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How to eliminate read-before-the-rest.com ads?

Also Known As: Ads by read-before-the-rest.com
Damage level: Medium

What is read-before-the-rest[.]com site?

Read-before-the-rest[.]com has the same purpose as alfaiztech[.]com, life-change-about[.]me, fewmonthst[.]space, and plenty of other pages. It is designed to trick users into allowing it to display notifications and open untrustworthy websites. Users do not open pages like read-before-the-rest[.]com on purpose.

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Read-before-the-rest[.]com page in detail

Read-before-the-rest[.]com shows a message encouraging to click the "Allow" button to play a video. This message is displayed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications from the read-before-the-rest[.]com website. Other pages can use different clickbait techniques (for example, they can load a fake CAPTCHA).

Notifications from read-before-the-rest[.]com promote various scams or other untrustworthy pages designed to extract sensitive information, promote browser hijackers, adware, and other potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). A couple of examples of notifications displayed by read-before-the-rest[.]com are provided below.

Threat Summary:
Name Ads by read-before-the-rest.com
Threat Type Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names N/A (VirusTotal)
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.
Malware Removal (Windows)

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Websites like read-before-the-rest[.]com in general

Read-before-the-rest[.]com and other pages of this type are promoted through potentially unwanted applications, dubious advertisements and other untrustworthy web pages. Most PUAs are distributed using questionable, deceptive methods. Thus, users download and install them inadvertently.

How did adware install on my computer?

Adware and other potentially unwanted applications are distributed together with other programs. They can be found in downloaders and installers as optional offers. Users allow for PUAs to be downloaded or installed when they leave "Custom", "Advanced", or other settings unchanged or checkboxes ticked.

Also, PUAs are distributed through fake installers that users download from deceptive websites and advertisements designed to execute certain scripts. Those ads appear on untrustworthy pages, or they come from installed PUAs.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Applications and files should be downloaded from official pages. Other sources can be used to distribute PUAs and malware. The same applies to third-party installers. Unwanted applications offered in downloaders and installers with "Custom", "Advanced" or other settings should be deselected before downloading or installing software.

Advertisements that untrustworthy websites have on them should not be clicked as well. 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 read-before-the-rest[.]com website (GIF):

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Notifications from read-before-the-rest[.]com:

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Quick menu:

Disable unwanted browser notifications:

Video showing how to disable web browser notifications:

Google Chrome logoRemove 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".

Disable web browser notifications in Google Chrome (step 1)

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).

Disable web browser notifications in Google Chrome (step 2)

Android logoRemove 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".

Disable web browser notifications in Google Chrome - Android (step 1)

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).

Disable web browser notifications in Google Chrome - Android (step 2)

Mozilla Firefox logoRemove 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".

Disable web browser notifications in Mozilla Firefox (step 1)

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).

Disable web browser notifications in Mozilla Firefox (step 2)

Microsoft Edge logoRemove 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".

Disable web browser notifications in Microsoft Edge (step 1)

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).

Disable web browser notifications in Microsoft Edge (step 2)

Safari logoRemove 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.

Disable web browser notifications in Safari - macOS (step 1)

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)

Disable web browser notifications in Safari - macOS (step 2)

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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Why am I seeing ads (browser notifications) delivered by read-before-the-rest[.]com in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Websites show notification when they have a permission for that. It means that read-before-the-rest[.]com has been already visited and allowed to show notifications.

I have clicked on notification ads, is my computer infected?

Clicking on notifications is harmless by itself. Although, those notifications could open websites used as channels for malware distribution.

Is read-before-the-rest[.]com a virus?

Websites like read-before-the-rest[.]com are not viruses. Their main purposes are to trick visitors into agreeing to receive their notifications and promote untrustworthy websites (for example, scams).

Will Combo Cleaner remove read-before-the-rest[.]com ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove all the permissions that were given to read-before-the-rest[.]com. It will also block all further access to this malicious site. No additional steps will be required.

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Malware activity

Global malware activity level today:

Medium threat activity

Increased attack rate of infections detected within the last 24 hours.

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