How to remove applications force-opening the success-news.net site?

What is success-news[.]net?

Success-news[.]net is a rogue website sharing many similarities with ooddeco.online, stoachaigog.com, onutil.com, and thousands of others. This page is designed to load questionable content and/or redirect visitors to different unreliable and malicious sites.

Users rarely intentionally enter websites of this type. Most access these webpages via redirects caused by intrusive advertisements or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

This software can infiltrate systems without explicit user consent. PUAs are designed to force-open sites, run intrusive advert campaigns, and collect browsing-related data.

The behavior of rogue websites is determined by their visitors' geolocations, and success-news[.]net is not an exception to this. The pages learn this information from visiting users' IP (Internet Protocol) addresses.

In other words, whether visitors to success-news[.]net are presented with dubious material and/or redirected elsewhere - depends on their IP addresses/ geolocations. Additionally, these sites typically use deceptive statements or content to trick users into allowing their browser notifications.

In the case of success-news[.]net, it uses fake CAPTCHA verification for this purpose. This webpage instructs to - "Click Allow if you are not a robot". Should the notifications be enabled, success-news[.]net will begin running intrusive advertisement campaigns.

The delivered ads are more than just a nuisance, they also pose a threat to device and user safety. These misleading and potentially dangerous adverts promote various rogue, untrustworthy, deceptive/scam, and malicious websites.

Furthermore, some intrusive advertisements can be triggered (by being clicked) to execute scripts to stealthily download/install software (e.g., PUAs). PUAs can have heinous functionalities, and these functions can be in different combinations.

For example, these apps can cause redirects and/or deliver intrusive advertisement campaigns. Most PUAs have data tracking abilities. Information of interest includes: URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries typed, IP addresses/ geolocations, personally identifiable details, etc.

PUA developers monetize the collected data by sharing it with and/or selling it to third-parties (potentially, cyber criminals). In summary, the presence of unwanted applications on devices can result in system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and even identity theft.

To ensure device integrity and user privacy, all suspicious applications and browser extensions/plug-ins must be removed immediately upon detection.

Threat Summary:

Name	success-news.net pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Serving IP Address	34.224.110.161
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 usually appear legitimate and harmless. This software offers a broad range of functionalities. However, despite how useful the features may sound - they are seldom operational.

The only goal of unwanted apps is to generate revenue for the developers; hence, functionality and user safety are irrelevant. PUAs operate by force-opening unreliable and malicious websites, running intrusive advert campaigns, and gathering private information.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs can be downloaded/installed together with other software. This deceptive marketing technique of packing regular programs with unwanted or malicious additions - is called "bundling".

The presence of these supplements can be hidden within the "Custom/Advanced" download/installation settings or left entirely unmentioned. Therefore, by rushing through download/installation processes (e.g., ignoring terms, skipping steps, using pre-set options, etc.) - users risk unintentionally allowing bundled content into their devices.

Intrusive advertisements are used to proliferate PUAs as well. Once clicked on, the adverts can execute scripts to download/install such applications without user permission. Some PUAs may also have "official" promotional/download webpages.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

It is recommended to research software before download/installation and/or purchase. Additionally, all downloads must be performed from official and verified sources.

Untrustworthy download channels, e.g., unofficial and free file-hosting sites, Peer-to-Peer sharing networks (Torrent clients, Gnutella, eMule, etc.), and other third-party downloaders - often offer bundled and/or harmful content. When downloading/installing, it is recommended to read terms, explore possible options, use the "Custom/Advanced" settings and opt-out from supplementary apps, tools, features, and so forth.

Intrusive advertisements appear ordinary and innocuous; however, they redirect to various highly questionable websites (e.g., gambling, pornography, adult-dating, and many others). In case of encounters with ads and/or redirects of this kind, the system must be checked and all suspicious applications and browser extensions/plug-ins detected - removed from it without delay.

If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Screenshots of adverts delivered by the success-news[.]net website:

Appearance of the success-news[.]net website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is success-news.net 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.

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