Avoid redirects to find-soulmates.com and other similar web pages

What is find-soulmates[.]com?

find-soulmates[.]com is a rogue website that, if visited, leads to other untrustworthy websites or loads dubious content. Generally, people do not visit these sites intentionally - they are opened by potentially unwanted apps (PUAs) installed on computers and/or browsers.

These apps are usually installed without users' knowledge (often, installed inadvertently). Most PUAs force users to visit rogue web pages, display advertisements and gather data relating to browsing habits. Some examples of web pages similar to find-soulmates[.]com are best-girls-ever[.]com, hellopushworld[.]com and ultimate-captcha[.]com.

When installed, unwanted apps of this type open sites such as find-soulmates[.]com in new windows or tabs. Once visited, they open two or three other untrustworthy websites, or load dubious web content. This depends on the visitor's geolocation.

Sites such as find-soulmates[.]com often lead to untrustworthy sites that contain deceptive ads, advertise dubious software, and so on. Neither find-soulmates[.]com nor any web pages that it opens can be trusted. Note find-soulmates[.]com is one of many sites that trick visitors into giving permission to show notifications.

Typically, they use a 'clickbait' technique. In this case, find-soulmates[.]com encourages visitors to click the "Allow" button so that a video can start playing. Visitors who click it allow for find-soulmates[.]com to show notifications, which might contain deceptive ads, links to untrustworthy web pages, and so on.

Installed PUAs often record browsing data such as entered search queries, addresses of visited websites, geolocations, IP addresses and other data of this type, however, some PUAs also target personal details. Developers sell the data to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who misuse it to generate revenue.

Furthermore, apps of this type can be designed to serve various coupons, banners, surveys, pop-ups and other advertisements. People who click them arrive at dubious websites or inadvertently allow the ads to execute scripts that download and/or install other unwanted apps.

Threat Summary:

Name	find-soulmates.com pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	Quttera (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal).
Serving IP Address	109.206.187.4
Symptoms	Seeing advertisements not originating from the sites you are browsing. Intrusive pop-up ads. Decreased internet browsing speed.
Distribution Methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, potentially unwanted applications (adware).
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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There are many potentially unwanted applications of type online. They are supposedly useful, deliver various features, and so on, however, most display ads, cause unwanted redirects and collect data.

They do not operate as promoted. People who have PUAs installed on browsers and/or computers risk becoming victims of identity theft, experiencing problems with browsing safety, privacy, and so on. Therefore, never trust these apps.

How did adware install on my computer?

Potentially unwanted apps can be downloaded from their websites, however, most people download and/or install them inadvertently. PUAs are also distributed through deceptive ads (that run certain scripts) and a marketing method called "bundling".

Using bundling, developers include PUAs into the download and/or installation set-ups of other programs. Typically, additional downloads/installations are mentioned in settings of set-ups such as "Custom", "Advanced", and so on (where they can be dismissed).

Many people download and install programs without checking or changing these settings, thus allowing various PUAs to be downloaded and/or installed through software set-ups.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Download all software (especially when it is free) from official, trustworthy websites. Tools, sources such as third party downloaders, installers, Peer-to-Peer networks (e.g., torrent clients, eMule) unofficial websites, etc., should not be used - they are used to distribute unwanted software.

Check settings such as "Custom" and "Advanced" of the download and installation setup. Dismiss any offers to download or install PUAs. Do not click intrusive ads, especially if they are displayed on dubious web pages (gambling, adult dating, pornography and other sites).

People who click them are redirected to other rogue web pages and risk download/installation of unwanted apps. If the browser contains unwanted, suspicious or unknown extensions, add-ons or plug-ins, uninstall them immediately. Also apply this to programs of this type installed on the operating system.

If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of find-soulmates[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is find-soulmates.com pop-up?
• STEP 1. Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome
• STEP 2. Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome (Android)
• STEP 3. Remove spam notifications from Mozilla Firefox
• STEP 4. Remove spam notifications from Microsoft Edge
• STEP 5. Remove spam notifications from Safari (macOS)

Disable unwanted browser notifications:

Video showing how to disable web browser notifications:

Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome:

Click the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen and select "Settings". In the opened window select "Privacy and security", then click on "Site Settings" and choose "Notifications".

In the "Allowed to send notifications" list search for websites that you want to stop receiving notifications from. Click on the three dots icon near the website URL and click "Block" or "Remove" (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome (Android):

Tap the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen and select "Settings". Scroll down, tap on "Site settings" and then "Notifications".

In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs and tap on them one-by-one. Once the pop-up shows up, select either "Block" or "Remove" (if you tap "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Menu button (three bars) on the right upper corner of the screen. Select "Settings" and click on "Privacy & Security" in the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen. Scroll down to the "Permissions" section and click the "Settings" button next to "Notifications".

In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs and block them using the drop-down menu or either remove them by clicking "Remove Website" at the bottom of the window (if you click "Remove Website" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Microsoft Edge:

Click the menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the Edge window and select "Settings". Click on "Cookies and site permissions" in the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen and select "Notifications".

Click three dots on the right hand side of each suspicious URL under "Allow" section and click "Block" or "Remove" (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Safari (macOS):

Click "Safari" button on the left upper corner of the screen and select "Preferences...". Select the "Websites" tab and then select "Notifications" section on the left pane.

Check for suspicious URLs and apply the "Deny" option using the drop-down menu or either remove them by clicking "Remove" at the bottom of the window (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again)

How to avoid browser notification spam?

Internet users should be very skeptical when being asked to allow notifications. While this is a useful feature that allows you to receive timely news from websites you like, deceptive marketers frequently abuse it.

Only allow notifications from websites that you fully trust. For added security - use an anti-malware application with a real-time web browsing monitor to block shady websites that tries to trick you into allowing spam notifications. We recommend using Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows.

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