How to stop receiving shady ads from whimpeezit.com

What kind of page is whimpeezit[.]com?

In our examination of the whimpeezit[.]com page, we found it employs a clickbait technique to entice visitors into allowing it to send notifications. Additionally, whimpeezit[.]com may redirect users to other untrustworthy websites. Thus, users should avoid visiting whimpeezit[.]com and agreeing to receive notifications from it.

Whimpeezit[.]com in detail

Whimpeezit[.]com displays a fake loading bar and a message that instructs visitors to click the "Allow" button to subscribe to push notifications and continue watching. Whimpeezit[.]com implies that this action is required to load its content. However, clicking the "Allow" (or similar) button while on whimpeezit[.]com enables the page to send notifications.

This deceptive page can display various notifications, promising enticing offers, prizes, or urgent alerts to lure visitors into clicking them. Once clicked, these notifications can lead users to further deceptive schemes, such as fake surveys, fraudulent websites, or unwanted downloads.

Additionally, clicking on these notifications may redirect users to other untrustworthy websites hosting scams, phishing attempts, or malware. Thus, trusting sites opened via notifications from whimpeezit[.]com can result in monetary loss, identity theft, computer infections, and other issues.

In addition to showing misleading notifications, whimpeezit[.]com may redirect users to similar pages, including sites designed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. Thus, it is strongly recommended not to allow whimpeezit[.]com or any similar site to send notifications to avoid potential risks.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by whimpeezit.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Combo Cleaner (Malware), CyRadar (Malicious), ESET (Phishing), G-Data (Malware), Sophos (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.219.86
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, false claims within visited websites, unwanted applications (adware)
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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More about similar websites

Visits to pages like whimpeezit[.]com typically occur through redirection from websites associated with untrustworthy advertising networks, like torrent sites, illegal movie streaming pages, or other unreliable sources. Deceptive emails, misleading ads, and pop-ups can also direct users to these websites. Either way, it is uncommon for users to intentionally seek out such pages.

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How did whimpeezit[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

When visiting a website like whimpeezit[.]com, your browser will display a window with options to allow or decline notifications. Therefore, notifications from whimpeezit[.]com occur because you clicked the "Allow" or a similar button during your visit to the site. No page can send notifications without permission.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

If you encounter a questionable website seeking to send you notifications, opt for choices such as "Block", "Block Notifications", "Deny", or similar options. After rejecting the request, it is advisable to close the website to mitigate any other risks like unwanted redirects. If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of whimpeezit[.]com website (GIF):

Notification from whimpeezit[.]com:

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by whimpeezit[.]com using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by whimpeezit.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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Why am I seeing ads (browser notifications) delivered by whimpeezit[.]com in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Users need to consent to receive notifications from a website like whimpeezit[.]com before it can send notifications. Therefore, if you are receiving notifications from this site, it is likely because you have previously visited it and granted the required permissions.

I have clicked on notification ads, is my computer infected?

While clicking a notification may not present an immediate threat, it is crucial to acknowledge that websites opened through notifications from pages like whimpeezit[.]com can potentially harbor malicious apps or other harmful content.

Is whimpeezit[.]com a virus?

Websites like whimpeezit[.]com are not viruses. However, they frequently employ deceptive tactics to entice users into interacting with fraudulent content or downloading potentially harmful software, thereby posing risks to their online security and privacy.

Will Combo Cleaner remove whimpeezit[.]com ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Combo Cleaner will remove all permissions granted to whimpeezit[.]com and block any future access to this unreliable page. Once Combo Cleaner completes its process, no further action is necessary.

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