Stop browsers from causing redirects to piedppienews.com

What is piedppienews[.]com?

When opened, the piedppienews[.]com rogue web page causes redirects to other untrusted websites or displays dubious content. Many websites operate in a similar way to piedppienews[.]com including, for example, newsapp[.]biz, trementrecially[.]pro, and prize-mania[.]mobi.

Generally, visitors do not open these sites intentionally. In most cases, they are redirected to them by potentially unwanted apps (PUAs) installed on computers and/or browsers. Most PUAs work as browser tracking tools and are often designed to display intrusive ads.

Typically, PUAs open websites such as piedppienews[.]com in a new browser window or tab. They then display dubious content or cause additional redirects (about two or three) to other untrustworthy websites. These actions depend on the visitor's geolocation.

Web pages opened through piedppienews[.]com (or other similar sites) can be malicious and used to trick visitors into downloading and installing unwanted software.

Furthermore, when visited, piedppienews[.]com asks for permission to show notifications, however, it does so using a 'clickbait' technique whereby it encourages people to continue the process by clicking the "Allow" button. If clicked, this simply allows piedppienews[.]com to show ads, notifications, and other unwanted, possibly deceptive content.

PUAs responsible for opening these sites also gather various information. For example, users' IP addresses, geolocations, entered search queries, addresses of visited websites, and so on. Some might be designed to record private/sensitive details.

In any case, the people behind the apps usually share the details with other people (potentially, cyber criminals) who misuse them to generate revenue. Installed PUAs might serve unwanted, intrusive ads such as coupons, banners, surveys, pop-ups, and others.

If clicked, most lead to untrustworthy or even malicious websites, or they run scripts that start the download or installation process of unwanted, possibly malicious software. These are the main reasons why you should remove all PUAs immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	piedppienews.com pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	ESET (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	195.201.55.9
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 potentially unwanted apps are advertised as useful, legitimate applications, however, they provide no value and do not operate as advertised.

They simply cause problems by opening dubious web pages, displaying ads, and gathering data. People who have these apps installed and use them risk problems with privacy, browsing safety, and they might even have their identities stolen.

How did adware install on my computer?

Generally, people download and install PUAs unintentionally. In most cases, they cause this by clicking intrusive (deceptive) advertisements or by downloading/installing software without checking settings included in the set-ups. To trick people into downloading and installing PUAs with other programs, developers often use a deceptive marketing method called "bundling".

They include unwanted apps into the set-ups of other software and hide the information in settings such as "Custom", "Advanced", etc. PUAs receive permission to be downloaded and installed when these download or installation settings are left unchanged.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Download files and software from official websites. Do not use third party downloaders, installers Peer-to-Peer networks (torrent clients, eMule, etc.), dubious web pages, or other similar channels to download or install programs. Download/installation set-ups generally contain settings such as "Custom", "Advanced", and so on.

We recommend that you check these and deselect offers to download or install unwanted apps before finishing the process. Do not click intrusive ads, especially if they are displayed on dubious web pages. If clicked, they can lead to potentially malicious sites or cause unwanted downloads/installations.

Typically, browsers display ads or open dubious web pages when PUAs are installed. To stop browsers from behaving unexpectedly, uninstall unwanted apps (extensions, add-ons, plug-ins) that might be installed, and apply this to software of this type that is installed on 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 piedppienews[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is piedppienews.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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