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News-Burewo.cc push notifications can disrupt your daily browsing sessions

Push notifications are not initially malicious, although can be used by crooks to deliver ads to users

While browsing the web, you might come across various websites. Unfortunately, not all of them are designed to provide relevant information or be interesting but rather have nefarious purposes – to scam people. News-Burewo.cc is one of those websites that should never be trusted, as it manipulates people into subscribing to notifications that deliver unsafe content directly to the screen.

In most cases, users do not visit this website purposely – they get redirected from somewhere else. This is typically related to clicking a suspicious link on another website, although sometimes redirects can happen automatically upon a malicious site entry. As soon as the site is accessed, users can see two of the following components:

• A pop-up prompt that asks to allow notifications
• A background picture that tries to convince that pressing the “Allow” button is a correct action to proceed with.

This scheme is a typical scam that is used by thousands of malicious websites. As soon as the request is fulfilled, users will be shown intrusive pop-ups on a regular basis – these might include links to ad-filled, scam, phishing, and other malicious sites.

More about the scam

Twenty years ago, the internet was a much more dangerous place – websites were unregulated, and search engines would produce results that are less relevant and even malicious in nature. Thanks to security implementations by various agencies, as well as tech giants such as Google, the internet is now a much safer place than it used to be.

However, it does not mean that the internet is completely safe, and websites like News-Burewo.cc proves that. While it is not the worst thing you can encounter online, it is definitely not a positive one, especially if you don't know where it came from and how to get rid of it.

If you are not sure what you are dealing with (the intrusive pop-ups that show up at random times and disturb your online time), we can help you clear some things about this. First of all, what you encountered is a legitimate browser feature that is used by many websites.

It allows sites to send information, links, or anything else to users, notifying them about whatever they are interested in. For example, you can subscribe to YouTube notifications – these will deliver you the most relevant video suggestions or notify you when your favorite content created uploaded a new video.

At the same time, visitors are free to block these notifications if they don't want to receive them. It is all fair, as long as they are being offered to receive these notifications clearly. Unfortunately, crooks soon realized that this built-in feature could be used to deliver commercial content to users – all they have to do is trick them into pressing the “Allow” button upon entry.

To do that, social engineering^[1] techniques are used. Here are a few examples of messages you might receive upon entering a website such as News-Burewo.cc, Newssysstem.org, Bluewinds.xyz, and many others:

• Click “Allow” to close this window;
• If you are 18+, tap “Allow”;
• Press “Allow” to verify, that you are not a robot;
• Click “Allow” to watch the video;
• Prepare to download! You need to enable browser notifications to start downloading.

Once the Allow button is pressed, users then start receiving intrusive pop-up ads at random times

There are many variations for these messages, but all of them always attempt to make users believe that the allow button is not what it actually is. For example, people are lured with a promise that there is a video to be shown; however, as soon as the permission to show notifications is granted, there is no video to view, no file to download, and no other content to explore. Users are then usually redirected to another site of a similar nature.

How to get rid of News-Burewo.cc pop-ups

If you have enabled notifications that now show intrusive pop-ups, it does not necessarily mean that your device is infected with some malware (although it might seem so for many due to the invasive activity). This is another reason why many people who encountered this phenomenon do not manage to remove notifications with the help of security software.

In order to remove News-Burewo.cc ads, you have to access your browser settings and deny the permission for the site to show notifications to you. Here's how:

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.

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 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.

Safari:

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

MS Edge:

1. Open Microsoft Edge, and click the Settings and more button (three horizontal dots) at the top-right of the window.
2. Select Settings and then go to Advanced.
3. Under Website permissions, pick Manage permissions and select the URL in question.
4. Toggle the switch to the left to turn notifications off on Microsoft Edge.

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.

Google Chrome (Android):

You might have seen similar activity on your Android device. In order to stop notifications in your phone, proceed with the following steps:

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

Check your device for adware infection and clean your browsers

You have likely allowed News-Burewo.cc notifications by accident, or you were tricked into doing so. However, it is important to note that the reasons why you ended up on the site might also be a cause of concern. As we already mentioned, you have likely clicked on a link or were taken here automatically via the URL redirect.^[2]

Likewise, there might be a potentially unwanted program, namely adware,^[3] that is causing these redirects on your web browser automatically. Adware is a deceptive software that specializes in showing users ads, all while providing little to no functionality that other useful applications do.

Here are a few symptoms you should look out for:

• Intrusive pop-ups, deals, offers, banners, in-text links, and other commercial content is shown on your web browser while browsing the web;
• Redirects lead to various malicious websites or sites of dubious origin (for example, porn, gambling, etc.);
• Search results are directed to a different provider and are filled with sponsored links and ads;
• Your browser or computer has become slower.

The easiest way to check for adware is by scanning your device with security software SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner. Most of the potentially unwanted programs can also be uninstalled manually via the Programs and Features (Windows) or Applications section (Mac). However, this becomes more difficult if you have many apps installed.

Finally, do not forget to clean your web browsers after adware/malware elimination. For a quick solution, you can use the FortectIntego maintenance tool or proceed with the manual instructions below.

You may remove virus damage with a help of FortectIntego. SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner and Malwarebytes are recommended to detect potentially unwanted programs and viruses with all their files and registry entries that are related to them.