Allcoolposts.com Ad Spam - How to remove

Allcoolposts.com is an ad spamming site that abuses built-in browser features (web push notifications) to send unwanted ads. To stop Allcoolposts.com from showing pop-ups, you need to change your browser settings.

The sites that Allcoolposts.com promotes are often unsafe, leading to malicious websites or risky sites. Be careful of them.

Allcoolposts.com in short:

Classification	Adware, browser hijacker.
How Allcoolposts.com hijacks browser settings	It advertises itself deceptively and causes people to subscribe to its ads by accident.
How ad spam may be dangerous	Allcoolposts.com advertises some websites that could lead to unwanted software, to scam sites, and to other adware sites, notification spam is distracting and a waste of time.
How to stop Allcoolposts.com’s ads	Disable unwanted notifications, block malicious sites and ads, use anti-malware apps (Combo Cleaner for Mac, Spyhunter for PC, others) to remove unwanted software.

How Allcoolposts.com works

It’s advertised online

Allcoolposts.com is a website. It makes money by showing ads. It needs more people to see those ads so that it can make more money.

So, Allcoolposts.com advertises itself online:

• on video streaming sites,
• file-hosting sites,
• video-to-mp3 converters,
• monetized URL shorteners.

Allcoolposts.com appears in a new browser tab completely unexpectedly, displays a loading bar, and tells you to click that “Allow” button on the “Allcoolposts.com wants to show notifications” prompt. If you do, that enables Allcoolposts.com to send messages to your browser.

Allcoolposts.com makes it seem kind of like you have to click “Allow” in order to continue. It doesn’t hide that it wants you to subscribe to its ads. But a lot of us are tired of pop-ups, disclaimers, and warnings, so it’s easy to imagine that many didn’t the small text on Allcoolposts.com and simply clicked the “Allow” button just so they could move on as quickly as possible.

Besides, Allcoolposts.com implies that you have to subscribe to its notifications if you want to “continue watching” (free movies, I assume). This is not true. You never need to allow notifications to use a website.

It advertises with notifications

Once Allcoolposts.com has access to a web browser, it starts sending ads. These ads appear as little boxes in the lower right corner of your screen if you’re on Desktop; they show up at the top of your screen if you’re on mobile. They are labeled with Allcoolposts.com’s name but they lead to other sites – to sites that are advertised by Allcoolposts.com.

They are often safe, even if their ads are unwelcome. From local businesses to global ones, a lot of businesses use Allcoolposts.com and similar sites (Hopsigna.com, Mainchargenews.com, Nbryb.com) to advertise.

But then there are risky or even malicious sites:

• gambling, betting, and casino sites that may be unsuitable for children,
• adult sites with very explicit content that might be unsuitable for children,
• supplements and medicines that may be unregulated and could even be dangerous,
• various scams, including fake virus alerts and get-rich-quick articles that end up being scams,
• fake surveys and giveaways that lead to phishing scams.

Sites like Allcoolposts.com and others attract a lot of malicious ads not because they’re inherently bad, but because they lack regulation that other advertising platforms use. Don’t click on ads that come from Allcoolposts.com, or be very careful and skeptical.

How to remove Allcoolposts.com ad spam

Change browser settings

When an Allcoolposts.com ad pops up on your screen, there should be a button on it: a Site settings button, a gear icon, or something like that. It depends on what browser you’re using. Click this button to manage your notifications from Allcoolposts.com.

All the ads that already arrived from Allcoolposts.com might need to be dismissed, but after this, no new notifications should come.

You should also examine notification permissions in your browser settings.

1. Open the settings:
   • Chrome – open Settings, scroll down to Site settings (under Privacy and security), click on Notifications.
   • Edge (Chromium) – open Settings, click Site Permissions, Notifications.
   • Firefox – open Settings, Privacy & Security, scroll down to Permissions, and click on Settings next to Notifications.
   • Safari – in the Safari menu, choose Preferences, Websites, Notifications.
2. See the lists of website addresses? One is for the sites that are allowed to send you messages. The other is for the sites that are blocked.
3. Review the sites on the Allowed list and change their permissions to Blocked as needed.

You can also block all sites from asking you to allow their notifications.

Sites whose notifications are blocked in your web browser won’t be able to ask you to allow them again. What sites like Allcoolposts.com do in this case is immediately redirect to an ad or another adware site.

Delete malware

After an attack such as Allcoolposts.com, it’s recommended to scan your computer thoroughly with an antivirus program, such as Spyhunter for Windows, Combo Cleaner for macOS, and others. Remove malware. If any potentially unwanted programs are detected, consider if you really trust them. Also, you may want to use tools that can block malicious websites.

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