How to remove Resolvedweighpasswords.com ads

Resolvedweighpasswords.com uses fake messages to trick users into agreeing to receive ads

Resolvedweighpasswords.com is one of the thousands of websites that employ a legitimate feature of Google Chrome (or another web browser) to promote dubious, insecure, phishing, and other malicious content to users. These types of scams have been around for many years now, and new websites using them appear every day, tricking thousands.

Upon accessing a website, you would see a pop-up message that allows notifications to be shown. In the background of the page, there would be a message stating the reason why you should do that. Those who are not aware of a scam might proceed with the request.

Unfortunately, by doing this, users give permission to the website to deliver information to them directly at particular time periods. This can be as often as every few minutes to a few notifications a day – it all depends on how the scam authors have configured it.

It is vital you do not click on links within these notifications, as you might be tricked into providing your credit card details or other sensitive information to cybercriminals. Also, you might be convinced that your system has been infected with malware that needs to be removed. This way, you might download and install malicious software on your device.

The scheme used by malicious actors who created the site is not complicated. The main tool in this is a legitimate web browser feature – an API – that can be used by any website. All the website creators have to do is include the push notification feature, which will show the notification prompts to all visitors.

The push notification feature, by itself, is not malicious in any way. It allows websites to ask permission to send data to users at particular time intervals if they desire to receive it. When these prompts are used fairly (i.e., visitors are properly informed about what they are subscribing to), there is no problem with it, as they are free to decline this offer.

However, the main goal of cybercriminals is to mislead users and make them believe that the notification prompt is not what it actually is. To be successful, crooks rely on various social engineering^[1] tricks, as well as less experienced users. This is because websites like Resolvedweighpasswords.com, Start-xyz.com, or Special-offers-for.me are all copies of one another.

Cybercriminals use templates that work when trying to get people involved in this scheme. It does not require much time to make, and even if tech giants like Google or service providers shut these scams down, new ones can be created very quickly. Here is one of the examples that you could face upon accessing the site:

Click Allow if you are not a robot

In this case, it is implied that by clicking the “Allow” button, users would bypass a security check that is common used by various websites to protect themselves from bots.^[2] Since this feature is very familiar to users, they might not know the differences and believe that this is what they have to do to proceed.

You might also encounter different Resolvedweighpasswords.com scam messages; for example, you might see a GIF that shows that an alleged video is about to be played, and you need to press the button to view it. Or you might get a request to press it in order to “confirm that you are 18+”.

Regardless of which version you see, clicking “Allow” will result in one outcome – the website being able to send you unending ads. Additionally, you might be forwarded to other similar or even worse scam, malware-laden sites. Thus, the best thing to do is not to interact with it at all and close the browser tab.

Remove notifications from your desktop

If you have already been tricked into subscribing to the annoying notifications due to the fake messages by the page, do not panic. Thousands of users have the same problem, so you are not alone. As long as you do not engage in notification links, your computer is likely safe.

As already noted, by clicking the “Allow” button, you permitted the site to show you Resolvedweighpasswords.com pop-ups. Luckily, you can easily undo this but accessing the Site settings menu on your browser. Below you will find detailed, step-by-step instructions for all major browsers.

Google Chrome

• Go to Menu > Settings > Advanced.
• Pick Site Settings > Notifications.
• In the Allow section, look for malicious sites.
• Click More Actions and then select Block.

Mozilla Firefox:

• Go to Menu > Options.
• Pick Privacy & Security > Notifications > Settings.
• Click on the the drop-down menu and choose Block.
• Save Changes.

Safari:

• Go to Safari > Preferences… 
• Under Websites tab, select Notifications.
• Select the web address in question, click the drop-down menu and select Deny.

MS Edge (Chromium)

• Open Microsoft Edge, and go to Settings.
• Select Site permissions.
• Go to Notifications on the right.
• Under Allow, you will find the unwanted entry.
• Click on More actions and select Block.

Why are you being redirected to Resolvedweighpasswords.com?

Many users believe that their systems are infected with a virus after they start receiving ads unexpectedly. This is because of the intrusive nature of the pop-ups, and as well the fact that most do not realize that they granted permission for these ads to be shown in the first place.

However, there is a slight chance that there could be adware^[3] installed on your system that made your browser reroute you to this website. This is especially true if you are experiencing other intrusive symptoms, such as persistent redirects and ads that are appearing on every website that you visit.

Of course, you could have simply been redirected from another website – either after clicking on a malicious link or being taken by URL redirection. However, it is best to be safe than sorry.

The easiest way to check your system for adware is to perform a full system scan with SpyHunterCombo Cleaner or MalwarebytesMalwarebytes. Security software can also check whether there are malicious processes or files present on your PC. Of course, you can always try removing potentially unwanted programs manually, just like you do with any other app.

If you need help with this process, follow these steps:

Windows

• Enter Control Panel into Windows search box and hit Enter or click on the search result.
• Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.
• From the list, find the entry of the suspicious program.
• Right-click on the application and select Uninstall.
• If User Account Control shows up, click Yes.
• Wait till uninstallation process is complete and click OK.

Mac

1. From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
2. In the Applications folder, look for all related entries.
3. Click on the app and drag it to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash)

To fully remove an unwanted app, you need to access Application Support, LaunchAgents, and LaunchDaemons folders and delete relevant files:

1. Select Go > Go to Folder.
2. Enter /Library/Application Support and click Go or press Enter.
3. In the Application Support folder, look for any dubious entries and then delete them.
4. Now enter /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders the same way and terminate all the related .plist files.

If anti-malware software or you yourself found unwanted or malicious programs on your system, you should also clear your web browsers thoroughly. Without doing so, you would allow PUP to continue tracking you, and certain ads may reappear. You can do this quickly with FortectIntego maintenance utility within just a few minutes. If you want to undertake this take yourself, follow the instructions below.