Stop redirects to and from the thegoodcaster.com rogue website

What is thegoodcaster[.]com?

thegoodcaster[.]com website is used by various adware-type apps. Its purpose is to redirect people to other dubious, rogue websites that ask to show notifications, promote unwanted apps, display content relating to gambling, adult dating, and so on. If a browser opens the thegoodcaster[.]com address, it is generally infiltrated with adware.

Apps of this type are categorized as potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), since most people download and install them accidentally.

Once a PUA has infiltrated the browser, it uses it to open thegoodcaster[.]com in a new tab or window. After visiting this site, people are redirected to other dubious websites that might be designed to advertise potentially malicious apps or display dubious content.

Research shows that most of the web pages opened through thegoodcaster[.]com ask to show notifications. Do not give these permissions. Once allowed, notifications and ads will appear that lead to untrustworthy websites - these might then lead to unwanted download and installation of PUAs or other malicious apps.

Note that thegoodcaster[.]com is used by adware-type apps, which feed users with unwanted ads. They display coupons, banners, surveys, pop-ups, and so on. If clicked, these ads lead to dubious web pages or cause download/installation of other PUAs.

Furthermore, apps of this type often gather data (IP addresses, geolocations, addresses of visited pages, entered search queries, etc.) that developers send to third parties who misuse private information to generate revenue. These third parties might be cyber criminals. Adware that opens thegoodcaster[.]com (and other PUAs) should be uninstalled immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	thegoodcaster.com pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Dr.Web (Malicious), ESET (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	52.1.251.149
Related Domains	hajoopteg[.]com, watchmygirlfirend[.]tv.
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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There are many dubious sites that cause redirects to others of this kind. Some examples are freshaudio[.]net, mvideo[.]pro, and mysuccesspaths[.]com.

 Typically, these rogue sites are opened through PUAs. In most cases, people download and install these apps inadvertently. After installation, they cause unwanted redirects, gather data, and display ads. I.e., they simply perform actions that help the developers to generate revenue.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs infiltrate systems without users' knowledge and people generally download and install them unintentionally. This happens when they click intrusive ads or when software developers use the "bundling" method to trick them.

Bundling adds unwanted apps into the download/installation set-ups of regular software. Information about this extra software is often not displayed properly.

Developers hide the details in "Custom", "Advanced" or other options/settings of setup dialog windows. In this way, people are tricked into unwanted downloads/installations when they do not check download/installation set-ups and leave settings unchanged/unchecked.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Check available settings/options such as "Custom", "Advanced" of the download/installation setups and deselect all unwanted applications before proceeding to the next step or completing installation. Avoid using third party software downloaders/installers and do not download software using Peer-to-Peer networks such as torrent clients, eMule, and so on.

Use official and trustworthy sources (websites) and direct links. Intrusive ads may seem legitimate, however, they often redirect users to untrustworthy websites relating to gambling, adult dating, pornography, and so on.

If you encounter these redirects or unwanted advertisements, check the list of installed extensions, add-ons, and plug-ins on your browser and remove unwanted/unknown entries immediately. Also apply this to unwanted programs that are installed on the operating system.

If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Adware installer that promotes thegoodcaster[.]com:

thegoodcaster[.]com opens a dubious web page that asks to show notifications:

thegoodcaster[.]com opens web page that displays adult content:

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

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Quick menu:

• What is thegoodcaster.com 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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