How to avoid being forced to visit streamview.site

What is streamview[.]site?

When visited, streamview[.]site redirects visitors to untrustworthy websites or loads dubious content. It operates like many other websites of this type including, for example, find-soulmates[.]com, best-girls-ever[.]com and hellopushworld[.]com.

Most people end up on these websites when they are redirected to them by potentially unwanted apps (PUAs) installed on browsers or operating systems. PUAs record information about users' browsing habits and/or display intrusive advertisements.

Potentially unwanted applications force browsers to regularly open web pages such as streamview[.]site in new windows or tabs. Once visited, they open even more (typically, about 2-3) untrustworthy websites or load dubious content. The way they operate depends on the geolocations of their visitors.

This particular web page attempts to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications - it asks them to prove that they are not 'robots' by clicking the "Allow" button. Once this button is clicked, streamview[.]site receives permission to show notifications that might contain deceptive ads, links to untrustworthy pages, and so on.

Furthermore, most PUAs record browsing data such as IP addresses, addresses of opened/visited pages, geolocations, entered search queries, etc. Developers sell the data to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who misuse it to generate revenue. These actions can cause problems with privacy, browsing safety, and some users might have their identities stolen.

PUAs also serve intrusive ads, which are usually displayed in the form of coupons, banners, pop-ups, surveys, and so on. In most cases, these ads conceal underlying content of visited websites and, if clicked, redirect users to other untrustworthy websites or execute scripts designed to download/install unwanted apps.

Intrusive ads and information tracking are the two main reasons why these applications should be removed immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	streamview.site 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.streamview[.]site, 0.streamview.site, 2.streamview.site, 3.streamview.site.
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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These apps usually do not operate as promoted by the developers. Typically, they serve only one purpose: to generate revenue for the developers by opening dubious websites, feeding users with ads and recording data. Never trust, download, or install PUAs.

How did adware install on my computer?

In most cases, PUAs are downloaded/installed through ads that are capable of executing certain scripts, or when software developers distribute them using a deceptive method called "bundling". They use this method to trick people into downloading and/or installing unwanted apps through the set-ups of other software: they include PUAs as additional offers.

Typically, these offers are mentioned in settings such as "Custom", "Advanced", and so on. Many people allow PUAs to be downloaded or installed when they leave these settings unchanged.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

To prevent PUAs from being downloaded or installed, download software from official (trustworthy) websites and using direct links. Other sources and tools such as Peer-to-Peer networks (e.g., eMule, torrent clients), unofficial websites, third party downloaders, installers etc., should not be used.

Check all settings included in the download/installation setup and decline offers to download or install additionally-included apps. It is not safe to visit dubious web pages or click ads on them. The ads usually cause unwanted redirects or download/installation of potentially malicious applications.

Check the list of apps that are installed on the browser and remove all unwanted, unknown extensions, add-ons or plug-ins. The same should be applied to programs of this kind that are installed on the computer/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.

Appearance of streamview[.]site website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is streamview.site 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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