How to remove apps that open afunione.club and similar websites

What is afunione[.]club?

afunione[.]club is virtually identical to many other rogue websites including, for example, rdsb2[.]club, allmeganews[.]com, and cicort[.]com. When opened, web pages of this type load dubious content or open other untrusted websites.

People often arrive at pages such as afunione[.]club due to potentially unwanted apps (PUAs) that are installed on browsers and/or operating systems. I.e., users do not often visit them intentionally. Note that PUAs promote dubious web pages, display intrusive ads and gather browsing-related information.

Installed potentially unwanted apps force users to visit websites such as afunione[.]club by opening them in new browser windows or tabs. When visited, they load dubious content or open 2-3 other untrusted, potentially malicious web pages. The way these pages function depends on the geolocations of their visitors.

Commonly, these rogue pages deceive visitors into allowing them to show notifications using 'clickbait' techniques. Note that afunione[.]club suggests that, by clicking the "Allow" button, visitors are able to play a video. Typically, pages such as afunione[.]club display notifications that contain links to other untrusted websites, dubious ads, and/or other content of this kind.

Furthermore, PUAs often gather details relating to users' browsing activity (browsing data). In most cases, PUAs collect details such as IP addresses, geolocations, URLs of visited websites, entered search queries, etc. They might also collect private, sensitive data.

The information is sold to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who could misuse it to generate revenue. PUAs also serve advertisements.

For example, pop-ups, coupons, banners, surveys, an others. When clicked, these can open dubious websites or execute scripts to download/install unwanted, potentially malicious software. These apps can cause problems relating to browsing safety and privacy, and lead to unwanted downloads/installations or even identity theft. Therefore, never download or install any PUAs.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by afunione.club
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	CLEAN MX (Malicious), CRDF (Malicious), Emsisoft (Phishing), Kaspersky (Phishing), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	108.163.203.126
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 provide no useful features, do not improve the browsing experience, or deliver any other value. They are designed only to generate revenue for developers by promoting dubious web pages, gathering data and serving ads. They simply cause problems. If an app of this type is already installed on the browser or computer, uninstall it immediately.

How did adware install on my computer?

In most cases, people download and install PUAs unintentionally when they click deceptive advertisements, which execute certain scripts, or download and install programs that have PUAs included into the set-ups as 'additional offers'. The second distribution is used to trick users into downloading and installing PUAs together with other, regular software.

This method is called "bundling". Generally, PUAs are listed in the "Advanced" or "Custom" settings of the software set-ups. They are able to infiltrate when people fail to check and change the aforementioned settings.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

You are advised to download software and files from official websites and via direct links. Third party downloaders, installers, Peer-to-Peer networks (torrent clients, eMule), unofficial websites and other similar channels/tools are often used to distribute potentially unwanted or even malicious apps.

Furthermore, set-ups that contain settings such as "Advanced" or "Custom" should be checked - decline any offers to download/install PUAs before completing the process. Do not click intrusive ads that appear on dubious websites, since they can open other untrusted websites or even cause unwanted downloads and installations.

Remove any suspicious extensions, plug-in and add-on is already installed on the browser, and software of this kind 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 afunione[.]club website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by afunione.club?
• 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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