How to remove notifications/ads delivered by the ourcoolblog.com website

What kind of page is ourcoolblog[.]com?

While inspecting untrustworthy websites, we discovered the ourcoolblog[.]com rogue page. It is designed to promote spam browser notifications and redirect visitors to other (likely unreliable/malicious) sites. Users typically enter websites like ourcoolblog[.]com via redirects caused by webpages using rogue advertising networks.

Ourcoolblog[.]com overview

The behavior of rogue pages might depend on the visitor's IP address/ geolocation. In other words, the content encountered on and through such sites can vary depending on this information.

When we accessed ourcoolblog[.]com, it presented us with a white page and loading bar above the instructions - "Click the Allow button to subscribe to the push notifications and continue watching". Therefore, the webpage falsely implies that to resume watching online content - users must enable browser notification delivery. Rogue websites use them to run intrusive advertisement campaigns.

The delivered notifications/advertisements promote untrustworthy/harmful websites and software, online scams, and even malware.

To summarize, through ourcoolblog[.]com and similar webpages - users can experience system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by ourcoolblog.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.21.70.92
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

We have analyzed thousands of rogue websites; securedevicesolutions[.]com, robustwebsecurity[.]com, shoksips[.]com, winalert[.]net - are just some examples.

These browser notifications endorse deceptive and malicious content. It is pertinent to mention that any legitimate products encountered through these advertisements are unlikely to be promoted by their developers. Instead, this endorsement is undertaken by scammers abusing the products' affiliate programs to acquire illegitimate commissions.

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

Websites require user permission to display browser notifications. Therefore, if you are seeing these advertisements from ourcoolblog[.]com, you have likely visited ourcoolblog[.]com and selected "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option presented on this webpage.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

To avoid receiving unwanted browser notifications, do not permit suspicious websites to deliver them (i.e., do not click "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.). Instead, ignore or deny notification delivery (i.e., press "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.).

Should your browser continuously force-open questionable sites unprompted, it might be caused by the presence of adware. 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/advert delivered by ourcoolblog[.]com website:

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

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

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Quick menu:

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

Sites cannot deliver browser notifications without user consent. Hence, you've likely visited ourcoolblog[.]com and permitted it to display these advertisements (i.e., clicked "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.).

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

No, clicking on a browser notification will not trigger any system infection chains. However, the websites and software promoted through these ads can be deceptive/malicious and cause serious issues (including malware infections).

Is ourcoolblog[.]com a virus?

No, ourcoolblog[.]com is not deemed to be a virus, but it can endorse virulent content. Websites of this kind promote online scams, unreliable/harmful software, and malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner is capable of scanning devices and undoing all the permissions granted for the ourcoolblog[.]com website. It can also restrict all further access to this and other rogue, deceptive, and malicious sites. Therefore, extra steps will be unnecessary.

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