How to remove apps that promote allowandgo.com and similar websites

What is allowandgo[.]com?

allowandgo[.]com and many similar sites promote untrusted, bogus websites or load dubious content. They should not be visited or trusted. Commonly, they are opened by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that users have installed on their browsers and computers inadvertently.

I.e., people do not often visit pages such as allowandgo[.]com intentionally. More examples of similar web pages of this type are helgminers[.]com, studience[.]club and greendsign[.]com.

After installation, PUAs continually open addresses such as allowandgo[.]com in a new window or tab. These sites open more (about 2-3) rogue pages or load dubious content. What happens after visiting them depends on the geolocations of their visitors.

Additionally, websites of this kind often demand permission to show notifications using 'clickbait' techniques - allowandgo[.]com states that users must click the "Allow" if they wish to play a video. Typically, when notifications, the websites start showing notifications with deceptive ads, links to dubious pages, etc.

PUAs can also collect data. Generally, they target IP addresses, entered search queries, geolocations, addresses of visited websites, and other browsing-related details, however, they might also record personal, sensitive information as well. The information is misused to generate revenue.

For example, it could be sold to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals). Therefore, users with PUAs installed on their browsers and/or the operating systems may have problems relating to privacy, browsing safety, and they might become victims of identity theft.

PUAs also serve ads (e.g., coupons, pop-ups, surveys, banners). Commonly, these ads open dubious, potentially malicious pages or even execute scripts designed to download and install various PUAs.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by allowandgo.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Serving IP Address	178.62.214.139
Observed Domains	0.allowandgo[.]com, 1.allowandgo[.]com, 2.allowandgo[.]com, 3.allowandgo[.]com, 4.allowandgo[.]com, 5.allowandgo[.]com, 6.allowandgo[.]com, 7.allowandgo[.]com, 9.allowandgo[.]com
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, websites such as allowandgo[.]com are promoted by applications that can serve advertisements and gather data. Even if PUAs are advertised as useful and legitimate, they do not include any useful features. On the contrary, they are designed only to generate revenue for the developers and can cause serious issues.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs are often downloaded/installed together with other products. This deceptive marketing technique of pre-packing regular software with unwanted or malicious additions is called "bundling".

By rushing through download/installation of software (e.g. ignoring terms, skipping steps and sections, using "Quick/Express" settings, etc.) many users risk unintentionally allowing bundled content into their devices. Intrusive advertisements proliferate PUAs as well.

When clicked, the ads can execute scripts to download/install these applications without users' permission. Some PUAs have "official" download web pages from which they can be downloaded.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Download software and files from official websites and via direct links. It is not safe to use torrent clients, eMule (or other Peer-to-Peer networks), third party downloaders, unofficial websites or other sources of this kind. Avoid third party installers. Check "Advanced", "Custom" and other settings, and decline offers to download or install unwanted software.

Do not click ads that are displayed on dubious websites, since they can open other untrusted websites or even cause unwanted downloads and installations. Remove any unwanted, suspicious applications (extensions, add-ons, and plug-ins) that are installed on the browser.

The same should be applied to programs of this kind that are 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 allowandgo[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by allowandgo.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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