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Torrentfunk[.]com redirect removal instructions

What is torrentfunk[.]com?

Torrentfunk[.]com is a torrent website that has questionable ads on it and redirects users to various shady pages - it uses rogue advertising networks. It is worthwhile to mention that torrenting is not illegal, however, downloading copyrighted content is and it is likely that torrentfunk[.]com has such content on it.

Both torrentfunk[.]com and ads on this site are designed to promote questionable websites. Also, ads on this page could be designed to cause unwanted downloads and/or installations by running certain scripts. It is common that pages like torrentfunk[.]com/ads on them open pages used to promote potentially unwanted apps (e.g., browser hijackers, adware-type apps), various scam pages like "Amazon Loyalty Program", "Windows Error Code: DLL011150", rogue sites like tecontrad[.]top, odrivicdriv[.]top and other pages that cannot be trusted. Another problem with the torrentfunk[.]com (and many other torrent pages) is that they can be used by cyber criminals as tools to distribute malware (e.g., ransomware, Trojan-type malware, cryptocurrency miners). Simply said, users who download files, programs via torrent sites/Peer-to-Peer network risk to download malicious files that are designed to install malicious software.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by torrentfunk.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Serving IP Address	172.64.142.6
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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There are many pages like torrentfunk[.]com, some examples are ettvdl[.]com, torrentgalaxy[.]to and rarbg[.]to. As mentioned in the first paragraph, such pages (and deceptive ads on them) often are used to promote shady pages. Also, it is common that unreliable pages are promoted via potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). If installed on browsers and/or computers, such apps force browsers to occasionally open shady sites in a new browser window and/or tab. Such apps are called PUAs because in most cases users download and install them unknowingly.

How did unwanted software install on my computer?

Typically, users download and/or install potentially unwanted applications alongside with other programs. To be more precise, when PUAs are included in download and/or installation setups those programs as additional offers. Users agree with those offers when they download and/or install programs without checking and changing "Advanced", "Custom" or other settings of their setups. Deceptive ads can be the reason behind unwanted downloads, installations too. There are ads that, if clicked, download and/or install some PUA by running certain scripts.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Download and installation setups that contain checkboxes or settings like "Custom", "Advanced" should be always checked for offers to download and/or install unwanted apps. Programs (and files) should be downloaded from official pages and through direct links. Other sources like third party downloaders, unofficial web pages, Peer-to-Peer networks (e.g., torrent clients, eMule) should not be used, neither should be various third party installers. Ads that appear on shady pages should not be clicked as well, they can be designed to open various questionable websites or cause unwanted downloads, installations. Any unwanted extensions, plug-ins or add-ons that are installed on a browser should be removed. Software of this kind that is installed on the operating system should be uninstalled too. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Malwarebytes for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Torrentfunk[.]com redirects to best.aliexpress[.]com (GIF):

Torrentfunk[.]com redirects to get-express-vpn[.]online (GIF):

Torrentfunk[.]com redirects to slovakviral[.]com (GIF):

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Quick menu:

IMPORTANT NOTE! This deceptive site asks to enable web browser notifications.

Therefore, before commencing, perform these steps:

Google Chrome (PC):

• Click the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen
• Select "Settings", scroll down to the bottom and click "Advanced"
• Scroll down to the "Privacy and security" section, select "Content settings" and then "Notifications"
• Click three dots on the right hand side of each suspicious URL and click "Block" or "Remove" (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again)

Google Chrome (Android):

• Click on the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen and click "Settings"
• Scroll down, click on "Site settings" and then "Notifications"
• In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs and click on them one-by-one
• Select "Notifications" in the "Permissions" section and set the toggle button to "OFF"

Mozilla Firefox:

• Click the Menu button (three bars) on the right upper corner of the screen
• Select "Options" 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, click the drop-down menu and select "Block"

Internet Explorer:

• Click the Gear button on the right upper corner of the IE window
• Select "Internet options"
• Select the "Privacy" tab and click "Settings" under "Pop-up Blocker" section
• Select suspicious URLs under and remove them one by one by clicking the "Remove" button

Microsoft Edge:

• Click the menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the Edge window
• Scroll down, find and click "Settings"
• Scroll down again and click "View advanced settings"
• Click "Manage" under "Website permissions"
• Click the switch under each suspicious website

Safari (Mac):

• 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 for each

• What is torrentfunk[.]com?
• STEP 1. Uninstall adware applications using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove rogue plug-ins from Google Chrome.
• STEP 3. Remove adware-type extensions from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 4. Remove malicious extensions from Safari.
• STEP 5. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.
• STEP 6. Remove adware from Internet Explorer.

Adware removal:

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

Windows XP users:

Click Start, choose Settings and click Control Panel. Locate and click Add or Remove Programs.

Windows 10 and Windows 8 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Mac OSX users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window, look for any potentially unwanted applications, select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted application that causes torrentfunk[.]com redirects, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove adware from Internet browsers:

Video showing how to remove potentially unwanted browser add-ons:

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and remove them.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by torrentfunk.com, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click "Extensions", in the opened window, remove all recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with ads by torrentfunk.com removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active, click Safari menu, and select Preferences....

In the opened window click Extensions, locate any recently installed suspicious extension, select it and click Uninstall.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the upper-right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and click "Remove" below their names.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by torrentfunk.com, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently-installed suspicious browser extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by torrentfunk.com, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Summary:

Commonly, adware or potentially unwanted applications infiltrate Internet browsers through free software downloads. Note that the safest source for downloading free software is via developers' websites only. To avoid installation of adware, be very attentive when downloading and installing free software. When installing previously-downloaded free programs, choose the custom or advanced installation options – this step will reveal any potentially unwanted applications listed for installation together with your chosen free program.

Removal assistance:
If you are experiencing problems while trying to remove ads by torrentfunk.com from your computer, please ask for assistance in our malware support forum.

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