Remove redirects to and from facebook-info.com

What is facebook-info[.]com?

facebook-info[.]com is one of many rogue websites online. It shares similarities with robotornotchecks.online, tencecatche.info, lurunews.biz, and countless others. The site operates by presenting visitors with dubious and potentially harmful content. It also generates redirects to other untrustworthy and malicious sites.

Most users enter facebook-info[.]com through redirects caused by intrusive advertisements, or by Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) already present on the device. Therefore, access to facebook-info[.]com and similar web pages is rarely intentional.

Note that PUAs do not need explicit user permission to infiltrate systems. They generate redirects, run ad campaigns, and track browsing related information.

The geolocation is key to determining the facebook-info[.]com course action. It learns this data by checking visitors' IP addresses. According to the geolocations, it redirects users elsewhere and/or presents them with dubious content. This site uses notifications, the consent option to which it hides within 'clickbait' ("If you are 18+, click allow to play video.").

If consent to notifications is granted, facebook-info[.]com begins running intrusive ad campaigns. Advertisements of this kind are more than just an annoyance, they are also a safety threat. Once clicked, they redirect to sale-based, untrustworthy, compromised, deceptive/scam and even malicious websites.

Some can execute scripts to stealthily download/install PUAs, which redirect to likewise harmful sites and run intrusive ad campaigns. They do the latter by implementing tools to enable third party graphical content to be displayed on any site. Delivering these ads significantly diminishes the browsing experience, since they overlay websites.

Some PUAs possess data tracking capabilities. By monitoring users' browsing habits (URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries, etc.), they collect personal information (IP addresses, geolocations, and other details). This private data is then passed on to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) intent on misusing it for financial gain.

Therefore, unwanted apps can cause various browser and system infiltration/infections, and lead to serious privacy issues, financial loss, and even identity theft. Therefore, immediately remove all suspicious applications and browser extensions/plug-ins.

Threat Summary:

Name	facebook-info.com pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	CyRadar (Malicious), G-Data (Malware), Fortinet (Phishing), Sophos AV (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal).
Serving IP Address	104.248.117.209
Observed Domains	www.facebook-info[.]com, nc.facebook-info[.]com, ti.facebook-info[.]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 released by the thousand. Most of these apps share certain common traits, and those released by the same developers tend to be identical. They often seem legitimate and offer "useful" and "beneficial" functions/features to lure users to install.

In fact, these features rarely operate as advertised and are often nonoperational. The only purpose of PUAs is to generate revenue, whilst regular users receive no genuine value. PUAs cause redirects to untrustworthy/malicious sites, deliver intrusive advertisement campaigns, and collect sensitive data.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs are often proliferated via the download/installation set-ups of other programs. This deceptive marketing tactic of pre-packing normal software with unwanted or malicious content is called "bundling".

Rushing download/installation processes (e.g. ignoring terms, using pre-set options, skipping steps and sections, etc.) endanger devices with potential system infiltration and infections. Certain PUAs have "official" promotional web pages, whereby they can typically be downloaded "free".

Intrusive advertisements are also known to proliferate these apps. When clicked, they often execute scripts designed to download/install PUAs without users' permission.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Research content carefully, before downloading/installing. Use only official and verified download channels. Avoid P2P sharing networks (BitTorrent, eMule, Gnutella, etc.), unofficial and free file-hosting websites, third party downloaders and similar sources - they are classed as untrustworthy. Approach download/Installation processes with caution.

Read the terms, explore all available options, use the "Custom/Advanced" settings, and opt-out of downloading/installing supplementary apps, tools, features, etc. Intrusive advertisements usually seem legitimate and innocuous, however, they can redirect to dubious sites (e.g. gambling, pornography, adult-dating and others).

If you encounter these ads/redirects, inspect the device and remove all suspect applications and/or browser extensions 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 facebook-info[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is facebook-info.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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