How to remove apps designed to promote wouldreallyl.biz?

What is wouldreallyl[.]biz?

Wouldreallyl[.]biz is designed to promote questionable websites or load deceptive content - it checks the geolocation of its visitors and then does one or the other. There is a great number of websites like wouldreallyl[.]biz. Some examples are ooddeco[.]online, stoachaigog[.]com, and onutil[.]com.

In most cases, they get visited unintentionally - users end up on them through other untrustworthy websites, deceptive advertisements, or when potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on browsers or computers open them. It is worth mentioning that PUAs can be monetized by designing them to generate advertisements and collect various data.

Typically, pages like wouldreallyl[.]biz use some clickbait technique (e.g., display a fake CAPTCHA test) to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button and allow them to show notifications. Wouldreallyl[.]biz displays a message saying that some file is ready to be downloaded and encouraging to click the "Allow" to download that file.

It is highly advisable not to allow pages like wouldreallyl[.]biz to show their notifications. As a rule, their notifications advertise potentially malicious websites, questionable applications, and so on.

Also, websites of this type can open untrustworthy websites, for example, scam websites used to trick visitors into providing credit card details, email addresses, names, surnames, etc., downloading and installing potentially unwanted applications (e.g., browser hijackers, adware). A couple of examples of scam websites that a page like wouldreallyl[.]biz may open are "Important Defender Update Available", "Microsoft Security Essentials Alert", and "$500 Amazon Gift Card!".

In one way or another, it is recommended not to trust wouldreallyl[.]biz and websites that it is designed to open. As mentioned in the introduction paragraph, PUAs can serve ads and gather various information.

In most cases, they generate pop-up ads, coupons, banners surveys, and other advertisements designed to promote questionable pages or even to distribute (download, install) unwanted applications. Also, PUAs can be designed to collect IP addresses, geolocations, entered search queries, addresses of visited pages, etc.

Although they may be capable of accessing data that could be used to steal personal accounts, identities, make fraudulent purchases (e.g., credit card details, login credentials). Therefore, it is not safe to have PUAs installed on browsers or computers.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by wouldreallyl.biz
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Serving IP Address	54.144.3.29
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, wouldreallyl[.]biz and other websites of this type cannot be trusted and should not be visited. As mentioned in previous paragraphs, websites like wouldreallyl[.]biz often are promoted through applications that users download and install unknowingly.

It is worth mentioning that most of them are useless and can cause their users various problems. Therefore, any installed PUAs should be uninstalled as soon as possible. Instructions on how to get rid of apps of this kind are provided below.

How did adware install on my computer?

In some cases, users cause unexpected downloads or installations by clicking deceptive advertisements that are designed to execute certain scripts. Typically, those ads appear on questionable, deceptive websites. In other cases, users unknowingly download or install PUAs together with other programs - when they do not check and change certain settings.

It is common that developers distribute PUAs by including them in downloaders or installers for other programs as additional offers. As a rule, those downloaders and installers have "Custom", "Advanced", or other settings, or ticked checkboxes that can be used to decline unwanted offers. This distribution method is known as "bundling".

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Applications or files should not be downloaded via third-party downloaders (or installed via third-party installers), Peer-to-Peer networks like eMule, torrent clients, unofficial sites, and other sources of this kind. It is recommended to use only official websites and direct links when downloading software.

As mentioned in the previous paragraph, downloaders and installers that have "Custom", "Advanced" and other similar settings or checkboxes tend to include additional offers. Therefore, it is advisable to check downloaders and installers for unwanted offers before and decline them before finishing downloads, installations.

Ads appearing on shady pages should not be clicked as well. Usually, those ads are used to advertise untrustworthy sites. In some cases, they can be designed to download or install unwanted apps. Unwanted extensions, plug-ins or add-ons installed on a browser and apps of this kind installed on the operating system should be removed.

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 wouldreallyl[.]biz website (GIF):

Notifications from wouldreallyl[.]biz:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by wouldreallyl.biz?
• 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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