Up-load.io Pop-Up Ads - How to remove

Up-load.io is a file download site. It shows obnoxious pop-up ads that make it difficult to use the site. Some of the ads it shows promote potentially unsafe content.

And it’s hard to prepare yourself, since you don’t always expect to end up on Up-load.io when you click a download link.

Still, it’s important to be careful on sites like Up-load.io, and there are a few things you can do to stay safe.

Up-load.io in short:

Classification	Adware.
Problems with Up-load.io	It shows unavoidable, potentially dangerous ads, it’s used to share pirated software.
Dangers related to the site	Pop-up ads  can be difficult to avoid, the ads promote potentially dangerous content, such as subscription scams and notification spammers.
How to avoid ads on Up-load.io	Block ads on it or on all unknown websites, set your browser to hide notification prompts, protect yourself from adware with antivirus tools (Spyhunter for PC, Combo Cleaner for Mac, others).

Problems with Up-load.io

Up-load.io shows obnoxious ads

Up-load.io is one of those sites that trigger pop-up ads when you interact with the page. By pop-up ads, I mean new browser tabs. Sometimes your browser stops them, but not always.

Clicking anywhere on an Up-load.io page, even on blank spaces, can open an ad. This makes using the page frustrating, especially when the newly open ads show fake download links and buttons (How to Avoid Fake Ads Disguised as Fake Download Links).

What Up-load.io advertises to you depends on your location. For example, I got a bunch of VPN ads, gambling site ads, notification hijackers, and mobile service subscription scams. Subscription scams can be really dangerous if you mistake them for real download links as they can cost you a substantial amount of money.

In addition to showing pop-up ads, Up-load.io asks visitors to allow its notifications. If you do it, Up-load.io might start showing you ads. It can show ads even while the site is closed – it’s enough for your browser to be open.

The files it hosts might not be safe

Up-load.io is not responsible for the files that you can download from it. Anyone can upload files on Up-load.io and share the links to those files.

People use Up-load.io to make money. It works the same as File-upload.com, Fc.lc, and Bitfly.io by letting people upload files and then share unique download links. The money that Up-load.io makes from advertising to those who download files is split with the file uploaders.

The problem is, a lot of the files that can be downloaded from Up-load.io are pirated games and other software. This is very risky. Pirated programs on untrustworthy websites might be infected with malware, such as file-encrypting ransomware (Lmas ransomware) and trojans (CopperStealer spyware). If you must pirate software, it’s important to stick to trusted sites and uploaders. Otherwise, you risk getting adware, spyware, and other malware on your computer.

How to stay safe on Up-load.io

People don’t browse Up-load.io for files, but find themselves on Up-load.io after clicking a download link on another site. It’s good to be suspicious of download links like that and to prepare:

• Use an ad-blocker.
• Use an anti-malware program with real-time security (such as Spyhunter for Windows, Combo Cleaner for macOS, and others). Do not disable your antivirus while downloading suspicious files.
• Be patient, don’t rush. Be careful of fake download links.

Another thing you might want to do is block web push notifications. If Up-load.io is sending you notifications, you can block them in browser settings. And you can disable notification prompts completely to avoid this happening again.

Sites like Up-load.io try to get people to subscribe to their notifications, but advertising sites use them to display advertisements.

Up-load.io is not malicious, but it’s a little dangerous. It’s important to be careful if you use it.

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