Stop web browsers from opening the private-show.live web address

What is private-show[.]live?

private-show[.]live is the address of a website that can load dubious content or open other rogue web pages. Many other websites operate in this way. For example, sonagerthrou[.]com, bestgamesvault[.]com, and bestflowingstuff[.]co.

Generally, people do not visit these sites intentionally - they are opened automatically by browsers with potentially unwanted applications (PUA) installed. As well as forcing users to visit untrustworthy web pages, PUAs collect browsing data and display intrusive advertisements.

Typically, browsers open sites such as private-show[.]live in a new window or tab. When a website of this type is opened, it loads dubious content or leads to about two or three other dubious websites. These actions depend on the visitor's geolocation. Sites such as private-show[.]live redirect visitors to pages that promote dubious software, contain deceptive ads, and so on.

Additionally, private-show[.]live asks permission to show notifications. According to this page, the "Allow" button supposedly plays a video, however, this is just one of a number of 'clickbait' techniques used to trick people into allowing rogue websites to enable notifications.

Generally, people who give these sites permission to show notifications are served with various advertisements and other unwanted content. As mentioned, most PUAs also display ads. For example, pop-ups, coupons, banners, surveys, and other intrusive ads that conceal underlying content of visited websites.

If clicked, they redirect people to dubious, deceptive web pages or execute scripts designed to download and/or install potentially malicious applications. Furthermore, most PUAs collect data such as users' internet Protocol addresses, URLs of visited sites, entered search queries, locations and other browsing data.

They might also record personal information. Developers share the data with third parties who misuse it to generate revenue. The data might also be shared with cyber criminals.

PUAs can be the reason behind problems with browsing safety, privacy, or even more serious issues such as identity theft. Therefore, uninstall all PUAs from browsers and computers immediately, and never use them in future.

Threat Summary:

Name	private-show.live pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	Fortinet (Phishing), Netcraft (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal).
Serving IP Address	213.227.145.147
Observed Domains	cutkw.private-show[.]live, uff8t.private-show[.]live, okklm.private-show[.]live, jmmni.private-show[.]live, ohwlw.private-show[.]live, inmkw.private-show[.]live, v33kx.private-show[.]live, zwk8n.private-show[.]live, cukym.private-show[.]live.
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 disguised as legitimate, useful programs, however, once installed, they do not operate as promised. PUAs are designed only to promote fake search engines (change browser settings), collect browsing data, and/or display ads. They perform actions that simply help the developers to generate revenue, but deliver no real value for regular users.

How did adware install on my computer?

Download and installation of unwanted apps happen when people click deceptive ads or during download/installation of other (usually free) software. Note that PUAs are often included into various set-ups as additional offers. People who do not check and change the settings, thereby agree with those offers by default.

Generally, such offers can be found in settings such as "Custom", "Advanced", and so on. In summary, by leaving certain settings unchanged, many people give PUAs permission to be downloaded and installed with regular software.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Download software only from official websites and via direct download links. Other download or installation sources, tools such as Peer-to-Peer networks (torrent clients, eMule, etc.), unofficial pages, third party downloaders, installers are often used to distribute PUAs. Therefore, do not use them.

Download and installation set-ups often contain various settings - ensure that you check (and change, if necessary) these setting, especially if they contain offers to download or install additional, unwanted software. Do not click intrusive ads, since they often lead to dubious web pages or cause download/installation of unwanted programs.

In most cases, these ads are generally displayed on dubious sites, however, they might also appear on legitimate ones.

Remove any unwanted apps (extensions, add-ons, plug-ins) installed on the browser, and programs of this kind installed on the computer. 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 private-show[.]live website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is private-show.live 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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