Predictivadnetwork.com Redirect

What is predictivadnetwork.com?

predictivadnetwork.com is a deceptive website designed to redirect to various suspicious websites. Research shows that users are redirected to predictivadnetwork.com by various potentially unwanted programs (PUPs) that infiltrate systems without consent.

As well as causing redirects, PUPs diminish system performance, deliver various ads, and continually record user-system information.

PUPs open new browsing windows/tabs and redirect to predictivadnetwork.com. After visiting this site, users are immediately redirected to a number (normally, 2-3) of other websites. These might contain malicious content. The redirects significantly diminish the browsing experience and can result in high-risk computer infections.

As mentioned above, many PUPs (effectively, adware also known as 'advertising malware') use tools that enable placement of third party graphical content on any site. Therefore, they deliver intrusive ads (for example, banners, coupons, pop-ups, etc.) that often conceal underlying website content, also diminishing the web browsing experience.

In addition, they can lead to malicious websites or even execute scripts that download and install PUPs/malware. Furthermore, some PUPs significantly diminish computer performance by misusing system resources (for example, Bitcoin mining).

In addition, they might record keystrokes, URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries, and other similar information containing personal details.

This information is sold to third parties for dubious marketing purposes and to generate revenue. PUPs are dangerous - their presence can lead to high-risk computer infections and serious privacy issues. For these reasons, you are strongly advised to uninstall all PUPs immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	predictivadnetwork.com pop-up
Threat Type	Adware, Unwanted ads, Pop-up Virus
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, free software installers (bundling), fake flash player installers.
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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There are many malicious websites identical to predictivadnetwork.com. The list of examples includes yesadsrv.com, creativesrv.com, and codeadnetwork.com. As with predictivadnetwork.com, these also cause redirects to other suspicious websites and should be avoided.

PUPs often have very similar characteristics - they falsely claim to provide various "useful features" (for example, file conversion, Internet performance enhance, file sharing, etc.), however, these claims are simply attempts to trick users to install. PUPs are designed only to generate revenue for the developers.

In fact, only a small fraction provide the functionality promised - most are useless for regular users. Rather than providing the functionality promised, they cause unwanted redirects (thereby promoting various websites, most of which are fake search engines), diminish computer performance, display ads, and record private information.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUPs have official download/promotion websites, however, developers often proliferate these programs using the aforementioned ads, and via a deceptive marketing method called "bundling". Therefore, PUPs often infiltrate systems without permission, or users install them inadvertently without their consent.

Bundling is stealth installation of third party applications with regular (mostly free) software. Developers know that users are often careless when downloading/installing software. Therefore, they do not properly disclose installation of third party applications - they conceal PUPs within the "Custom/Advanced" settings of the download/installation dialogs.

Skipping this section (and clicking various advertisements), exposes systems to risk of various infections and compromises users' privacy.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Poor knowledge and careless behavior are the main reasons for computer infections. Therefore, be very cautious when browsing the Internet and especially when downloading/installing software. Cyber criminals put a great deal of time and effort into designing intrusive ads. Therefore, determining if they originate from visited (legitimate) websites is virtually impossible.

If you have clicked ads leading to suspicious websites (for example, adult dating websites, surveys, etc.) rather than promoted products, immediately go through the list of installed apps/browser add-ons and remove any suspicious entries. Never click these ads in future and download your software from official sources only.

Be aware that third party download/installation tools often "bundle" software. In some cases, bundled apps are concealed and users are unable to cancel them. Therefore, select the direct download URL rather than using third party tools. Also, carefully analyze each download/installation step and opt-out of all additionally-included apps.

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Quick menu:

• What is predictivadnetwork.com?
• STEP 1. Uninstall adware applications using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove adware from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove rogue plug-ins from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove adware-type extensions from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove malicious extensions from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Adware removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window, look for any potentially unwanted programs, select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted program that causes predictivadnetwork.com redirects, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove adware from Internet browsers:

Video showing how to remove potentially unwanted browser add-ons:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently-installed suspicious browser extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the predictivadnetwork.com pop-up, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons, select these entries and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the predictivadnetwork.com pop-up, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click "Extensions", in the opened window, remove all recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with predictivadnetwork.com pop-up removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active, click Safari menu, and select Preferences....

In the opened window click Extensions, locate any recently installed suspicious extension, select it and click Uninstall.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the upper-right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and click "Remove" below their names.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the predictivadnetwork.com pop-up, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

Commonly, adware or potentially unwanted applications infiltrate Internet browsers through free software downloads. Note that the safest source for downloading free software is via developers' websites only. To avoid installation of adware, be very attentive when downloading and installing free software. When installing previously-downloaded free programs, choose the custom or advanced installation options – this step will reveal any potentially unwanted applications listed for installation together with your chosen free program.

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