How to remove News-guguho.cc ads

News-guguho.cc ads bring malicious links directly to users' desktops

News-guguho.cc is a deceptive website that was created by scammers to profit from advertisements without securing users' safety. Initially, people end up visiting this fake page accidentally due to a malicious link clicked elsewhere, although malicious scripts may also take users to various dangerous places automatically.

Once on the site, people are presented with a message that encourages them to click the “Allow” button within the notification prompt. The word “encourage” is probably incorrect here, as the message shown to people is a straight-out scam that attempts to trick them in your typical way of social engineering.^[1]

Those who proceed as they are told would not initially see any significant changes, although they are likely to be redirected to a similar fake website, such as News-vitesi.cc, Mcprotectionpro.com, Saarmlife.ru, or similar, where they would be asked for the same thing. Only sometimes later would users notice suspicious News-guguho.cc ads coming to their screens at random times with no warnings.

Push notification scams explained: what is important to pay attention to

News-guguho.cc is just one of many websites that propagates scams attempting to convince users that subscribing to push notification spam is a good idea. In fact, thousands of websites visually look identical and operate the exact same scheme – they even use the same images and phrases.

In reality, these websites do not have any content in them, and their only goal is to fool users, and press that “Allow” button. To make this plan successful, scammers employ a few phishing tricks that work on those less familiar with online scams. Here is an example of a message one might read on News-guguho.cc right after entering it:

Click “Allow” to verify that you are not a robot

It is very easy to see how some users might confuse this statement with a legitimate request to confirm they are human – captchas^[2] and similar verification methods have been used for years, hence many don't find it unusual to make another check. Unfortunately, this is not a request to confirm that no botting is involved, this is a request to enable push notifications, and its function does not change regardless of what is shown in the background.

How to stop the intrusive push notifications

Push notifications can commonly be misunderstood despite their prevalence on regular websites. This mainly happens because most users never had experience interacting with them. People often assume that their systems have been infected with some kind of virus whenever they see suspicious pop-ups showing up on their screens without warning, which is quite a normal reaction, all things considered.

Adware or other computer infection has nothing to do with push notifications, at least not directly. They can only show up if users allow a particular website to show them via the push notification prompt, hence regular virus removal methods would not work when it comes to News-guguho.cc ads removal. Instead, you have to access your browser settings and block the website's URL from delivering malicious links and ads to you:

Google Chrome (desktop)

1. Open the Google Chrome browser and go to Menu > Settings.
2. Scroll down and click on Advanced.
3. Locate the Privacy and security section and pick Site Settings > Notifications.
4. Look at the Allow section and look for a suspicious URL.
5. Click the three vertical dots next to it and pick Block. This should remove unwanted notifications from Google Chrome.

Google Chrome (Android)

• Open Google Chrome and tap on Settings (three vertical dots).
• Select Notifications.
• Scroll down to the Sites section.
• Locate the unwanted URL and toggle the button to the left (Off setting).

Mozilla Firefox

1. Open Mozilla Firefox and go to Menu > Options.
2. Click on Privacy & Security section.
3. Under Permissions, you should be able to see Notifications. Click the Settings button next to it.
4. In the Settings – Notification Permissions window, click on the drop-down menu by the URL in question.
5. Select Block and then click on Save Changes. This should remove unwanted notifications from Mozilla Firefox.

MS Edge (Chromium)

1. Open Microsoft Edge, and go to Settings.
2. Select Site permissions.
3. Go to Notifications on the right.
4. Under Allow, you will find the unwanted entry.
5. Click on More actions and select Block.

Safari

1. Click on Safari > Preferences…
2. Go to the Websites tab and, under General, select Notifications.
3. Select the web address in question, click the drop-down menu and select Deny.

Internet Explorer

1. Open Internet Explorer, and click on the Gear icon at the top-right of the window.
2. Select Internet options and go to the Privacy tab.
3. In the Pop-up Blocker section, click on Settings.
4. Locate the web address in question under Allowed sites and pick Remove.

Adware removal is necessary

Even though adware is not a direct cause of push notifications, it is one of the reasons why you ended up visiting News-guguho.cc website in the first place. The potentially unwanted software is known to be often bundled with freeware, so if you visit websites to download such apps, you might be tricked into installing adware unintentionally. Likewise, some users may be infected after installing a fake Flash Player update or when visiting illegal software download sites.

Therefore, we recommend you check your system promptly, as you may not even know that adware or an even more dangerous threat is running in the background. To do that effectively, we recommend you perform a full system scan with SpyHunterCombo Cleaner or MalwarebytesMalwarebytes security software and then use FortectIntego to clean your browsers and other junk that could have accumulated over time. For example, cookies^[3] placed by third parties can remain on the system for many years and continue tracking your online activities until they are removed. If you prefer the manual removal methods, we provide all the needed instructions below.