Stop browsers from opening expectivepo.info

What is expectivepo[.]info?

expectivepo[.]info is one of many rogue websites that people often visit unintentionally. More examples of websites of this type include free-girls-vids[.]com, horny-vid[.]com and rex-news1[.]club. Typically, browsers open these sites due to potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on them.

PUAs are designed to collect browsing data (and other details) and serve various advertisements.

When opened/visited, expectivepo[.]info loads dubious content (and asks to show notifications) or opens other untrustworthy websites. Typically, web pages such as expectivepo[.]info redirect visitors to about two or three other dubious web pages that usually contain deceptive ads, promote dubious software, and so on.

Note that expectivepo[.]info is one of many sites used to trick people into allowing notifications through a deceptive 'clickbait' technique. It states that a file can be downloaded by clicking the "Allow" button. Whether or not the file is downloaded after clicking the button, expectivepo[.]info receives permission to show notifications (dubious ads, and other unwanted content).

Most potentially unwanted apps gather information such as IP addresses, geolocations, addresses of visited (opened) pages, entered search queries, and so on. Some might be designed to collect personal, confidential details as well. Typically, people behind these apps sell the data to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who misuse it to generate revenue.

Many PUAs feed users with unwanted advertisements such as coupons, banners, surveys, and so on. These usually lead to untrustworthy, potentially malicious web pages, or even worse, cause download/installation of other unwanted programs. This only happens when people click the ads.

To avoid having privacy issues, problems with browsing safety, unwanted downloads, installations or even becoming victims of identity theft, we recommend that you uninstall all unwanted apps of this kind immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	expectivepo.info pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.18.7.55
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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Generally, most PUAs have similar behavior: they force browsers to open untrustworthy web pages, display ads and gather data. They are often advertised as legitimate, useful applications that supposedly deliver various features. In fact, most are useless, cause problems and are designed only to help the developers to generate revenue.

How did adware install on my computer?

Most PUAs are installed on browsers and/or systems without users' knowledge. I.e., people usually download and/or install them unintentionally. This happens when they click deceptive ads or when they are distributed using the "bundling" method (when developers include PUAs in download and/or installation set-ups of various software).

Frequently, information about additionally-included software is provided in "Custom", "Advanced" or other similar settings of the set-ups. Many people fail to check and change these settings, thereby inadvertently allowing PUAs to be downloaded and/or installed through the set-ups of regular programs.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Do not to use third party downloaders, installers, Peer-to-Peer networks (e.g., torrent clients, eMule), unofficial pages as tools to download or install software. All software should be downloaded only from official websites and via direct links. Study each download and installation setup and check "Advanced", "Custom" and other similar settings.

If a setup contains offer to download or install unwanted, additional software, decline them before completing the process. Do not trust or click intrusive ads, especially those displayed on dubious websites. When clicked, they can redirect to untrustworthy websites or cause unwanted downloads/installations.

If the browser shows ads or opens dubious web pages, this can be stopped by uninstalling all unwanted extensions, plug-ins and add-ons from. Also remove programs of this kind from 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.

Appearance of expectivepo[.]info website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is expectivepo.info 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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