Why Fpxtv.com and similar pages cannot be trusted?

What is fpxtv[.]com?

Fpxtv[.]com is a website offering to watch movies online for free. It is strongly recommended not to use/visit this website - it is an illegal movie streaming website that uses rogue ad networks (it has untrustworthy ads on it designed to open potentially malicious websites).

Fpxtv[.]com website in detail

Fpxtv[.]com and similar sites are illegal movie streaming pages because they violate copyright laws. Also, most of them use rogue ad networks - these pages display deceptive advertisements on them and open potentially malicious websites. The biggest concern of using these sites is that users may end up with some malware on their computers.

Pretty often, ads on pages like fpxtv[.]com open download websites for adware, browser hijackers, or websites designed to trick visitors into installing malicious software (for example, ransomware). In some cases, those ads can be designed to run certain scripts and download (or even install) unwanted software without opening any pages.

A couple of examples of websites that the aforementioned ads might open (or the fpxtv[.]com website itself) are "IP Address & Personal Information Might Be Exposed", "SPIN FOR REWARD", "Your Chrome Is Severely Damaged By 13 Malware!". It is important to mention that those pages may ask to provide sensitive information.

By using fpxtv[.]com (or clicking ads on) users might install software designed to encrypt files, collect sensitive information (like credit card details, passwords, social security numbers). Also, they may install applications designed to display deceptive advertisements, hijack browsers, and so on.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by fpxtv.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Fortinet (Spam), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.205.171
Related Domains	cpcalendars.fpxtv[.]com, mail.fpxtv[.]com, webdisk.fpxtv[.]com, cpcontacts.fpxtv[.]com, webmail.fpxtv[.]com
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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Fpxtv[.]com and similar pages in general

Fpxtv[.]com is an untrustworthy website offering to watch movies illegally. It has shady advertisements on it and opens other untrustworthy websites. There are lots of other pages of this type on the Internet. Some examples are lookmovie[.]io, moviestreamhd[.]org, and fmovies[.]to.

It is worth mentioning that websites of this type can be promoted through other shady websites, advertisements, and potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). In most cases, users download and install PUAs unintentionally because apps of this kind are distributed using deceptive methods.

How did adware install on my computer?

Most users download or install potentially unwanted applications together with other programs. In other words, users cause it when those applications are included in downloaders and installers for other programs, and they do not deselect those apps before finishing downloads or installations.

Usually, downloaders and installers bundled with PUAs have "Advanced", "Custom", or other settings, or ticked checkboxes. Those settings can be used to decline unwanted offers. In some cases, users unknowingly cause unwanted downloads and installations by clicking on deceptive ads designed to execute certain scripts.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Downloaders and installers that have checkboxes or settings like "Custom" and "Advanced" in them are likely to be bundled with potentially unwanted applications. Thus, it is recommended not to finish downloads and installations of programs bundled with PUAs until all unwanted offers are declined.

Programs (and files) should be downloaded only from official pages and through direct links. Other sources can be used to distribute unwanted, potentially malicious programs. A couple of examples of unreliable sources for downloading files and programs are third-party downloaders, unofficial websites, Peer-to-Peer networks.

It is important to mention that third-party installers can be used to distribute unwanted software too. Additionally, it is recommended not to trust advertisements appearing on questionable sites. It is common for those ads to be designed to promote untrustworthy websites. In some cases, those ads can start unwanted downloads, installations.

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

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Quick menu:

• What is fpxtv[.]com?
• STEP 1. Uninstall adware applications using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove rogue plug-ins from Google Chrome.
• STEP 3. Remove adware-type extensions from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 4. Remove malicious extensions from Safari.
• STEP 5. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Adware removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window, look for any potentially unwanted applications, select these entries and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted application that causes fpxtv[.]com redirects, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove adware from Internet browsers:

Video showing how to remove potentially unwanted browser add-ons:

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "More tools" and click "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and remove them.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by fpxtv.com, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click "Extensions", in the opened window, remove all recently-installed suspicious browser plug-ins.

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with ads by fpxtv.com removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active, click Safari menu, and select Preferences....

In the opened window click Extensions, locate any recently installed suspicious extension, select it and click Uninstall.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the upper-right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and click "Remove" below their names.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by fpxtv.com, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

Commonly, adware or potentially unwanted applications infiltrate Internet browsers through free software downloads. Note that the safest source for downloading free software is via developers' websites only. To avoid installation of adware, be very attentive when downloading and installing free software. When installing previously-downloaded free programs, choose the custom or advanced installation options – this step will reveal any potentially unwanted applications listed for installation together with your chosen free program.

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