How to remove News-caloto.cc pop-ups (Virus removal guide)

What is News-caloto.cc?

News-caloto.cc is a scam website which uses the browser notification feature to force unsuspecting users into accepting push notifications via the internet browser. Scammers use push notifications to bypass protection against pop ups in the browser and therefore display lots of unwanted ads. These advertisements are used to promote suspicious internet browser addons, prize & lottery scams, fake software, and adult web-sites.

News-caloto.cc says that you need to subscribe to its notifications in order to watch a video, enable Flash Player, download a file, connect to the Internet, access the content of the web-site, and so on. Once you click on ALLOW, this website gets your permission to send notifications in form of pop up adverts in the right bottom corner of the desktop.

Threat Summary

Name	News-caloto.cc pop-up
Type	spam push notifications, browser notification spam, pop-up virus
Distribution	social engineering attack, adware, shady pop up advertisements, PUPs
Symptoms	advertisements in the lower right corner of Window unwanted changes in your web browser web browser pop-ups appear and recommend fake Jave updates slow Internet browsing speeds
Removal	News-caloto.cc removal guide

How does your computer get infected with News-caloto.cc pop ups

These News-caloto.cc popups are caused by suspicious ads on the webpages you visit or adware. Adware presents unwanted ads on your computer. Some of these advertisements are scams or fake advertisements designed to trick you. Even the harmless ads can become really irritating. Adware software can be installed accidentally and without you knowing about it, when you open email attachments, install free applications.

A large number of spyware, adware programs, web-browser toolbars, hijackers, and PUPs are installed when installing freeware and peer-2-peer file sharing software. Therefore, when installing freeware, you need to be careful not to accidentally install third-party software. It’s important that you pay attention to the EULA (End User License Agreements) and choose the Custom, Manual or Advanced install method as it will typically disclose what additional programs will also be installed.

Remove News-caloto.cc notifications from browsers

If you’re getting push notifications from the News-caloto.cc or another scam web-page, you’ll have previously pressed the ‘Allow’ button. Below we’ll teach you how to turn them off.

Google Chrome	Android
Just copy and paste the following text into the address bar of Google Chrome. chrome://settings/content/notifications Press Enter. Delete the News-caloto.cc URL and other questionable sites by clicking three vertical dots button next to each and selecting ‘Remove’.	Tap ‘Settings’. Tap ‘Notifications’. Find and tap the web browser which displays News-caloto.cc push notifications advertisements. In the opened window, locate News-caloto.cc URL, other suspicious URLs and set the toggle button to ‘OFF’ on them one-by-one.
Mozilla Firefox	Edge
In the top right corner, click on the three horizontal stripes to expand the Main menu. Choose ‘Options’ and click on ‘Privacy & Security’ on the left hand side of the Firefox. Scroll down to ‘Permissions’ and then to ‘Settings’ next to ‘Notifications’. Find sites you down’t want to see notifications from (for example, News-caloto.cc), click on drop-down menu next to each and select ‘Block’. Save changes.	Click the More button (three dots) in the top right hand corner of the browser. Click ‘Settings’. Click ‘Advanced’ on the left side of the window. Click ‘Manage permissions’ button below ‘Website permissions’. Click the switch under the News-caloto.cc site so that it turns off.
Internet Explorer	Safari
In the top right corner of the browser, click on the menu button (gear icon). Go to ‘Internet Options’ in the menu. Select the ‘Privacy’ tab and click ‘Settings below ‘Pop-up Blocker’ section. Select the News-caloto.cc site and other dubious sites below and remove them one by one by clicking the ‘Remove’ button.	On the top menu select ‘Safari’, then ‘Preferences’. Open ‘Websites’ tab, then in the left menu click on ‘Notifications’. Find the News-caloto.cc domain and select it, click the ‘Deny’ button.

How to remove News-caloto.cc pop-up ads (removal instructions)

There are several steps to uninstalling the adware software that causes the intrusive News-caloto.cc advertisements, because it installs itself so deeply into MS Windows. You need to uninstall all suspicious and unknown apps, then get rid of malicious addons from the Microsoft Internet Explorer, MS Edge, Google Chrome and Firefox and other internet browsers you have installed. Finally, you need to reset your web browser settings to remove any changes the adware has made, and then check your PC with Zemana Anti-Malware, MalwareBytes AntiMalware or HitmanPro to ensure the adware software is fully removed. It will take a while.

To remove News-caloto.cc pop ups, complete the following steps:

1. Remove News-caloto.cc notifications from browsers
2. How to manually get rid of News-caloto.cc
   • Remove PUPs using MS Windows Control Panel
   • Remove News-caloto.cc pop ups from Internet Explorer
   • Delete News-caloto.cc pop-ups from Firefox
   • Remove News-caloto.cc advertisements from Chrome
3. Automatic Removal of News-caloto.cc pop ups
4. Stop News-caloto.cc ads

How to manually get rid of News-caloto.cc

The step-by-step tutorial will help you manually remove News-caloto.cc pop-up advertisements from your browser. If you have little experience in using computers, we suggest that you use the free utilities listed below.

Remove PUPs using MS Windows Control Panel

The main cause of News-caloto.cc pop-up ads could be PUPs, adware or other undesired applications that you may have unintentionally installed on the device. You need to identify and uninstall all suspicious programs.

Make sure you have closed all browsers and other software. Press CTRL, ALT, DEL keys together to open the MS Windows Task Manager.

Click on the “Processes” tab, look for something dubious that is the adware software responsible for News-caloto.cc popup ads then right-click it and select “End Task” or “End Process” option. Most commonly, malicious software masks itself to avoid detection by imitating legitimate MS Windows processes. A process is particularly suspicious: it is taking up a lot of memory (despite the fact that you closed all of your programs), its name is not familiar to you (if you’re in doubt, you can always check the program by doing a search for its name in Google, Yahoo or Bing).

Next, delete any unrequested and suspicious apps from your Control panel.

Windows 10, 8.1, 8

Now, click the Windows button, type “Control panel” in search and press Enter. Choose “Programs and Features”, then “Uninstall a program”.

Look around the entire list of apps installed on your PC. Most probably, one of them is the adware which causes the annoying News-caloto.cc pop-ups. Select the questionable program or the program that name is not familiar to you and uninstall it.

Windows Vista, 7

From the “Start” menu in Microsoft Windows, select “Control Panel”. Under the “Programs” icon, choose “Uninstall a program”.

Select the suspicious or any unknown software, then click “Uninstall/Change” button to remove this undesired program from your PC.

Windows XP

Click the “Start” button, select “Control Panel” option. Click on “Add/Remove Programs”.

Select an undesired program, then press “Change/Remove” button. Follow the prompts.

Remove News-caloto.cc pop ups from Internet Explorer

The IE reset is great if your web browser is hijacked or you have unwanted add-ons or toolbars on your internet browser, which installed by an malicious software.

First, start the Internet Explorer. Next, click the button in the form of gear (). It will show the Tools drop-down menu, click the “Internet Options” as shown on the image below.

In the “Internet Options” window click on the Advanced tab, then click the Reset button. The Internet Explorer will show the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” window as displayed in the figure below. Select the “Delete personal settings” check box, then click “Reset” button.

You will now need to restart your personal computer for the changes to take effect.

Delete News-caloto.cc pop-ups from Firefox

If Firefox settings are hijacked by the adware software, your internet browser displays annoying popup ads, then ‘Reset Firefox’ could solve these problems. Your saved bookmarks, form auto-fill information and passwords won’t be cleared or changed.

First, open the Mozilla Firefox and click button. It will open the drop-down menu on the right-part of the web-browser. Further, click the Help button () as shown in the following example.

In the Help menu, select the “Troubleshooting Information” option. Another way to open the “Troubleshooting Information” screen – type “about:support” in the web browser adress bar and press Enter. It will display the “Troubleshooting Information” page as shown on the image below. In the upper-right corner of this screen, press the “Refresh Firefox” button.

It will open the confirmation prompt. Further, click the “Refresh Firefox” button. The Mozilla Firefox will start a task to fix your problems that caused by the News-caloto.cc adware. When, it is finished, click the “Finish” button.

Remove News-caloto.cc advertisements from Chrome

If you’re getting News-caloto.cc popup ads, then you can try to remove it by resetting Chrome to its default state. It will also clear cookies, content and site data, temporary and cached data. It will keep your personal information like browsing history, bookmarks, passwords and web form auto-fill data.

1. First, start the Chrome and click the Menu icon (icon in the form of three dots).
2. It will open the Google Chrome main menu. Choose More Tools, then click Extensions.
3. You will see the list of installed extensions. If the list has the addon labeled with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following guidance: Remove Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy.
4. Now open the Google Chrome menu once again, click the “Settings” menu.
5. Next, press “Advanced” link, which located at the bottom of the Settings page.
6. On the bottom of the “Advanced settings” page, press the “Reset settings to their original defaults” button.
7. The Chrome will show the reset settings dialog box as shown on the screen above.
8. Confirm the web-browser’s reset by clicking on the “Reset” button.
9. To learn more, read the blog post How to reset Google Chrome settings to default.

Automatic Removal of News-caloto.cc pop ups

It is not enough to remove News-caloto.cc pop-ups from your internet browser by completing the manual steps above to solve all problems. Some the adware software related files may remain on your device and they will recover the adware even after you remove it. For that reason we recommend to run free antimalware tool like Zemana AntiMalware, MalwareBytes and HitmanPro. Either of those programs should has the ability to detect and get rid of adware which causes the annoying News-caloto.cc ads.

Remove News-caloto.cc popup ads with Zemana

Zemana is a malicious software scanner that is very effective for detecting and deleting adware that causes multiple unwanted pop-ups. The steps below will explain how to download, install, and use Zemana to scan and remove malware, spyware, adware, potentially unwanted applications, browser hijackers from your computer for free.

1. Download Zemana Free by clicking on the following link. Save it on your Microsoft Windows desktop or in any other place.
   
   

   Zemana AntiMalware
   164028 downloads
   Author: Zemana Ltd
   Category: Security tools
   Update: July 16, 2019
   
2. Once you have downloaded the setup file, make sure to double click on the Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup. This would start the Zemana installation on your personal computer.
3. Select installation language and click ‘OK’ button.
4. On the next screen ‘Setup Wizard’ simply click the ‘Next’ button and follow the prompts.
   
5. Finally, once the install is complete, Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM) will open automatically. Else, if does not then double-click on the Zemana Anti-Malware icon on your desktop.
6. Now that you have successfully install Zemana, let’s see How to use Zemana to remove News-caloto.cc pop-ups from your computer.
7. After you have opened the Zemana AntiMalware, you will see a window as displayed on the image below, just press ‘Scan’ button to locate adware software.
   
8. Now pay attention to the screen while Zemana scans your computer.
   
9. When Zemana Anti-Malware (ZAM) has completed scanning your PC, you will be displayed the list of all found items on your personal computer. You may remove items (move to Quarantine) by simply press ‘Next’ button.
   
10. Zemana Anti Malware (ZAM) may require a restart PC in order to complete the News-caloto.cc popup advertisements removal procedure.
11. If you want to permanently delete adware from your device, then click ‘Quarantine’ icon, select all malware, adware software, PUPs and other threats and click Delete.
12. Reboot your computer to complete the adware removal process.

Get rid of News-caloto.cc pop ups and malicious extensions with HitmanPro

In order to make sure that no more harmful folders and files related to adware are inside your device, you must use another effective malicious software scanner. We advise to use HitmanPro. No installation is necessary with this utility.

First, please go to the following link, then click the ‘Download’ button in order to download the latest version of Hitman Pro.

Download and use Hitman Pro on your PC. Once started, press “Next” button to find adware that causes multiple annoying pop-ups. A scan may take anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the count of files on your personal computer and the speed of your PC. During the scan HitmanPro will detect threats present on your personal computer..

When Hitman Pro completes the scan, HitmanPro will open a scan report.

Once you’ve selected what you wish to delete from your device click Next button.

It will display a prompt, click the “Activate free license” button to begin the free 30 days trial to remove all malware found.

How to remove News-caloto.cc with MalwareBytes Free

We recommend using the MalwareBytes. You can download and install MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) to detect adware and thereby get rid of News-caloto.cc advertisements from your internet browsers. When installed and updated, this free malware remover automatically finds and deletes all threats exist on the PC system.

Download MalwareBytes Free on your Windows Desktop from the link below.

Once the downloading process is done, close all apps and windows on your personal computer. Open a directory in which you saved it. Double-click on the icon that’s called MBSetup as shown below.

When the installation begins, you will see the Setup wizard that will help you install Malwarebytes on your PC.

Once installation is finished, you’ll see window as displayed in the following example.

Now press the “Scan” button to locate adware that causes News-caloto.cc pop ups. A system scan may take anywhere from 5 to 30 minutes, depending on your device. When a threat is found, the number of the security threats will change accordingly.

When the scanning is complete, MalwareBytes Anti-Malware (MBAM) will show a list of detected items. Make sure to check mark the threats which are unsafe and then click “Quarantine” button.

The Malwarebytes will now remove adware that causes popups and move the selected items to the Quarantine. When the cleaning process is finished, you may be prompted to restart your PC.

The following video explains steps on how to remove hijacker, adware and other malicious software with MalwareBytes Free.

Stop News-caloto.cc ads

It’s important to use ad blocker applications like AdGuard to protect your PC from harmful webpages. Most security experts says that it’s okay to block advertisements. You should do so just to stay safe! And, of course, the AdGuard may to block News-caloto.cc and other unwanted web sites.

AdGuard can be downloaded from the following link. Save it directly to your MS Windows Desktop.

After downloading it, launch the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as shown below.

Follow the prompts. When the installation is complete, you will see a window as displayed in the figure below.

You can click “Skip” to close the setup program and use the default settings, or click “Get Started” button to see an quick tutorial which will assist you get to know AdGuard better.

In most cases, the default settings are enough and you do not need to change anything. Each time, when you launch your device, AdGuard will start automatically and stop undesired ads, block News-caloto.cc, as well as other malicious or misleading web-pages. For an overview of all the features of the program, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, that can be found on your desktop.

Finish words

Once you have removed the adware software using this step-by-step guide, Google Chrome, Microsoft Edge, Mozilla Firefox and Microsoft Internet Explorer will no longer display intrusive News-caloto.cc web-page when you browse the Web. Unfortunately, if the step-by-step instructions does not help you, then you have caught a new adware software, and then the best way – ask for help.

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