How to stop redirects to and from vviewpoint.biz

What is the vviewpoint[.]biz site?

vviewpoint[.]biz is a highly untrustworthy website. It shares many similarities with promosrewards.club,  unfurlable.com, hopsigna.com and countless others. Visitors to this page are presented with dubious content and/or are redirected to other dubious or possibly malicious sites.

Few users enter these websites intentionally - most are redirected to them by intrusive advertisements or Potentially Unwanted Applications (PUAs). These apps do not need express user permission to infiltrate devices. Following successful installation, PUAs cause redirects, run intrusive ad campaigns and collect browsing-related information.

Once accessed, vviewpoint[.]biz first checks visitors' IP (Internet Protocol) addresses to learn their geolocations. This information determines the website's further course of action. I.e., whether users are redirected elsewhere and/or are presented with dubious material depends on their geolocations.

Additionally, vviewpoint[.]biz uses deceptive tactics to trick users into enabling browser notifications: it states that they must "Press 'Allow' to verify, that you are not [a] robot". If the notifications are enabled, the site begins running intrusive ad campaigns.

When clicked, the ads redirect to various untrusted/malicious pages and some can even execute scripts designed to stealthily download/install rogue software (e.g. PUAs). As well as force-opening dangerous sites, these unwanted apps can have additional capabilities.

They can deliver intrusive advertisement campaigns. I.e., enable the placement of pop-ups, banners, coupons and other ads on any visited website. Most PUAs (regardless of type or other functionality) can track data.

They can monitor browsing activity (URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries typed, etc.) and collect personal information extracted from it (IP addresses, geolocations and other details). The collected data is usually shared with and/or sold to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals), seeking to likewise misuse it for profit.

In summary, the presence of unwanted software on devices can result in system infections, financial loss, serious privacy issues and even identity theft. To ensure device integrity and user safety, all suspect applications and browser extensions/plug-ins must be eliminated immediately upon detection.

Threat Summary:

Name	vviewpoint.biz pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Serving IP Address	134.209.136.174
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 may seem legitimate and harmless. They entice users into download/installation with offers of "useful" functionality. Despite how good these may sound, the features rarely work as promised and, in most cases, do not work at all. The sole purpose of these unwanted apps is to generate revenue for the developers.

PUAs cause redirects, deliver intrusive advertisement campaigns and gather personally identifiable information.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs can have "official" promotional web pages, from which they can be downloaded and/or purchased. These applications can also be downloaded/installed with other products. This deceptive marketing technique of packing regular software with unwanted or malicious additions is called "bundling".

Rushing download/installation processes (e.g. ignoring terms, skipping steps and sections, etc.) increases the risk of unintentionally allowing bundled content into the system. Intrusive advertisements proliferate PUAs as well. When clicked, they can execute scripts to make stealthy downloads/installations.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

You are advised to research all products prior to download/installation and/or purchase. All downloads must be done from official and verified sources. Untrusted channels such as unofficial and free file-hosting websites, Peer-to-Peer sharing networks (BitTorrent, eMule, Gnutella, etc.) and other third party downloaders commonly offer harmful and bundled content.

Download and installation processes must be treated with caution. Therefore, it is important read the terms, explore all available options, use the "Custom" or "Advanced" settings and opt-out of supplementary apps, tools, features, and other additions. Intrusive ads may seem legitimate, however, they can redirect to dubious sites (e.g. gambling, pornography, adult-dating, etc.).

If you encounter these ads or redirects, inspect the system and remove all suspicious applications and browser extensions immediately. 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 vviewpoint[.]biz website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is vviewpoint.biz 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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