How to remove software causing redirects to theactualnewz.com

What is theactualnewz[.]com?

theactualnewz[.]com is a rogue site, sharing many similarities with bestcaptcharesolver.com, newsfeedzscrollz.com, znews-live.com, and thousands of others. This web page operates by presenting visitors with dubious content and redirecting them to other untrusted and possibly malicious websites.

Most users access these pages via redirects caused by intrusive ads or installed Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs), which are proliferated using dubious techniques and can stealthily infiltrate devices.

PUAs cause redirects, deliver intrusive advertisement campaigns, and collect browsing-related information.

Once accessed, thenewz[.]com first checks visitors' IP (Internet Protocol) addresses to learn their geolocations. The latter is crucial to determining the website's further course of action. To elaborate, whether visitors are redirected elsewhere and/or are presented with dubious material depends on their geolocations.

Furthermore, these rogue pages use deceptive tactics to trick users into enabling their browser notifications. This is the case with thenewz[.]com as well: it implies that, to continue watching online content, visitors must allow its notifications. Should these instructions be followed, the web page begins delivering various notifications/advertisements. The delivered ads are more than just a nuisance. When clicked, intrusive ads redirect to dangerous sites and some can stealthily download/install software (e.g., PUAs).

PUAs can have varied dangerous functions which can be in different combinations. For example, these applications can force-open untrusted/malicious websites and run intrusive advertisement campaigns.

Furthermore, most PUAs have data tracking capabilities. They can record browsing activity (visited URLs, viewed web pages, searched queries, etc.) and collect sensitive information extracted from it (IP addresses, geolocations, and other details). The gathered data is likely to contain personally identifiable information. Furthermore, PUAs developers monetize this vulnerable data by sharing with/selling it to third-parties (potentially, cyber criminals).

In summary, unwanted software can cause system infections, serious privacy issues, financial loss, and lead to identity theft. To ensure device integrity and user privacy, all suspicious applications and browser extensions/plug-ins must be removed without delay.

PUAs may seem normal and offer "useful" features, however, despite how good the functions promised may sound, they are usually nonoperational. The only purpose of these unwanted apps is to generate revenue at users' expense. Rather than delivering any real value, PUAs cause redirects, run intrusive ad campaigns, and collect private data.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs are often downloaded/installed together with other products. This deceptive marketing technique of pre-packing regular software with unwanted or malicious additions is called "bundling".

By rushing through download/installation of software (e.g. ignoring terms, skipping steps and sections, using "Quick/Express" settings, etc.) many users risk unintentionally allowing bundled content into their devices. Intrusive advertisements proliferate PUAs as well. When clicked, the ads can execute scripts to download/install these applications without users' permission.

Some PUAs have "official" download web pages from which they can be downloaded.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

You are advised to research all software before download/installation or purchase. All downloads must be done from official and verified sources, since dubious channels such as unofficial and free file-hosting websites, Peer-to-Peer sharing networks and other third party downloaders commonly offer deceptive or bundled content.

When downloading/installing, read the terms, explore all possible options, use the "Custom/Advanced" settings and opt-out of supplementary apps, tools, features, etc. Intrusive ads may seem normal and harmless, however, they can redirect to various dubious web pages (e.g. gambling, pornography, adult-dating, and many others).

If you encounter ads or redirects of this kind, inspect the system and remove any suspicious 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.

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Appearance of theactualnewz[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is theactualnewz.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.