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What is up-date[.]to?

up-date[.]to is a rogue website designed to deliver dubious content and promote various applications. It shares many similarities with dozens of other rogue sites, such as rabsirolcalat.info, gatonsenropha.info, and tinhowsinutha.pro.

Users typically visit up-date[.]to inadvertently - they are redirected by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), which usually infiltrate computers without permission, and intrusive advertisements delivered by other rogue sites. PUAs cause unwanted redirects, deliver dubious content, and gather personal data.

up-date[.]to delivers content encouraging users to download certain applications. At time of research, it displayed a false message stating that the Adobe Flash Player software is outdated - it encourages users to update it immediately. Accepting this update leads to infiltration of adware/potentially unwanted applications and/or browser extensions.

Note that this site currently works only with the Mozilla Firefox web browser, however, there is a high probability that this site will be updated and will then work on all browsers. As mentioned above, PUAs deliver coupon, banner, pop-up, and other intrusive advertisements.

To achieve this, PUAs use various tools that enable placement of third party graphical content on any site, significantly diminish the browsing experience. Furthermore, these advertisements can redirect to malicious websites and even run scripts designed to download/install rogue/malicious apps.

Therefore, clicking them can result in various system infections. Another significant downside is information tracking. Potentially unwanted applications are notorious for recording information such as Internet Protocol (IP) addresses, website URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries, and other data types.

Collected information is likely to contain personal details that developers share with third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who generate revenue by misusing private data. Thus, having data-tracking apps installed can lead to privacy issues, including identity theft. You should uninstall all PUAs immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	up-date.to pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Serving IP Address	185.70.107.198
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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The internet is full of potentially unwanted applications, all of which are virtually identical. By offering many "useful functions", these applications attempt to give the impression of legitimacy and trick users to install. In fact, most PUAs have just one purpose: to generate revenue for the developers, whilst regular users receive no real value.

PUAs cause unwanted redirects, deliver advertisements, and gather information. In doing so, they significantly diminish the browsing experience and pose a threat to your privacy and computer safety.

How did adware install on my computer?

Some potentially unwanted apps have official download websites, however, most infiltrate computers without users' consent, since developers proliferate them using intrusive advertisements and a deceptive marketing method called "bundling", which is essentially stealth installation of third party apps with regular (usually free) software.

Developers know that many users rush download/installation processes and skip steps. Therefore, all "bundled" apps are concealed behind "Custom/Advanced" settings (or other sections) of the download/installation processes. Furthermore, many users click advertisements and skip download/installation steps, often leading to inadvertent installation of rogue apps.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

To prevent this situation, be very cautious when browsing the Internet and downloading/installing software. Carefully analyze each download/installation step using the "Custom" or "Advanced" settings. Opt-out of additionally-included programs and decline offers to download/install them. Download software from official sources only, using direct download links.

Third party downloaders/installers often include rogue applications, and thus these tools should never be used. Bear in mind that intrusive advertisements often seem legitimate, however, once clicked, they redirect to dubious websites such as gambling, adult dating, pornography, etc. If your experience these ads/redirects, uninstall all suspicious applications and browser plug-ins.

Furthermore, update installed apps only through implemented functions or tools provided by the official developer. Criminals proliferate rogue applications/malware via fake updaters and, therefore, you should never trust sites such as up-date[.]to. 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.

up-date.to encouraging users to update Adobe Flash Player:

up-date.to asking permission to allow installation of software on the visitor's computer:

up-date.to promoting an adware-type extension ("Page update"):

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Quick menu:

• What is up-date[.]to?
• 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 applications, select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted application that causes up-date[.]to 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 up-date.to 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 and remove them.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the up-date.to 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 up-date.to 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 up-date.to 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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