanted downloads and installations.

Remove any unwanted, suspicious applications (extensions, add-ons, and plug-ins) that are installed on the browser. The same should be applied to programs of this kind that are 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 watch-video[.]net website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by watch-video.net?
• 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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