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What is androponhowrow[.]info?

androponhowrow[.]info is a rogue website that shares similarities with fortorsarrabse.info, press2continue.com, feenotifyfriends.info, and dozens of other similar sites. Note that androponhowrow[.]info is designed to deliver dubious content and redirect users to other rogue sites.

Most users visit androponhowrow[.]info inadvertently. They are redirected by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) or intrusive ads delivered by other rogue sites. PUAs are known to infiltrate computers without users' consent. In addition to causing redirects, these applications deliver intrusive advertisements and gather sensitive data.

After successful infiltration, PUAs start force-opening new browser tabs/windows and redirecting users to androponhowrow[.]info, which then checks the visitor's Internet Protocol (IP) address to determine the geolocation. This is to ascertain whether the user should be redirected to other malicious websites or presented with dubious content (or both).

In any case, users might encounter malicious content. Thus, redirects to and from androponhowrow[.]info can lead to various system infections. As mentioned, PUAs also deliver intrusive advertisements. Coupons, banners, pop-ups - these are just some examples.

Ads of this type are also likely to redirect to malicious websites and might even execute scripts designed to download/install additional unwanted/malicious apps. Thus, clicking them can result in malware infections. Intrusive ads are delivered using tools that enable placement of third party graphical content on any site.

Therefore, they often conceal underlying content, thereby diminishing the browsing experience. Another significant downside is information tracking. Potentially unwanted applications often record data such as IP addresses, website URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries, and other similar information.

This collected data is likely to contain personal details that developers share with third parties (potentially, cyber criminals). These third parties generate revenue by misusing private information. Therefore, having a data-tracking app installed on your computer might lead to serious privacy issues (including identity theft).

Threat Summary:

Name	androponhowrow.info pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Serving IP Address	172.64.99.38
Observed Domains	ab5o.androponhowrow[.]info, bc4v.androponhowrow[.]info, fhwi.androponhowrow[.]info, gt4d.androponhowrow[.]info, ix0j.androponhowrow[.]info, m85h.androponhowrow[.]info, p5.androponhowrow[.]info, p6.androponhowrow[.]info, p7.androponhowrow[.]info, p8.androponhowrow[.]info, pixel.androponhowrow[.]info, uro3.androponhowrow[.]info, v5g9.androponhowrow[.]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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Potentially unwanted applications are all very similar. By offering many "useful functions", these applications attempt to give the impression of legitimacy and trick users to install, however, after system infiltration they deliver no real value for regular users. PUAs usually have just one purpose: to generate revenue for the developers.

Rather than giving any real value for regular users, they deliver advertisements, cause unwanted redirects, and gather data, thereby diminishing the browsing experience and posing a significant threat to your privacy and web browsing safety.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs are often proliferated using intrusive advertisements and a deceptive marketing method called "bundling" - stealth installation of third party applications together with regular software. Developers hide "bundled" apps behind "Custom/Advanced" settings or other sections of the download/installation processes.

Furthermore, many users often rush these procedures and skip steps. In addition, they click various advertisements without understanding the possible consequences. This behavior often leads to inadvertent installation of third party applications. In this way, users simply expose their systems to risk of various infections and compromise their privacy.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

To prevent this situation, be very cautious when browsing the web, and downloading/installing software. Be aware that developers invest many resources into intrusive ad design, thereby making them seem legitimate. In fact, they redirect to dubious websites (gambling, adult dating, pornography, and similar).

If you experience these ads/redirects, eliminate all suspicious applications and browser plug-ins. Furthermore, analyze each window of the download/installation dialogs and opt-out of additionally-included programs.

We strongly recommend that you download software from official sources only (preferably via direct download links) and avoid using third party downloaders/installers, since developers monetize them by promoting ("bundling") rogue applications. The key to computer safety is caution.

If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

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Quick menu:

• What is androponhowrow.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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