How to remove apps used to promote mycoolnewz.com

What is mycoolnewz[.]com?

There are many websites similar to mycoolnewz[.]com on the internet. Some examples are private-message[.]live, download-app[.]net, and omarona[.]com. Do not trust these websites and avoid them.

Many users arrive at websites such as mycoolnewz[.]com after clicking untrusted advertisements, visiting other dubious websites, or when they have potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on operating systems or web browsers. They are classified as potentially unwanted because most users download and install them inadvertently.

Typically, once a website like mycoolnewz[.]com is visited, it opens two or three other bogus websites or displays deceptive, dubious content (this depends on visitors' geolocations).

Note that these sites can open download websites for browser hijackers, adware, and other unwanted software, scam websites like "Your Android Is Infected With (8) Adware Viruses!", "Your ANTIVIRUS Subscription Has Expired", and other potentially malicious sites.

mycoolnewz[.]com also uses a 'clickbait' technique to trick its visitors into allowing it to show notifications. More precisely, it shows a message encouraging users to click the "Allow" button to continue watching a video.

Generally, websites such as mycoolnewz[.]com show notifications used to advertise unwanted, potentially malicious software, dubious websites (e.g., pages used to gather personal information), and so on. Do not agree to notifications from these websites.

Users who have PUAs installed on their computers or browsers should be aware that these apps can serve advertisements and collecting various information. Commonly, PUAs generate coupons, pop-up ads, surveys, banners, and other ads, which often advertise dubious, potentially malicious pages or distribute unwanted software by running scripts designed to download or even install it.

Examples of details that PUAs target are IP addresses, entered search queries, geolocations, addresses of visited websites, and other browsing-related data. Some PUAs can access sensitive details (e.g., passwords, credit card details) as well. The data could be sold to third parties (potentially cyber criminals) or monetized using other methods, which can lead to problems with browsing safety, online privacy, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by mycoolnewz.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Serving IP Address	139.45.197.186
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, mycoolnewz[.]com and other pages of this type are used to promote dubious pages and trick visitors into agreeing to see unwanted notifications. Applications that promote these pages are also rogue. Their main purpose is to generate revenue for the developers by forcing users to visit bogus web pages, displaying advertisements and gathering various data.

In any case, PUAs are useless apps that can cause serious issues. Therefore, remove them from browsers/computers 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 downloads/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 mycoolnewz[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by mycoolnewz.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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