Stop browser redirects to and from the dreamteammyfriends.com site

What is dreamteammyfriend[.]com?

dreamteammyfriend[.]com is yet another rogue website designed to feed users with dubious content and redirect them to other dubious sites. It is virtually identical to clickworker.me, clickpush.biz, allowpush.club, and hundreds of other deceptive sites.

Users typically visit dreamteammyfriend[.]com when they are redirected by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) or intrusive ads encountered on other rogue sites. Research shows that PUAs usually infiltrate computers without users’ permission. In addition to causing redirects, they deliver advertisements and gather various information.

After successful infiltration, PUAs start force-opening new browser tabs/windows and redirecting users to dreamteammyfriend[.]com, which then immediately determines the visitor's geolocation by checking the IP address. This is done to determine whether the user should be redirected elsewhere or presented with certain content (or both).

In any case, users might end up encountering malicious content (whether it is presented by dreamteammyfriend[.]com or other sites). Therefore, redirects to and from dreamteammyfriend[.]com can lead to various computer infections. The same applies to intrusive advertisements delivered by PUAs.

These rogue programs typically deliver coupons, banners, pop-ups, and other similar advertisements. These ads often redirect to dubious websites and some even execute scripts that download/install PUAs. Therefore, clicking them can result in system infections. Intrusive ads are delivered using tools that enable placement of third party graphical content on any site.

They often conceal underlying content of visited websites, significantly diminishing the browsing experience. PUAs are also known for tracking of personal information. IP addresses, website URLs, search queries, and other collected data is later shared with third parties.

The data usually includes personal details that are misused to generate revenue. Thus, the presence of data-tracking applications can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. For these reasons, all PUAs should be uninstalled immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	dreamteammyfriend.com pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Fortinet (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	178.62.214.139
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. Most offer 'useful functionality', however, these programs are designed only to generate revenue for the developers - all claims are merely attempts to give the impression of legitimacy.

After successful infiltration, PUAs gather information, deliver intrusive advertisements, and cause unwanted redirects. They provide no real value for regular users.

How did adware install on my computer?

Potentially unwanted applications usually infiltrate computers without users' consent, since developers proliferate them using intrusive advertisements and a deceptive marketing method called "bundling" (stealth installation of third party applications together with regular software).

Developers know that users often rush download/installation processes and skip steps. Therefore, "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 applications.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Download programs from official sources only, preferably using direct download links. Third party downloaders/installers often include rogue applications and, thus, these tools should not be used. Additionally, carefully analyze each window of the download/installation processes using the "Custom" or "Advanced" settings.

Opt-out of additionally-included programs and decline offers to download/install them. Intrusive advertisements usually seem legitimate, since developers invest many resources into their design. In fact, they usually redirect to adult dating, gambling, pornography, and other dubious sites.

If your experience these ads and redirects, uninstall all suspicious applications and browser plug-ins immediately.

The main reasons for computer infections are poor knowledge of these theats and careless behavior. The key to 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 dreamteammyfriend.com 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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