How to remove apps that open newsfeedscroller.com and similar pages

What is newsfeedscroller[.]com?

newsfeedscroller[.]com is an untrusted website: it promotes other bogus web pages and contains deceptive, dubious content.

These site are not often visited by people intentionally - they are opened after clicking deceptive ads, through other untrusted web pages, or by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that users have inadvertently installed onto their browsers or computers.

There are many pages similar to newsfeedscroller[.]com on the internet. Some examples are thehypenewz[.]com, lcutterlyba[.]top, and goodmode[.]biz.

Depending on the geolocation of its visitors, newsfeedscroller[.]com opens other bogus sites or loads dubious content.

Note that newsfeedscroller[.]com can be used to promote various scam websites (e.g., scams like "WARNING CRITICAL MESSAGE", "$500 Amazon Gift Card!"), download pages for adware, browser hijackers, and other untrustworthy web pages.

newsfeedscroller[.]com and similar sites commonly use 'clickbait' techniques to trick users into clicking the "Allow" button - this allows a visited website to show its notifications. In the case of newsfeedscroller[.]com, it shows a message stating that visitors must click "Allow" to continue watching a video.

Neither newsfeedscroller[.]com nor other dubious websites should be allowed to show notifications. Usually, these sites show notifications with deceptive ads, links to other untrusted pages, etc.

newsfeedscroller[.]com and similar sites are often promoted through potentially unwanted apps, which can record Internet Protocol addresses, visited pages, entered search queries, geolocations, and other browsing data. In some cases, they can access sensitive, personal details as well. PUAs use the data to generate revenue for the developers: they use the data for marketing purposes or monetize it in other ways such as selling to third parties (potentially cyber criminals).

PUAs can also serve coupons, banners, surveys, pop-ups, and other ads. These promote dubious websites or even distribute (download and install) other unwanted applications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by newsfeedscroller.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	CRDF (Malicious), CyRadar (Malicious), Fortinet (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	139.45.197.158
Observed Domains	a.newsfeedscroller[.]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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newsfeedscroller[.]com promotes other dubious websites and attempts to trick visitors into giving it permission to show notifications.

Browsers that open such pages regularly often have potentially unwanted applications installed. Therefore, remove all PUAs from browsers and operating systems (users do not often download or install them intentionally).

How did adware install on my computer?

Browser hijackers, adware-type apps, and other types of PUAs are commonly distributed by integrating them into the download and/or installation set-ups of other programs, so that a proportion of users inadvertently download and install them together with their chosen software. This distribution method is known as "bundling".

Offers to download and install additionally-included apps usually appear in "Advanced", "Custom" and other settings of the set-ups (where they can usually be declined). Many users fail to check and change these settings, thereby granting permission for PUAs to be downloaded and installed by default.

In addition, unwanted downloads and installations are sometimes caused by clicking deceptive advertisements capable of executing certain scripts.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

You are advised not to use Peer-to-Peer networks (such as eMule, torrent clients, etc.), unofficial websites, third party downloaders, installers, etc. to download or install software or files. Use official pages and direct links.

Check download/installation set-ups for settings such as "Advanced", "Manual, or "Custom" (or include certain checkboxes) and decline offers to download or install unwanted apps before completing the process.

Additionally, do not trust or click advertisements that are displayed on dubious web pages - they can open other rogue sites or cause unwanted downloads and installations.

Remove any suspicious or unknown extensions, add-ons and plug-ins installed on the browser. The same applies to software of this kind that is 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 newsfeedscroller[.]com website (GIF):

Notification from newsfeedscroller[.]com:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by newsfeedscroller.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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