How to remove applications causing redirects to cousiness.website?

What is cousiness[.]website?

Cousiness[.]website is an untrustworthy site, which shares many similarities with news-rewuje.cc, nomore-spam.com, flashymass.com, and thousands of others. This webpage operates by presenting visitors with questionable content and/or redirecting them to different unreliable and possibly malicious sites.

Users rarely access such websites intentionally; most get redirected to them by intrusive adverts or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). These apps can infiltrate systems without explicit user consent and subsequently cause redirects, run intrusive advertisement campaigns, and collect browsing-related information.

Cousiness[.]website in detail

The behavior of rogue webpages like cousiness[.]website is determined by their visitors' geolocations. The sites learn this information from visiting users' IP (Internet Protocol) addresses. Therefore, whether visitors are presented with dubious material and/or redirected elsewhere - depends on their geolocations.

Furthermore, most websites of this type employ deceptive tactics (e.g., clickbait, fake CAPTCHA verification, etc.) to lure users into allowing their browser notifications. Cousiness[.]website is not an exception to this, and should its notifications be enabled - this site will start running intrusive advert campaigns. The delivered ads are misleading, unreliable, and potentially malicious. Once clicked on, intrusive advertisements redirect to various untrustworthy/dangerous, and some can stealthily download/install software (e.g., PUAs).

How do potentially unwanted applications operate?

PUAs can have different harmful functions, and they can be in varied combinations. For example, these applications can force-open webpages and/or deliver intrusive advertisement campaigns. What is more, PUAs usually have data tracking abilities. Information of interest includes: URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries typed, IP addresses/ geolocations, personally identifiable details, and so forth. PUA developers then share the collected data and/or sell it to third-parties.

In summary, the presence of unwanted software can result in system infections, serious privacy issues, financial losses, and even identity theft. To ensure device and user safety, it is crucial to eliminate all suspect applications and browser extensions/plug-ins.

Threat Summary:

Name	cousiness.website pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	ESET (Malware), Fortinet (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	34.196.151.230
Observed Domains	klpqo.cousiness[.]website; zlujf.cousiness[.]website; hcmos.cousiness[.]website; vpfht.cousiness[.]website; qpeit.cousiness[.]website; kalam.cousiness[.]website; skmbv.cousiness[.]website; nnnjy.cousiness[.]website; hguuq.cousiness[.]website; wrpcc.cousiness[.]website; cfmwb.cousiness[.]website; vqsci.cousiness[.]website; xtgzv.cousiness[.]website; ivylr.cousiness[.]website; etc.
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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Potentially unwanted applications in general

PUAs seldom appear suspicious, they tend to look legitimate. These apps typically offer a broad range of "handy" features. However, the advertised functionalities are usually nonoperational. The only aim of PUAs is to generate profit for the developers. Therefore, instead of delivering on any promises, PUAs can force-open untrustworthy and malicious websites, run intrusive ad campaigns, and gather private information.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs are spread through download/installation setups of other software. "Bundling" is the name of this false marketing technique - packing regular programs with unwanted or malicious additions. Rushed download/installation processes (e.g., ignored terms, skipped steps, used pre-set options, etc.) increase the risk of inadvertently allowing bundled content into the system.

Intrusive adverts are used to proliferate PUAs as well. When clicked on, the ads can execute scripts to download/install these applications without user permission. PUAs may also have "official" promotional webpages from which they can be downloaded and/or purchased.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

It is advised to research software prior to download/installation and/or purchase. Furthermore, all downloads must be performed from official and verified sources. Untrustworthy download channels, e.g., unofficial and free file-hosting sites, P2P sharing networks (Torrent clients, eMule, Gnutella, etc.), and other third-party downloaders - often offer bundled and/or dangerous content.

Download and installation processes must be approached with care. Therefore, it is recommended to read terms, study all possible options, use the "Custom/Advanced" settings, and opt-out from additional apps, tools, features, and so on.

Intrusive advertisements appear ordinary and harmless; however, they redirect to various unreliable and questionable websites (e.g., gambling, pornography, adult-dating, and so forth). In case of encounters with such ads and/or redirects, the system must be checked and all dubious applications and browser extensions/plug-ins detected - immediately removed from it. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Screenshots of ads delivered by cousiness[.]website:

Appearance of cousiness[.]website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is cousiness.website 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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