Remove apps promoting securegate.xyz and similar websites

What is securegate[.]xyz?

If visited, securegate[.]xyz loads dubious content or opens other untrusted websites. Typically, users do not visit sites such as securegate[.]xyz intentionally - they are opened by installed potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), through clicked deceptive advertisements, or opened bogus websites.

More examples of websites similar to securegate[.]xyz are press-allow-browser2[.]com, tiktok-fun[.]com and allfreshposts[.]com.

Typically, installed PUAs open sites such as securegate[.]xyz in new browser windows or tabs. They then open more (about 2-3) untrusted websites or load dubious content - this depends on visitors' geolocations.

Commonly, these web pages are designed deceive visitors into giving permission to show notifications using 'clickbait' techniques - securegate[.]xyz suggests that visitors need to click the "Allow" button, otherwise they will not be able to watch a video.

Users who allow such pages to show notifications will start to see unwanted notifications with deceptive advertisements, links to untrusted websites, and other dubious content contained within them. Furthermore, PUAs are often designed to collect user-system information relating to browsing habits.

For example, IP addresses, entered search queries, geolocations, addresses of visited pages, however, they can also collect sensitive information. The data could be sold to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) or misused to generate revenue in different ways.

This can lead to problems relating to privacy and browsing safety, and some people may even become victims of identity theft. Additionally, PUAs can serve coupons, pop-ups, surveys, banners and other types of ads. Commonly, these open dubious, potentially malicious pages and, in some cases, can execute scripts designed to download and install other PUAs.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by securegate.xyz
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal).
Serving IP Address	159.69.70.224
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, potentially unwanted applications promote dubious websites, gather information and feed users with advertisements. In this way, they generate revenue for the developers. Even when PUAs are advertised as useful and legitimate, they are generally useless and simply cause problems.

How did adware install on my computer?

People often download and install potentially unwanted applications with other programs. I.e., when PUAs are included into the set-ups as 'additional offers'. In most cases, those offers can be declined in "Advanced", "Custom" or other settings of the set-ups.

Many users leave these settings unchanged, thereby allowing included apps to be downloaded and installed with the required programs. Sometimes unintentional downloads and installations can be caused by clicking deceptive advertisements that execute certain scripts .

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Third party downloaders, installers, Peer-to-Peer networks (such as torrent clients, eMule, etc.), unofficial web pages, freeware download pages and other similar download/installation sources, tools are often used to distribute PUAs and, in some cases, even malicious apps.

Download files and programs only from official websites and through direct links. Check all "Advanced" and "Custom" settings and decline offers of unwanted apps before completing the process. Do not click advertisements that appear on dubious, untrusted websites, since they can open untrusted websites or cause unwanted downloads/installations.

Remove any unwanted, suspicious extensions, add-ons, and plug-ins installed on the browser. Also remove software of this kind that is 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 securegate[.]xyz website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by securegate.xyz?
• 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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