How to remove redirects to and from betanews.me

What is betanews[.]me?

betanews[.]me is a rogue website sharing many common traits with sms-mail-message.com, fastnewstream.com, lifeimpressions.net and thousands of others. It operates by generating redirects to untrustworthy and malicious sites.

The site also presents visitors with dubious and harmful content. People rarely enter these web pages intentionally - typically they are redirected by intrusive ads or Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) already present on the system. These apps do not need express user permission to be installed onto devices.

Following successful installation, however, they cause redirects, run intrusive ad campaigns, hijack browsers and monitor users' browsing habits.

betanews[.]me starts by checking visitors' IP addresses to learn their geolocations, which dictates the site's further course of action. Depending on their geolocations, users are redirected elsewhere and/or are presented with dubious material.

Furthermore, betanews[.]me uses browser notifications, the consent option to which is hidden within 'clickbait' ("I am not a robot / Click on Allow to confirm that you are not a robot"). If notifications are enabled, the web page then begins running intrusive advertisement campaigns.

The resultant ads significantly diminish the browsing experience by limiting browsing speed and website visibility (by overlaying content). These ads are a nuisance and a threat to device health and user safety. When intrusive advertisements are clicked, they often redirect to sale-based, untrustworthy/rogue, compromised, deceptive/scam and malicious web pages.

Clicking can even trigger them to execute scripts designed to stealthily download/install PUAs. Unwanted applications also generate redirects and can deliver the previously described ads. Some PUAs can make unauthorized changes to browsers, limit/deny access to their settings and promote fake search engines - essentially, this type hijacks browsers.

PUAs commonly have data tracking capabilities, which they use to record browsing activity (URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries typed, etc.) and to collect personal information (IP addresses, geolocations and other details). This breach of privacy is then furthered when the gathered data is shared with third parties seeking to misuse it for profit.

In summary, PUAs can cause all manner of browser and system infiltration/infections, and can also lead to financial loss, serious privacy issues and even identify theft. Therefore, to ensure device and user safety, you are advised to remove all suspicious applications and/or browser extensions/plug-ins without delay.

Threat Summary:

Name	betanews.me pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	178.128.141.43
Observed Domains	10.betanews[.]me; 5.betanews[.]me; 0.betanews[.]me; 3.betanews[.]me; 9.betanews[.]me; 1.betanews[.]me
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 tempt users to install with a wide variety of "useful" features, however, in most cases, the advertised functions are nonoperational.

Therefore, PUAs are useless and potentially harmful. The only purpose of this unwanted software is to generate revenue for the developers. PUAs force-open untrustworthy/malicious sites, run intrusive advertisement campaigns, hijack browsers and track private data.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs can be downloaded/installed together with other products. This deceptive marketing method of pre-packing regular programs with unwanted or malicious software is called "bundling". By rushing download/installation processes (e.g. skipping steps and sections, using pre-set options, etc.), users risk allowing bundled content onto their devices.

Some PUAs have "official" download web pages on which they are usually endorsed as "useful" and "free" programs. When clicked, intrusive ads can execute scripts to download/install PUAs without users' consent.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

You are advised to research all content, before downloading/installing. Use only trustworthy and verified download sources. Unofficial and free file-hosting websites, P2P sharing networks (BitTorrent, eMule, Gnutella, etc.) and other third party downloaders are untrusted and should be avoided.

Approach download and installation processes with caution. Read the terms, explore all available options, use the "Custom/Advanced" settings and opt-out of supplementary apps, tools, features and so on. Intrusive ads may seem normal and harmless, however, they can cause redirects to dubious web pages such as gambling, pornography, adult-dating and others.

If you encounter advertisements/redirects of this kind, inspect the device and eliminate 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.

Appearance of betanews[.]me website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is betanews.me 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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