How to remove apps designed to open check-this-video.com?

What is check-this-video[.]com?

Check-this-video[.]com asks for permission to show notifications and opens untrustworthy, potentially malicious pages. It is similar to youneerdmo[.]top, boffero[.]com, rookinews[.]com, and countless other websites. Usually, they get opened via shady ads or websites or installed potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

Check-this-video[.]com in detail

Check-this-video[.]com uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button (into allowing it to show notifications). This page suggests that visitors have to click the "Allow" button to watch some video. If allowed, check-this-video[.]com shows notifications shady adult pages and other unreliable websites.

Another detail about check-this-video[.]com is that it may open websites designed to trick visitors into providing credit card details, names, surnames, passwords, or other personal information, or downloading and installing potentially unwanted or even malicious applications. Although, check-this-video[.]com may open legitimate pages as well.

A couple examples of websites that pages like check-this-video[.]com could be used to promote are "CONGRATULATIONS, YOU ARE THE VISITOR NO. 1.000.000", "Your Chrome Is Severely Damaged By 13 Malware!", and "Chance To Win The Brand New Playstation". At the time of the research check-this-video[.]com opened a legitimate sports betting site.

It is worth mentioning that individuals behind pages like check-this-video[.]com could be using them promote legitimate pages and getting paid a referral free for every new account or purchase made on those legitimate pages. However, websites like check-this-video[.]com are more likely to open untrustworthy websites.

More about potentially unwanted applications

It is common for PUAs to be designed to collect Internet Protocol addresses, entered search queries, geolocations, visited pages, and other data related to user's browsing habits. PUAs can be designed to gather sensitive information (for example, saved passwords, credit card details) as well.

Another problem is that data collected by applications of this kind is likely may be sold to third parties (potentially cybercriminals), used for marketing purposes, or monetized in other ways. Another issue with PUAs is that they can be designed to generate coupons, banners, surveys, pop-up ads, and other advertisements.

It is important to mention that advertisements generated by PUAs could be used to advertise various untrustworthy websites. In some cases, those ads could be designed to cause unwanted downloads, installations of unwanted, potentially malicious applications by running certain scripts.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by check-this-video.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Fortinet (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
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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Websites like check-this-video[.]com in general

In conclusion, websites like check-this-video[.]com rarely open trustworthy websites. Also, most of them use one or another clickbait technique to trick visitors into agreeing to receive their notifications (clicking the "Allow" button). Usually, users do not visit websites of this type intentionally.

How did adware install on my computer?

It is common for developers to use a deceptive marketing method called bundling to distribute PUA. More precisely, they include unwanted apps in downloaders, installers for other programs as additional (optional) offers. Offers to download or install potentially unwanted apps can be declined before completing downloads or installations of other programs.

Usually, it can be done in "Advanced", "Custom" or other settings, or by unticking certain checkboxes. Users download or install PUAs when they do not change those settings (or leave checkboxes ticked). Sometimes, users download or install PUAs by clicking deceptive ads that are designed to execute certain scripts.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

It is advisable to download applications (and files) from official, trustworthy websites via direct download links. Third-party downloaders and installers, various Peer-to-Peer networks (like torrent clients, eMule), unofficial websites, etc., should not be used as sources, tools to download or install software, or files.

Also, it is recommended not to complete downloads and installations without checking "Advanced", "Custom" and other settings and declining unwanted offers. Advertisements displayed on shady pages should not be clicked as well - they could be designed to open other websites of this kind or even download or install some unwanted software.

Unwanted extensions, add-ons, or plug-ins installed on a browser should be removed. Software of this kind installed on the operating system should be uninstalled too. 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 check-this-video[.]com website (GIF):

Notifications from check-this-video[.]com:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by check-this-video.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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