How to remove unwanted apps forcing browsers to open newlistiong.com?

What is newlistiong[.]com?

Newlistiong[.]com is similar to news-mifet[.]cc, psaimoodriy[.]com, news-iqebyz[.]cc and hundreds of other websites. The main purpose of these pages is to open two, three other questionable, potentially malicious pages or to load deceptive content (usually, a message encouraging visitors to click the "Allow" button).

What happens after visiting these pages depends on the IP address (geolocation) of their visitors. Quite often, users open them by clicking deceptive ads or visiting other shady pages.

It is also common that websites like newlistiong[.]com get opened through potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on browsers or computers. In other words, users rarely visit websites of this type intentionally.

Research shows that newlistiong[.]com is designed to display a message saying to click "Allow" to download the file. It is unknown what file this page is supposed to download.

However, it is possible that it downloads a malicious file or a file designed to install some potentially unwanted application. It is important to mention that pages like newlistiong[.]com use different clickbait techniques to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button (into agreeing to receive notifications).

For example, other pages of this type suggest that visitors need to click the "Allow" button to prove that they are not robots. In one way or another, it is strongly recommended not to click that button while visiting untrustworthy pages (including newlistiong[.]com).

As a rule, those pages display notifications with links to untrustworthy pages, deceptive ads, and so on. As mentioned in the introduction paragraph, newlistiong[.]com (and other pages of this type) can open questionable websites designed to trick visitors into installing browser hijackers, adware (or other PUAs), providing sensitive information, etc.

For example, "Chance To Win The New iPad Pro", "Important Defender Update Available", "Instagram Copyright Infringement". For these reasons, it is highly advisable not to visit newlistiong[.]com or similar pages.

If a browser opens unreliable pages by itself, it likely has some PUA installed on it (or one installed on the operating system). It is noteworthy that many PUAs are designed to collect IP addresses, entered search queries, geolocations, visited pages (their addresses), and other data related to browsing habits.

Moreover, there are PUAs that can access (and gather) sensitive information (e.g., saved passwords, credit card details). Another problem is that data collected by apps of this kind is likely to be sold to third parties (potentially cybercriminals), used for marketing purposes, or monetized in other ways.

Furthermore, PUAs can be designed to generate coupons, banners, surveys, pop-up ads, and other advertisements as well. It is important to mention that those ads often are used to advertise various untrustworthy pages.

In some cases, they are capable of causing unwanted downloads, installations of unwanted, potentially malicious applications by running certain scripts.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by newlistiong.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Serving IP Address	142.93.226.180
Related Domains	1.newlistiong[.]com, 0.newlistiong[.]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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To summarize, it is common for pages like newlistiong[.]com to be visited by users who have one or another PUA installed on their browser or computer. As mentioned in the previous paragraphs, apps of this kind can be used to promote untrustworthy websites, collect various data and serve annoying advertisements.

Most of these apps are completely useless to their users, even when they are advertised as legitimate applications that are supposed to have some features, etc. As a rule, PUAs are designed only to generate revenue for their developers. Either way, `apps of this kind should never be downloaded and installed.

How did adware install on my computer?

Most users download or install potentially unwanted applications together with other programs (mainly free ones). It happens when those programs are bundled together with PUAs and users do not decline offers to download or install undesired apps.

Usually, downloaders and installers for programs bundled with PUAs have "Advanced", "Custom", or other settings, or ticked checkboxes. Users can use them to decline unwanted offers (opt out PUAs). When users download and install programs without checking and changing the aforementioned settings, they agree to download ad install both wanted and potentially unwanted applications.

In some cases, users unknowingly cause unexpected downloads or installations by clicking deceptive ads designed to execute certain scripts.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

It is recommended to use official and trustworthy websites (and direct links) to download applications and files. Third-party downloaders (and installers), unofficial websites, Peer-to-Peer networks (e.g., torrent clients, eMule), can be used to distribute potentially unwanted or even malicious applications.

Also, it is advisable to check downloaders and installers for offers to download or install additionally included applications. Usually, PUAs are distributed via downloaders, installers that have "Advanced", "Custom" or other settings, or some checkboxes.

Additionally, it is recommended not to click on ads if they appear on shady web pages. Usually, those ads promote untrustworthy websites.

Although, sometimes, they can cause unwanted downloads, installations as well. All unwanted, suspicious extensions, plug-ins, or add-ons installed on a browser or programs of this kind installed on the operating system should be removed.

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 newlistiong[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by newlistiong.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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