Popcash.net popup - How to remove

Are you constantly receiving annoying Popcash.net popups when you browse the Internet? These popups usually imitate Flash Player update. If you confuse it with a legitimate update and click on it, you may agree to download some potentially unwanted program or become a victim of various advertisers, end up visiting commercial websites and help adware makers make advertising profit. At the worst scenario, Popcash.net popup can redirect you to compromised websites where you will risk to get your computer infected. Other similar viruses can be detected by the name of Web.Prize3.com.

It is recommended to remove Popcash.net popup from your system as soon as you detect it on your PC. Scan your computer with an anti-malware program, for example, Spyhunter or StopZilla and solve this issue immediately. For more information about Popcash.net popup and how to remove it, keep on reading this article.

Popcash.net pop-up can distribute malware and show pornographic content

Popcash.net pop-ups belong to a legitimate pop-under network which emphasizes its worldwide coverage, tailored support and guaranteed results for every customer. For ad presentations, the website uses a couple of sub-domains that are as follows: Cdn.popcash.net, Rmnet3.popcash.net and Api-v2.popcash.net. Despite being regarded as a legitimate ad-server, it does not always presents the best content, meaning that some of its content is adult-oriented and potentially malware-laden (Malvertising, the growing problem of malware-laden ads). In addition to this, it is associated with a handful of different advertising networks, like PopAds, Propeller Ads Media, PopMyAds, AdBooth and with a few more.

The Popcash.net pop-ups are popular in Japan, United States, Brazil, France and Thailand. According to reports from users, the network is full of bad advertising, which included fake virus alert on mobile to distribute malware/potentially unwanted programs (PUPs), and even mentioned that an older variant of ransomware called Browlock (New ransomware threat Browlock freezes computers and demands payment) might have been transmitting via this network.

In addition to this, people explained that Popcash.net pop-ups are not meant to be displayed for children. Many pornographic websites are showing advertisements for this network and vice versa. In some cases, accusations went as far as to say that the company distributed “disgusting child pornography” and “extreme malware”.

With these questionable ad campaigns, users should be careful where they are hovering their mouse. Usage of this network should be limited for safety of users as there is convincing evidence of it distributing malware. In some cases, people indicated to have received the classic scam: an update for Adobe Flash Player. Websites like Adobeupdate2014.com should be trusted as a reliable source for updates.

In fact, one of the most recent incidents with Popcash.net pop-unders occurred in June of 2017 and the ad-network company was blamed for distributing Android banking malware called Marcher (Variant of Marcher Android malware poses as Flash Player update). It was disguised as an update for Flash Player. The malware was determined to be capable of stealing online banking credentials by tricking users with fake overlay pages that impersonate real finance apps. Therefore, users that became infected with the Marcher Trojan could have might have noticed fake versions of PayPal, Wells Fargo, Chase and other apps meant for online banking. Zscaler security team has indicated to have documented instances of Marcher malware pushed through Popcash.net suspicious ad network redirects (Marcher Trojan Morphs, Now Targets Porn Sites).

About Popcash.net popup

Popcash.net popup is an annoying message that appears out of nowhere when you browse the Internet. You need to know that it is displayed by an adware program that has probably entered your computer without your knowledge. The popup doesn’t look dangerous or suspicious as it usually notifies about Flash Player or another software update. Unfortunately, if you click on Popcash.net popup, you will be redirected to a completely unknown website or even download another potentially unwanted program to your computer. This is how various adware an other unwanted programs are distributed.

You should never click on Popcash.net popup or ignore it. The only solution for you is removing the adware that is responsible for generating this popup. It is not always easy to detect the source of this popup, so less experienced computer users should do it with an automatic removal tool. If you prefer fixing it manually, check out the tutorial at the end of this article.

Distribution Methods of Popcash.net popup

Be more careful when you surf the Internet in the future to avoid similar adware. Also bear in mind that a lot of adware come bundled to free music and video players, PDF creators, download managers, and other free applications. They are often installed by default along the new software. Make sure you choose a Custom installation and don’t allow installing any unknown optional programs.

Remove Popcash.net popup straight after receiving it on your browser. It’s a fake update message that you should not trust. Check out manual removal instructions below or use an automatic tool for the best results.

Manual removal of Popcash.net popup

How to remove Popcash.net popup using Windows Control Panel

Many hijackers and adware like Popcash.net popup install some of their components as regular Windows programs as well as additional software. This part of malware can be uninstalled from the Control Panel. To access it, do the following.

• Start→Control Panel (older Windows) or press Windows Key→Search and enter Control Panel and then press Enter (Windows 8, Windows 10).
• Choose Uninstall Program (if you don't see it, click in the upper right next to "View by" and select Category).
• Go through the list of programs and select entries related to Popcash.net popup . You can click on "Name" or "Installed On" to reorder your programs and make Popcash.net popup easier to find.
• Click the Uninstall button. If you're asked if you really want to remove the program, click Yes.
• In many cases anti-malware programs are better at detecting related parasites, thus I recommend installing Spyhunter to identify other programs that might be a part of this infection.

How to remove Popcash.net popup from macOS

Delete Popcash.net popup from your applications.

1. Open Finder.
2. In the menu bar, click Go.
3. Select Applications from the dropdown.
4. Find the Popcash.net popup app.
5. Select it and right-click it (or hold the Ctrl and click the left mouse button).
6. In the dropdown, click Move to Bin/Trash. You might be asked to provide your login password.

TopRemove malicious extensions from Internet Explorer

• Press on the Gear icon→Manage Add-ons.
  
• Go through Toolbars and extensions. Remove everything related to Popcash.net popup and items you do not know that are made not by Google, Microsoft, Yahoo, Oracle or Adobe.
  
• Close the Options.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Popcash.net popup, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Press on the Gear icon->Internet Options.
  
• Choose the Advanced tab and click on the Reset button.
  
• Select a “Delete personal settings” checkbox and click on the Reset button.
  
• Click on the Close button on the confirmation box, then close your browser.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Popcash.net popup from Chrome

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Google Chrome window. Select “Settings”.
  
• Click “Extensions” on the left menu bar.
• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Popcash.net popup. Click on the trash bin icon next to Popcash.net popup or other add-ons you want to remove.
  
• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.
  
• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.
  
• Restart Chrome.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Popcash.net popup, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on Chrome’s menu button (three horizontal lines) and select Settings.
  
• Scroll to the end of the page and click on the Reset settings button.
  
• Click on the Reset button on the confirmation box.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

TopRemoving Popcash.net popup from Firefox

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla window and select the “Add-ons” icon (or press Ctrl+Shift+A on your keyboard).
  
• Go through Extensions and Addons list, remove everything Popcash.net popup related and items you do not recognise. If you do not know the extension and it is not made by Mozilla, Google, Microsoft, Oracle or Adobe then you probably do not need it.
  

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings If you are still experiencing any issues related to Popcash.net popup, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Mozilla Firefox window. Click on the Help button.
  
• Choose Troubleshooting Information on the Help menu.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button.
  
• Click on the Reset Firefox button on the confirmation box. Mozilla Firefox will close and change the settings to default.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.

How to remove Popcash.net popup from Microsoft Edge:Top

• Click on the menu button on the top right corner of a Microsoft Edge window. Select “Extensions”.

• Go through the extensions list and remove programs you do not need, especially similar to Popcash.net popup. Click on the "Remove" icon next to Popcash.net popup or other add-ons you want to remove.

• Press on the “Remove” button on the Confirmation window.

• If unsure, you can disable them temporarily.

• Restart Microsoft Edge.

TopRemoving Popcash.net popup from Safari (Mac OS X)

• Click on the Safari menu.
• Choose Preferences.
  
• Click on the Extensions Tab.
• Click on the Uninstall button near the Popcash.net popup. Remove all other unknown or suspicious entries too. If you are not sure whether you need the extension or not, you can simply uncheck the Enable check-box to disable the extension temporarily.
  
• Restart Safari.

(Optional) Reset your browser’s settings

If you are still experiencing any issues related to Popcash.net popup, reset the settings of your browser to its default settings.

• Click on the Safari menu on the top left corner of the screen. Select Reset Safari.
  
• Select which options you want to reset (usually all of them come preselected) and click on the Reset button.
  

If you cannot reset your browser settings and the problem persists, scan your system with an anti-malware program.