What is Scannewsupdate.info?
Scannewsupdate.info is an adware server that works as a redirect on Chrome and Firefox. In order to avoid continuous redirections to this annoying website, you should scan your computer with a licensed antispyware tool to see whether you have any adware program installed on your computer. It would also be a good idea to reset your browser settings to default because you might as well have several unwanted extensions working on your browser. In this entry, we will talk more about adware and adware servers that can be used by malevolent third parties to expose you to potentially harmful content.
Where does Scannewsupdate.info come from?
This redirect affects your browser when you access websites that are responsible for distributing it. Our research suggests that websites like joindetox.info may distribute the adware that makes use of Scannewsupdate.info. Of course, you may not be aware of the fact that you accessed the said website because you didn’t land on it precisely.
What we mean is that sometimes users open such websites accidentally when they click a flash advertisement or when they open a random pop-up. If you do not close the pop-up redirect immediately, you load the website, and it automatically modifies your browser in a way that it starts displaying Scannewsupdate.info redirect very often.
The bottom line is that you should be able to avoid such redirects if you are careful about the sites you access. Please stay away from file-sharing, online gaming, and video streaming pages that contain a lot of commercial advertisements. You know those sites that launch multiple pop-ups the moment you click anywhere on them? These sites might as well be part of the Scannewsupdate.info distribution network; you need to be extra careful.
What does Scannewsupdate.info do?
When this component gets added to your browser, it asks for permission to show notifications. If you grant that permission, it displays pops with ads in the corner of the screen. You may also see ads in the Windows notification tab.
Here you might say that you do not remember granting any permission to any app lately, but the point is that sometimes users click those permission pop-up boxes without any second thought. If Scannewsupdate.info came along with a number of other adware applications, you probably missed the moment when the redirect asked for permission to display these commercial ads.
Now, technically, there is nothing malicious about displaying commercial ads. Rather than being concerned about spyware and the like, we should be looking at the privacy aspect of such software behavior. It is clear that Scannewsupdate.info is annoying and intrusive because it keeps on displaying various ads. Some ads might be completely random, while others could be related to your likes and preferences.
Why does that happen? It is very likely that the adware program associated with Scannewsupdate.info also employs tracking cookies to collect information on your web browsing habits. This way, the applications that make use of that information can generate custom commercial content that you may find interesting. This way, you would be more likely to click the commercial ads, and by clicking those ads, you would help the people behind Scannewsupdate.info make some financial profit.
Once again, there is nothing malicious about this scheme, but we have to remember that there are no regulations that would ensure that Scannewsupdate.info promotes only safe content. Hence, there is always a chance that this adware server might promote corrupted links that lead to malware-related websites. If that happens, you might find yourself on some dangerous webpage that is related to malware distribution networks. Clearly, that is the worst-case scenario, but from there, you would be only a click away from a severe malware infection.
How do I remove Scannewsupdate.info?
As mentioned, you cannot really delete the adware server. You just need to make sure that you do not get redirected to it again. For that, it would be for the best to reset your browser’s settings to default. After that, be sure to scan your computer with a licensed antispyware tool that would locate other unwanted applications (if any). At the same time, you should be able to protect your system from other intruders in the future, but do not forget that your web browsing habits are also important when it comes to avoiding cyber exploitation schemes.
How to Reset My Browser
Firefox
- Press Alt+H and click Troubleshooting information.
- Click Refresh Firefox on the new tab.
- Click Refresh Firefox again on the confirmation box.
- Press Finish.
Chrome
- Press Alt+F and click Settings.
- Scroll down and click Advanced.
- Scroll down to the bottom of the page.
- Click Restore settings to their original defaults.
- Press Reset settings on the confirmation box.
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