How to remove applications force-opening snappeared.website page?

What is snappeared[.]website?

Similar to ne.biz, goodsurvey365.org, junesmile.xyz, vigilated.space, and countless others, snappeared[.]website is a rogue site. It is designed to load dubious content and/or redirect visitors to various websites (likely untrustworthy or malicious ones).

Users usually enter such webpages inadvertently; most get redirected to them by rogue sites, intrusive adverts, or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications). These apps can be installed onto systems without explicit user consent.

PUAs can have harmful functionalities, including - force-opening pages, running intrusive advertisement campaigns, and collecting browsing-related information.

Snappeared[.]website in detail

Whether visitors to snappeared[.]website are presented with questionable material and/or redirected elsewhere - depends on their IP addresses/ geolocations. Furthermore, most sites of this type use clickbait, fake CAPTCHA verification, and other deceptive content to trick users into enabling their browser notifications.

This applies to snappeared[.]website as well, and should its notifications be allowed - this webpage will begin delivering intrusive advert campaigns. The delivered ads are more than just a nuisance, they also pose a threat to device/user safety.

Once clicked on, intrusive advertisements redirect to sale-oriented, unreliable, rogue, deceptive/scam, and malicious websites. Some of these ads can even be triggered (by being clicked on) to stealthily download/install software (e.g., PUAs).

How do potentially unwanted applications operate?

PUAs can have a variety of undesirable functions, which can be in different combinations. To elaborate, this software can cause redirects and/or deliver intrusive advert campaigns. What is more, PUAs typically have data tracking abilities.

Targeted information includes: browsing and search engine histories, IP addresses/ geolocations, personally identifiable details, and so on. PUA developers monetize the collected data by sharing it with and/or selling it to third-parties (potentially, cyber criminals).

In summary, the presence of unwanted apps can result in system infections, serious privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft. Therefore, it is strongly advised to remove all suspect applications and browser extensions/plug-ins without delay.

Threat Summary:

Name	snappeared.website pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	CyRadar (Malicious), ESET (Malware), Fortinet (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	52.206.71.220
Observed Domains	wxckn.snappeared[.]website; r8f3e.snappeared[.]website; ckiyd.snappeared[.]website; jsfbj.snappeared[.]website; ueppj.snappeared[.]website; oltjg.snappeared[.]website; mfceh.snappeared[.]website; ardvh.snappeared[.]website; paqbx.snappeared[.]website; mzdlf.snappeared[.]website; xwzzu.snappeared[.]website; yrtds.snappeared[.]website; jyvob.snappeared[.]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 appear ordinary/innocuous, and they offer a broad range of functionalities. However, the features seldom work as advertised, and in most cases - they do not work at all. The sole purpose of unwanted software is to generate profit at user expense. PUAs operate by force-opening untrustworthy and malicious websites, running intrusive advertisement campaigns, and collecting private information.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs are distributed via downloaders/installers of other programs. This false marketing technique of packing regular software with unwanted or malicious additions - is named "bundling".

Rushed downloads/installations (e.g., ignored terms, skipped steps and sections, used "Easy/Express" settings, etc.) increase the risk of unintentionally allowing bundled content into the device, thereby endangering the system with potential infections.

Intrusive adverts are used to proliferate PUAs as well. When clicked on, the ads can execute scripts to make downloads/installations without user permission. PUAs may also have "official" promotional/download webpages.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

It is recommended to research software before download/installation and/or purchase. Additionally, all downloads must be performed from official and verified sources. Untrustworthy download channels, e.g., unofficial and free file-hosting websites, Peer-to-Peer sharing networks, and other third-party downloaders - commonly offer bundled content.

Download and installation processes must be approached with caution. Therefore, it is important to read terms, explore available options, use the "Custom/Advanced" settings, and decline downloading/installing supplementary apps, tools, functions, and so forth.

Intrusive advertisements appear legitimate; however, they redirect to highly questionable sites (e.g., pornography, adult-dating, pornography, etc.). In case of encounters with such ads and/or redirects, the device 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 snappeared[.]website:

Appearance of snappeared[.]website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is snappeared.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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