How to get rid of apps designed to open topfreearticles.xyz?

What is topfreearticles[.]xyz?

Topfreearticles[.]xyz functions as suadeh[.]club, top-captcharesolver[.]com, apsolutamente[.]com and a great number of other pages of this type. This page opens a couple of questionable, potentially malicious sites or displays deceptive content - it depends on the geolocation of its visitors.

In one way or another, websites like topfreearticles[.]xyz cannot be trusted. Users rarely open such pages by themselves. In most cases, these pages get opened through clicked deceptive ads, visited untrustworthy websites or installed potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

Like most websites of this type, topfreearticles[.]xyz uses a clickbait technique to trick its visitors into allowing it to show notifications. It is known that the topfreearticles[.]xyz website is designed to display a deceptive message saying that some video cannot be played and it is necessary to click the "Allow" button to play that video.

This page should not be allowed to show notifications - websites of this type show notifications designed to advertise potentially malicious websites, programs, etc. Also, topfreearticles[.]xyz can open untrustworthy websites, for example, scam pages designed to trick users into downloading and installing adware, browser hijackers, providing personal information (e.g., credit card details, telephone numbers, email addresses), extracting money.

A couple of examples of pages that topfreearticles[.]xyz may open are "Chance To Win The Brand New Playstation 5", "Norton Antivirus 2021 Update", and "Your System Detected Some Unusual Activity". For these reasons, it is highly advisable not to visit topfreearticles[.]xyz or trust pages that it is designed to open (usually, websites of this type open two, three questionable pages at once).

As mentioned in the first paragraph, it is common for pages like topfreearticles[.]xyz to be promoted through potentially unwanted applications. It is important to mention that many PUAs are designed to collect various information and (or) generate advertisements. It is common that PUAs gather Internet Protocol addresses, URLs of visited websites, entered search queries, geolocations, or other browsing data.

In some cases, they can access sensitive information (e.g., passwords, credit card details). Data collected by PUAs may be used for marketing purposes, sold to cybercriminals, or monetized using other ways.

A couple of examples of ads that PUAs can generate are coupons, banners, surveys, pop-up ads. As a rule, advertisements generated by apps of this kind are used to promote questionable pages or designed to distribute (download, install) unwanted software.

Therefore, browsers or computers should never have apps of this kind installed on them.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by topfreearticles.xyz
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	alphaMountain.ai (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	173.214.250.52
Related Domains	eu.topfreearticles[.]xyz, 1.topfreearticles[.]xyz, 2.topfreearticles[.]xyz, 3.topfreearticles[.]xyz, 4.topfreearticles[.]xyz, 5.topfreearticles[.]xyz, 6.topfreearticles[.]xyz, 7.topfreearticles[.]xyz
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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In conclusion, users do not visit untrustworthy websites like topfreearticles[.]xyz intentionally - it is common that users are forced to visit those pages by potentially unwanted applications that they have unknowingly installed on their browsers or computers. As a rule, PUAs are designed to promote unreliable pages, display unwanted advertisements, and (or) collect browsing-related or other information.

In one way or another, most PUAs are useless and can cause various problems. Therefore, it is strongly advisable not to trust PUAs and make sure not to have apps of this kind installed on the operating system.

How did adware install on my computer?

Most users download, install potentially unwanted apps accidentally. In some cases, users cause unexpected downloads, installations by clicking deceptive ads that are designed to run certain scripts.

As a rule, ads of this type appear mostly on untrustworthy, potentially malicious pages. In other cases, users download or install PUAs when they are included in downloaders, installers for other programs as extra offers.

This distribution method is called "bundling". In most cases, bundled applications (offers to download or install them) can be opted out (declined) using "Custom", "Advanced", "Manual", or other settings, or by unticking ticked checkboxes. Users download and install PUAs when they finish downloads, installations without changing any of those settings.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Third-party downloaders and installers, unofficial websites, torrent clients, eMule (and other Peer-to-Peer networks), etc., can be used to distribute unwanted, even malicious files, applications. Therefore, programs and files should be downloaded only from official websites and via direct links.

Downloaders and installers with settings like "Custom", "Advanced", "Custom" or checkboxes tend to be used to distribute potentially unwanted applications. For this reason, it is recommended to check those downloaders, installers for unwanted offers and decline them before finishing downloads, installations.

Also, it is recommended not to click advertisements while visiting questionable pages - those ads often are used to promote other pages of this kind. Sometimes, they can be designed to download or install unwanted apps by running certain scripts.

Unwanted, suspicious extensions, plug-ins, or add-ons installed on a browser should be removed. The same applies to programs of this kind installed on a 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 topfreearticles[.]xyz website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by topfreearticles.xyz?
• 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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