How to stop redirects to scuseami.net

What is scuseami[.]net?

scuseami[.]net is operates like many other websites of this type including, for example, balanceforsun[.]com, sawhitpew[.]site and wbamedia[.]net. These are rogue sites that are designed to load dubious content or redirect visitors to other untrusted web pages.

In most cases, people are forced to visit these sites and do not open them intentionally. Generally, they are opened by browsers that have potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on them. Furthermore, PUAs display intrusive ads and collect details relating to browsing activity.

Typically, PUAs open websites such as scuseami[.]net in new browser windows or tabs. When visited, scuseami[.]net loads dubious content or redirects visitors to about two or three other untrusted websites. The actions of scuseami[.]net depend on visitors' geoloactions.

Web pages that are opened through sites such as scuseami[.]net are often malicious, designed to advertise dubious software, and so on. Like many other similar websites, scuseami[.]net suggests that, to continue browsing, visitors must click the "Allow" button in a pop-up window.

This a 'clickbait' technique used to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications. If clicked, the button allows scuseami[.]net to show notifications that usually contain dubious advertisements, links to rogue websites, and other content of this kind. As mentioned, most PUAs gather information relating to users' browsing habits.

They target details such as IP addresses, entered search queries, URLs of visited websites, geolocation, and so on, however, they sometimes record personal details as well. Developers sell the data to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) or misuse it to generate revenue.

PUAs can also feed users with intrusive advertisements such as coupons, banners, surveys, pop-ups, and others. If clicked, they open dubious websites or download and/or install unwanted applications (by executing certain scripts). In summary, PUAs can lead to unwanted downloads and installations, and problems relating to browsing safety, privacy or even identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by scuseami.net
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.18.57.36
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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There are are many potentially unwanted apps on the internet. The developers advertise them as legitimate, useful apps that supposedly deliver various features, improve the browsing experience, etc, however, most PUAs do not deliver any value and simply cause problems.

Therefore, remove these apps from the browser and/or operating system immediately.

How did adware install on my computer?

Most users do not download or install PUAs intentionally. They cause this by clicking deceptive ads, which can execute scripts designed to download PUAs, or when software developers distribute unwanted apps using a deceptive marketing method called "bundling".

They use this method to trick people into downloading and installing PUAs together with regular software.

They include these unwanted apps the in download/installation set-ups of various software and hide related information in "Custom", "Advanced" and other similar settings. People who fail to check these settings often allow the additional PUAs to be downloaded and installed.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Do not download or install programs through third party downloaders, installers, torrent clients, eMule (and other Peer-to-Peer networks), or unofficial websites. Use only official websites and direct links. Check "Advanced", "Custom" and other similar settings/options of all download/installation setups.

Dismiss any offers to download or install unwanted apps before completing the process. Do not trust intrusive ads, especially when they appear on dubious websites. When clicked, they can redirect to untrusted websites or cause download/installation of unwanted software.

Remove any suspicious, unwanted extensions, add-ons or plug-ins installed on the browser. Also apply this to programs of this kind that are installed on the operating system. 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 scuseami[.]net website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by scuseami.net?
• 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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