Removing the advertisements displayed by poopholiredgeng.com site

What kind of page is poopholiredgeng[.]com?

Our research team discovered the poopholiredgeng[.]com webpage during a routine inspection of rogue websites. This page is designed to push browser notification spam and redirect visitors to other (likely untrustworthy or malicious) sites.

Webpages like poopholiredgeng[.]com are usually accessed inadvertently. Most users enter such websites via mistyped URLs or redirects caused by pages that use rogue advertising networks, spam notifications, intrusive ads, or installed adware.

Poopholiredgeng[.]com overview

The behavior of rogue pages (i.e., what they load/promote) can depend on the visitor's IP address/ geolocation. When we entered poopholiredgeng[.]com, its background page displayed a continuously loading video player. Atop was an arrow pointing towards the webpage's browser notification delivery request. There were also instructions for a fake CAPTCHA verification - "Click 'Allow' to confirm that you are not a robot" - intended to further lure visitors into enabling the notifications.

If tricked by this, users will allow poopholiredgeng[.]com to run intrusive advertisement campaigns. The delivered browser notifications/ advertisements endorse various scams, unreliable/harmful sites and software, and even malware.

To summarize, through webpages like poopholiredgeng[.]com, users can experience system infections, serious privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by poopholiredgeng.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Observed Domains	0wvghk.poopholiredgeng[.]com; xiiowt.poopholiredgeng[.]com; vjr2ws.poopholiredgeng[.]com; 37yito.poopholiredgeng[.]com; nze0xw.poopholiredgeng[.]com; qyt8pi.poopholiredgeng[.]com; rgx54z.poopholiredgeng[.]com
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, potentially unwanted applications (adware)
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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Browser notification spam in general

There are thousands of rogue sites online; financesurvey[.]site, safepcsoftwares[.]com, news-cihumo[.]cc, and datadefenceservice[.]com are just a couple examples of those we have inspected.

The browser notifications displayed by these websites typically push deceptive and malicious content. It is noteworthy that any legitimate products through these adverts are unlikely to be promoted by their developers. Cyber criminals who abuse affiliate programs commonly use this advertising method to obtain illegitimate commissions.

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

Websites can only display browser notifications with user consent. Hence, you have likely entered poopholiredgeng[.]com and permitted it to do so (i.e., clicked "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or similar options). Like most rogue pages, poopholiredgeng[.]com employs deception to trick visitors into enabling the notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

To avoid seeing undesirable browser notifications, we strongly advise against consenting to their delivery by suspicious sites (i.e., do not click "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.). Instead, we recommend ignoring or denying such requests - pressing "Block", "Block Notifications", or similar options.

Should your browser randomly force-open dubious webpages without prompt, it could be due to adware installed onto it or the system. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Screenshot of a notification/ad delivered by the poopholiredgeng[.]com website:

Appearance of the poopholiredgeng[.]com website (GIF):

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

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by poopholiredgeng.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 poopholiredgeng[.]com in the right lower corner of my desktop?

You've likely visited poopholiredgeng[.]com and allowed it to deliver browser notifications. Note that such webpages commonly use clickbait, fake CAPTCHA verification, or other deceptive content - to bait visitors into enabling the notifications.

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

No, clicking on a browser notification is harmless. However, the websites and apps promoted through these advertisements can be dubious/malicious and cause serious issues (e.g., system infections, financial losses, etc.).

Is poopholiredgeng[.]com a virus?

Poopholiredgeng[.]com is not a virus, yet it can endorse virulent content. Sites of this kind usually push scams, untrustworthy/hazardous software, and even malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner is capable of scanning devices and undoing the permissions granted to the poopholiredgeng[.]com website. Additionally, Combo Cleaner can restrict access to this and other rogue/malicious webpages. Hence, extra steps will be unnecessary.

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