How to remove Easy News Now adware

What is Easy News Now?

Easy News Now is advertised as an app which provides quick access to various news-related web pages, however, this is a potentially unwanted application (PUA) classified as adware. Easy News Now serves advertisements and might collect browsing-related (and other) information.

Adware-type apps are classified as PUAs, since people tend to download and install them inadvertently.

In most cases, installed adware feeds users with coupons, banners, surveys, pop-ups and other advertisements. In any case, the displayed ads should not be clicked, since they can open dubious websites and run scripts to download or install potentially unwanted apps.

Note that adware often serves ads that are annoying, conceal underlying content of visited pages, etc. Furthermore, it is likely that Easy News Now tracks information. Commonly, apps of this type collect browsing-related information (e.g., addresses of visited pages, entered search queries, IP addresses, geolocations).

Many adware-type apps can also read and record private, sensitive information. Adware developers sell the data to third parties (often cyber criminals) or misuse it to generate revenue in other ways. Remove all adware (including Easy News Now) from browsers and computers immediately.

Having these apps installed can lead to problems relating to browsing safety, online privacy and even identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by Easy News Now
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
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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MessengerSpot, Easy File Converter Plus Promos, and Free Maps World Promos are PUAs classified as adware. These apps are useless: they provide no features or any other value.

Adware is usually promoted as legitimate, useful software, however, apps such as Easy News are designed only to serve ads and gather data. As mentioned, most users install these rogue apps unintentionally.

How did adware install on my computer?

Typically, people download and install PUAs with other programs. This happens when the unwanted apps are included into various download or installation set-ups as 'additional offers', which users fail to decline. In most cases, offers to download and install additionally-included apps are hidden in "Custom", "Advanced" or other settings of set-ups.

When users download and install programs without checking and changing these settings, they agree with offers to download and install PUAs. This distribution method of unwanted apps is called "bundling". Unwanted downloads and installations can also be caused by clicking deceptive advertisements that execute certain scripts.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Commonly, third party downloaders, installers, Peer-to-Peer networks (eMule, torrent clients), unofficial websites, free file hosting sites and other such tools/channels are used to distribute unwanted apps. They can also be used to distribute malware. Therefore, do not download or install files/programs via these methods.

Use official web pages and direct links. Check all settings such as "Advanced" and "Custom", and decline offers to download or install additional, unwanted software before finishing the process. Do not click advertisements that are shown on dubious web pages, since they can open untrusted, potentially malicious pages or even cause download/installation of unwanted software.

Remove any unwanted, suspicious extensions, add-ons and plug-ins that are already installed on the browser. Also remove 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.

Notification stating that Easy News Now can read and change certain data:

Easy News Now application:

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Quick menu:

• What is Easy News Now?
• STEP 1. Uninstall adware applications using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove adware from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove rogue plug-ins from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove adware-type extensions from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove malicious extensions from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Adware removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window, look for any potentially unwanted applications, select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted application that causes Easy News Now redirects, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove adware from Internet browsers:

Video showing how to remove potentially unwanted browser add-ons:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for any recently-installed suspicious browser extensions, select these entries and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by easy news now, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate "Easy News Now" (and other recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons) and remove it.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by easy news now, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click "Extensions", in the opened window, remove all recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with ads by easy news now removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active, click Safari menu, and select Preferences....

In the opened window click Extensions, locate any recently installed suspicious extension, select it and click Uninstall.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the upper-right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and click "Remove" below their names.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by easy news now, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

Commonly, adware or potentially unwanted applications infiltrate Internet browsers through free software downloads. Note that the safest source for downloading free software is via developers' websites only. To avoid installation of adware, be very attentive when downloading and installing free software. When installing previously-downloaded free programs, choose the custom or advanced installation options – this step will reveal any potentially unwanted applications listed for installation together with your chosen free program.

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