Download-is-ready.com: what it is and how to remove the AdBlock Master offer
Download-is-ready.com is a website that in 2022 told visitors to add a browser extension called AdBlock Master. In our October 2026 test it only led to a for-sale page and installed nothing; if you added the extension, remove it and reset the browser as the steps below show.
Facts checked October 5, 2026. Removal steps tested on Windows 11 (26H2) and checked against Microsoft's and the browser makers' current documentation.
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Download-is-ready.com ads: summary
| Type | Website that offered the AdBlock Master browser extension; not a program; the extension is the risk |
|---|---|
| Risk | Medium: the site installs nothing by itself, but the extension it pushed was described in 2022 as adware that changes search and adds ads |
| Symptoms | Landing on a page titled Download Ready AdBlock Master; a new ad blocker you did not choose; changed search results, start page or more ads |
| How to get rid of it | Remove the extension, clear site data and reset the browser; uninstall programs only if something else arrived with it (steps below) |
| Our check (4 October 2026) | Redirect to a GoDaddy for-sale page that refused our browser; no extension offer, no notification request, no pop-up on this one visit |
| Running since | Current registration from 2 May 2026 (Domains Etc LLC); the page in our 2022 report came before it |
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| First reported by us | 11 February 2022 |
|---|---|
| Evidence | Our 2022 screenshots, our own test of the site, the registry's record |
| Detection | Microsoft Defender: nothing is installed by the site, so there is no detection name; Defender only reacts to files you download after it |
| Installed on the PC | Nothing by visiting; the AdBlock Master extension only if you added it |
| Name | Download-is-ready.com |
| Domains | download-is-ready.com |
| Ads shown as | Redirects through ad pages |
| Browsers | Chrome, Edge and Firefox |
| First seen | 11 February 2022 |
| Distribution | Typically ad scripts on free streaming, file-hosting and adult sites, typo domains and hacked websites |
| Damage | Redirects to scam pages, fake updates and tech support scams |
| Facts checked | 5 October 2026 |
Facts checked on 4 October 2026 against our own test of the site in desktop Chromium from Europe and the registry's RDAP record; the AdBlock Master description is from our 2022 report and was not re-tested.
What Download-is-ready.com is and how it works
Download-is-ready.com is a website, not a program. In 2022 it showed one box that told visitors to add a browser extension called AdBlock Master; the site itself installs nothing, and the extension is the part that can cause trouble.
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You land on it
People did not type the address. The 2022 report says visitors arrived by clicking a link on another page or because adware on the PC sent the browser there.
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A box asks for an extension
The page was titled "Download Ready AdBlock Master" and offered a green Continue button, with the line "Available in the Chrome Web Store".
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Three clicks install it
The box listed them: Continue, Add to Chrome, Add Extension. The last is Chrome's own permission prompt, so the install is done by you.
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Then the browser changes
The 2022 report said such an extension changes browser settings, sends searches to another search provider and shows more ads than before. We could not test the extension in 2026, so those effects are that report's, not ours.
- Address
- download-is-ready.com (written Download-is-ready.com in our 2022 report)
- What it offered
- A browser extension named AdBlock Master, shown as a Chrome Web Store download
- Current registration
- 2 May 2026 through Domains Etc LLC; paid until 2 May 2027
- Record last changed
- 15 July 2026, about eleven weeks before our test
- Where it points now
- A GoDaddy for-sale page (see our test)
Our report is from February 2022 and the registry says the current registration began on 2 May 2026. We cannot say who held the name in between or whether it lapsed; the 2022 page below belongs to the earlier period.
Is Download-is-ready.com ads dangerous?
Our test on 4 October 2026
We opened https://download-is-ready.com/ in a clean desktop Chromium browser from Lithuania and recorded the pages and addresses it went through. This was one visit, and a quiet result does not clear the address.
Download-is-ready.com · desktop Chromium · Europe · 4 October 2026
- RedirectThe address answered with status 200 and our browser ended on
forsale.godaddy.com, a GoDaddy for-sale page for the name. The final address carried the labelsutm_medium=parkedpagesandtraffic_type=TDFS_BINNS2, which read like a parked-domain traffic tag; we do not know who set it. - Where it endedAn "Access Denied" page: the server in front of the for-sale page refused our automated browser (a reference number from
errors.edgesuite.net). So we never saw the sale offer or any ads on it. - AdBlock Master offerNot shown on this one visit. We saw no extension box and no Chrome Web Store link.
- Notification requestNone on this one visit.
- Pop-ups and new tabsNone on this one visit. No service worker was registered.
- Ad networksNone detected in the requests we recorded.
- Not testedOther countries, phones, a visit that arrives from an ad or another page, a second visit, or a visitor who clicks. Adware pages often show the offer only to some of these, and a page that sat quiet for us can behave differently for you.
Avoid it On this one visit the address was parked and offered nothing. That says nothing about 2022, and an address that shows a for-sale page today can be pointed elsewhere tomorrow.
What changed since our 2022 report
February 2022
Our report: a fake ad-blocker page
The page we described was titled "Download Ready AdBlock Master" and sat on an address ending in
/movies.htmlwith long tracking parameters, over a blurred wall of film posters. In the middle was the AdBlock Master box with the three steps.
The page as shown in our 2022 report: the same three-step box, over film posters. The 2022 screenshot is the only record we have of it. February 2022
The same offer, without the posters
The second picture in our report shows the box on its own, with the line "Say goodbye to pop-ups, videos ads and distracting ads".
The AdBlock Master box on its own, from our 2022 report. If you ever see this wording on a page you did not choose, close the tab. February 2022
The report named other addresses
It listed
Kn33-m3dicin3.xyz,B-cdn.netandSecurestuff.xyzas similar rogue sites. We did not test them and cannot say what they do now.2 May 2026
The current registration starts
The registry shows the name registered through Domains Etc LLC on this date, expiring on 2 May 2027. Nothing in the record says who it belongs to.
4 October 2026
Our new check: a for-sale page
The address led to a GoDaddy for-sale page, which refused our browser. There was no AdBlock Master box, no notification request and no pop-up on this one visit.
Why a page about ad blocking is the trap
A real ad blocker takes ads away. The AdBlock Master offer promised that and was described in 2022 as doing the reverse, which is the whole trick.
| What the page promised | What a fake ad blocker does instead |
|---|---|
| "No more popups" and "say goodbye to video ads" | Adds its own ads, offers, banners and pop-ups, per our 2022 report |
| "Ad-free browsing" | Changes the search provider so searches go through another site, per the 2022 report |
| A calm three-step install | Asks you to approve an extension that can read and change the data on the sites you visit |
Real ad blockers stop ad scripts from loading and can stop some malicious ones, but they can cut the income of small sites and break page elements, and a fake one inserts its own ads. Our 2022 report put this extension in the last group and said it tracked user data in the background; we did not verify that.
The real risks, from most to least serious
Opening the page is not what hurts. The risk is the extension, or whatever a hijacked browser sends you to next.
- High
An extension that can read what you browse
Chrome extensions can be allowed to read and change data on the sites you visit. An extension that asks for that, from a page that lied about ad blocking, can watch searches and add ads to every page.
- Medium
Changed search and start page
The 2022 report said that after install the app changes browser settings and redirects searches to other providers. If your search results look different or have more ads, check the extension list first.
- Medium
More unwanted software
The old report warned that such pages can lead to other unwanted programs, malware and scams. Treat any extra program that appeared after the click as part of the same incident.
- Low
The address today
On our one visit it was a parked name that led to a for-sale page. The risk now is that a future owner points it at something else; the address stays the same.
How to remove Download-is-ready.com ads
How to stop the Download-is-ready.com redirects
Work in this order and test a few links after each step, so you know which one was the cause.
Which browser shows the ads?
Remove extensions you do not recognise
Paste
chrome://extensionsinto the address bar and click Remove on anything you did not install yourself, especially ad blockers, "search" or PDF helpers added recently.Full procedure with screenshots: Remove a browser extension
Clear the site data
Press Ctrl + Shift + Delete, choose All time, tick Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files, and click Delete data.
Reset Chrome
Open Settings > Reset settings > Restore settings to their original defaults and confirm with Reset settings. This resets the start page, search engine and pinned tabs and turns off extensions; bookmarks and saved passwords stay. To stop notifications after you close Chrome, also turn off Settings > System > Continue running background apps when Google Chrome is closed.
Full procedure with screenshots: Reset a browser and fix a hijacked search engine
Remove extensions you do not recognise
Paste
edge://extensionsinto the address bar and click Remove under anything you did not install yourself.Full procedure with screenshots: Remove a browser extension
Clear the site data
Open Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Delete browsing data > Choose what to clear, set All time, tick Cookies and other site data and Cached images and files, and click Clear now.
Reset Edge
Open Settings > Reset settings > Restore settings to their default values and confirm with Reset. Extensions are turned off and the start page goes back to default; favourites, history and saved passwords stay. To stop notifications after you close Edge, turn off Settings > System and performance > Continue running background extensions and apps when Microsoft Edge is closed.
Full procedure with screenshots: Reset a browser and fix a hijacked search engine
Remove add-ons you do not recognise
Paste
about:addonsinto the address bar, open Extensions, and choose Remove from the three-dot menu of anything you did not install yourself.Full procedure with screenshots: Remove a browser extension
Clear cookies and site data
Open Settings > Privacy & Security > Cookies and Site Data > Clear Data, tick both boxes and click Clear.
Refresh Firefox
Open the menu > Help > More troubleshooting information and click Refresh Firefox. Add-ons and custom settings are removed and the home page goes back to default; bookmarks, history and passwords stay.
Full procedure with screenshots: Reset a browser and fix a hijacked search engine
Take back the notification permission
Safari 18 and later on macOS: open Safari > Settings > Websites > Notifications, select
download-is-ready.com(or any site you do not recognise) and set it to Deny, or click Remove. Untick Allow websites to ask for permission to send notifications at the bottom so no site can ask again.Remove extensions you do not recognise
In Safari > Settings > Extensions, select anything you did not install yourself and click Uninstall.
Clear the site data
In Safari > Settings > Privacy > Manage Website Data, remove the site's data, or use History > Clear History > all history. To empty the cache as well, turn on Show features for web developers in Settings > Advanced and choose Develop > Empty Caches.
Check the Mac for apps from the ads
Ads also target Mac users with fake players and "cleaners". In Finder > Applications, move anything unknown to the Bin. In System Settings > General > Login Items & Extensions, remove unknown items. Then use Go > Go to Folder to check
/Library/LaunchAgents,~/Library/LaunchAgents,/Library/LaunchDaemonsand/Library/Application Supportfor folders and files with the same unknown names, and empty the Bin.
Then, whichever browser you use
Step 1: Scan the PC if you downloaded anything from the ads
Most people who only saw the notifications can skip this step. If a notification or the page it opened made you download or run a file, delete the file and run a full scan, then a Microsoft Defender Offline scan.
In Windows 11 and Windows 10 open Windows Security > Virus & threat protection > Scan options, select Microsoft Defender Antivirus (offline scan) and click Scan now. The PC restarts and the scan takes about 15 minutes, so save your work first.
Windows 11: Windows Security > Virus & threat protection > Scan options. Full procedure with screenshots: Run a Microsoft Defender Offline scan
After removal: keep the ads from coming back
If you clicked Continue or Add to Chrome
If you only saw the page and closed it, you are done: nothing is installed. If you pressed through, remove the extension and check the PC for what else arrived.
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Remove the extension
In Chrome, open More > Extensions > Manage extensions, find AdBlock Master or any ad blocker you did not choose and click Remove (). The extension steps for each browser are in the tabs above.
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Uninstall programs from the day you clicked
Open Settings > Apps > Installed apps in Windows 11 (Apps & features in Windows 10), sort by install date and uninstall anything added the day you clicked, then confirm if User Account Control asks. The old Windows steps (Control Panel, Uninstall a program) do the same on Windows 7 and 8. If you are not sure what belongs, skip the list and run the scan below instead (Uninstall a program or app in Windows On uGetFix).
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Scan, then scan offline
Run a Microsoft Defender Full scan, then the Microsoft Defender Antivirus (offline scan) in Windows Security > Virus & threat protection > Scan options. The offline scan restarts the PC and runs before Windows loads, so persistent malware has a harder time hiding.
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Reset the browser, then check the passwords
Use the reset step for your browser above. If you typed a password or card number on a page the extension or a redirect opened, change that password now and tell your bank about the card.
On a Mac, moving an app to the Bin is not always enough, because adware leaves files for persistence; the Mac tab above lists the folders to check. If you are not sure what you are deleting, leave them alone and use a scan.
How to keep it from happening again
Most pages like this are reached by a click you did not choose. These habits cut those clicks and the damage of one that slips through.
Do
- Type addresses yourself for sites you use often: a typed address goes to its destination, while links on search pages and sites with hundreds of links can send you anywhere (typos aside).
- Install browser extensions only from the extension store's own listing, and read the permissions before you approve: "read and change all your data on all websites" is a lot for an ad blocker.
- Keep Microsoft Defender SmartScreen on, or Chrome's Enhanced protection: both warn about known malicious pages and downloads.
- When an installer offers Custom or Advanced setup, choose it and untick extra programs and pre-ticked offers: bundling only works when nobody looks.
- Keep a current backup of your files (File History or OneDrive), so an infection does not cost you your documents.
- On public networks, a VPN hides your IP address from the sites and ad networks you visit; it does not block ads or malware.
- Keep Microsoft Defender running and up to date.
Don't
- Click a Continue or Add to Chrome button on a page that told you to block pop-ups or ads.
- Open torrent and similar sites: they are known for unexpected redirects and fake download buttons that can land you on a phishing page.
- Download software cracks from such places: they are a common way to infect people with malware, including ransomware.
- Give your e-mail address, phone number or card details to a prize or survey page you reached through a redirect.
Questions about Download-is-ready.com ads
Is Download-is-ready.com a virus?
No, the address is a website and not a virus. In our test on 4 October 2026 it led to a for-sale page and installed nothing. What worries people is the offer it carried in 2022:
- a button that added an ad-blocking extension called AdBlock Master
- which our old report described as adware that changed search settings
- showed more ads
A page cannot infect your PC just by being open, but the extension you approve afterwards can. If you pressed Add to Chrome or Add Extension, remove the extension, clear the site data, reset the browser and scan the PC, as the steps on this page show. If you only saw the page and closed it, nothing is installed.
Is Download-is-ready.com safe?
We do not recommend it. On 4 October 2026 the address redirected us to a GoDaddy for-sale page, so on that one visit it offered nothing to use. One quiet visit proves little: adware pages often show their offer only to some countries or devices.
In 2022 the same address pushed an extension through a box headed No more popups with AdBlock Master and a green Continue button. A page that sells you an ad blocker in a pop-up-style box is the pattern to avoid. Install ad blockers only from the browser's store, found by your own search.
What is AdBlock Master?
AdBlock Master is the name of the browser extension offered on the page in 2022, as the screenshots in our old report show. The page said to use it as the best ad blocker and to say goodbye to pop-ups and video ads.
Our 2022 report classed it as a potentially unwanted program that changes browser settings, redirects searches to alternative search providers and shows more ads. We did not test it in 2026, so those effects are the old report's claims.
Why did I land on Download-is-ready.com?
You were most likely sent there. The 2022 report says users arrive by clicking a malicious link somewhere else or because adware running in the background redirects the browser.
The page can differ by the address you came from or your country, so two people can see different things. Close the tab, do not click the green button, and check your extension list and installed apps for anything you did not add.
How do I remove the Download-is-ready.com extension?
There is no program called Download-is-ready.com to uninstall, so removing the extension is the removal. In Chrome open More, then Extensions, then Manage extensions, find AdBlock Master or any ad blocker you did not choose and click Remove.
Then clear cookies and cached files for all time, and reset the browser if your search or start page still changes. The tabs on this page give the steps for Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari. If the settings change again, a program on the PC is changing them:
- open Settings
- Apps
- Installed apps
- uninstall what you added that day
- run a Microsoft Defender full scan and offline scan
Does Download-is-ready.com send notifications?
We saw no notification request on 4 October 2026, and no service worker was registered. The 2022 page we described offered an extension rather than a notification prompt, so notifications are not part of its known behaviour.
If you ever clicked Allow on a page like this, the permission stays in your browser until you remove it. In Chrome open chrome://settings/content/notifications, in Edge edge://settings/content/notifications, and remove or block any address you do not recognise.
What should I do if I installed the extension and my searches changed?
Remove the extension first. In Chrome, open More, Extensions, Manage extensions and click Remove under AdBlock Master or any ad blocker you did not pick. Then clear cookies and cached images for all time, reset the browser to its original settings, and check Settings, Apps, Installed apps for programs added the day you clicked.
Run a Microsoft Defender full scan, then the offline scan, which runs before Windows loads. If you typed a password or card number on a page the redirect opened, change that password and tell your bank about the card.
Will Fortect remove Download-is-ready.com?
Fortect scans Windows for malware and unwanted programs and repairs the system files and settings they change, and its free scan shows what it finds on your PC before you decide anything.
For Download-is-ready.com, follow the plan above as well: the browser steps take back permissions and settings that no scanner treats as a threat, and uninstalling the program that brought it removes the source.
Run Microsoft Defender's full scan and, if anything was found, its offline scan as a second opinion. If the symptoms are gone after the plan and both scans are clean, there is nothing more to do.
Sources
- Verisign RDAP: download-is-ready.com registration record (read October 4, 2026)
- Chrome Web Store Help: Install and manage extensions (no longer online) (read October 5, 2026)
- Microsoft Support: Virus and threat protection in the Windows Security app (read October 5, 2026)
- Google Chrome Help: Use notifications to get alerts (no longer online) (read October 4, 2026)
- FTC: How to recognize, remove and avoid malware (read October 4, 2026)