How to stop yourcoolwords.com from showing notifications

What kind of page is yourcoolwords[.]com?

We inspected yourcoolwords[.]com and found that this page presents a deceptive message to lure visitors into allowing it to show/send notifications. Also, yourcoolwords[.]com redirects visitors to other websites. We encountered yourcoolwords[.]com while exploring sites that use shady advertising networks.

Yourcoolwords[.]com in detail

Yourcoolwords[.]com shows a loading bar and instructs visitors to click the "Allow" button (in a pop-up message displayed by a browser) to continue watching. Yourcoolwords[.]com suggests that its content (supposedly a video) will not load until visitors agree to receive notifications from it.

Notifications from yourcoolwords[.]com may lead to untrustworthy websites requesting sensitive information such as credit card details, login credentials, ID card details, etc. These websites may also prompt users to download untrustworthy apps or call fake technical support numbers. Some of these pages may even contain malicious content.

Thus, it is recommended to avoid allowing notifications from yourcoolwords[.]com to be displayed on their browser. Additionally, yourcoolwords[.]com may redirect users to other similar web pages. It is important to exercise caution when browsing the Internet and to be mindful of requests for personal information or actions that seem suspicious or out of the ordinary.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by yourcoolwords.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.21.16.95
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 pages of this type

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

Yourcoolwords[.]com has obtained permission to display notifications, which was granted by clicking the "Allow" button during a visit to the site. It is important to note that the "Allow" button is a prompt that appears when web pages wish to display notifications. Web pages cannot display notifications without the visitor's consent.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

When visiting suspicious web pages that prompt to show notifications, it is advised to avoid clicking the "Allow" or "Allow Notifications" button. Instead, users should click the "Block" button or close these pages altogether.

It is important to note that trustworthy websites do not require users to click the "Allow" button to perform actions such as playing a video, downloading a file, or passing a CAPTCHA. If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

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

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

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Quick menu:

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

In order for a website to send browser notifications, the user must grant permission. Therefore, it is likely that you have previously visited yourcoolwords[.]com and granted it permission to display notifications.

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

Clicking these notifications is not harmful. However, the websites these notifications lead to may be malicious and pose a risk to the user's security.

Is yourcoolwords[.]com a virus?

Websites like yourcoolwords[.]com are not typically classified as viruses. Instead, they are commonly used as tools to promote various scams (e.g., technical support scams), questionable applications, and other shady websites.

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

Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove all permissions given to yourcoolwords[.]com. Furthermore, it will block all further access to yourcoolwords[.]com, meaning that no additional steps will be required.

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