Remove apps that force browsers to open pushisback.com and similar web pages

What is pushisback[.]com?

pushisback[.]com is a rogue web page with similar operation to fiaharam[.]net, maroceffects[.]com, basenews7[.]com and many other sites. When visited, pushisback[.]com loads dubious content or redirects visitors to other untrusted web pages.

In most cases, these are opened when users click intrusive ads, visit other dubious pages, or have potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on their browsers or operating systems. I.e., people do not often visit sites such as pushisback[.]com intentionally.

When opened, pushisback[.]com displays dubious content or opens about two or three rogue, potentially malicious pages. The way it operates depends on the visitor's geolocation. In any case, neither content displayed on pushisback[.]com nor pages that are opened through it can be trusted.

Note that pushisback[.]com attempts to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications using a 'clickbait' technique - the site encourages people to prove that they are not robots by clicking the "Allow" button, If clicked, this gives it permission to show notifications.

Typically, these pages serve notifications that contain advertisements, links to other dubious, untrusted websites, etc. Examples of notifications displayed by pushisback[.]com are below. Furthermore, PUAs that open pages such as pushisback[.]com often gather browsing-related details such as addresses of visited websites, entered search queries, geolocations, IP addresses, etc.

In some cases, PUAs record personal, sensitive information. Furthermore, the developers can share collected data with third parties (cyber criminals) who misuse it to generate revenue in other ways. People who have PUAs installed on browsers and/or computers can become victims of identity theft, experience problems relating to browsing safety, online privacy, etc.

Additionally, apps of this type can serve advertisements that, if clicked, lead to dubious websites or cause unwanted downloads and installations by running certain scripts. Typically, PUAs serve coupons, banners, pop-ups, surveys and other ads. Therefore, remove all PUAs from browsers and operating systems immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by pushisback.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Serving IP Address	104.31.74.233
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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Potentially unwanted apps of this type are all very similar. The developers offer "useful" tools, features etc., and they may seem to be legitimate apps, however, the main goal is to trick people into downloading and installing this rogue software so that the developers can use them to generate revenue. Few of these apps deliver the functionality promised or any other value.

How did adware install on my computer?

Many users download and install potentially unwanted apps inadvertently by clicking certain intrusive advertisements or together with other (usually free) software. Developers often distribute PUAs using a marketing method called "bundling". I.e., PUAs are distributed by including them into the download/installation set-ups as 'additional offers'.

Generally, these offers are listed in "Advanced", "Custom" and other similar settings. People who download and install programs without checking and changing these settings agree by default with offers to download and install additionally-included apps. Unwanted downloads and installations through advertisements are caused by clicking ads designed to execute certain scripts.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Avoid dubious websites, Peer-to-Peer networks such as torrent clients, eMule, third party downloaders, installers and other channels to download or install software. All software should downloaded from official websites and using direct download links. Check all download and installation set-ups for "Custom", "Advanced" and other settings.

Decline any offers to download or install PUAs before finishing the process. Do not click intrusive ads that are shown on dubious web pages. These can execute scripts to download or install unwanted apps, or simply open untrusted websites. Remove any unwanted apps (extensions, plug-ins, add-ons) already installed on the browser immediately.

The same should be applied to programs of this kind that are installed on the computer/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 pushisback[.]com website (GIF):

Notifications by pushisback[.]com:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by pushisback.com?
• 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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