How to delete apps designed to promote thefaceduck.com and similar web page

What is thefaceduck[.]com?

thefaceduck[.]com and similar web pages display dubious content or open other untrusted sites. In most cases, users do not visit these sites intentionally - they are opened by installed potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), through clicked deceptive advertisements, or other untrusted websites.

More examples of web pages similar to thefaceduck[.]com include totopcontent[.]xyz, hiroje[.]com and abcnewspro[.]com.

Installed potentially unwanted apps promote websites such as thefaceduck[.]com by frequently opening them in new browser windows or tabs. These pages load dubious content or open 2-3 other untrusted pages - this depends on visitors' geolocations.

Commonly, these rogue web pages deceive visitors into allowing them to show notifications using 'clickbait' techniques - thefaceduck[.]com states that it cannot be accessed unless users click the "Allow" button. If allowed, these pages show notifications with links to other untrusted websites, dubious ads, etc.

Therefore, never give pages such as thefaceduck[.]com permission to show any notifications. PUAs also gather details relating to users' browsing habits. Generally, PUAs target information such as IP addresses, geolocations, URLs of visited websites, entered search queries, and so on.

They can also collect sensitive data. The information may be sold to third parties (potentially, cyber criminals) or misused to generate revenue in other ways.

Additionally, PUAs can serve advertisements. For example, pop-ups, coupons, banners, surveys, and other ads, which could be used to promote dubious websites or even execute scripts designed to cause download/installations of unwanted apps. Therefore, PUAs can cause problems relating to browsing safety, privacy and even identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by thefaceduck.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Serving IP Address	193.200.65.116
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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Note that PUAs are often advertised as useful, legitimate applications - they supposedly include various features, improve the browsing experience, etc., however, in most cases, their main purpose is to generate revenue for the developers (they are useless to regular users). They are classified as PUAs, since users often download and install them inadvertently.

How did adware install on my computer?

A common method used to distribute potentially unwanted applications is to integrate them into the download/installation set-ups of other programs. This distribution method is called "bundling". Typically, PUAs are included into the set-ups as 'additional offers', which can be declined in "Advanced", "Custom" or other settings.

When users download and install programs without changing these settings, they often allow PUAs to infiltrate. Sometimes users download and install PUAs by clicking deceptive advertisements that execute certain scripts.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

Third party downloaders, installers, Peer-to-Peer networks (torrent clients, eMule), unofficial websites, etc., can be used to distribute unwanted, even malicious applications. Therefore, download all files and programs only from official websites and via direct links. "Custom", "Advanced" and other settings are often used to distribute unwanted apps.

For this reason you are advised to check these settings carefully and decline offers to download or install PUAs before finishing the process. Do not to click ads that appear on dubious pages, since they can cause download/installation of unwanted applications, or simply open untrusted pages that could be used to promote unwanted software.

Remove any unwanted, suspicious extensions, add-ons and plug-ins are already installed on the browser, and programs of this kind installed on the computer. 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 thefaceduck[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by thefaceduck.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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