Remove Readnewmessage.com adware

Effective guide to delete Readnewmessage.com

Readnewmessage.com is an adware program that shows various content on the browser and redirect to shady sites when it infect the targeted computers. Users come over this site unintentionally as they are redirected to them by deceptive ads or by installed potentially unwanted programs. PUPs intrude with some other software download when not enough attention is being paid at the downloading and installation moment. Asides causing redirects, PUPs can deliver intrusive adverts and gather users browsing related data.

PUPs promote Readnewmessage.com by opening new browsing tabs and redirect them to the said website. The activities of the site after this depends on the geographical location of the visitor’s PC. Moreover, it uses deceptive tactics in order to deceive user into enabling its browser notifications. In any case, users have to encounter some questionable content. Upon being clicked on those ads redirect to various unreliable or malicious pages and some can even execute scripts that can cause download and install of unwanted software.

Another issues regarding PUPs is that it has data tracking capability. They can record users browsing activities and steal information relating from it. In some cases, it might gather sensitive and personal information as well. Developers behind this share all gathered data with third parties who misuse them in order to generate profit which might be too risky for user’s privacy and other dangerous consequences. So, immediately remove Readnewmessage.com and all suspicious applications from the computer.

How did adware intrude on my PC?

Potentially unwanted applications can be downloaded and installed into their system together with other products. This dubious marketing method of downloading unwanted apps with some regular software downloads. By rushing through installation processes and skipping available procedures that are present in custom or advance options as well as other similar settings of software setups often might leads into the installation of unwanted applications. For these reasons, users need to pay close while installing any program especially freeware and always try to use official and trustworthy pages.

How to prevent intruding unwanted apps?

Use official websites and direct links for any software download. Pay close attention at the time of installation. Use custom or advanced settings and opt out all additional attached apps and dismiss all offers. Avoid using unreliable software download sources as they are used to proliferate possibly malicious programs. Further, intrusive ads always redirect user to unreliable websites such as gambling and adult-dating. If you encounter any such sites, immediately remove all malicious apps including browser extensions such as plug-ins and add-ons. In order to remove Readnewmessage.com, users are advised to use some reliable antivirus removal tool.

Threat specification

Name: Readnewmessage.com

Type: adware, pop-up ads, unwanted ads, push notification ads

Distribution: bundled freeware, spam emails, malicious websites, porn or torrent sites, cracked software, file sharing network and many other.

Symptoms: show fake pop-up ads and redirect your browser on harmful websites and bring more nasty threats and viruses.

Damage:  decreased computer performance, browser tracking-privacy issues and possible additional malware infections.

Removal: Both manual as well as automatic guidelines have been described below under this article.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove Readnewmessage.com:

Remove the related items of Readnewmessage.com using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing Readnewmessage.com issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (Readnewmessage.com) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to Readnewmessage.com removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to Readnewmessage.com still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove Readnewmessage.com plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in Readnewmessage.com removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete Readnewmessage.com (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.