How to uninstall unwanted apps used to promote essingto.online

What is essingto[.]online?

essingto[.]online is similar to bemasx[.]com, mycoolnewz[.]com, private-message[.]live, and many other pages of this kind. Most display dubious content and promote other untrusted sites.

Users do not often visit these rogue sites intentionally - they are opened by clicking deceptive advertisements or visiting untrusted web pages. Browsers regularly open essingto[.]online and similar sites due to potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on them.

Depending on the geolocation of its visitors, the essingto[.]online website loads dubious content or opens two or three other potentially malicious websites.

essingto[.]online and similar sites open various scam pages like "Firewall Spyware Alert", "Norton Antivirus 2021 Update", web pages designed to trick visitors into downloading and installing browser hijackers, adware, etc. Therefore, neither essingto[.]online nor pages that it opens can be trusted.

essingto[.]online uses a 'clickbait' technique to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button (allowing it to show notifications). More precisely, essingto[.]online shows a message stating that visitors must click the "Allow" button to continue loading the page.

In most cases, notifications from websites such as essingto[.]online contain dubious advertisements, links to bogus, potentially malicious sites, and so on. Untrusted websites should never be allowed to show notifications. An example of a notification from essingto[.]online is provided below.

PUAs can generate unwanted advertisements and collect various user-system information. Some examples of ads that PUAs generate are coupons, pop-ups, surveys, and banners. These ads cannot be trusted - they can open dubious, potentially malicious pages or download and even install unwanted software by running certain scripts.

PUAs often gather IP addresses, entered search queries, geolocations, addresses of visited pages, and other browsing-related information. Sometimes they can read personal information. The gathered details could be used to generate revenue. For example, they could be sold to third parties (potentially cyber criminals) and used for marketing purposes.

Therefore, PUAs can be the reason behind problems relating to online privacy, browsing safety, identity theft, and other issues.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by essingto.online
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	ESET (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	52.86.219.129
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, essingto[.]online and other websites of this kind are rogue. Users who arrive at these pages should close them immediately and avoid clicking ads displayed on them.

Most PUAs are useless, even if they are advertised as legitimate. Typically, potentially unwanted apps display advertisements, gather data, and promote various dubious web pages. I.e., they are only useful to the developers.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs are distributed via download/installation set-ups of other products. This deceptive marketing tactic of packing regular software with unwanted or malicious additions is called "bundling".

Rushing download/installation processes (e.g. ignoring terms, skipping steps and settings, etc.) increases the risk of inadvertently allowing bundled content into the system.

Some PUAs have "official" download sites. Intrusive advertisements proliferate these applications as well. Once clicked, they can execute scripts to download/install PUAs without users' consent.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

You are advised not to use Peer-to-Peer networks (such as eMule, torrent clients, etc.), unofficial websites, third party downloaders, installers, etc. to download or install software or files. Use official pages and direct links.

Check download/installation set-ups for settings such as "Advanced", "Manual, or "Custom" (or include certain checkboxes) and decline offers to download or install unwanted apps before completing the process.

Additionally, do not trust or click advertisements that are displayed on dubious web pages - they can open other rogue sites or cause unwanted downloads and installations.

Remove any suspicious or unknown extensions, add-ons and plug-ins installed on the browser. The same applies to software of this kind that is 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 essingto[.]online website (GIF):

Notification from essingto[.]online:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by essingto.online?
• 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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