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About Defpush

Defpush is a questionable domain that tries to trick you into allowing notifications. We have reported on many other websites (Remistrainew.club, Special-promotions.online) that try to make revenue the same way, and it seems it has become quite a popular method. If you grant such sites permission to show you notifications, you will start getting ads on your desktop, at the bottom-right corner of your screen. Because the ads would be shown to you by highly questionable sources, it’s not recommended to engage with them. They could expose you to dangerous content, including scams and malware.

Users are usually redirected to these kinds of sites by questionable pages they were visiting, or by adware. The former is nothing to worry about because as long as you stay away from sites causing redirects, you will be fine. However, if they are caused by adware, you have an actual infection on your computer. It’s not serious, and as long as you get rid of it quickly, you should be fine. However, ads generated by adware are not safe to engage with, so stay away. If you’re wondering how you got adware in the first place, you installed it yourself. It could have been attached to a free program you installed, and you did not notice. This happens quite often because users tend to not pay attention to how they install programs. We strongly suggest you read the following section and learn how to avoid installing unwanted programs.

If you are dealing with adware, you will have to get rid of it to remove Defpush redirects. It’s best done with anti-spyware software, but manual elimination is also possible.

Why are you redirected to Defpush

If the redirect happened once or twice when visiting certain websites, it’s probably caused by the site you were on. If you stay away from such sites, the redirects should stop. However, if you are constantly redirected, adware could be the cause. Adware usually installs via the bundling method, which essentially means it comes attached to other programs as an extra offer. Such offers are allowed to install alongside the programs by default, so if you want to prevent that from happening, you will need to manually deselect them. This is not difficult to do and you just need to pay attention to how you install freeware. During installation, you will need to opt for Advanced (Custom) settings instead of Default. Those settings will make all offers visible, and you will be given the option of deselecting them. All you really need to do is uncheck the boxes, and you may then continue with the installation. If you continue in Default, you will not see any of the added offers, and you will not be able to deselect them, which means they will install alongside the freeware.

Should you allow the notifications?

The redirects to Defpush.com can happen on all popular browsers you have installed, whether it’s Internet Explorer, Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox. You will be redirected to Defpush.com, where a pop-up will appear, asking you to allow notifications to be shown. You may also be shown a loading screen that says if you want to continue, you need to press “Allow”. By pressing “Allow”, you are essentially allowing the website to push notifications. By that, we mean you are allowing it to show you ads on your desktop. The ads will appear in the bottom-right corner of your screen, much like legitimate notifications do. They will be annoying persistent, but you should not engage with them. Keep in mind that the ads are pushed by a questionable website, so the they aren’t exactly safe to click on.

Dangerous ads include ones that ask you to install updates/programs, and those that claim you have won something. The former would claim one of your programs needs an update, and would give you a link to download the supposed update. The update would turn out to be malware. This is a known method to spread malware, which means you need to be careful about where you download your programs from. You should only download programs and updates from legitimate sources, never from advertisements. Otherwise, you are risking infecting your computer with malware.

You might also be shown a notification claiming you have won something, or have been selected to participate in a giveaway. No matter how legitimate they may seem, they are merely attempts to get your personal information. In order to receive the promised prize, you would be asked to put in your personal information, including name, email address, phone number and home address. That information would either be used to scam you further, or sold in a big data block. No legitimate company, not Facebook, not Google, and not Amazon, host such giveaways so they will never be legitimate. It’s all a scam to get your personal information.

Defpush removal

In order to delete Defpush, you may need to use anti-spyware software. The security program would take care of everything for you, all you would need to do is install the anti-spyware. However, you can also uninstall Defpush manually, and we will provide instructions to help you.

If you have allowed the notifications, you will need to revoke that access. Here’s how to do it.

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