Uninstall apps designed to promote onemessages.com and similar websites

What is onemessages[.]com?

onemessages[.]com is one of many rogue web pages that display dubious content or promote and open other untrusted websites. Other examples are securegate[.]xyz, press-allow-browser2[.]com, and tiktok-fun[.]com. Browsers usually open websites of this type when potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) are installed on them.

I.e., users do not visit these web pages intentionally. Note that PUAs can be designed to gather browsing-related data and serve advertisements.

Installed PUAs open addresses such as onemessages[.]com in new windows or tabs. When visited, the sites load dubious content or open about two or three other, potentially malicious pages. The way these sites operate depends on visitors' geolocations.

Like most pages of this type, onemessages[.]com uses a 'clickbait' technique to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications. It suggests that users need to click the "Allow" button to watch/load a video. Typically, onemessages[.]com and similar sites display notifications with deceptive advertisements, links untrusted pages, etc. within them.

Neither onemessages[.]com nor other similar website should be allowed to show notifications. As mentioned, PUAs can feed users with ads: various coupons, surveys, banners, pop-ups and others. These can open untrusted web pages or even run scripts that cause download/installation of unwanted, potentially malicious software.

PUAs can also monitor and record information. In most cases, they collect browsing data such as IP addresses, geolocations, addresses of visited pages, and entered search queries, however, some PUAs record sensitive details. The developers sell the information to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) or misuse it to generate revenue in other ways.

Having these apps installed on the browser and/or computer could be the reason behind issues relating to online privacy and browsing safety, and even identity theft. Therefore, you are strongly advised never to download or install any PUAs.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by onemessages.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	ESET (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal).
Serving IP Address	172.64.143.11
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 open sites such as onemessages[.]com (and other dubious pages), serve advertisements, and collect user-system information. I.e., their main purpose is to generate revenue for the developers. They are classified as PUAs, since users often download and install them inadvertently.

How did adware install on my computer?

Commonly, users download and install PUAs together with other programs, when they are included into the set-ups as 'additional offers'. This distribution method of potentially unwanted apps is called "bundling".

It works when users download and install their programs without checking "Advanced", "Custom" or other settings, and fail to decline offers to download and install PUAs. In other cases, users cause unwanted downloads and installations by clicking deceptive advertisements that execute certain scripts.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Check all "Custom", "Advanced" and other similar settings, and decline offers to download or install additional, unwanted applications. Download software and files from official, trustworthy websites and via direct download links.

Other sources/channels such as third party downloaders and installers, Peer-to-Peer networks (e.g., torrent clients, eMule), unofficial pages, etc., are used to distribute unwanted, potentially malicious apps. Do not click ads displayed on dubious websites, since this can cause unwanted downloads and installations.

Remove any suspicious extensions, add-ons and plug-ins installed on the browser, and 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.

Appearance of onemessages[.]com website (GIF):

Notification from onemessages[.]com:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by onemessages.com?
• 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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