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What is searchnotifyfriends[.]info?

searchnotifyfriends[.]info is very similar to other websites of this type such as oraronerethet[.]info, newchannel[.]club, and hatnofort[.]com. It displays dubious content or redirects visitors to other untrustworthy web pages. Most people end up visiting searchnotifyfriends[.]info due to potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on their systems.

Therefore, people do not generally visit this site intentionally. PUAs are often designed to serve users with advertisements and collect information about browsing habits.

When PUAs are installed, they start to open other rogue web page/s (in this case, searchnotifyfriends[.]info) in a new browser window or tab. Once this page is visited, it triggers additional redirects (usually 2-3) to other untrustworthy websites that might contain malicious content, or it displays dubious content. Its actions depend on the visitor's location.

Another downside of having PUAs installed is that they gather information such as IP (Internet Protocol) addresses, URLs of visited websites, entered search queries, geolocations, and other data that might contain personal details.

Furthermore, people who develop these apps share the data with third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who misuse it to generate revenue. Furthermore, PUAs deliver intrusive ads that, once clicked, redirect people to untrustworthy websites or execute scripts that download and install other unwanted apps.

The ads can be very annoying and usually conceal underlying content of any visited website. Some examples of ads that PUAs display are coupons, banners, surveys, and pop-ups.

Threat Summary:

Name	searchnotifyfriends.info pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	Sucuri SiteCheck (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.18.54.129
Observed Domains	ms-10.searchnotifyfriends.info ms-14.searchnotifyfriends.info ms-19.searchnotifyfriends.info ms-30.searchnotifyfriends.info ms-34.searchnotifyfriends.info ms-40.searchnotifyfriends.info ms-45.searchnotifyfriends.info ms-46.searchnotifyfriends.info ms-52.searchnotifyfriends.info ms-60.searchnotifyfriends.info ms-66.searchnotifyfriends.info ms-72.searchnotifyfriends.info ms-8.searchnotifyfriends.info ms-82.searchnotifyfriends.info ms-83.searchnotifyfriends.info ms-85.searchnotifyfriends.info ms-87.searchnotifyfriends.info ms-90.searchnotifyfriends.info ms-91.searchnotifyfriends.info ms-93.searchnotifyfriends.info
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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Most PUAs generate revenue by collecting information, delivering intrusive ads and causing unwanted redirects. Developers promote them by offering useful features, tools, and so on, however, most do not operate as described.

Having them installed often leads to privacy/browsing safety issues. Some users might even end up having their identities stolen. All installed PUAs should be removed immediately.

How did adware install on my computer?

Some PUAs are available for download on their websites, however, people generally install these apps inadvertently through clicked intrusive ads or with other software. Developers often use a deceptive marketing method called "bundling".

Developers include (bundle) unwanted apps into the set-ups of other software - they hide them in "Custom", "Advanced" and other similar settings and do not disclose information about the inclusion of PUAs into set-ups correctly.

Furthermore, many users skip setups without checking all included settings, and they leave them unchanged. This often leads to installation of unwanted software.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Download all software from official/trustworthy websites or other reputable sources. Avoid downloading through third party downloaders, Peer-to-Peer networks such as torrent clients, eMule, dubious pages, and so on. Install software properly and do not skip setup steps.

Check available settings and opt-out of offers to install unwanted applications. Avoid clicking intrusive ads, especially if they are displayed on dubious pages related to gambling, adult dating, pornography, and so on. Once clicked, they redirect to other, untrustworthy and potentially malicious websites.

If these ads appear frequently, or the browser causes unwanted redirects, check for unwanted extensions, plug-ins or add-ons installed on the system. Also check installed programs on your computer/operating. Remove/uninstall all suspicious, unwanted entries immediately.

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 searchnotifyfriends[.]info website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is searchnotifyfriends.info 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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