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News-hadeha.cc is a malicious website designed to trick users into subscribing to notifications

News-hadeha.cc shows a misleading message designed to make users click the "Allow" button within the prompt

If you have been using the internet frequently, you should have encountered all sorts of ads on various websites – pop-ups, in-text links, banners, auto-play videos, and all sorts of others. In fact, it is nothing new on the internet, and many users are used to the fact that they have to face ads; mostly, they don't mind this activity, as long as it does not interfere with their ability to access websites contents.

But what can one do when ads do not stem from entering a particular website but instead show up randomly on the screen, regardless of what you are doing? News-hadeha.cc ads belong to this category, and their behavior has been puzzling users for a while now. In reality, these are not ads per se but rather push notifications that are initiated by the site. If they show up on your screen, you must have allowed it in one way or another – and this is where the deception lies.

Users stumble across News-hadeha.cc accidentally, usually after clicking on a malicious link elsewhere. This is not something new – while it can happen to anyone, avoiding high-risk websites can reduce this possibility. In some cases, users might also be redirected by adware^[1] that could have been accidentally installed before. The latter aspect should definitely be investigated, and we address it in further sections below.

Immediately, visitors are surprised with a request to press the “Allow” button within the notification prompt just to allegedly confirm they are not a robot. Crooks are deliberately trying to manipulate users into thinking that it is just a simple verification feature similar to captcha, that is used on so many sites for legitimate reasons. Likewise, there could be other reasons given to enable them – promises of a movie or another video, 18+ content, and more.

In other words, crooks are trying to make it seem like the push notification prompt is not what it actually is, and the message in the background serves this purpose well. Keep in mind that, regardless of what the message says, pressing the “Allow” button would always result in the same thing – push notifications would be allowed to be shown without any restrictions from News-hadeha.cc or any other similar website.

What are push notifications?

There are a lot of misconceptions about what push notifications are and how they work. Initially, they were used by the operating system to provide certain details about important events, e.g., that a battery is running out on the phone. Later on, this feature was expanded and provided to third-party applications as well. Finally, in 2015, push notifications came to desktop browsers, and many websites are using them.

To set it up, website creators need to enable an API, which then prompts a pop-up upon website entry, and visitors are free to accept or decline this offer. Most people seem to dislike the feature in general, as they see it as just another annoying step before they can fully see the content of the site, according to an experiment conducted by Mozilla.^[2]

Fundamentally, push notifications are completely different than ads, though. Ads can be triggered by a website entry that hosts them or by an application installed on the device. The push notification feature is a part of the browser; the contents of these are determined by the website that is sending them, and, in the case of News-hadeha.cc, nothing good comes out of it.

The main goal of scam authors is to make sure that a constant flow of ads is ensured since it generates revenue. Unfortunately, the networks for ads are picked without caring too much about their quality, and malicious ads generally earn more. Hence, you might be exposed to all sorts of phishing content once subscribed.

The "robot check" is one of the more common fake messages on push notification scam sites

News-hadeha.cc removal explained

While scanning your computer with security software is the first thing you should do upon seeing it acting out of the ordinary, it won't remove News-hadeha.cc ads for you. As we explained above, push notifications themselves are not malicious. The website that sending them is. Thus, to stop it from sending you alerts, you need to remove it from the “Allowed” list in your site settings section. Please 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 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):

1. Open Google Chrome and tap on Settings (three vertical dots).
2. Select Notifications.
3. Scroll down to the Sites section.
4. 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 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 the Websites tab and, under General, select Notifications.
3. Select the web address in question, click the drop-down menu and select Deny.

MS Edge (legacy):

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.

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 web address in question under Allowed sites and pick Remove.

Why are you redirected to suspicious websites?

There are many things that users do on the internet – they shop, browse their favorite social media posts, stream videos, download files, and much more. While doing these things, some people might put themselves in danger, whether willingly or not. For example, it is a well-known fact that torrents, warez, and software crack websites are infested with malware, although many people completely ignore this fact just to be able to install otherwise pricy apps for free.

Likewise, there are plenty of other websites that are known to have security issues, such as illegal video streaming sites, porn, gambling, and more. In other words, the more controversial the activity promoted on a particular website, the less it is regulated. While it doesn't necessarily mean that all of such sites host malware, there is a much bigger chance of being redirected to a scam site from there or encountering a booby-trapped page that would exploit software vulnerability^[3] to install malware automatically without user interaction whatsoever.

Therefore, stay away from these types of places as much as possible and employ tools that could help you – SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner, Malwarebytes are good antimalware solutions that could prevent the infiltration of Trojans, ransomware, rootkits, backdoors, and other dangerous threats. Likewise, an ad-blocker can stop malicious scripts from being executed on most sites.

That being said, we strongly recommend you use security software to check your system for adware and malware. This is especially important if you spot suspicious activity (ads, redirects, random mouse movements, crashes, etc.) on your device or if you explored the malicious websites you were redirected to – clicked on links, installed programs.

After you remove malicious software from your system, you should repair virus damage and clean your browsers with FortectIntego. While cleaning your browsers manually is not difficult (we provide instructions below), fixing malware damage might be. So if you experience critical system failures, we recommend using the software instead of reinstalling the OS.