How to uninstall apps designed to open routemob.com and similar web pages

What is routemob[.]com?

routemob[.]com opens dubious websites or loads unwanted content. There are are many websites similar to routemob[.]com on the internet. Some examples are rministencew[.]club, news-back[.]best and sombes[.]com. Note that users do not often visit these sites intentionally - they are opened by installed potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

Similarly, people do not often download or install PUAs intentionally.

Typically, people arrive at pages such as routemob[.]com when an installed PUA opens them in a new browser window or tab. When visited, the websites open about two or three other sites of this kind or they load dubious content. These actions depend on visitors' geolocations.

Pages such as routemob[.]com often ask visitors for permission to show notifications using 'clickbait' techniques. This particular page suggests that, by clicking the "Allow" button, users will prove that they are not robots. In fact, clicking it simply allows routemob[.]com to show notifications, which might contain links to other untrusted websites, deceptive ads, etc.

PUAs can also display ads and gather information. They display coupons, pop-ups, surveys, banners and/or other types ads. Commonly, these ads open dubious, potentially malicious pages or execute scripts designed to download and install various PUAs.

Therefore, you are strongly advised not to trust or click these ads. PUAs often collect IP addresses, entered search queries, geolocations, addresses of visited websites, and other browsing-related details. They might also record sensitive data. The data could be misused to generate revenue by selling it to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals), or in other ways.

This can lead to problems relating to online privacy, browsing safety, and it is possible that collected data might even be used to steal users' identities.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by routemob.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Serving IP Address	104.27.151.219
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 and useful, however, they do not function/operate as advertised. Frequently, the apps promote dubious pages, collect browsing-related details and feed users with advertisements. In summary, PUAs are designed only to help the developers to generate revenue and can cause serious problems.

How did adware install on my computer?

Commonly, PUAs are distributed using a deceptive marketing method called "bundling". I.e., developers include unwanted apps into the download/installation set-ups of other programs as 'additional offers' and hope that users will not decline them. Typically, these offers can be declined in "Custom", "Advanced" and other settings of set-ups.

When users download and install their programs without changing the default settings, they often agree with offers to download/and install additionally-included apps. Unwanted downloads and installations can also be caused by clicking deceptive ads that are capable of executing certain scripts.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Do not download anything from unofficial, dubious websites, through Peer-to-Peer networks (torrent clients, eMule), third party downloaders, etc. or install software with third party installers.

Use official websites and direct links. Check "Custom", "Advanced" and other similar options of the download/installation setup and decline offers to download or install unwanted software. Do not click intrusive advertisements that are displayed on dubious pages, since they can open other untrusted websites or cause download/installation of unwanted apps.

Remove any, suspicious extensions, add-ons and plug-ins installed on the browser. The same should be applied to programs of this kind that are 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 routemob[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by routemob.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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