Stop redirects to and from streampoint.live

What is streampoint[.]live?

streampoint[.]live is a rogue website, sharing similarities with notification-centar.com, windowsguidenews.com, robotornotcheckonline.club, and many others. It operates by presenting visitors with dubious content and/or redirecting them to other untrustworthy/malicious web pages.

Few users access the site intentionally, since most are redirected to streampoint[.]live by intrusive ads or Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs) already infiltrated into the system. PUAs generate redirects, run intrusive advertisement campaigns, and track browsing-related data.

streampoint[.]live first checks the visitors' IP addresses to learn their geolocations. The latter is key in determining its further course of action. Depending on their geolocations, users are redirected elsewhere and/or are presented with dubious, even harmful content.

This web page uses browser notifications - it tricks visitors into granting consent to these by hiding the option beneath 'clickbait' ("Click Allow to watch the video"). Once allowed, streampoint[.]live begins running intrusive ad campaigns.

Advertisements of this kind are more than just a nuisance, they are a safety threat due to the dangerous websites to which they redirect and for their ability to execute scripts designed to stealthily download/install PUAs (and similar content). As mentioned, unwanted apps generate redirects, and they can run ad campaigns.

By employing various tools, PUAs enable third party graphical content to be displayed on any site, thereby delivering ads (such as pop-ups, banners, coupons, surveys, etc.), which significantly diminish the browsing experience by limiting browsing speed and web page visibility.

Some of these applications can hijack browsers by making unauthorized changes and limiting/denying access to settings. PUAs commonly have data tracking capabilities, which they employ to monitor users' browsing habits (URLs visited, search queries typed, etc.) and collect personal information (IP addresses, geolocations and other details).

This sensitive data is then passed on to third parties (often, cyber criminals) intent on misusing it for financial gain. Therefore, PUAs can cause browser/system infiltration and infections, and lead to serious privacy issues, financial loss, or even identity theft.

To ensure device integrity and user safety, remove all suspicious applications and browser extensions/plug-ins without delay.

Threat Summary:

Name	streampoint.live pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	167.71.12.147
Observed Domains	1.streampoint[.]live, 0.streampoint[.]live, 2.streampoint[.]live, 3.streampoint[.]live
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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Most PUAs share certain similarities. They often seem legitimate and lure users into downloading/installing with offers of "useful" functions. The features rarely operate as advertised and, in most cases, are nonoperational. The only purpose of all unwanted apps is to generate revenue for the developers, whilst regular users receive no real value.

Rather than working as promised, PUAs cause redirects to untrustworthy and malicious web pages, deliver intrusive advertisements, hijack browsers and gather private data.

How did adware install on my computer?

The most common mode of PUA proliferation is via the download/install set-ups of other software. This deceptive marketing tactic of packing normal programs with unwanted or malicious content is called "bundling".

By rushing through the download/installation processes (e.g. ignoring terms, skipping steps and sections, using pre-set options, etc.), many users endanger their devices with potential system infiltration and infections. Some PUAs also have "official" download pages.

When clicked, intrusive ads can execute scripts designed to download/install unwanted applications without users' permission.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Research all content, before downloading/installing. Use official and verified download sources. P2P sharing networks (BitTorrent, eMule, Gnutella, etc.), unofficial and free file-hosting sites, third party downloaders and similar channels are untrustworthy and should be avoided.

When downloading/installing, read the terms, explore all possible options, use the "Custom/Advanced" settings, and opt-out of supplementary apps, tools, functions, etc. Intrusive ads usually seem normal and innocuous, however, they can redirect to dubious web pages (e.g. gambling, pornography, adult-dating and others).

If you encounter these ads/redirects, inspect the device and immediately remove all suspicious applications and/or browser extensions/plug-ins. 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 streampoint[.]live website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is streampoint.live 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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