How to uninstall apps causing redirects to thehugejournal.com site?

What is thehugejournal[.]com?

Thehugejournal[.]com is an untrustworthy webpage, which shares similarities with catests.space, boustahe.com, echanged.space, and many others. This site operates by presenting visitors with questionable content and/or redirecting them to various pages (likely unreliable or malicious ones).

Websites of this kind are seldom accessed intentionally. Most users get redirected to them by dubious sites, intrusive ads, or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). This software can be installed onto systems without express user consent and/or knowledge.

Thehugejournal[.]com in detail

Once accessed, thehugejournal[.]com first checks the visitor's IP address to learn their geolocation. This information determines the website's behavior. To elaborate, whether visitors are presented with questionable material and/or redirected elsewhere - depends on their geolocations.

Furthermore, thehugejournal[.]com uses deceptive statements to trick users into enabling its browser notifications. It instructs to "Click the Allow button to subscribe to the push notifications and continue watching", thereby implying that this must be done to resume watching online content.

Should the notifications be allowed, the site will start running intrusive advert campaigns. The delivered ads endorse untrustworthy, deceptive/scam, and even malicious webpages. Some intrusive adverts can be triggered (by being clicked) to stealthily download/install software (e.g., PUAs).

How do potentially unwanted applications operate?

Potentially unwanted applications can have heinous abilities. What is more, these functions can be in different combinations. For example, PUAs can force-open websites and/or run intrusive advertisement campaigns. Most unwanted applications can track data.

Targeted information includes (but is not limited to): browsing and search engine histories, IP addresses/ geolocations, and personally identifiable details. The gathered data is then shared with and/or sold to third-parties, likewise intent on misusing it for profit.

To summarize, the presence of such software on devices can result in system infections, severe privacy issues, significant financial losses, and even identity theft. Therefore, it is highly recommended to remove all suspect applications and browser extensions/plug-ins without delay.

Threat Summary:

Name	thehugejournal.com pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Fortinet (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Observed Domains	z.thehugejournal[.]com; v.thehugejournal[.]com; o.thehugejournal[.]com; q.thehugejournal[.]com; e.thehugejournal[.]com; n.thehugejournal[.]com; t.thehugejournal[.]com; d.thehugejournal[.]com; f.thehugejournal[.]com; s.thehugejournal[.]com; etc.
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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Potentially unwanted applications in general

PUAs typically appear legitimate and harmless. Users are enticed into download/installation and/or purchase with a broad range of "useful" and "advantageous" functionalities. However, the features rarely work as advertised, and in most cases - they are utterly nonoperational.

The sole purpose of unwanted software is to generate revenue for the developers; hence, functionality and user safety are irrelevant. Instead of delivering on any promises, PUAs can cause redirects to untrustworthy and malicious websites, run intrusive advertisement campaigns, and gather private and vulnerable information.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs can be downloaded/installed alongside other programs. "Bundling" is the name of this deceptive marketing method - packing regular software with unwanted or malicious additions. Rushed download/installation processes (e.g., skipped steps/sections, etc.) increase the risk of inadvertently allowing bundled content into the system.

Intrusive advertisements are also used to proliferate PUAs. When clicked on, the ads can execute scripts to make downloads/installations without user permission. PUAs may have "official" promotional webpages from which they can be downloaded and/or purchased.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

It is important to research software prior to download/installation and/or purchase. Only official and verified download channels must be used. Since dubious sources, e.g., unofficial and freeware websites, Peer-to-Peer sharing networks, and other third-party downloaders - often offer bundled and dangerous content.

Download/Installation processes must be treated with caution; that includes - reading terms, studying available options, using "Custom/Advanced" settings to opt-out from supplementary apps, tools, etc. Intrusive ads appear legitimate; however, they redirect to questionable sites (e.g., gambling, pornography, adult-dating, and so on).

In case of encounters with such adverts and/or redirects, the device must be checked and all suspicious applications and browser extensions/plug-ins detected - immediately removed from it. 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 thehugejournal[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is thehugejournal.com pop-up?
• 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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