How to uninstall applications force-opening the saiwhute.com site?

What is saiwhute[.]com?

Sharing similarities with reminews.com, worldcommonwords.com, sitioninindi.club, and thousands of others, saiwhute[.]com is a rogue webpage. This site is designed to present visitors with questionable material and/or redirect them to unreliable or possibly malicious pages.

Users rarely access such websites intentionally. Most get redirected to them by intrusive adverts or PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications), already installed onto their devices.

These apps do not need express user permission to infiltrate systems. PUAs operate by force-opening sites, delivering intrusive advertisement campaigns, and collecting browsing-related information.

The behavior of saiwhute[.]com is determined by its visitors' geolocations. The webpage learns this data by checking users' IP (Internet Protocol) addresses. Therefore, whether visitors are presented with dubious content and/or redirected elsewhere - depends on their geolocations.

Additionally, sites of this kind tend to use clickbait, fake CAPTCHA verification, and other deceptive tactics - to trick users into enabling their browser notifications. This is true of saiwhute[.]com as well, and should its notifications be allowed - the website will start running intrusive advert campaigns.

The delivered advertisements are far more than just a minor nuisance; they pose a threat to device/user safety. Once clicked on, intrusive ads redirect to unreliable/malicious pages, and some can download/install software (e.g., PUAs) stealthily.

PUAs can force-open various sites and/or deliver intrusive advertisement campaigns. These apps can have different functionalities, and these functions can be in varied combinations.

Furthermore, most PUAs (regardless of other abilities) can track data. They monitor browsing activity (visited URLs, viewed pages, searched queries, etc.) and collect vulnerable data extracted from it (IP addresses/ geolocations, personally identifiable details, etc.).

What is more, the gathered data is then monetized by being shared with and/or sold to third-parties (potentially, cyber criminals). In summary, the presence of unwanted software on devices - can lead to system infections, serious privacy issues, financial losses, and even identity theft.

To ensure device integrity and user privacy, all suspicious applications and browser extensions/plug-ins must be eliminated immediately upon detection.

Threat Summary:

Name	saiwhute.com pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Serving IP Address	139.45.197.165
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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PUAs usually appear legitimate and harmless. They entice users into download/installation and/or purchase with offers of "handy" functionalities.

However, the features seldom work as advertised, and in most cases - they do not work at all. Functionality and user safety are irrelevant, since PUAs only aim to generate profit for the developers.

Therefore, instead of delivering on any promises, PUAs can cause redirects, run intrusive advertisement campaigns, and gather private information.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs are spread through download/installation setups of other programs."Bundling" is the name of this false marketing tactic - packing regular software with unwanted or malicious additions.

Rushed downloads/installations increase the risk of inadvertently allowing bundled content into the system.

When clicked on, intrusive adverts can execute scripts to download/install PUAs without user consent. These applications may also have "official" promotional/download webpages.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

It is recommended to research software products before download/installation and/or purchase. Furthermore, downloads must be performed from official and verified sources.

Untrustworthy download channels, e.g., unofficial and free file-hosting websites, P2P sharing networks (Torrent clients, eMule, Gnutella, etc.), and other third-party downloaders - often offer hazardous and/or bundled content. Download and installation processes must be approached with care.

Therefore, it is important to read terms, study all possible options, use the "Custom" or "Advanced" settings, and decline downloading/installing supplementary apps, tools, features, and other additions. Intrusive advertisements appear ordinary and innocuous; however, they redirect to highly dubious sites (e.g., adult-dating, gambling, pornography, etc.).

In case of encounters with such ads and/or redirects, the system must be checked and all suspect applications and browser extensions/plug-ins detected - removed from it without delay. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Screenshot of an advertisement delivered by the saiwhute[.]com website:

Appearance of the saiwhute[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is saiwhute.com pop-up?
• 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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