Stop browsers from causing redirects to talkreply.com

What is talkreply[.]com?

talkreply[.]com (also known as replyalert.net) is a dubious website that opens other sites of this kind or displays dubious content. In any case, people usually do not open websites such as talkreply[.]com intentionally - they are opened by potentially unwanted apps (PUAs) installed on the browser or operating system.

Furthermore, people do not generally download or install apps of this type intentionally. As well as opening untrustworthy websites, PUAs gather user information and feed people with intrusive, unwanted advertisements.

When opened, talkreply[.]com can redirect visitors to other (two or three) dubious websites, which might be used to promote dubious applications and malware, or it might display dubious content. The site checks the visitor's IP address and determines what to do next (i.e., its subsequent actions depend on this IP address).

This site tricks people into allowing it to show notifications. To achieve this, talkreply[.]com uses a 'clickbait' technique. In our example, it asks users to click "Allow" to download a file, however, it might ask them to verify that they are not robots, and so on.

In any case, it uses these methods to trick people into allowing display of unwanted notifications, which usually include various deceptive advertisements. If a default browser opens talkreply[.]com, it has probably been forced to do so by a PUA installed on the browser or system.

These apps often gather user details such as IP addresses, entered search queries, geolocations, addresses of opened pages, and so on. Developers send the data to other parties (potentially cyber criminals) who misuse private information to generate revenue.

Furthermore, PUAs often display various ads including, for example, coupons, banners, surveys, pop-ups, etc. When clicked, these cause redirects to untrustworthy websites, or they download and install unwanted, potentially malicious applications.

Threat Summary:

Name	replyalert.net pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	Dr.Web (Malicious), ESET (Malware), Fortinet (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	88.85.69.175
Observed Domains	datafilehost-com.talkreply[.]com, stremanp-com.talkreply[.]com, breaksi-xyz.talkreply[.]com, r1rio.talkreply[.]com, apscmew-pw.talkreply[.]com, fr33f1l31-xyz.talkreply[.]com, 27we8.talkreply[.]com, com.talkreply[.]com, 07q7k.talkreply[.]com, minently-com.talkreply[.]com
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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talkreply[.]com operates in a similar manner to other sites including news-jupiter[.]com, videommm[.]pro, mediasvideo[.]world (and many others). Browsers usually open these sites due to installed PUAs. These apps are supposedly useful, include various features, and so on.

In fact, their developers advertise them as legitimate apps, however, most are useless and can be the reason behind identity theft, problems relating to privacy, browsing safety, and so on. These apps should be uninstalled immediately.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs are usually downloaded and/or installed through intrusive advertisements that are shown on untrustworthy websites or when software developers include them in the download/installation set-ups of other programs. Many intrusive, deceptive execute scripts that download or install unwanted applications when clicked.

PUAs can also infiltrate during the download or installation processes of other software. This happens when developers include them in various set-ups and hide related information in settings such as "Custom", "Advanced", and so on.

Furthermore, many people download and install software without checking or changing these settings. This grants permission for download/installation of additional software by default.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Download software from official websites using direct download links. Unofficial pages, Peer-to-Peer networks (torrent clients, eMule), third party downloaders, and other similar channels or tools should not be used, since these are often used to distribute unwanted or even malicious software.

Check all settings available in set-ups and dismiss offers to download or install unwanted, additionally-included programs. Do not trust ads that are displayed on dubious websites.

These might run scripts that download and install unwanted apps. If you experience unwanted redirects to dubious websites or unwanted ads, remove all unwanted extensions, add-ons, and plug-ins installed on your browser, and remove software of this type from the operating system.

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 talkreply[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is replyalert.net 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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