How to uninstall apps that open place-web.com and similar pages

What is place-web[.]com?

When opened, place-web[.]com redirects visitors to other untrusted websites or loads dubious content. There are many other rogue websites of this kind on the internet. For example, fast-push[.]com, mediatop[.]me and alldaystream[.]club. In most cases, people do not open these websites intentionally.

Generally, browsers open them when there are potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed. Most PUAs display intrusive advertisements and gather various data/information as well.

PUAs force browsers to open rogue pages such as place-web[.]com in new windows or tabs. When visited, they load dubious content or open about two or three potentially malicious, deceptive web pages. The way place-web[.]com operates depends on visitors' geolocations.

Like most pages of this type, place-web[.]com uses a 'clickbait' technique to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications. It displays a message stating that, to continue browsing, visitors must click the "Allow" button, which then gives place-web[.]com permission to show notifications.

Typically, these pages display notifications that contain deceptive advertisements, promote other untrusted pages and dubious content. Therefore, do not allow place-web[.]com or other similar pages to show notifications. Furthermore, PUAs are often designed to display coupons, surveys, banners, pop-ups and ads in other forms.

When clicked, these can open untrusted web pages or even run scripts that cause download/installation of unwanted, potentially malicious software. Most PUAs track information and collect browsing data such as IP addresses, geolocations, addresses of visited pages, entered search queries, and other browsing-related information.

In some cases, PUAs record sensitive details as well. Developers sell the information to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who misuse it to generate revenue in other ways. These actions can cause problems relating to privacy, browsing safety, and some people might even become victims of identity theft.

Therefore, we recommend that you uninstall all PUAs immediately and never download or install them in future.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by place-web.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	CLEAN MX (Malicious), Fortinet (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal).
Serving IP Address	198.199.79.204
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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PUAs are supposedly improve the browsing experience, include various features, etc., however, most are designed only to help the developers to generate revenue. They do not function as advertised and simply cause problems.

How did adware install on my computer?

In most cases people download and install PUAs when they download/install various (mainly free) software. I.e., when PUAs are included into the download/installation set-ups as "additional offers". Generally, offers to download or install PUAs are mentioned in "Custom", "Advanced", and other similar settings of the set-ups.

PUAs are downloaded or installed with other programs (through set-ups) when people fail to check the settings and leave them unchanged. In some cases, the apps are downloaded/installed through deceptive advertisements. Some cause download/installations of unwanted software by executing certain scripts.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

PUAs are distributed and downloaded/installed through Peer-to-Peer networks such as torrent clients, eMule, unofficial pages, third party downloaders, installers and other channels/tools of this kind. It is not safe to use these methods to download or install your software, since this could lead unwanted or even malicious software to infiltrate the system.

The safest way to download software is to using official pages and direct links. Furthermore, download and installation set-ups often include settings such as "Custom", "Advanced", and so on. Check these settings and dismiss any offers to download or install potentially unwanted applications before completing the process.

Do not click advertisements that are displayed on dubious web pages, since they often lead to rogue websites or cause unwanted downloads and installations. Note that, in some cases, they might appear on legitimate web pages as well. Remove any unwanted, suspicious extensions, add-ons and plug-ins installed on the browser immediately.

Also remove programs of this kind that are 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 place-web[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by place-web.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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