How to uninstall applications that open topflownews.com and similar sites

What is topflownews[.]com?

topflownews[.]com functions like many other rogue websites including, for example, allow-space[.]com, belazyelephant[.]com and alisalis[.]com. These sites load dubious content or redirect visitors to a number of other untrusted web pages.

Commonly, people are forced to visit these websites and do not open them intentionally - they are opened by browsers with potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on them. Furthermore, PUAs display intrusive ads and collect details relating to web browsing habits.

Typically, PUAs open topflownews[.]com and similar sites in a new browser window or tab. In any case, when visited, these pages load dubious content or redirect visitors to about two or three untrusted or even malicious sites. The way these pages operate depends on visitors' geoloactions.

Note that web pages opened via websites such as topflownews[.]com can be malicious and designed to advertise dubious software. Furthermore, topflownews[.]com uses a 'clickbait' technique to deceive visitors into allowing it to show notifications. It encourages visitors to enable notifications and continue watching a video by clicking the "Allow" button.

If clicked, this button allows pages such as topflownews[.]com to show notifications that usually contain dubious advertisements, links to untrusted websites, etc. As mentioned, PUAs often collect information relating to users' browsing habits.

Frequently, they target details such as IP addresses, entered search queries, addresses of visited websites, geolocation, etc., however, PUAs also record personal details. Furthermore, the people responsible for these apps either sell the data to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) or misuse it to generate revenue.

PUAs can also feed users with intrusive advertisements such as coupons, banners, surveys, pop-ups, and others. When clicked, these can open dubious websites or download and install various unwanted applications by running certain scripts.

People with PUAs installed on their browsers and/or operating systems can experience issues relating to browsing safety, online privacy or even become victims of identity theft. Therefore, never trust, download or install any PUAs.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by topflownews.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Serving IP Address	78.140.190.85
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 potentially unwanted applications are advertised as legitimate, useful, etc., however, few operate as advertised. Most are designed only to open dubious pages, collect browsing-related details and display advertisements. They are designed only to help the developers to generate revenue and put users at risk of various problems.

How did adware install on my computer?

Most users download and install PUAs by clicking certain deceptive advertisements or together with other, mostly free, programs. Commonly, PUAs are distributed by including them into various download/installation set-ups. This distribution method is called "bundling".

In most cases, information about the inclusion of PUAs into the set-ups can be found in "Custom", "Advanced" and other similar settings.

Users who download and install programs without checking and changing these settings often allow PUAs to infiltrate. Unwanted downloads and installations are also caused through deceptive advertisements - when users click them, they execute certain scripts.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

All software and files should be downloaded from official pages and via direct links. Channels such as Peer-to-Peer networks (e.g., torrent clients, eMule), unofficial websites, third party downloaders, installers, etc., should not be trusted. Commonly, they are used to distribute PUAs or even malicious programs.

Check "Custom", "Advanced" and other settings of any download or installation setup. Dismiss any offers to download or install unwanted software. Do not click advertisements that appear on dubious websites, since they can open untrusted websites or download and install unwanted, potentially malicious software.

These ads sometimes also appear on legitimate web pages. Remove all unwanted, suspicious extensions, add-ons and plug-ins that are installed on the browser immediately. Also remove 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 topflownews[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by topflownews.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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