How to stop news-rulujo.cc from showing notifications
Written by Tomas Meskauskas on (updated)
What kind of page is news-rulujo[.]cc?
News-rulujo[.]cc displays deceptive content and asks for permission to deliver notifications. It is an untrustworthy page promoted via other pages of this kind. Our team discovered news-rulujo[.]cc while examining various torrent sites, illegal movie streaming websites, etc.
News-rulujo[.]cc in detail
News-rulujo[.]cc shows a fake video player that is supposed to play a video named "My adult video.mp4". It also displays a message instructing visitors to click the "Allow" button to continue. The purpose of news-rulujo[.]cc is to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications.
After clicking the "Allow" button while visiting news-rulujo[.]cc, we found that it shows notifications promoting shady adult websites and claiming that a computer is infected. Like most websites of this type, news-rulujo[.]cc displays notifications to promote various scams and other untrustworthy websites, questionable apps, etc.
Additionally, news-rulujo[.]cc can redirect visitors to reminews[.]com - another website that uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button. Therefore, it is strongly recommended not to visit news-rulujo[.]cc and allow it to show notifications.
Name | Ads by news-rulujo.cc |
Threat Type | Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads |
Detection Names | CRDF (Malicious), CyRadar (Malicious), Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Malicious), Fortinet (Malware), Sophos (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal) |
Serving IP Address | 149.7.16.237 |
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, false claims within visited websites, unwanted applications (adware) |
Damage | Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections. |
Malware Removal (Windows) | To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your computer with legitimate antivirus software. Our security researchers recommend using Combo Cleaner. |
Pages of this type in general
Websites like news-rulujo[.]cc display deceptive content to get permission to show notifications and redirect visitors to other untrustworthy pages. Usually, they are promoted via pages that use rogue advertising networks or shady apps (e.g., advertising-supported apps). More examples of similar sites are social-discovery[.]io, bhrnkw[.]com, and computeradshub[.]com.
How did news-rulujo[.]cc gain permission to deliver spam notifications?
News-rulujo[.]cc show notifications because it has been allowed to show them. Websites receive permission to deliver notifications after clicking the "Allow" button displayed by a browser. They cannot do so without permission. In most cases, sites like news-rulujo[.]cc display deceptive content to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button.
How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?
Do not click the "Allow" button while visiting pages claiming that it is necessary to click that button to verify your age, play a video, prove that you are not a robot, etc. Click the "Block" (or similar) button, or close those pages. If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.
Appearance of news-rulujo[.]cc website (GIF):
Notifications displayed by news-rulujo[.]cc:
Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by news-rulujo[.]cc using Combo Cleaner:
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Quick menu:
- What is Ads by news-rulujo.cc?
- 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.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
Why am I seeing ads (browser notifications) delivered by news-rulujo[.]cc in the right lower corner of my desktop?
This website shows notifications because it has permission to do so (it cannot show notifications without permission). Websites are allowed to display notifications by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting them.
I have clicked on notification ads, is my computer infected?
Clicking on notifications is harmless (notifications cannot infect computers), but it can open potentially malicious pages.
Is news-rulujo[.]cc a virus?
Websites like news-rulujo[.]cc are not viruses. Their purpose is to promote various scams, potentially malicious applications, websites, etc.
Will Combo Cleaner remove news-rulujo[.]cc ads automatically or manual steps are still required?
Yes, Combo Cleaner will block news-rulujo[.]cc notifications (it will remove permissions granted for this site). Also, this app will block further access to news-rulujo[.]cc.
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