Stop redirects to and from gooooodle.com

What is gooooodle[.]com?

Like many other rogue websites (e.g. w4sercher.biz, homededruju.com, farcaleniom.com, etc.), gooooodle[.]com is designed to present visitors with dubious content and generate redirects to untrustworthy, malicious web pages.

Few users enter these sites intentionally - most are redirected by intrusive advertisements or Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) already infiltrated into the device. These apps operate by causing redirects of this kind, running intrusive ad campaigns, making unauthorized changes to browsers, and tracking data.

gooooodle[.]com learns visitors' geolocations, which determines the actions it takes. The web page checks users' IP addresses to acquire this information. Depending on the geolocation, users are redirected elsewhere and/or presented with specific, dubious content.

Additionally, gooooodle[.]com employs browser notifications, the consent option to which it hides beneath 'clickbait'. It visually implies that notifications must be enabled for the displayed video to load. If users are tricked into giving consent, this website then starts running intrusive advertisement campaigns (delivering pop-ups, banners, surveys, etc.).

Ads of this type are more than just an annoyance, they also carry certain risks. They redirect users to sale-oriented, untrustworthy, compromised, deceptive/scam and malicious web pages. Some can execute scripts to stealthily download/install dubious content such as PUAs, which force-open likewise harmful web pages and deliver intrusive ads.

The latter significantly diminish the browsing experience by limiting browsing speed and site visibility (i.e., they overlay web page content). Other PUAs hijack browsers and limit/deny access to settings. Regardless of their primary functions, most PUAs possess data tracking abilities.

They monitor users' browsing habits (URLs visited, search queries typed, etc.) and collect their personal information (IP addresses, geolocations and other details). This vulnerable data can then be shared with third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) intent on generating revenue by misusing it.

Therefore, unwanted apps can lead to browser and system infiltration/infections, financial loss, serious privacy issues, and even identity theft. To ensure device integrity and user safety, remove all suspicious applications and/or browser extensions/plug-ins without delay.

Threat Summary:

Name	gooooodle.com pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	193.200.65.116
Observed Domains	aav5vcr.gooooodle[.]com; w6b3xs7.gooooodle[.]com; ong5apv.gooooodle[.]com; wvxg6nr.gooooodle[.]com; urkrikm.gooooodle[.]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 often seem legitimate and lure users to install by offering "useful" functions. These features rarely operate as advertised and, in most cases, are nonoperational. Rather than delivering any real value, PUAs cause redirects to untrustworthy/malicious sites, run intrusive ad campaigns, modify browsers, and gather private data.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs are most commonly spread through the download/install set-ups of other software. "Bundling" is the term referring to this deceptive marketing technique of pre-packing regular programs with unwanted or malicious content.

Rushing download and installation processes (e.g. skimming or ignoring terms, skipping steps, using pre-set options, etc.) increases the risk of inadvertently allowing bundled software onto devices. Select unwanted applications have "official" promotional web pages, on which they are typically endorsed as "free" and "useful" products.

When clicked, intrusive advertisements can execute scripts designed to download/install PUAs without users' permission.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Research all content to verify its legitimacy, before downloading/installing. Use only official and verified download channels. Using Peer-to-Peer sharing networks (BitTorrent, Gnutella, eMule, etc.), unofficial and free file-hosting sites, third party downloaders and similar sources is not advised, as they are untrusted.

When downloading/installing, read the terms, study all available options, use the "Custom/Advanced" settings, and opt-out of supplementary apps, tools, features, etc. Intrusive ads usually seem normal and harmless, however, when clicked, they can redirect to suspicious websites (e.g. pornography, adult-dating, gambling and so on).

If you encounter these ads/redirects, inspect the system and immediately remove all suspect applications and/or browser extensions/plug-ins. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

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Quick menu:

• What is gooooodle.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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