Uninstall apps that open fastnewstream.com and similar websites

What is fastnewstream[.]com?

fastnewstream[.]com is the address of a rogue website, which redirects visitors to other untrustworthy sites or presents dubious content. There are many other websites similar to fastnewstream[.]com including, for example, lifeimpressions[.]net, lodder1[.]biz and skolk[.]pro.

Typically, browsers are forced to open websites of this type when potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) are installed on the browser and/or operating system. I.e., people do not generally visit websites such as fastnewstream[.]com intentionally. Furthermore, PUAs serve advertisements and gather information.

When visited, fastnewstream[.]com opens about two or three dubious websites that might be used to advertise rogue software, contain deceptive ads, etc. or load dubious content. Typically, the way websites such as fastnewstream[.]com behave depends on visitors' geolocations.

Note that fastnewstream[.]com attempts to deceive visitors into giving permission to show notifications. This particular page states that by clicking the "Allow" button, visitors will stream a video. In fact, this simply permits fastnewstream[.]com to show notifications, which might contain deceptive ads, web links to dubious pages, and so on.

We advise against allowing pages such as fastnewstream[.]com to show notifications. Furthermore, apps that are responsible for opening these pages feed people with intrusive advertisements. For example, they display coupons, banners, surveys, pop-up ads, and so on.

People who intentionally or accidentally click these ads are redirected to untrustworthy websites, or they cause download/installation of other unwanted, potentially malicious programs. PUAs also collect details such as IP addresses, entered search queries, addresses of visited pages, geolocations, and other browsing data.

They can also record sensitive information. Developers sell the information to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who misuse it to generate revenue.

People who have PUAs installed on their browsers and/or operating systems risk becoming victims of identity theft, experiencing problems relating to browsing safety, privacy, and other issues. Therefore, remove all PUAs immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by fastnewstream.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	Fortinet (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	178.128.246.195
Related Domains	629d0e.fastnewstream[.]com, 2dda72.fastnewstream[.]com, 5f4f89.fastnewstream[.]com, 4d600b.fastnewstream[.]com, b88ff4.fastnewstream[.]com, a7d2b8.fastnewstream[.]com, ade923.fastnewstream[.]com, fdb42f.fastnewstream.com[.]
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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Most PUAs are advertised as useful, legitimate applications. Unfortunately, most do not operate as advertised and cause only problems. Typically, they are designed only to help the developers to generate revenue by gathering information about users and displaying advertisements.

How did adware install on my computer?

Typically, people download and/or install unwanted apps when they are included into the set-ups of other software. In most cases, offers to download/install PUAs are hidden in "Custom", "Advanced" and other similar settings of set-ups. This distribution method of unwanted apps is called "bundling".

It is effective when people leave settings available in the set-ups unchanged. In doing so, they agree by default with offers to download and/or install additional apps with their selected software. PUAs can sometimes be downloaded/installed by clicking deceptive ads that execute certain scripts.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

To avoid PUAs from being downloaded and installed, download all programs from official websites and via direct links. Third party downloaders (and installers), torrent clients, eMule (and other Peer-to-Peer networks), unofficial pages, and other tools, channels should not be used.

Software should not be downloaded or installed without first checking settings within the setup. Decline any offers to download or install unwanted apps before completing the download or installation. Do not click ads that appear on dubious pages should - they often lead to other pages of this kind or cause unwanted downloads/installations.

Browsers often open untrustworthy pages and/or display ads due to installed PUAs. To prevent this, remove all unwanted plug-ins, add-ons and/or extensions from the browser and software of this kind from 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 fastnewstream[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by fastnewstream.com?
• 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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