How to remove apps that promote classicgift.download and similar websites

What is classicgift[.]download?

classicgift[.]download is a rogue web page, which, when visited, opens other dubious websites or displays untrusted content. There are many websites similar to classicgift[.]download on the internet. Some examples are pushwelcome[.]com, nomadnews[.]club and thediseasetracker[.]com.

In most cases, they are opened by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on the system. Note that, as well as promoting dubious web addresses, PUAs gather browsing data and serve intrusive advertisements.

When visited, classicgift[.]download opens about 2-3 other dubious websites that might advertise rogue software, contain unwanted advertisements, etc. It might also load dubious, unwanted content. The actions of websites such as classicgift[.]download depends on visitors' geolocations.

At the time of research, classicgift[.]download opened the SearchGenie download page, EasyPDF download page and notification-centar.com (pages that promote PUAs), and a dubious website operating in a similar manner to classicgift[.]download.

Note that classicgift[.]download attempts to deceive visitors into allowing it to show notifications. It suggests that visitors are able to continue browsing the web page by clicking the "Allow" button, however, this simply grants classicgift[.]download permission to show notifications, which might contain deceptive ads, web links to untrusted web pages, etc.

Furthermore, apps that open rogue web pages tend to feed users with intrusive advertisements and gather data. For example, they serve coupons, banners, surveys, pop-up ads, and other types ads that promote/open untrusted websites or cause download/installation of other unwanted, potentially malicious programs.

PUAs often collect various browsing-related details such as IP addresses, entered search queries, addresses of visited pages, geolocations, and other data. They might also record private, sensitive information. Developers sell the information to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who misuse it to generate revenue in other ways.

Therefore, by having these apps installed on browsers/computers, people can become victims of identity theft, experience problems relating to browsing safety, online privacy, and other issues.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by classicgift.download
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	CRDF (Malicious), Kaspersky (Phishing), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal).
Serving IP Address	198.143.165.221
Promoted pages	SearchGenie and EasyPDF download pages, notification-centar[.]com
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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Typically, PUAs are advertised as useful, legitimate applications, however, installation they start to promote dubious pages, collect details relating to users' browsing habits, and serve intrusive ads. Most PUAs are designed only to generate revenue for developers and are useless for regular users.

How did adware install on my computer?

Many users download and install PUAs inadvertently when they click deceptive ads or download/install their required software with PUAs included in the set-ups as 'additional offers'. This latter distribution method is called "bundling" method. Typically, offers to download or install included PUAs can be declined through "Custom", "Advanced", "Manual" or other settings.

When users leave these unchanged, however, they often agree by default with offers to download and install PUAs. Unwanted downloads and installations can also be caused through ads when they are clicked, and then execute certain scripts.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

You are advised to download software and files from official websites and via direct download links. Other sources/channels such as third party downloaders (and installers), unofficial websites, Peer-to-Peer networks (eMule, torrent clients) should not be trusted - commonly, they are used to distribute unwanted software.

Check all "Custom", "Advanced" and other similar settings and decline offers to download or install additionally-included, unwanted apps. Do not click advertisements that appear on dubious websites, since they can open other, untrusted, potentially malicious websites or cause unwanted downloads and installations.

Remove any unwanted, suspicious extensions, plug-ins or add-ons installed on the browser, and software of this kind installed on the computer.

If there are any programs of this kind installed on the browser or operating system, then they should be removed immediately. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

classicgift[.]download redirects to SearchGenie download page (GIF):

classicgift[.]download redirects to EasyPDF download page (GIF):

classicgift[.]download redirects to notification-centar.com (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by classicgift.download?
• 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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