How to remove apps that promote findmedia.biz and similar sites

What is findmedia[.]biz?

Users do not usually open findmedia[.]biz intentionally - these web pages are mostly opened by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on browsers and/or computers. When visited, findmedia[.]biz opens other bogus web pages or displays dubious content.

There are many websites similar to findmedia[.]biz online. Some examples are justmedia24[.]biz site, watch-video[.]net and news06[.]biz.

When a website such as findmedia[.]biz is visited, it loads dubious content or opens about two or three other dubious sites - this depends on the geolocations of visitors to the site. Pages such as findmedia[.]biz often demand permission to show notifications.

They deceive visitors by using 'clickbait' techniques - findmedia[.]biz suggests that, by clicking the "Allow" button, visitors will prove that they are not robots. In most cases, these sites show notifications with links to untrusted websites, deceptive advertisements, etc.

As mentioned, browsers often open pages such as findmedia[.]biz due to installed PUAs, which can serve banners, coupons, surveys, pop-ups and other types of advertisements. When users click these ads, they arrive at dubious pages or even allow them to execute scripts designed to download and install unwanted apps.

PUAs also gather IP addresses, entered search queries, geolocations, addresses of visited pages, and other browsing data. Additionally, they can collect sensitive information. The developers sell the data to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) or misuse it to generate revenue in other ways.

This can cause problems relating to online privacy and browsing safety, and some users might even become victims of identity theft. Therefore, you are strongly advised not to download or install any PUAs.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by findmedia.biz
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	Certego (Malicious), CyRadar (Malicious), ESET (Malware), Fortinet (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal).
Serving IP Address	134.209.136.174
Observed Domains	0.findmedia[.]biz, 1.findmedia[.]biz, 2.findmedia[.]biz, 3.findmedia[.]biz, 4.findmedia[.]biz, 5.findmedia[.]biz, 6.findmedia[.]biz, 8.findmedia[.]biz, 9.findmedia[.]biz
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, PUAs generate revenue for the developers by collecting information, serving intrusive ads and forcing users to visit bogus websites (including findmedia[.]biz). Note that apps of this type are often advertised as useful and legitimate, yet most are useless and can cause serious problems.

How did adware install on my computer?

Browser hijackers, adware-type apps, and other types of PUAs are commonly distributed by integrating them into the download and/or installation set-ups of other programs, so that a proportion of users inadvertently download and install them together with their chosen software.

This distribution method is known as "bundling". Offers to download and install additionally-included apps usually appear in "Advanced", "Custom" and other settings of the set-ups (where they can usually be declined). Many users fail to check and change these settings, thereby granting permission for PUAs to be downloaded and installed by default.

In addition, unwanted downloads and installations are sometimes caused by clicking deceptive advertisements capable of executing certain scripts.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

You are advised to research all software before download/installation. Use only official and verified download channels. Unofficial and free file-hosting websites, Peer-to-Peer sharing networks (BitTorrent, Gnutella, eMule), and other third party downloaders commonly offer harmful and bundled content, and are therefore untrusted and should be avoided.

When downloading/installing, read the terms, study all possible options, use the "Custom/Advanced" settings and opt-out of additional apps, tools, features, and so on. Intrusive advertisements typically seem legitimate, however, they can redirect to dubious and malicious sites (e.g. gambling, pornography, adult-dating, and many others).

If you encounter ads or redirects of this kind, inspect the system and remove all dubious applications and browser extensions/plug-ins immediately. 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 findmedia[.]biz website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by findmedia.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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