How to eliminate ads coming from gofenews.com?

What kind of website is gofenews[.]com?

Gofenews[.]com uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into receiving notifications from it and redirects users to various potentially malicious pages. There are plenty of pages like gofenews[.]com on the Internet, for example, untiljusttyerece[.]xyz, news-cofade[.]cc, and ukndaspiratioty[.]xyz.

Gofenews[.]com website in detail

Gofenews[.]com displays an imitation of a video player and a message saying that visitors need to click the "Allow" button to watch a video. The purpose of the content displayed by gofenews[.]com is to trick visitors into allowing this page to show notifications.

Gofenews[.]com can deliver notifications designed to open download pages for questionable programs, websites asking to provide sensitive information, various scams, and so on. Gofenews[.]com itself and open such pages as well. Thus, gofenews[.]com cannot be trusted and should never have permission to show notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by gofenews.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.
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More information about websites of this type

Gofenews[.]com and other pages are promoted through potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), untrustworthy websites, advertisements. Either way, users do not open them (or download and install PUAs) intentionally.

How did adware install on my computer?

It is common for PUAs to be included in downloaders, installers for other programs as optional offers, and users download or install those programs without declining unwanted offers. PUAs can be found and deselected in "Custom", "Advanced", "Manual", or similar settings, or by unticking ticked checkboxes in downloaders and installers.

Also, PUAs can be distributed through advertisements designed to run certain scripts or fake installers. Users download fake installers from untrustworthy pages that use deceptive techniques to promote them.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Downloaders and installers with checkboxes or "Manual", "Custom" and "Advanced" or other settings should be checked for optional downloads or installations. Programs should not be downloaded or installed until unwanted apps are deselected. Software (and files) should be downloaded only from official websites and through direct links.

Advertisements that various questionable sites have on them should not be clicked - those ads could cause unwanted downloads, installations. 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 gofenews[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by gofenews.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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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

A website does not deliver any notifications unless a visitor gives it permission for that. It means that gofenews[.]com has been visited and allowed to show notifications.

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

Notifications displayed by questionable pages cannot cause direct damage, but they can open malicious websites (or other untrustworthy pages).

Is gofenews[.]com a virus?

Gofenews[.]com is not considered to be a virus. This website promotes various untrustworthy pages (for example, pages designed to trick visitors into installing questionable software and providing sensitive information).

Will Combo Cleaner remove gofenews[.]com ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove all the permissions granted for gofenews[.]com (unsubscribe from its notifications). It will also block all further access to this web page. No additional steps will be required.

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