How to remove redirects to and from pesqueralosmonos.com
Written by Tomas Meskauskas on (updated)
What is pesqueralosmonos[.]com?
pesqueralosmonos[.]com is a rogue website sharing common traits with dolohen.com, essaemiaaut.com, trynotify.com, and many others. It presents visitors with highly dubious content and generates redirects to other untrustworthy and malicious web pages.
Few users enter pesqueralosmonos[.]com intentionally - most are redirected to it by intrusive ads or Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs). These apps do not need explicit user permission to be installed onto devices. PUAs cause redirects, run intrusive advertisement campaigns, hijack browsers and track data.
Once opened, pesqueralosmonos[.]com first checks visitors' IP addresses to learn their geolocations, which are key in determining the site's further course of action. According to their geolocations, users are redirected elsewhere or presented with dubious and suspect content.
Additionally, this rogue page uses browser notifications. If these notifications are enabled, pesqueralosmonos[.]com begins delivering intrusive ads. As well as being a nuisance, these ads are also a threat. When clicked, they can redirect to sale-oriented, untrustworthy, compromised, deceptive/scam and malicious websites.
Some can execute scripts to stealthily download/install PUAs. As mentioned, unwanted applications force-open similarly harmful web pages and can run intrusive ad campaigns. They accomplish the latter by implementing various tools to enable third party graphical content to be displayed on any site.
Therefore, the delivered ads (pop-ups, coupons, surveys, banners, etc.) significantly diminish the browsing experience, by limiting browsing speed and site visibility. Some PUAs make unauthorized changes to browsers (hijack them) and limit/deny access to their settings.
Regardless of their specific capabilities, most unwanted apps can track data. They employ these capabilities to monitor users' browsing activity (browsing and search engine histories) and gather personal details (IP addresses, geolocations and other details).
The collected data can then be shared with third parties (potentially, cyber criminals), seeking to misuse it for financial gain.
To summarize, PUAs can cause 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 applications and browser extensions/plug-ins immediately upon detection.
Name | pesqueralosmonos.com pop-up |
Threat Type | Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads. |
Detection Names | Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal) |
Serving IP Address | 104.31.65.60 |
Observed Domains | 0bk.pesqueralosmonos[.]com; cs9.pesqueralosmonos[.]com; w6.pesqueralosmonos[.]com; 7mtt.pesqueralosmonos[.]com; zf.pesqueralosmonos[.]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. |
Malware Removal (Windows) | To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your computer with legitimate antivirus software. Our security researchers recommend using Combo Cleaner. |
PUAs typically seem legitimate, with little to no difference from genuine software they attempt to imitate. These applications lure users into downloading/installing them with offers of "useful" and "beneficial" features, however, the advertised functions are rarely operational.
The only purpose of unwanted apps is to generate revenue for the developers - they are not designed for users' convenience and have no real value for them. PUAs force-open untrustworthy and malicious sites, run intrusive ad campaigns, hijack browsers and track private data.
How did adware install on my computer?
PUAs primarily proliferate through the download/installation set-ups of other software. This deceptive marketing tactic of pre-packing regular programs with unwanted or malicious applications is called "bundling". Rushing download/installation processes (e.g. ignoring terms, skipping steps, etc.) increases the risk of inadvertently allowing bundled content onto devices.
Certain PUAs have "official" download web pages. Intrusive ads proliferate these apps as well. Once the ad is clicked, it can execute scripts to download/install PUAs without users' permission.
How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications
Research all content, prior to downloading/installing. Use only official and verified download channels. P2P sharing networks (BitTorrent, eMule, Gnutella, etc.), free file-hosting websites, third party downloaders and similar sources are classed as untrustworthy and should be avoided.
When downloading/installing, read the terms, explore all possible options, use the "Custom/Advanced" settings and opt-out of supplementary apps, tools, features and so on. Intrusive advertisements usually seem normal and harmless, however, they can redirect to dubious pages (e.g. gambling, pornography, adult-dating, etc.).
If you encounter ads/redirects of this kind, inspect the system and immediately remove all dubious 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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- What is pesqueralosmonos.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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