How to remove applications that promote thefreshposts.com and similar pages

What is thefreshposts[.]com?

There are many pages similar to thefreshposts[.]com on the web. For example, chat-message[.]live, tlouslyrevor[.]top and etrolhidde[.]fun. Most users do not visit these sites intentionally - they are promoted via potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) that users do not download or install intentionally.

PUAs promote dubious web pages, generate ads, and collect data.

Generally, PUAs promote pages such as thefreshposts[.]com by opening them in new windows or tabs. When these pages are visited, they open about 2-3 other bogus web pages or load dubious content. This depends on the geolocations of their visitors.

Furthermore, pages such as thefreshposts[.]com are designed deceive visitors to giving permission to show notifications by employing 'clickbait' techniques. I.e., one of their purposes is to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button in a pop-up window, which appears once they are visited. This particular page states that visitors must click the button to continue watching a video. Typically, notifications from these pages contain various deceptive ads, links to bogus pages, and so on.

PUAs also generate ads (e.g., coupons, pop-ups, surveys, banners, and so on). When clicked, these can open dubious, potentially malicious pages or even execute scripts that download and install unwanted software.

Furthermore, PUAs can be designed to collect data. For example, IP addresses, entered search queries, geolocations, addresses of visited websites, and other browsing-related information. In some cases, PUAs gather personal, sensitive data as well. The data is monetized to generate revenue by selling it to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) or misused to generate revenue in other ways.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by thefreshposts.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	CRDF (Malicious), Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Malicious), Fortinet (Malware), G-Data (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.200.3
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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Users of PUAs are likely to be forced to visit bogus web pages, encounter dubious ads, and can also experience issues relating to privacy, browsing safety, and even identity theft. Therefore, never trust these rogue apps of this type, even if they are advertised as useful, legitimate applications.

How did adware install on my computer?

Users sometimes inadvertently download and install unwanted apps via deceptive advertisements - they click ads that cause unwanted download/installations by executing certain scripts.

Unwanted downloads and installations also occur during download/installation of other programs. I.e., when PUAs are included into the set-ups as 'extra offers'. This PUA distribution method of PUAs is called "bundling".

Typically, offers to download and install these additional apps can be declined via "Custom", "Advanced" or other settings, or by unticking certain checkboxes within the set-ups. When users download and install programs without making these checks and changes, they often allow PUAs to infiltrate.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

You are advised to download files and programs from official websites and via direct download links. Other tools and sources such as third party downloaders and installers, unofficial pages, and Peer-to-Peer networks (e.g., eMule, torrent clients) should not be used to download or install software.

Check all "Custom", "Advanced" and other similar settings (or available checkboxes) for offers to download and/or install unwanted apps. Do not click ads on dubious websites, since they can be designed to open bogus web pages or cause unwanted downloads and installations.

Remove any unwanted, suspicious extensions, plug-ins and add-ons installed on 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 thefreshposts[.]com website (GIF):

Notification from thefreshposts[.]com:

Another notification from thefreshposts[.]com:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by thefreshposts.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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