How to uninstall apps designed to promote zpreland.com?

What is zpreland[.]com?

Zpreland[.]com is an untrustworthy website that checks the IP address of its visitors and then loads its content or opens a couple of other websites of this kind. It is worth mentioning that it is uncommon for pages like zpreland[.]com to be visited intentionally.

Zpreland[.]com in detail

Usually, websites like zpreland[.]com are promoted through potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), deceptive advertisements, and various untrustworthy pages. It is worthwhile to mention that users rarely download or install PUAs knowingly.

At the time of the research reverscaptcha[.]com loaded its content and then opened a sign-in page for an online game website. However, it could open other questionable pages, for example, download pages for adware, browser hijackers, deceptive pages designed to extract sensitive information.

It is common that pages like reverscaptcha[.]com are used to promote scams like "Chance To Win The Brand New Playstation 5", "Firewall Spyware Alert", "WIN-8x0007 Error". It is highly advisable not to trust pages of this kind.

Very often, websites like reverscaptcha[.]com ask visitors whether they want to see their notifications. It is not recommended to allow pages of this type to show notifications - their notifications usually contain shady ads, links to dubious pages, etc.

It is important to know that these pages often use some clickbait technique to trick visitors into allowing them to show notifications. They display messages suggesting that visitors need to click the "Allow" button to prove that they are not robots, continue loading the page, etc.

As mentioned before, zpreland[.]com and similar web pages often are promoted through PUAs. It is common for apps of this kind to be designed to display advertisements (and) or gather various data as well.

PUAs serve coupons, pop-up ads, surveys, banners, and other advertisements. As a rule, those ads cover website content and advertise shady, potentially malicious pages.

In some cases, those ads are designed to execute certain scripts that cause unwanted downloads or even installations. Either way, it is not safe to click those advertisements.

Examples of details that PUAs collect are Internet Protocol addresses, entered search queries, geolocations, addresses of visited websites, etc. Although, there are PUAs that target personal, sensitive data.

The biggest problem with PUAs that can collect information is that gathered information could be sold to third parties (potentially cybercriminals), used for marketing purposes, or monetized using some other way. Therefore, it is strongly recommended not to have apps of this kind installed on browsers or computers.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by zpreland.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Serving IP Address	139.45.197.130
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 and pages like zpreland[.]com in general

Typically, pages like zpreland[.]com are more ore less similar - they promote questionable pages or load their content. More examples of websites like zpreland[.]com are reverscaptcha[.]com, 1video-online[.]me, and lootynews[.]com.

Browsers that open such pages automatically are likely to have some PUA installed on them. In such cases, it is recommended to check a browser for unwanted apps and remove them as soon as possible.

It is uncommon for PUAs to be useful. In most cases, their main purpose is to promote shady pages, generate ads and (or) gather some information.

How did adware install on my computer?

Typically, users download and install potentially unwanted applications together with other programs - when programs are bundled together with PUAs and users do not decline offers to download, install them. Usually, downloaders and installers used to distribute PUAs have "Advanced", "Custom", or other settings, or some checkboxes.

As a rule, users can use the aforementioned options, settings to deselect optional downloads, installations. This distribution method is called "bundling".

In some cases, users unknowingly cause unwanted downloads and installations by clicking advertisements designed to execute certain scripts. It is worth mentioning that ads of this type appear mostly on questionable pages.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Applications, files should be downloaded from legitimate, official pages. It is common that unofficial pages, third-party downloaders (and installers), various Peer-to-Peer networks like torrent clients, eMule, etc., are used to distribute potentially unwanted applications.

Downloads and installations should not be finished without checking downloaders, installers for "Custom", "Advanced", or other settings, or ticked checkboxes. Quite often, downloaders and installers that have those settings have PUAs included in them.

Advertisements that appear on untrustworthy websites (e.g., on pages related to pornography, gambling, adult dating) should not be clicked as well. By clicking those ads, users may open untrustworthy, potentially malicious websites or download, install unwanted apps.

Unwanted, suspicious apps (extensions, plug-ins, or add-ons) installed on a web browser and programs of this kind installed on the operating system should be removed. 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 zpreland[.]com website (GIF):

Notification from zpreland[.]com:

Another notification from zpreland[.]com:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by zpreland.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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