How to stop read-new-post.com from displaying notifications

What kind of page is read-new-post[.]com?

Read-new-post[.]com displays deceptive content to get permission to feed visitors with shady advertisements. It also redirects to untrustworthy pages. We have discovered it while inspecting pages that use rogue advertising networks (illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites, etc.).

Read-new-post[.]com in detail

Read-new-post[.]com displays a message in a pop-up window encouraging visitors to press the "PLAY" button and another message asking to click the "Allow" button. It uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into allowing it to deliver notifications.

After allowing read-new-post[.]com to show notifications, we learned that its notifications promote various scams. One of those scams is similar to "$500 Amazon Gift Card! POP-UP Scam". Also, read-new-post[.]com may show notifications that promote shady applications and other deceptive sites.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by read-new-post.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Avira (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (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, false claims within visited websites, unwanted applications (adware)
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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More about websites of this type

Additionally, read-new-post[.]com redirects visitors to dubious pages (one of them is special-trending-news[.]com). It may promote malicious (or legitimate) apps too. Pages like read-new-post[.]com are often used by affiliates who promote legitimate software to collect illegitimate commissions.

More examples of pages similar to read-new-post[.]com are detectvid[.]com, deeginews[.]com, allowww[.]com.

How did read-new-post[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

In most cases, pages of this type use clickbait techniques to trick users into allowing them to show notifications (into clicking the "Allow" button). This site claims that visitors have to agree to receive notifications in order to watch a video. It starts showing notifications after clicking the "Allow" or a similar button displayed by a browser.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

There are two ways to avoid receiving notifications from any website: close that page or click the "Block", "Block Notifications" (or similar) button when it asks for permission to show notifications. Never trust websites claiming that it is necessary to click the "Allow" button to prove that you are not a robot, download a file, watch a video, etc.

If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of read-new-post[.]com website (GIF):

Notifications displayed by read-new-post[.]com:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by read-new-post.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 read-new-post[.]com in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Read-new-post[.]com could not show notifications without permission. It means that this page has been visited, and the "Allow" button has been clicked (permission to show notifications has been granted).

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

A notification displayed by a website cannot infect a computer. Although, it can open a malicious website.

Is read-new-post[.]com a virus?

Read-new-post[.]com and similar pages are not viruses. They promote various scams, questionable/potentially malicious applications, and websites. It is also common for such pages to be used by affiliates to fraudulently promote legitimate software.

Will Combo Cleaner remove read-new-post[.]com ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will stop read-new-post[.]com from showing unwanted notifications (it will remove permissions that read-new-post[.]com has). This app will also block further access to this site. No additional steps will be required.

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