Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads - How to remove

Readmenewz.com – a website that spams your browser with pop-ups, delivers ads to unscrupulous sites, and redirects you to fake download pages. This website is used to spread browser hijackers, adware, and a wide array of scams. Some people end up subscribing to Readmenewz.com’s notifications and getting these dangerous ads right in their browser, seeing them all the time. This adware attacks both mobile and desktop devices on any operating system.

Readmenewz.com spreads dangerous ads

The type of website that Readmenewz.com is isn’t new. If you visit it, it redirects to some ad, usually through other shady online adware sites. These track you and decide which ad is most relevant according to your location and interests. The types of ads that Readmenewz.com ends up showing include:

• Free-to-play browser games
• Browser hijackers (extensions that lock down some browser settings to force the user to visit specific websites)
• Other adware sites
• Fake lotteries and giveaways
• Malware and potentially unwanted programs
• Unregulated and potentially dangerous medical supplements supported by fake testimonies
• Investment scams and get-rich-quick schemes

You might think that you can recognize scams and phishing sites, but everyone gets distracted sometimes. Readmenewz.com’s ads nothing if not dangerous:

Type of threat	Adware Malicious advertising
Dangerous content that Readmenewz.com spreads	Malicious software Scams that lure money from people Sites that steal personal information (phone numbers, credit card numbers, etc.) Unregulated and counterfeit goods
Causes of adware websites appearing in your browser	Redirects and aggressive ads Malicious links shared in social media sites Adware infections
Stop pop-up ads from Readmenewz.com	Block notifications Delete malware (SpyHunter (PC), Combo Cleaner (Mac)) Block malicious websites using ad-blockers and antivirus programs

Many of the ads listed earlier (which happen to be the types of content that’s promoted by Readmenewz.com) are banned by respected advertising networks. You’re mostly safe from unregulated medicine or “You won a phone!” types of scams on major websites (mostly safe, but not completely) because they don’t want to hurt their visitors. If a site is filled with bad ads, people might start avoiding it or holding the site responsible.

Sites like Readmenewz.com accept the ads that are banned elsewhere because they don’t want to leave money on the table. That’s bad news for users, though, because now every pirating, streaming, filesharing, video converting site is filled with malicious advertisements.

Sources of Readmenewz.com redirects

Readmenewz.com is most likely to spring up when you’re trying to view a video or download a file. That’s why adware sites show:

• Fake video players
• Fake download buttons
• Fake captchas

Readmenewz.com shows in a new browser tab when you’re redirected from another site, but it’s designed to blend in and appear seamless. If you don’t look at the URL, you might not even realize that you’re on a new website. Even if you do, you might believe that being redirected to Readmenewz.com to download your file is business as usual. That’s why this site says: “Your file is ready for download”.

Readmenewz.com tries to give the impression that you need to allow notifications from it to access more content, but this is false. If you do allow notifications, Readmenewz.com will flood them with potentially dangerous ads, often disguised as social media alerts. Hopefully, upcoming updates to web browsers that will hide notification pop-ups will curb this problem.

There are other ways to end up on Readmenewz.com than through malicious websites:

• One is by being redirected from an infected website – this could be a small well-meaning website that was infected by malicious actors. If you trust the site, let its owners know about the redirect because they might not even be aware.
• Another is when links to Readmenewz.com are shared in social media and email. They can even come from accounts you know. Sometimes, trusted accounts are impersonated and post a link to a malicious site.
• Adware viruses cause the browser to open Readmenewz.com. Adware infections vary in severity – some of them are subtle, others open new tabs and windows in your computer constantly. Adware could be a malicious program on your computer or a browser extension gone bad.

How to stop Readmenewz.com pop-ups

You can block the page on your device using antivirus software. But if you continue to visit sites infested with dangerous ads and redirects, be very careful. You can try using an ad-blocker, that should make you a bit safer. Readmenewz.com is far from the only such website that tries to infect people’s browsers with pop-ups.

If your browser is constantly opening Readmenewz.com and other shady websites and showing pop-up ads, scan your computer with Combo Cleaner (Mac), Spyhunter (PC), or another trusted anti-malware application to check if your computer was infected by adware. If the ads don’t stop, check your extensions.

Finally, block pop-up ads from Readmenewz.com. Look at the list of websites that can send you notifications, find Readmenewz.com, and choose the “Block” option:

• In Chrome, type “chrome://settings/content/notifications” in the address box.
• In Safari, go to the Safari menu, choose Preferences, Websites, Notifications.
• In Firefox, type “about:preferences#content” in the address bar, find the Notifications section.
• Edge users can open Settings, Advanced settings, Notifications, Manage.

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How to remove Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads from macOS

Delete Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads. Click on the trash bin icon next to Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Readmenewz.com Pop-up Ads, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.