How to uninstall unwanted apps that open thefastpush.com

What is thefastpush[.]com?

thefastpush[.]com is one of many untrusted websites designed to redirect visitors to other pages of this kind or load dubious content. It is similar to place-web[.]com, fast-push[.]com, supposercality[.]pro and many other web pages.

Typically, people do not visit these websites intentionally - browsers are forced to open them by various potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on the browser. PUAs usually gather browsing data and serve intrusive advertisements.

When visited, thefastpush[.]com opens two or three untrusted, potentially malicious websites or loads dubious content. These actions depend on the visitor's geolocation. Note that thefastpush[.]com attempts to trick visitors into giving them permission to show notifications.

This particular page suggests that by clicking the "Allow" button visitors are able to continue browsing. In fact, clicking simply allows thefastpush[.]com to show notifications that might contain deceptive advertisements, links to various untrusted web pages, and so on.

Therefore, never give sites such as thefastpush[.]com permission to show notifications. Furthermore, apps that open such web pages usually feed people with intrusive advertisements. For example, coupons, banners, surveys, pop-up ads, and ads in other forms.

These usually open untrusted websites or cause download/installation of unwanted, potentially malicious software. Furthermore, apps of this type often collect user-system information such as IP addresses, entered search queries, addresses of visited pages, geolocations, and other browsing data.

In some cases, PUAs record sensitive information. Furthermore, the developers sell the information to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who misuse it to generate revenue in other ways.

Users who have PUAs installed on their browsers or operating systems risk becoming victims of identity theft, experiencing problems relating to browsing safety, privacy, and other issues. Therefore, remove all PUAs immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by thefastpush.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.24.120.181
Observed Domains	www1.thefastpush[.]com, www2.thefastpush[.]com, www3.thefastpush[.]com, www4.thefastpush[.]com
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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PUAs often are advertised as useful, legitimate applications, however, many do not operate as promised. They often deliver no useful features or other value. Most are designed to help the developers to generate revenue by opening dubious web pages, gathering data and serving advertisements.

How did adware install on my computer?

Some advertisements cause download/installation of PUAs by running certain scripts, however, they cannot perform this without first being clicked. In other cases, people download and install PUAs when they download/install their required software - PUAs are included in the set-ups as additional offers.

This distribution method is called "bundling". Typically, offers to download and install additionally-included apps can be found in settings such as "Custom", "Advanced", and so on. Many people fail to check these settings and leave them unchanged, thereby agreeing by default with offers to download and install additional PUAs.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

You are advised to download software from official websites and via direct links. Third party downloaders, installers, unofficial websites, torrent clients, eMule and other Peer-to-Peer networks, etc., should not be used.

Such channels and tools are commonly monetized by promoting PUAs. Check all "Advanced", "Custom" and other similar sections of the software installation or download set-ups. Decline offers to install unwanted apps. It is not safe to click intrusive ads, especially if they are displayed on dubious websites.

Once clicked, they can open various untrusted websites or download and install unwanted software. Remove all unwanted, suspicious extensions, plug-ins, and add-ons installed on the browser immediately. The same applies to software of this kind that is 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.

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

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by thefastpush.com?
• 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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