How to remove Pushnotmart.com pop-ups (Virus removal guide)

What is Pushnotmart.com?

Pushnotmart.com pop-ups are a social engineering attack which tricks computer users into allowing push notifications. Push notifications are originally created to alert users of newly published news. Cybercriminals abuse ‘browser notification feature’ to avoid anti-virus and adblocker programs by displaying annoying advertisements. These ads are displayed in the lower right corner of the screen urges users to play online games, visit dubious webpages, install web-browser extensions & so on.

The Pushnotmart.com website displays a confirmation request claims that clicking ‘Allow’ button will let you access the content of the web site, enable Flash Player, watch a video, connect to the Internet, download a file, and so on. Once enabled, the Pushnotmart.com notifications will start popping up in the lower right corner of your desktop occasionally and spam you with intrusive adverts.

Threat Summary

Name	Pushnotmart.com pop up
Type	spam push notifications, browser notification spam, pop-up virus
Distribution	PUPs, social engineering attack, adware, suspicious popup ads
Symptoms	ads in the lower right corner of Window your internet browser settings has modified without your permission advertising banners appear in places they shouldn’t be slow Internet or slow browsing
Removal	Pushnotmart.com removal guide

Where the Pushnotmart.com pop-ups comes from

These Pushnotmart.com pop ups are caused by malicious ads on the web sites you visit or adware. Adware is a form of malicious software that displays pop-up and notification-style ads based on your’s surfing history. Adware can replace the ads of other companies with its own. In many cases, adware will track your browsing habits and report this info to its authors.

Adware spreads bundled with certain freeware. So always read carefully the installation screens, disclaimers, ‘Terms of Use’ and ‘Software license’ appearing during the install procedure. Additionally pay attention for bundled programs which are being installed along with the main application. Ensure that you unchecked all of them! Also, use an adblocker tool that will help to block malicious and illegitimate websites.

Remove Pushnotmart.com notifications from web-browsers

If you’re getting notifications from the Pushnotmart.com or another scam website, 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. Remove the Pushnotmart.com site and other rogue notifications by clicking three vertical dots button next to each and selecting ‘Remove’.	Tap ‘Settings’. Tap ‘Notifications’. Find and tap the web-browser that displays Pushnotmart.com browser notifications ads. In the opened window, locate Pushnotmart.com site, other rogue notifications and set the toggle button to ‘OFF’ on them one-by-one.
Mozilla Firefox	Edge
In the top-right corner of the browser window, click on the three horizontal stripes to expand the Main menu. Select ‘Options’ and click on ‘Privacy & Security’ on the left hand side. Scroll down to the ‘Permissions’ section and click the ‘Settings’ button next to ‘Notifications’. In the opened window, locate Pushnotmart.com site, other rogue notifications, click the drop-down menu and select ‘Block’. Save changes.	Click the More button (three dots) in the top right hand corner. Click ‘Settings’. Click ‘Advanced’ on the left side of the window. Click ‘Manage permissions’ button, located beneath ‘Website permissions’. Click the switch under the Pushnotmart.com URL so that it turns off.
Internet Explorer	Safari
In the top right hand corner of the window, click on the menu button (gear icon). When the drop-down menu appears, click on ‘Internet Options’. Select the ‘Privacy’ tab and click ‘Settings below ‘Pop-up Blocker’ section. Select the Pushnotmart.com and other suspicious URLs under and remove them one by one by clicking the ‘Remove’ button.	Go to ‘Preferences’ in the Safari menu. Open ‘Websites’ tab, then in the left menu click on ‘Notifications’. Check for Pushnotmart.com domain, other questionable sites and apply the ‘Deny’ option for each.

How to remove Pushnotmart.com advertisements from Chrome, Firefox, IE, Edge

If you have consistent pop-ups or undesired advertisements, slow computer, crashing personal computer problems, you are in need of adware removal assistance. The guidance below will guide you forward to get Pushnotmart.com advertisements removed and will help you get your PC system operating at peak capacity again.

To remove Pushnotmart.com pop ups, complete the steps below:

1. Remove Pushnotmart.com notifications from web-browsers
2. Manual Pushnotmart.com pop-up advertisements removal
   • Delete PUPs through the Microsoft Windows Control Panel
   • Remove Pushnotmart.com from Mozilla Firefox by resetting internet browser settings
   • Remove Pushnotmart.com popups from IE
   • Remove Pushnotmart.com redirect from Chrome
3. Automatic Removal of Pushnotmart.com redirect
4. Stop Pushnotmart.com advertisements

Manual Pushnotmart.com pop-up advertisements removal

This part of the article is a step-by-step instructions that will help you to remove Pushnotmart.com redirect manually. You just need to follow every step. In this case, you do not need to install any additional tools.

Delete PUPs through the Microsoft Windows Control Panel

When troubleshooting a computer, one common step is go to Microsoft Windows Control Panel and remove suspicious software. The same approach will be used in the removal of Pushnotmart.com redirect. Please use instructions based on your Windows version.

Press Windows button , then click Search . Type “Control panel”and press Enter. If you using Windows XP or Windows 7, then press “Start” and select “Control Panel”. It will display the Windows Control Panel as displayed in the following example.

Further, click “Uninstall a program”
It will display a list of all software installed on your PC. Scroll through the all list, and remove any suspicious and unknown applications.

Remove Pushnotmart.com from Mozilla Firefox by resetting internet browser settings

The Mozilla Firefox reset will remove redirects to annoying Pushnotmart.com website, modified preferences, extensions and security settings. However, your saved bookmarks and passwords will not be lost. This will not affect your history, passwords, bookmarks, and other saved data.

First, start the Firefox. Next, click the button in the form of three horizontal stripes (). It will show the drop-down menu. Next, click the Help button ().

In the Help menu click the “Troubleshooting Information”. In the upper-right corner of the “Troubleshooting Information” page click on “Refresh Firefox” button such as the one below.

Confirm your action, click the “Refresh Firefox”.

Remove Pushnotmart.com popups from IE

In order to restore all web-browser new tab page, default search engine and start page you need to reset the IE to the state, that was when the MS Windows was installed on your computer.

First, open the IE, then press ‘gear’ icon . It will display the Tools drop-down menu on the right part of the web browser, then click the “Internet Options” as displayed below.

In the “Internet Options” screen, select the “Advanced” tab, then click the “Reset” button. The Internet Explorer will show the “Reset Internet Explorer settings” prompt. Further, click the “Delete personal settings” check box to select it. Next, click the “Reset” button such as the one below.

After the task is done, press “Close” button. Close the Internet Explorer and restart your computer for the changes to take effect. This step will help you to restore your web browser’s search provider by default, new tab and start page to default state.

Remove Pushnotmart.com redirect from Chrome

The adware can modify your Google Chrome settings without your knowledge. You may see an unknown web page as your search provider or home page, additional extensions and toolbars. Reset Google Chrome internet browser will help you to get rid of Pushnotmart.com pop-up advertisements and reset the unwanted changes caused by adware software. However, your saved bookmarks and passwords will not be lost. This will not affect your history, passwords, bookmarks, and other saved data.

1. First launch the Google Chrome and click Menu button (small button in the form of three dots).
2. It will display the Chrome main menu. Choose More Tools, then click Extensions.
3. You will see the list of installed plugins. If the list has the extension labeled with “Installed by enterprise policy” or “Installed by your administrator”, then complete the following steps: Remove Chrome extensions installed by enterprise policy.
4. Now open the Google Chrome menu once again, press the “Settings” menu.
5. You will see the Google Chrome’s settings page. Scroll down and click “Advanced” link.
6. Scroll down again and click the “Reset” button.
7. The Google Chrome will display the reset profile settings page as shown on the screen above.
8. Next click the “Reset” button.
9. Once this procedure is finished, your web browser’s default search engine, new tab page and homepage will be restored to their original defaults.
10. To learn more, read the blog post How to reset Chrome settings to default.

Automatic Removal of Pushnotmart.com redirect

The adware may hide its components which are difficult for you to find out and remove fully. This can lead to the fact that after some time, the adware responsible for the Pushnotmart.com redirect once again infect your personal computer. Moreover, We want to note that it is not always safe to remove adware manually, if you do not have much experience in setting up and configuring the Windows operating system. The best solution to search for and get rid of adware is to run free malware removal software.

Run Zemana to remove Pushnotmart.com pop ups

Zemana is one of the best in its class, it can scan for and remove a ton of of different security threats, including adware software, hijackers, spyware and trojans that masqueraded as legitimate system programs. Also Zemana Anti-Malware includes another utility called FRST – is a helpful program for manual removal of files and parts of the Windows registry created by malware.

1. Download Zemana Anti-Malware on your MS Windows Desktop by clicking on the link below.
   
   

   Zemana AntiMalware
   164032 downloads
   Author: Zemana Ltd
   Category: Security tools
   Update: July 16, 2019
   
2. At the download page, click on the Download button. Your web browser will open the “Save as” dialog box. Please save it onto your Windows desktop.
3. Once the download is done, please close all applications and open windows on your PC. Next, run a file named Zemana.AntiMalware.Setup.
4. This will launch the “Setup wizard” of Zemana AntiMalware onto your computer. Follow the prompts and don’t make any changes to default settings.
5. When the Setup wizard has finished installing, the Zemana AntiMalware will start and show the main window.
6. Further, click the “Scan” button to search for adware software that causes multiple annoying popups. Depending on your PC system, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. While the tool is scanning, you can see number of objects and files has already scanned.
7. When that process is finished, Zemana Anti-Malware will display a list of all threats detected by the scan.
8. Make sure to check mark the threats which are unsafe and then click the “Next” button. The utility will begin to get rid of adware software that causes multiple intrusive pop ups. When the clean up is complete, you may be prompted to reboot the computer.
9. Close the Zemana AntiMalware and continue with the next step.

Delete Pushnotmart.com advertisements and malicious extensions with Hitman Pro

If the Pushnotmart.com redirect problem persists, run the HitmanPro and check if your computer is affected by adware. The Hitman Pro is a downloadable security utility that provides on-demand scanning and allows remove adware software, PUPs, and other malicious software. It works with your existing anti-virus.

Installing the Hitman Pro is simple. First you’ll need to download HitmanPro by clicking on the following link.

Once downloading is done, open the folder in which you saved it. You will see an icon like below.

Double click the Hitman Pro desktop icon. When the utility is started, you will see a screen like below.

Further, click “Next” button to perform a system scan for the adware software responsible for the Pushnotmart.com advertisements. Depending on your computer, the scan can take anywhere from a few minutes to close to an hour. After the scan get completed, you can check all items found on your PC as on the image below.

In order to delete all threats, simply click “Next” button. It will show a dialog box, click the “Activate free license” button.

How to remove Pushnotmart.com with MalwareBytes AntiMalware

Remove Pushnotmart.com pop up ads manually is difficult and often the adware is not completely removed. Therefore, we suggest you to run the MalwareBytes Anti-Malware which are fully clean your computer. Moreover, this free application will allow you to delete malicious software, potentially unwanted apps, toolbars and hijackers that your PC system can be infected too.

MalwareBytes Anti-Malware can be downloaded from the following link. Save it directly to your Windows Desktop.

Once the downloading process is done, run it and follow the prompts. Once installed, the MalwareBytes AntiMalware will try to update itself and when this task is finished, press the “Scan” button to start scanning your computer for the adware software responsible for the Pushnotmart.com advertisements. This task can take quite a while, so please be patient. When a threat is found, the count of the security threats will change accordingly. In order to remove all threats, simply click “Quarantine” button.

The MalwareBytes Anti-Malware is a free application that you can use to remove all detected folders, files, services, registry entries and so on. To learn more about this malware removal utility, we suggest you to read and follow the guidance or the video guide below.

Stop Pushnotmart.com advertisements

One of the worst things is the fact that you cannot stop all those annoying web-pages like Pushnotmart.com using only built-in MS Windows capabilities. However, there is a application out that you can use to block unwanted web browser redirects, advertisements and pop-ups in any modern browsers including Google Chrome, IE, MS Edge and Mozilla Firefox. It’s called Adguard and it works very well.

First, visit the following page, then click the ‘Download’ button in order to download the latest version of AdGuard.

After downloading it, start the downloaded file. You will see the “Setup Wizard” screen as on the image below.

Follow the prompts. After the installation is complete, you will see a window as on the image 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 don’t need to change anything. Each time, when you launch your personal computer, AdGuard will run automatically and stop unwanted advertisements, block Pushnotmart.com, as well as other harmful or misleading web pages. For an overview of all the features of the application, or to change its settings you can simply double-click on the AdGuard icon, that is located on your desktop.

To sum up

Once you have removed the adware using the steps, Internet Explorer, Chrome, MS Edge and Firefox will no longer show unwanted Pushnotmart.com website when you browse the Net. Unfortunately, if the step-by-step tutorial does not help you, then you have caught a new adware, and then the best way – ask for help.

Please create a new question by using the “Ask Question” button in the Questions and Answers. Try to give us some details about your problems, so we can try to help you more accurately. Wait for one of our trained “Security Team” or Site Administrator to provide you with knowledgeable assistance tailored to your problem with the intrusive Pushnotmart.com advertisements.