Remove apps that open esmo.pro and similar sites

What is esmo[.]pro?

esmo[.]pro displays dubious content and opens various bogus web pages. It operates in a similar manner to many other sites including, for example, theweathersiren[.]com, mediamodern[.]biz and keysdigita[.]com.

Websites of this type are often opened by browsers when potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) are installed (i.e., users do not visit pages such as esmo[.]pro intentionally). Note that PUAs often serve advertisements and collect data.

Installed PUAs force browsers to open rogue pages such as esmo[.]pro in new windows or tabs. When visited, these pages load dubious content or open about two or three other potentially malicious, deceptive web pages. The function of esmo[.]pro does when opened depends on visitors' geolocations.

Note that esmo[.]pro often deceives visitors into allowing it to show notifications. It suggests that a video can be played by clicking the "Allow" button in a pop-up window. In most cases, visitors who click the aforementioned button allow the page to show notifications, which contain deceptive advertisements, links various untrusted pages, and/or other dubious content.

This is not the only 'clickbait' technique used by rogue websites such as esmo[.]pro. Furthermore, PUAs often display coupons, surveys, banners, pop-ups and other advertisements. When clicked, these ads tend to open untrusted pages or even execute scripts that cause download/installation of unwanted software.

PUAs also track information - browsing data such as IP addresses, geolocations, addresses of visited pages, entered search queries, and other browsing-related information. In some cases, these apps are capable of recording private, sensitive details. The data is sold to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) or misused to generate revenue in other ways.

Users who have PUAs installed on browsers and/or computers are at potential risk of problems relating to privacy, browsing safety or even identity theft. Therefore, you are strongly advised not to download or install apps of this type.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by esmo.pro
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Serving IP Address	88.208.60.53
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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In summary, most PUAs generate revenue for the developers by forcing users to visit dubious addresses, collecting information and/or serving intrusive ads. Apps of this type are often advertised as useful and legitimate, however, most are useless and can cause serious problems. In most cases, people download and install PUAs inadvertently.

How did adware install on my computer?

Typically, users download and install unwanted applications inadvertently together with other required programs. This happens when they fail to check and change "Advanced", "Custom", "Manual" or other settings of the set-ups.

This distribution method of potentially unwanted software is called "bundling". Additionally, unwanted downloads and installations can be caused when users click deceptive ads that execute certain scripts.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

It is not safe to use third party downloaders, installers, unofficial web pages, Peer-to-Peer networks (torrent clients, eMule) or other channels of this type to download or install software/files. Commonly, they are used to distribute PUAs or even malicious apps. Check all "Custom" and "Advanced" settings and decline offers to download or install unwanted apps.

Do not click ads that are displayed on dubious web pages (e.g, adult dating, gambling, pornography pages), since they can open untrusted websites or even cause download/installation of unwanted programs. Remove any suspicious extensions, plug-ins, or add-ons installed on the browser, and programs 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 esmo[.]pro website (GIF):

Notifications by esmo[.]pro:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by esmo.pro?
• 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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