How to remove unwanted apps that open cpa-optimizer.best and similar pages

What is cpa-optimizer[.]best?

cpa-optimizer[.]best loads dubious content or opens bogus web pages that cannot be trusted.

Note that users do not often visit addresses such as cpa-optimizer[.]best intentionally - they are opened through installed potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), deceptive advertisements, and other dubious websites.

More examples of pages similar to cpa-optimizer[.]best are cncode[.]pw, destinynewyorks[.]co, and very-important[.]online.

Each time cpa-optimizer[.]best is visited, it displays dubious, deceptive content or opens more (about 2-3) untrusted pages. This depends on the geolocations of visitors.

Note that pages like cpa-optimizer[.]best often open download pages for PUAs (e.g., adware, browser hijackers, and other apps of this kind), scam websites, potentially malicious sites, etc. Most use clickbait techniques to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button. By clicking this button, visitors agree to see notifications from the website. For example, cpa-optimizer[.]best urges users to click the "Allow" button to play a video and start a download.

Neither cpa-optimizer[.]best nor other dubious sites should be allowed to show any notifications. Generally, these notifications are used to promote unwanted software, dubious pages, and so on. Examples of notifications that the cpa-optimizer[.]best page shows are provided below.

Users who have any PUAs installed on their browsers or computers should remove them immediately. Typically, these apps gather various information and serve advertisements. Most collect details relating to users' browsing activities (such as IP addresses, geolocations, addresses of visited websites, entered search queries, etc.)., however, they can be capable of accessing sensitive data as well. Furthermore, gathered information could be sold to third parties (potentially cyber criminals), used for marketing purposes, etc.

Examples of ads that PUAs serve are coupons, banners, surveys, pop-ups, etc. These are annoying and can be used to promote untrusted websites. Some run scripts that download and install unwanted software.

Therefore, you are strongly advised not to have any PUAs installed.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by cpa-optimizer.best
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	213.227.145.147
Observed Domains	lup0b.cpa-optimizer[.]best, 4cwil.cpa-optimizer[.]best, ewmsg.cpa-optimizer[.]best, qkqs4.cpa-optimizer[.]best, sjg4d.cpa-optimizer[.]best, gq3ug.cpa-optimizer[.]best
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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If websites such as cpa-optimizer[.]best are opened by browsers often, it is likely that PUAs are installed on them. You should ignore pages such as cpa-optimizer[.]best and any other sites that they open. By trusting or opening them, users risk causing unwanted downloads/installations and other issues.

Instructions about how to remove apps that are often responsible for automatically opening dubious websites can be found below.

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

Download software and files from official websites and via direct links. It is not safe to use torrent clients, eMule (or other Peer-to-Peer networks), third party downloaders, unofficial websites or other sources of this kind.

Avoid third party installers. Check "Advanced", "Custom" and other settings, and decline offers to download or install unwanted software. Do not click ads that are displayed on dubious websites, since they can open other untrusted websites or even cause unwanted downloads and installations.

Remove any unwanted, suspicious applications (extensions, add-ons, and plug-ins) that are installed on the browser. The same should be applied to programs of this kind that are installed on the operating system.

Regularly scan your computer with reputable antivirus or anti-spyware software and keep this software up to date.

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 cpa-optimizer[.]best website (GIF):

Notifications from cpa-optimizer[.]best:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by cpa-optimizer.best?
• 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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