How to remove apps designed to open abcnewspro.com and similar sites

What is abcnewspro[.]com?

abcnewspro[.]com is the address of an untrusted website, which is designed to open other web pages of this kind or display dubious content. There are many websites similar to abcnewspro[.]com including, for example, securegate[.]xyz, press-allow-browser2[.]com and tiktok-fun[.]com.

Commonly, these sites are opened by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that are installed on browsers and/or computers. I.e., users to not often visit them intentionally. PUAs can also gather browsing data and display intrusive advertisements.

abcnewspro[.]com is designed to open about 2-3 dubious websites, which could be used to advertise rogue software and display deceptive advertisements, or to load some dubious content. How abcnewspro[.]com functions when opened depends on visitors' geolocations.

Note also that abcnewspro[.]com and other pages of this type attempt to deceive visitors into allowing them to show notifications by using 'clickbait' techniques - abcnewspro[.]com suggests that visitors are able to continue browsing the site by clicking the "Allow" button.

Users who allow these web pages to show notifications then start seeing the notifications with deceptive ads, website links to other untrusted sites, and other dubious content. As mentioned, PUAs can serve coupons, banners, surveys, pop-up ads, and other types of ads.

Commonly, users who click these ads arrive at untrusted websites or cause unwanted downloads and installation. PUAs often collect browsing-related details. Generally, they target information such as IP addresses, entered search queries, addresses of visited pages, geolocations, etc., however, sometimes they are used to collect sensitive information as well.

Furthermore, developers could use gathered information to generate revenue. For instance, they could sell it to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals). Therefore, users who have these apps installed on browsers and/or computers may become victims of identity theft, experience problems relating to browsing safety, online privacy, or other issues.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by abcnewspro.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Serving IP Address	172.67.215.94
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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To summarize, PUAs promote dubious pages, gather browsing data and display advertisements. Most do not include any useful features or improve the browsing experience. On the contrary, users are exposed to risk of serious issues. If PUAs are already installed, remove them immediately. Note that users often download and install these apps unintentionally.

How did adware install on my computer?

Typically, users download and install potentially unwanted apps with regular software. I.e., when PUAs are included into the download/installation set-ups of other software as 'additional offers'. PUAs are downloaded and installed when users fail to decline these offers.

Generally, this can be done in "Advanced", "Custom" or other settings of the set-ups. Clicking deceptive ads can also be the reason behind unwanted downloads and installations: some ads run certain scripts when clicked.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Programs and files should not be downloaded or installed through third party downloaders/installers. It is not safe to use unofficial websites, Peer-to-Peer networks (torrent clients, eMule) or other sources of this kind to download software. Software and files should be downloaded from official websites and via direct links.

Check all "Custom" and "Advanced" settings and decline offers of PUAs before completing the process. Do not click intrusive ads that appear on dubious websites, since they can open untrusted websites or cause download/installation of unwanted, potentially malicious apps.

Finally, remove any suspicious, unwanted extensions, add-ons and plug-ins 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 abcnewspro[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by abcnewspro.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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