How to stop browsers from opening readmenewz.com

What is readmenewz[.]com?

readmenewz[.]com is a rogue websites that redirects visitors to other dubious websites or displays dubious content. It is similar to other sites of this type, such as shireamentsp[.]info, notify-system[.]com, mediasvideo[.]live and many others.

Typically, people are redirected to these websites by potentially unwanted apps (PUAs) that are installed on browsers and/or operating systems, or through clicked intrusive, deceptive ads. In most cases, people download and/or install PUAs inadvertently. Additionally, PUAs are usually designed to collect data and deliver intrusive advertisements.

Once installed, unwanted apps regularly open sites such as readmenewz[.]com in a new browser window or tab. When opened, this web page (and other similar pages) redirects users to other (about 2 or 3) untrustworthy sites that might contain malicious content, advertise dubious software, etc.

Rather than causing redirects, however, these sites might display dubious content. Their behaviour depends on users' geolocations. Note that readmenewz[.]com notifies visitors of a file, which is supposedly ready for download, however, to download it, visitors are urged to click the "Allow" button.

If clicked, this will allow readmenewz[.]com to show notifications. This is one of many 'clickbait' techniques used to trick people into giving dubious sites permission to show their notifications. If granted, they start to display ads and other notifications, which usually lead to other untrustworthy websites.

Furthermore, most PUAs deliver intrusive ads such as banners, pop-ups, coupons, surveys, and so on. If clicked, these redirect users to untrustworthy websites or execute scripts designed to download or install unwanted, potentially malicious software. Furthermore, these ads conceal underlying content of visited websites.

PUAs also gather browsing-related. For example, IP addresses, URLs of visited websites, entered search queries, geolocations, and so on.

Developers share the information with third parties, possibly cyber criminals, who misuse it to generate revenue. These actions might cause problems relating to online privacy, browsing safety or even identity theft. We strongly recommended that you remove (uninstall) such apps immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	readmenewz.com pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	178.62.245.177
Observed Domains	8.readmenewz[.]com, 4.readmenewz[.]com, 3.readmenewz[.]com, 5.readmenewz[.]com, 6.readmenewz[.]com, 0.readmenewz[.]com, 1.readmenewz[.]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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Most PUAs are virtually identical. Their developers advertise them by offering potential users useful tools, features, and so on. Once installed, however, PUAs deliver none of functionality promised and are designed only to generate revenue for the developers.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs are often downloaded and/or installed through intrusive ads that users intentionally (or accidentally) click, or when developers use a deceptive marketing method called "bundling". This method is used to trick people into download/installation of potentially unwanted applications through the set-ups of regular programs.

They hide offers to download/install unwanted apps in settings of the set-ups. For example, "Custom", "Advanced", "Manual" and other similar settings. Furthermore, many people download/install software without checking these settings and leave them unchanged - this gives PUAs permission to be downloaded and installed with regular software by default.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

To avoid unwanted downloads and installations, do not use third party downloaders, installers, Peer-to-Peer networks (torrent clients, eMule), etc., unofficial websites, or other such tools and file download sources. You are advised to use only official websites and direct download links.

If a download or installation setup contains settings such as "Advanced" or "Custom", check them carefully and dismiss offers to download or install unwanted apps. Intrusive ads often seem legitimate, however, people who click them can be redirected to untrustworthy websites.

Sometimes they cause unwanted downloads or even installations. Therefore, never trust ads displayed on dubious sites and do not click them.

Remove all unwanted, suspicious or unknown apps (extensions, plug-ins, add-ons) installed on the browser, and programs of this type from the operating system immediately. 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 readmenewz[.]com (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is readmenewz.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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