How to eliminate cobwebcircle.site ads?

What is cobwebcircle[.]site page?

Cobwebcircle[.]site is an untrustworthy website designed to open other sites of this kind and trick visitors into agreeing to receive its notifications. Cobwebcircle[.]site has the same purpose as theresults[.]net, robo-checker[.]top, aidraiphejpb[.]com, and a great number of other pages.

Cobwebcircle[.]site page in detail

Cobwebcircle[.]site displays a message suggesting that some files are ready to be downloaded and ask to click the "Allow" button to download it. Cobwebcircle[.]site uses a method known as clickbait to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications.

Cobwebcircle[.]site can show notifications used to promote various scams, download pages for adware, browser hijackers, or other potentially unwanted applications (PUAs), and other untrustworthy pages. It is strongly recommended to avoid visiting the cobwebcircle[.]site page and not allow it to show notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by cobwebcircle.site
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (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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More details about cobwebcircle.site

Another reason not to trust cobwebcircle[.]site is that it can redirect visitors to potentially malicious pages. Typically, pages like cobwebcircle[.]site are promoted through PUAs, shady advertisements, and other pages of this kind. Users do not open them on purpose.

How did adware install on my computer?

A big part of PUAs can be found in downloaders, installers for other programs as optional downloads, or installations. Users agree to download or install PUAs when they do not change "Custom", "Advanced" and other similar settings that those downloaders, installers have.

Also, users accidentally download or install PUAs by clicking deceptive ads or through fake installers. It is worth mentioning that most fake installers are promoted on deceptive pages.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

It is recommended to avoid using third-party downloaders, installers, Peer-to-Peer networks like eMule, torrent clients, questionable websites, and download files and programs only from official pages and through direct links.

Downloaders and installers with settings like "Custom", "Advanced" or ticked checkboxes should be checked for optional downloads or installations. Advertisements appearing on questionable web pages can open other untrustworthy websites, cause unwanted downloads, or even install PUAs. Those ads should not be clicked as well.

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 cobwebcircle[.]site website (GIF):

Notification from cobwebcircle[.]site website:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by cobwebcircle.site?
• 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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Why am I seeing ads (browser notifications) delivered by cobwebcircle[.]site in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Web pages can show notifications only if users allow them. In this case, it means that cobwebcircle[.]site has been already visited and allowed to show notifications

I have clicked on notification ads, is my computer infected?

Clicking on a notification cannot cause any harm. However, websites that these notifications are designed to open can be used to distribute malicious software.

Is cobwebcircle[.]site a virus?

Websites like cobwebcircle[.]site are not considered to be viruses. The main purpose of these pages is to promote various untrustworthy pages (for example, scams, download pages for PUAs) and to trick visitors into agreeing to receive their notifications.

Will Combo Cleaner remove cobwebcircle[.]site ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove all the permissions granted for cobwebcircle[.]site or any other similar page. It will also block all further access to cobwebcircle[.]site. No additional steps will be required.

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