How to get rid of apps designed to promote worldcommonwords.com?

What is worldcommonwords[.]com?

The worldcommonwords[.]com page is designed to promote untrustworthy websites and displays deceptive web content. There are many other websites that are very similar to worldcommonwords[.]com, for example, kokotrokot[.]com, reatenedb[.]club, and ryknewho[.]club.

In most cases, users do not visit these pages intentionally. It is common that web browsers open them because there is a potentially unwanted application (PUA) installed on them.

Also, these pages often are promoted through dubious advertisements and other unreliable websites.

PUAs promote websites like worldcommonwords[.]com (and other untrustworthy sites) by regularly opening them a new browser window or tab. Depending on the geolocation/IP addresses, these pages either open more (two, three) dubious pages or load deceptive content.

It is common that pages opened through sites like worldcommonwords[.]com are used to trick users into downloading and installing unwanted software (e.g., adware, browser hijackers), providing personal information (e.g., credit card details, login credentials, social security numbers, names, surnames, emails), and so on.

In one way or another, neither worldcommonwords[.]com or websites promoted by it are trustworthy. Another important detail about worldcommonwords[.]com and other pages of this type is that it uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications from it.

It says to click the "Allow" button to continue watching, which suggests that visitors need to click the aforementioned button to continue loading the page or some video. When a page like worldcommonwords[.]com is allowed to show notifications, it starts to show deceptive ads, advertise potentially malicious pages, etc.

Therefore, it is strongly advisable not to agree to see notifications from websites like worldcommonwords[.]com. It is common that PUAs are designed to generate advertisements and gather various information as well.

They display pop-up ads, surveys, banners, and other ads used to advertise questionable pages. Their ads can be designed to execute certain scripts to cause unwanted downloads or installations as well.

Furthermore, PUAs can be designed to gather information about their users like their IP addresses, entered search queries, geolocations, addresses of visited pages, and so on. Moreover, PUAs can be designed to access personal information.

Information collected by PUAs can be sold to third parties (potentially cybercriminals), used for marketing purposes, or monetized in other ways. These are the reasons why it is strongly recommended not to have any PUAs installed on browsers or computers.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by worldcommonwords.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Serving IP Address	139.45.197.168
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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Usually, PUAs are distributed using deceptive methods or by advertising them as legitimate, useful applications. In one way or another, most PUAs do not include any features, improve the browsing experience, etc.

Typically, apps of this kind are designed only to generate revenue for their developers. Users who have an app of this kind installed on a browser or the operating system should remove it as soon as possible.

That app may cause problems related to web browsing safety, online privacy or be the reason behind other issues.

How did adware install on my computer?

One of the most commonly used methods to distribute potentially unwanted applications is to bundle them in downloaders or installers for other programs - to include them as additional offers. Users download and install PUAs together with other programs when they do not decline unwanted offers.

Typically, those offers can be found in "Custom", "Advanced", and other similar settings or alongside checkboxes. They can be declined by changing the settings mentioned above or by unticking ticked checkboxes.

Sometimes potentially unwanted applications are distributed through deceptive advertisements by designing them to run certain scripts. In such cases, users cause unwanted downloads, installations by clicking on those ads.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Avoid using third-party software downloaders and installers to download or install the software. It is not recommended to download programs using Peer-to-Peer networks, shady pages, etc.

Download software only from official and trustworthy websites/sources. Do not forget to op-out unwanted apps that usually can be found in "Custom", "Advanced" (and other similar) before completing any download or installation. Avoid clicking various intrusive ads, even if they look legitimate.

They tend to cause redirects to potentially malicious websites. Quite often, these pages are related to gambling, pornography, adult dating, and so on.

To stop a browser from causing unwanted redirects or showing ads, uninstall all unwanted, suspicious extensions, plug-ins, and add-ons from a browser and programs from 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 worldcommonwords[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by worldcommonwords.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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