How to remove apps promoting freshannouncement.com and similar web pages

What is freshannouncement[.]com?

There are many websites similar to freshannouncement[.]com on the web. Some examples are itscythera[.]com, load00[.]biz, and captcha-sourcecenter[.]com.

Users do not often visit these sites intentionally - they are opened by clicking deceptive advertisements, when visiting other dubious pages, or by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that users have inadvertently installed onto their browsers or computers.

If a browser opens freshannouncement[.]com automatically, it is likely that a PUA is installed.

Typically, browsers/computers that have PUAs installed regularly open addresses such as freshannouncement[.]com in a new window or tab. When opened, these pages load dubious content or open two or three other untrusted sites.

The way pages like freshannouncement[.]com function depends on the geolocations of their visitors. These sites can be used to promote scams and download sites for PUAs (adware, browser hijackers, and other apps), and so on.

The sites often use 'clickbait' techniques to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button and giving them permission to show notifications - freshannouncement[.]com displays a message claiming that visitors must click the "Allow" button to continue watching a video.

Websites such as freshannouncement[.]com should not be allowed to show notifications, since they can contain deceptive advertisements, links to potentially other malicious pages, advertise dubious software, and so on.

PUAs can be designed to serve advertisements and gather information. PUAs can generate coupons, pop-ups, surveys, banners, and other types of ads, which can open dubious, potentially malicious pages or execute certain scripts and download or install other PUAs.

Apps of this type can also record IP addresses, entered search queries, geolocations, addresses of visited pages, and other browsing-related details. They might also be capable of accessing personal information. Furthermore, gathered data might be misused to generate revenue. For example, it could be sold to third parties (potentially cyber criminals), used for marketing purposes or monetized in other ways.

Users with PUAs installed on browsers or operating systems could encounter problems relating to online privacy and browsing safety. It is possible that collected data may even be used to steal identities.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by freshannouncement.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Serving IP Address	139.45.197.167
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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Freshannouncement[.]com and other untrusted websites should be avoided (people do not often visit them intentionally).

feshannouncement[.]com and similar sites are often promoted via PUAs. These apps should never be downloaded or installed, even if they are advertised as legitimate applications.

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

You are advised to download files and programs from official websites and via direct download links. Other tools and sources such as third party downloaders and installers, unofficial pages, and Peer-to-Peer networks (e.g., eMule, torrent clients) should not be used to download or install software.

Check all "Custom", "Advanced" and other similar settings (or available checkboxes) for offers to download and/or install unwanted apps. Do not click ads on dubious websites, since they can be designed to open bogus web pages or cause unwanted downloads and installations.

Remove any unwanted, suspicious extensions, plug-ins and add-ons installed on the browser, and software of this kind from 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 freshannouncement[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by freshannouncement.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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