How to remove apps designed to open apsolutamente.com?

What is apsolutamente[.]com?

Apsolutamente[.]com opens a couple of shady websites or loads its deceptive content - it depends on visitor's geolocation (IP address). In one way or another, it is recommended not to visit this page or trust other pages that it is designed to promote.

It is worth mentioning that there are many pages like apsolutamente[.]com. A couple of examples are newlistiong[.]com, news-mifet[.]cc, and psaimoodriy[.]com.

Typically, users open them by visiting untrustworthy websites, clicking shady advertisements. It is also common for pages like apsolutamente[.]com to be opened by browsers that have some potentially unwanted application (PUA) installed on them.

It is known that apsolutamente[.]com is designed to load a fake CAPTCHA test: it suggests that visitors need to prove that they are not robots which is supposed to be done by clicking the "Allow" button. Simply said, apsolutamente[.]com uses a clickbait technique to trick its visitors into agreeing to receive notifications (by clicking the "Allow" button, users allow for the opened page to show its notifications).

In most cases, notifications from websites like apsolutamente[.]com (and other shady pages) contain dubious ads, website links, and so on. For this reason, it is strongly recommended not to allow untrustworthy pages to show their notifications.

Another detail about apsolutamente[.]com is that this site is likely to be used to promote potentially malicious, deceptive websites: it may open websites designed to trick visitors into downloading, installing PUAs (e.g., browser hijackers, adware), entering personal information, and other unreliable pages.

A couple of examples of websites that pages like apsolutamente[.]com can be designed to open are "Google Membership Rewards", "Your System Detected Some Unusual Activity", "Your ANTIVIRUS Subscription Has Expired". As mentioned in the first paragraph, it is common that browsers regularly open pages like apsolutamente[.]com after the installation of some PUA.

Apps of this type tend to be designed to generate advertisements, for example, coupons, banners, surveys. The problem with their ads is that they cover the contents of visited pages and can open untrustworthy websites.

Moreover, those ads can be designed to execute scripts and cause unwanted downloads or even installations. Another detail about PUAs is that they can be designed to gather Internet Protocol addresses, URLs of visited websites, entered search queries, geolocations (or other details related to browsing activities), or even personal details.

It is quite common that information collected by PUAs is misused for marketing purposes, sold to third parties (potentially cybercriminals), or monetized using other ways.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by apsolutamente.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Serving IP Address	34.197.32.125
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.
Malware Removal (Windows)	To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your computer with legitimate antivirus software. Our security researchers recommend using Combo Cleaner. ▼ Download Combo Cleaner To use full-featured product, you have to purchase a license for Combo Cleaner. 7 days free trial available. Combo Cleaner is owned and operated by Rcs Lt, the parent company of PCRisk.com read more.

To summarize, it is uncommon for users to visit pages like apsolutamente[.]com on purpose. Quite often, browsers are forced to open untrustworthy websites by installed potentially unwanted applications.

It is important to mention that most PUAs are useless to their users and can cause them various issues even when they are advertised as legitimate applications. More often than not, users download and install PUAs unintentionally because they are distributed using deceptive methods.

How did adware install on my computer?

In most cases, users download or install potentially unwanted applications together with other programs. More precisely, when those other programs are bundled with PUAs and users agree to download or install offered apps.

As a rule, downloaders and installers that have PUAs included in them have "Advanced", "Custom", or other settings, or some checkboxes. Those settings can be used to decline unwanted offers.

It is important to mention that there are many fake installers (e.g., updaters) used to distribute unwanted PUAs as well. Also, they can be designed to install malware. In other cases, users unknowingly cause unwanted downloads and installations by clicking deceptive ads designed to execute certain scripts. It is worth mentioning that those ads appear mainly on questionable websites.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Third-party downloaders, installers, Peer-to-Peer networks like torrent clients, eMule, questionable, unofficial websites, etc., can be used to distribute potentially unwanted and malicious software. Therefore, files and programs should be downloaded from official websites and via direct links.

Downloaders and installers that have "Custom", "Advanced" or other similar settings, or ticked checkboxes often include additional offers. It is recommended to check downloaders and installers for unwanted offers before finishing downloads or installations.

Advertisements that appear on untrustworthy pages should not be clicked - by clicking those ads, users open other untrustworthy, potentially malicious pages or cause unwanted downloads, installations. All suspicious, unwanted, or unknown extensions, plug-ins, and add-ons that are installed on a browser should be removed.

Programs of this kind that are installed on the operating system should be uninstalled too. 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 apsolutamente[.]com website (GIF):

Instant automatic malware removal: Manual threat removal might be a lengthy and complicated process that requires advanced IT skills. Combo Cleaner is a professional automatic malware removal tool that is recommended to get rid of malware. Download it by clicking the button below:
▼ DOWNLOAD Combo Cleaner By downloading any software listed on this website you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. To use full-featured product, you have to purchase a license for Combo Cleaner. 7 days free trial available. Combo Cleaner is owned and operated by Rcs Lt, the parent company of PCRisk.com read more.

Quick menu:

• What is Ads by apsolutamente.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.

▼ Show Discussion