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What is press-here-to-continue[.]com?

press-here-to-continue[.]com is a rogue website, which is virtually identical to lurunews.biz, vinuser.biz, best2019-games-web1.com, and thousands of others. It present visitors with dubious content and generates redirects to other untrustworthy, even malicious sites.

Few users enter press-here-to-continue[.]com intentionally - most are redirected by intrusive advertisements or Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) already present on the device. Note that these unwanted apps do not need explicit permission to infiltrate systems. PUAs operate by generating redirects, running intrusive ad campaigns, and tracking browsing related data.

press-here-to-continue[.]com does first checks visitors' IP addresses to learn their geolocations. This is key in determining the web page's further course of action. Depending on the geolocations, it redirects users elsewhere and/or force-feeds them with dubious content.

This website uses browser notifications, the consent options to which press-here-to-continue[.]com hides beneath 'clickbait' ("Please tap the Allow button to continue / To access the website content, click Allow!"). If consent is granted, the web page begins running intrusive ad campaigns.

Ads of this type are a safety risk due to the untrustworthy websites they redirect to, and their ability to execute scripts to stealthily download/install PUAs. As well as generating redirects to web pages such as press-here-to-continue[.]com, PUAs also run ad campaigns.

By implementing a wide variety of tools, they enable third party graphical content to be displayed, thereby delivering intrusive ads (pop-ups, banners, coupons, surveys, etc.) that diminish the browsing experience. These ads limit browsing speed and site visibility (by overlaying site content).

Some PUAs have data tracking capabilities. They monitor browsing activity (URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries typed, etc.) and collect users' personal information (IP addresses, geolocations, and other details). This data is shared with third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) seeking to misuse it for financial gain.

In summary, PUAs can cause various browser and system infiltration/infections and lead to serious privacy issues, financial loss, and even identity theft. To ensure device and user safety, remove all suspicious apps and browser extensions/plug-ins immediately upon detection.

Threat Summary:

Name	press-here-to-continue.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	104.24.101.80
Observed Domains	v26.press-here-to-continue[.]com, v3.press-here-to-continue[.]com, v31.press-here-to-continue[.]com, v4.press-here-to-continue[.]com, v6.press-here-to-continue[.]com, v7.press-here-to-continue[.]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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PUAs are abundant online, however, most share certain similarities. They often seem legitimate and typically offer a broad array of "useful" and "beneficial" capabilities/features. Regardless of how good these offers may sound, the advertised features are rarely operational.

The only purpose of PUAs is to generate revenue for the developers, while regular users receive no value. PUAs cause redirects to untrustworthy, compromised and malicious websites, deliver intrusive advertisement campaigns and track private data.

How did adware install on my computer?

The most common mode of PUA proliferation is via the download/install set-ups of other programs. This deceptive marketing method of pre-packing regular software with unwanted or malicious content is called "bundling".

By rushing through the download/installation processes (e.g. by ignoring terms, skipping steps and sections, using pre-set options), many users endanger their devices with potential system infiltration and infections. Some PUAs have "official" promotional websites from which they can be downloaded (usually, "free").

Intrusive ads also proliferate these applications. Once clicked, they can execute scripts designed to download/install PUAs without users' permission.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

You are strongly advised to research software and content. Use only official and verified download channels. Do not use P2P sharing networks (BitTorrent, Gnutella, eMule, etc.), unofficial and free file-hosting sites, third party downloaders, or similar sources.

These untrusted download channels are more likely to offer deceptive and/or bundled software. When downloading/installing, read the terms, explore all possible options, use the "Custom/Advanced" settings, and decline offers to download/install additional apps, tools, features, etc.

Intrusive advertisements often seem normal and harmless, however, they cause redirects to dubious web pages (e.g. gambling, pornography, adult-dating, and others).

If you encounter ads/redirects of this kind, check the system and remove all suspect applications and/or browser extensions/plug-ins without delay. 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 press-here-to-continue[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is press-here-to-continue.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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