Thefastpush.com Ads - How to remove

Thefastpush.com is an adware site that redirects visitors to full-page ads, tricks people to subscribe to its notifications, and then spams those people with pop-up ads. Thefastpush.com has almost no content of its own, it only shows ads. If you’re getting pop-ups from this site, you can disable them pretty easily. And, to avoid more notification spam, it’s good to know how and why it happens.

In short about Thefastpush.com ads:

Type of threat	Adware, browser hijacker.
Hijacking symptoms	Constant pop-ups on your screen from Thefastpush.com, ads for scam sites that abuse payment information to make unauthorized purchases, deceptive ads that trick you into downloading malware.
How Thefastpush.com hijacks browsers	Asks you to allow notifications to download a file, asks you to allow notifications to confirm that you’re not a robot.
Stopping the pop-ups	Block notifications from Thefastpush.com, use antivirus software (Combo Cleaner for macOS, Spyhunter for Windows).

Allowing notifications

Thefastpush.com can be found on file download sites, pages belonging to monetized URL shorteners, and pirating sites; websites that might be involved in distributing pirated files. The reason for this is pretty simple. Reputable ad-networks don’t want to work with controversial sites and sites suspected of illegal activities. Also, they don’t pay that well. Instead, much more aggressive and far more ethically lax advertising companies, like Adcash and AdsTerra, step in to help monetize those sites.

Ads for Thefastpush.com open a page that’s asking visitors to allow notifications. The notifications pop-up appears, with the buttons “Block” and “Allow”. Pressing “Allow” lets Thefastpush.com push notifications to your browser, which it uses to show you lots and lots of clickbait, scams, and other ads.

When I visited Thefastpush.com, the page showed a loading bar that’s 68% full. It looks kind of like a file download in progress. Which will be confusing to those who got a full-page ad for Thefastpush.com while trying to download a file from some website. They might think that they have to push the “Allow” button to finish downloading. Which is false. Thefastpush.com is just playing mind games. All the site does is spam people with ads. It shows a loading bar to confuse visitors – it is nothing but an animation, the same one each time.

Sometimes, Thefastpush.com asks visitors to confirm they’re not a robot – also by pressing the “Allow” button.

Unwanted ads

Thefastpush.com serves as a platform with lots of ads and no content. It’s sort of like getting spam email, but to your browser instead of your email inbox. And unlike email inboxes, browsers do not have spam folders. If they did, Thefastpush.com’s pop-ups would go straight to there.

First, Thefastpush.com advertises browser hijackers like MyDocsToPDF and Search Defender Prime –  browser extensions that offer useful features, but once installed, hijack search settings and spy on the user’s browsing habits. Other malware, too, like fake software updates that actually download adware and trojans.

Another type of malicious ad that Thefastpush.com might try to force on you are various fake giveaways, like Congratulations, Chrome user, 1 TRILLION Google searches, and other scams. These sites try to get you to reveal your credit card info, then sign you up for expensive subscriptions without telling you.

The Thefastpush.com pop-ups may link to other shady sites, like get-rich-quick schemes, miracle cure ads, infinite-energy devices, and other scams. Sometimes the pop-ups may be designed to look like social media alerts to get people to accidentally click on them.

Notification abuse is such a problem that developers of the biggest web browsers have decided to silence them.

How to stop Thefastpush.com ads

To block Thefastpush.com, you can use an anti-malware program that offers real-time web security. Or use a reputable ad-blocker. If you have to deal with frequent malware attacks, pop-ups, redirects, and hacks, then a paid security program would help you. Combo Cleaner for macOS, Spyhunter for Windows are good programs, but make sure to pick one that you’re comfortable with. Take advantage of refunds and free trials.

To actually stop the Thefastpush.com ads, you need to open your browser settings and find the screen that lists all the sites that are allowed to send you notifications:

• Chrome – type “chrome://settings/content/notifications” in the address box.
• Safari – in the Safari menu, choose Preferences, Websites, Notifications.
• New Edge – type “edge://settings/content/notifications” in the address box.
• Firefox – open Settings, Preferences, Privacy & Security, scroll down to Permissions, and click on Settings next to Notifications.

Find thefastpush.com. To its right, there should be a menu that you can click and choose to Block, Deny, or otherwise turn off its notifications. Check your list for other unknown or unwanted sites, then block them, too. You can always reverse that, so don’t worry about breaking anything. Also, look into disabling browser extensions completely if you don’t use them.

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