Terminate unwanted redirects to and from checkpost.club

What is checkpost[.]club?

Similar to weads32.com, robotcaptcha3.info, topernews.me, and many others, checkpost[.]club is a rogue site designed to feed users with dubious content and redirect them to other dubious websites.

Research shows that many visitors arrive at checkpost[.]club inadvertently - they are redirected by potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) or intrusive ads encountered on other rogue sites. PUAs infiltrate computers without users' consent, cause redirects, deliver intrusive advertisements, and gather various sensitive data.

PUAs force-open new browser tabs/windows and redirect users to checkpost[.]club, which then checks visitors' Internet Protocol (IP) addresses to determine the geolocations. This is to ascertain whether users should be presented with dubious content or redirected elsewhere.

Note that checkpost[.]club also uses various techniques (e.g., social engineering) to trick users into clicking the delivered content (e.g., links) and enabling browser notifications. The site uses these notifications to promote other dubious websites by displaying pop-ups.

Thus, visitors to checkpost[.]club might end up encountering malicious content and redirects to/from this site could lead to system infections. PUAs also display intrusive advertisements (e.g., coupons, banners, pop-ups, and similar). These can also redirect to dubious sites or even execute scripts designed to download/install unwanted applications.

Thus, clicking them can lead to various system infections. In addition, PUAs deliver ads using tools that enable placement of third party graphical content on any site. Therefore, they often conceal underlying content, thereby significantly diminishing the browsing experience.

Another significant downside is data tracking. PUAs record IP addresses, website URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries, and other similar information relating to browsing activity. This information usually includes personal details that developers share with third parties.

These people (potentially, cyber criminals) generate revenue by misusing private information. Thus, information tracking can lead to serious privacy issues, including identity theft. Therefore, remove all potentially unwanted applications immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	checkpost.club pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	178.62.225.201
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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The internet is full of potentially unwanted applications that share many similarities. By offering many "useful features", they attempt to give the impression of legitimacy and trick users to install.

In fact, few of these apps provide the functions promised. Most cause unwanted redirects, deliver ads, and gather data, thereby diminishing the browsing experience, and posing a threat to your privacy/computer safety.

How did adware install on my computer?

Although some potentially unwanted applications have official download websites, many infiltrate computers without users’ permission. Criminals promote them using intrusive advertisements and a deceptive marketing method called "bundling" (stealth installation of third party applications together with regular software).

Developers are aware that many users rush download/installation processes and skip steps. Therefore, they conceal "bundled" apps behind "Custom/Advanced" settings or other sections of the download/installation processes. Therefore, users who skip download/installation steps and click advertisements often install PUAs inadvertently.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

To prevent this situation, be very cautious when browsing the internet and downloading/installing software. Bear in mind that intrusive advertisements might seem genuine/legitimate, however, they often redirect to dubious sites (gambling, pornography, adult dating, etc.).

If you encounter these ads/redirects frequently, remove all suspicious applications and browser plug-ins. Additionally, select "Custom/Advanced" settings and study each window of the download/installation dialogs. Decline offers to download/install additionally-included programs and opt-out of those already included.

You are advised to download programs from official sources only, preferably using direct download links. Third party downloaders/installers often include rogue apps, and thus these tools should not be used.

The key to computer safety is caution. 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 checkpost[.]club website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is checkpost.club 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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