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Fondoftravel.club uses fake alerts to make users enable notifications

Fondoftravel.club is a malicious website that should be avoided

If you have spotted Fondoftravel.club pop-ups on your screen showing up randomly, you shouldn't panic. There are hundreds of people who encountered the exact same problem and are not sure what it is being caused by. The truth is, that the issue is caused by push notifications that you allowed to be shown via the website at some point before.

In order for this to happen, website authors use a variety of schemes, starting from how users get to scam pages. Crooks usually rely on adware installed on the system to direct users to Fondoftravel.club, as well as malicious websites that host their links. Thus, users who often visit torrents, X-rated, illegal video streaming, and similar sites are more likely to encounter the scam after being redirected to it.

Once they reach the landing page, they are shown one of the versions of the scam. For example, visitors might be told that there's a movie to be shown, and they need to press the “Allow” button in order to view it. Those who oblige and agree to do it don't immediately realize what they have done, although they don't get to see the movie either because the website has no other content than the request to enable notifications.

Depending on the website used, push notification prompt might not be that apparent immediately – Google Chrome users are more likely to be victims only due to the wording the browser uses. Nonetheless, even if you use MS Edge, Safari, or Mozilla Firefox, the result of such action would always be the same – intrusive and malicious ads would be shown directly on users' screens, regardless of what they are doing at the time.

We provide all the necessary information about this social engineering attack and will explain to you how to get rid of the annoying push notifications, all while making your PC security much better.

Push notification scams are getting more advanced

Online scams have been around for almost as long as the internet itself, as cybercriminals quickly realized that the worldwide web can be very much anonymous, which makes it perfect to do illegal business on. While email spam and malicious websites were some of the most popular places for malware and phishing, nowadays, there are plenty of pages that fall into the gray area – push notification scams are one of those.

While they are not usually inherently malicious, they are created for one and only purpose – to scam users. While the push notification feature itself is not malicious, crooks quickly realized that it could be used to push ads to users and the fact that some of them don't know how to get rid of them makes it even more convenient.

The scam is relatively simple – people are shown something that might interest them and then asked to enable notifications to receive it. While previously simply pictures were used (for example, a GIF showing a loading video), Fondoftravel.club seems to go a bit further, making the scam more elaborate.

Instead of showing a fake video picture, users might see an intro of a popular movie studio one sees before watching it. Allegedly, people have to click the “Allow” button in order to proceed with watching the movie. In other cases, they might be told that they have won an iPhone and they have won.

Fondoftravel.club plays an intro of an alleged movie and promises the rest after the "Allow" button is pressed

It seems like scammers are putting more effort into appealing to a wider audience with various themes. This should motivate users to be more vigilant online, as it shows that crooks are ready to adapt and improve their techniques to find more victims. To avoid this, always keep in mind that the “Allow” button within the notification prompt will always result in the same outcome – you'd allow that particular website to deliver information to you at any time.

If you have already allowed Fondoftravel.club ads to be shown, you can get rid of them relatively easily. Below you will find all the details on how to do just that.

Step 1. Remove notifications

Anti-virus software would not help you with the removal of these annoying pop-ups, as they are technically not related to any infections, even if they might be present on your system. You have to access browser settings and remove Fondoftravel.club's access to deliver you notifications – follow the steps below.

Google Chrome (desktop):

1. Open Google Chrome browser and go to Menu > Settings.
2. Scroll down and click on Advanced.
3. Locate 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.

Step 2. Check for adware

One might not even suspect that adware might be running in the background due to several reasons. First of all, potentially unwanted programs are commonly distributed using deceptive techniques that make people install them unintentionally, for example:

• Software bundles. During the installation of new applications, users rarely pay attention to the process – they rush through steps, don't read the instructions, etc. This is something that PUP developers and distributors are well aware of, and thus using software bundling to make people install apps they otherwise wouldn't. To avoid being a victim, you should always pick the Advanced/Custom installation settings instead of Recommended/Quick ones, remove ticks from pre-ticked boxes, read the fine print, and always be attending during the whole process.
• Deceptive ads can be encountered online while browsing the web at any time. Users are often told that their systems are infected and need fixing or that something is out of date and they need to update it. In other words, people are just getting frightened to make them believe that the promoted software is necessary for one reason or another. Some places are more prone to have them, while others can cause unexpected redirects after a link is clicked. To minimize the risks, employ ad-blocking extensions and avoid high-risk sites like torrents.

The reason adware might be involved is that it causes users to encounter ads more frequently (ads that don't originate on the visited site) and sometimes cause unexpected browser redirects. In fact, online scams like Fondoftravel.club are intertwined closely, so it is not uncommon for one lead to another.

Users might be promised an expensive gift, such as iPhone

Thus, if you have spotted unexpected ads, notifications, homepage changes, or other suspicious behavior, you should immediately scan your system for adware. You can do that either by checking the list of the installed apps in the Control Panel (Windows) or Applications folder (Mac), as well as removing all browser extensions, or instead allowing SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner, Malwarebytes, or another security tool to take care of the problem for you.

After that, we strongly advise you to remove various cache and leftover files from your browser, as the remnants might continue the unwanted activity, including data tracking and showing of ads. You can employ FortectIntego to make this process quicker, although you can also refer to our instructions below to do it manually.