How to stop receiving notifications from ourcoolposts.com

What kind of website is ourcoolposts[.]com?

Ourcoolposts[.]com is a website that uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications. We have discovered ourcoolposts[.]com while clicking on shady ads and visiting pages that use questionable advertising networks. In most cases, sites like ourcoolposts[.]com get visited inadvertently.

Ourcoolposts[.]com in detail

Ourcoolposts[.]com displays a message encouraging visitors to click the "Allow" button to subscribe to the push notifications and continue watching. It also shows a loading bar and percentage counter implying that a page will not be loaded unless it has permission to show notifications.

We have learned that ourcoolposts[.]com can show notifications offering an antivirus update, claiming that a computer may be at risk and promoting a scam similar to "Norton Subscription Has Expired Today". It may show notifications promoting potentially malicious apps, phishing pages, and other untrustworthy pages.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by ourcoolposts.com
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, false claims within visited websites, unwanted applications (adware)
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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More about web pages of this type

Pages like ourcoolposts[.]com can be used to promote legitimate software. Affiliates use such pages to collect illegitimate commissions (legitimate software developers do not use sites like ourcoolposts[.]com to promote their products). Examples of pages similar to ourcoolposts[.]com are worthyrid[.]com, webpushworld[.]com, gr4phic-4rt[.]xyz.

How did ourcoolposts[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

A website gets permission to show notifications after clicking the "Allow" button displayed by a browser. It cannot show any notifications without permission. It is very common for sites like ourcoolposts[.]com to be using clickbait techniques to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

In order to avoid receiving unwanted notifications from any page, click the "Block" (or a similar) button when it asks for permission to show them. An alternative way to avoid that is to close the page before agreeing or disagreeing to receive notifications.

If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of ourcoolposts[.]com website (GIF):

Notifications from ourcoolposts[.]com:

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by ourcoolposts[.]com using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by ourcoolposts.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.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

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

Notifications from websites appear when those pages have permission to show them. Neither ourcoolposts[.]com nor any other page could show notifications without permission.

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

A notification cannot infect a computer (at least not directly). The worst what a notification can do is open a malicious page.

Is ourcoolposts[.]com a virus?

Ourcoolposts[.]com is not a virus. The same applies to other pages of this type. The purpose of ourcoolposts[.]com is to promote questionable apps and websites (including various scams).

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove all the permissions that have been granted for ourcoolposts[.]com. This app will ensure that ourcoolposts[.]com would not show any notification and block further access to this site. No additional steps will be required.

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