How to remove apps that open backtonews.biz and similar websites

What is backtonews[.]biz?

backtonews[.]biz functions in a similar way to hiroje[.]com, abcnewspro[.]com, sferverification[.]com and many other rogue websites. If visited, it loads dubious content or opens other untrusted websites.

Users do not often visit websites such as backtonews[.]biz intentionally - they are mostly opened by installed potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), through other dubious pages, or dubious advertisements.

Typically, when visited, backtonews[.]biz and similar web pages open about two or three other bogus sites or load dubious content. The way they function depends on visitors' geolocations. Generally, the sites demand permission to show notifications and often deceive users into clicking the "Allow" button through 'clickbait' techniques.

Note that backtonews[.]biz suggests that users need to prove that they are not robots. If notifications are enabled, these pages serve notifications with ads, containing links to untrusted pages, etc. As mentioned, these pages are often opened by PUAs installed on browsers and/or computers.

PUAs also collect browsing-related information and display ads. They usually collect details such as entered search queries, addresses of visited pages, geolocations, IP addresses, and so on.

Some PUAs record personal, sensitive information. Furthermore, the developers misuse the information to generate revenue by selling it to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) or in other ways. This can cause problems relating to privacy, browsing safety, etc.

Some users might even become victims of identity theft. PUAs serve intrusive ads (such as coupons, banners, surveys, pop-ups). These promote dubious pages or execute scripts that cause download/installation of unwanted apps. Therefore, PUAs should never be downloaded or installed.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by backtonews.biz
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Serving IP Address	134.209.136.174
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 most cases, adware-type applications serve ads, promote dubious, potentially malicious pages and/or collect data. Most do not function as advertised. On the contrary, they can cause serious problems. Typically, users do not download or install these apps intentionally.

How did adware install on my computer?

Commonly, users download and install PUAs by clicking deceptive advertisements that execute certain scripts, or when developers distribute them by using a deceptive marketing method called "bundling". They use this method to trick people into downloading and installing PUAs together with other software.

They include PUAs into the download/installation set-ups as 'additional offers' and hope that users will not decline them. Typically, these offers can be found in "Advanced", "Custom and other similar settings of the set-ups. Many users leave them unchanged, thereby allowing PUAs to be downloaded and installed with their required programs.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Download and installation tools, sources such as third party downloaders, installers, Peer-to-Peer networks (e.g., torrent clients, eMule), dubious websites, etc., can be used to distribute PUAs, and even malicious programs. Therefore, all files and programs should be downloaded from official websites and through direct links.

Check all "Custom" and "Advanced" settings and decline offers to download or install additionally-included applications (PUAs). Do not click advertisements that appear on dubious websites (e.g., on those relating to pornography, gambling, adult dating), since they can open untrusted, potentially malicious websites or download and install unwanted software.

Remove any unwanted, suspicious applications (extensions, plug-ins, add-ons) that are installed on the browser. The same should be applied to software of this kind that is 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 backtonews[.]biz website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by backtonews.biz?
• 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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