How to remove apps promoting whenwem.online?

What is whenwem[.]online?

Whenwem[.]online has similarities with click-this-special[.]video, executive-story[.]com, news-robico[.]cc, and other websites designed to display deceptive content or open dubious websites (it depends on visitor's IP address). Typically, pages of this type are not being visited intentionally.

Whenwem[.]online website in detail

As mentioned in the previous paragraph, users rarely visit websites like Whenwem[.]online on purpose. Usually, these pages get opened/are promoted through untrustworthy advertisements and websites or potentially unwanted applications (PUAs). It is worth mentioning that most users install PUAs unknowingly.

As a rule, websites of this type ask for permission to show notifications. Most of them use one or another clickbait technique to trick users into allowing them to show notifications. For example, they display a fake CAPTCHA encouraging users to click the "Allow" button to prove that they are not robots.

Whenwem[.]online encourages visitors to click the "Allow" button to get the latest sports updates from around the world. It is important to mention that notifications from websites like this one are used to promote untrustworthy websites, questionable applications. Thus, these pages should not be allowed to show notifications.

Also, whenwem[.]online is likely to be designed to open pages asking to provide personal information, download and install potentially unwanted applications (for example, browser hijackers, advertising-supported software, and other shady pages. Whenwem[.]online may open legitimate pages as well.

A couple examples of websites that whenwem[.]online might open are "Code 0x03A10 (0E10)", "Chance To Win The New iPad Pro", and "Important Defender Update Available". Quite often, websites of this kind use scare tactics to trick visitors into installing software or providing sensitive information.

It is possible that individuals who created the whenwem[.]online get paid a referral fee when users create accounts, purchase services, products on pages opened through this website. Even if whenwem[.]online would open a legitimate page, this page should not be trusted anyway.

How do potentially unwanted applications operate?

Pretty often, potentially unwanted applications are designed to collect browsing-related information and (or) display advertisements. Usually, they target geolocations, entered search queries, visited websites, Internet Protocol addresses, etc. In some cases, PUAs can read sensitive information, like credit card details, passwords.

Ads coming from PUAs can be various banners, coupons, surveys, various pop-ups. It is common that those ads are used to promote questionable websites. In some cases, ads from PUAs can cause unwanted, unexpected downloads or even installations by executing certain scripts. Therefore, PUAs should never be downloaded (and installed).

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by whenwem.online
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	alphaMountain.ai (Suspicious), Fortinet (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
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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Potentially unwanted applications in general

In conclusion, whenwem[.]online is not a trustworthy website designed to open other pages of this kind and to encourage visitors to allow it to show notifications. It might open malicious pages and show notifications containing links to other untrustworthy websites. It is strongly recommended not to visit this site.

How did adware install on my computer?

Quite often, potentially unwanted applications are distributed through downloaders and installers for free programs - PUAs are distributed by bundling them with other programs). Usually, those downloaders have ticked checkboxes or "Advanced", "Manual", "Custom", or other options. Those options allow users to deselect unwanted apps.

When users finish downloading or installing programs without changing those settings, they download or install unwanted applications as well. In some cases, users download or install PUAs by clicking ads designed to run certain scripts. It is worth mentioning that ads of this type do not appear on legitimate, trustworthy pages.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

It is recommended to download applications and files only from official, trustworthy websites and through direct links. Third-party downloaders (and installers), Peer-to-Peer networks (for example, torrent clients, eMule), unofficial websites and other sources can be used to distribute potentially unwanted applications.

Downloaders and installers for free programs that have "Advanced", "Custom" and other settings should be examined. It is common for those downloaders (and installers) to have PUAs included in them. Ads appearing on questionable pages (for example, adult dating, gambling, pornography pages) should not be clicked.

The aforementioned ads might be designed to open other sites of this kind or even install PUAs. A browser should not have any unwanted extensions, add-ons, or plug-ins installed on it. The operating system should not have any programs of this kind installed on it 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 whenwem[.]online website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by whenwem.online?
• 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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