How to remove apps promoting ourcoolspot.com

What is ourcoolspot[.]com?

ourcoolspot[.]com opens other untrusted websites or displays dubious content. There are many other similar sites on the web including, for example, topfreenewsfeeds[.]com, artepigr[.]com, and viralnewsobserver[.]com.

Typically users do not often open these web pages intentionally - in most cases, browsers open them automatically when potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) are installed on them.

Additionally, ourcoolspot[.]com and similar pages are promoted through dubious ads and other bogus web pages.

As mentioned, sites such as ourcoolspot[.]com load dubious content or open some (2-3) other untrusted websites. What they do depends on the geolocations of their visitors. These rogue sites promote other scam pages, browser hijackers, adware, and so on.

Most use 'clickbait' techniques to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button. Their main purpose is to trick visitors into allowing them to show their notifications - ourcoolspot.com urges users to click the button to continue watching a video.

Typically, notifications from websites such as this one show various advertisements, display links to dubious, untrusted websites, and so on. An example of the notification from ourcoolspot[.]com is provided below.

Note that PUAs can be designed to gather browsing-related details such as addresses of visited websites, entered search queries, geolocations, IP addresses, etc. In some cases, they can be used to obtain sensitive information. The developers misuse the information for marketing purposes, sell it to third parties (potentially cyber criminals), or monetize it in other ways.

Users with PUAs installed on their computers might become victims of identity theft, encounter problems relating to browsing safety, online privacy, etc. PUAs can also serve advertisements. If clicked, these can open dubious websites or cause unwanted downloads and installations. Some examples of ads that PUAs serve are coupons, banners, pop-ups, surveys.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by ourcoolspot.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Serving IP Address	139.45.197.183
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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To summarize, ourcoolspot[.]com and similar pages are often promoted through PUAs, apps that can gather data and serve advertisements. These apps do not improve the browsing experience and are of no real use. On the contrary, they can cause serious problems. Their main purpose is to generate revenue for the developers. Users who have apps of this type installed on their browsers or computers should remove them immediately.

How did adware install on my computer?

People often download and install unwanted apps inadvertently via deceptive advertisements - they click ads that cause unwanted download/installations by executing certain scripts.

Unwanted downloads and installations also occur during download/installation of other programs. I.e., when PUAs are included into the set-ups as 'extra offers'. This PUA distribution method of PUAs is called "bundling".

Typically, offers to download and install these additional apps can be declined via "Custom", "Advanced" or other settings, or by unticking certain checkboxes within the set-ups. When users download and install programs without making these checks and changes, they often allow PUAs to infiltrate.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

You are advised to download files and programs from official websites and via direct download links. Other tools and sources such as third party downloaders and installers, unofficial pages, and Peer-to-Peer networks (e.g., eMule, torrent clients) should not be used to download or install software.

Check all "Custom", "Advanced" and other similar settings (or available checkboxes) for offers to download and/or install unwanted apps. Do not click ads on dubious websites, since they can be designed to open bogus web pages or cause unwanted downloads and installations.

Remove any unwanted, suspicious extensions, plug-ins and add-ons installed on the browser, and software of this kind from 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 ourcoolspot[.]com website (GIF):

Notification by ourcoolspot[.]com:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by ourcoolspot.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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