Tgpsew.com ads (scam) - Free Instructions

What is Tgpsew.com ads?

Tgpsew.com ads can lead you to further malicious content online

Tgpsew.com is a scam website that should not be trusted

Ads are something that most users come across while browsing the internet in one way or another. From barely visible ads to those examples where they take an almost full screen and start moving the elements in the background. It goes without saying that, in most extreme cases of ad implementation on websites, the user experience can be completely ruined. At the same time, larger and more intrusive advertisements earn more money for website authors.

It is easy to avoid websites that engage in such practices – people simply opt to not visit them. Likewise, ad-blockers can be used to stop most of the intrusive commercial content from being displayed. However, the situation becomes much more annoying and even serious when unwanted Tgpsew.com pop-ups start showing up without warning on the screen, covering all the other apps, regardless of which website is being visited at the time.

If you have encountered such an issue on Windows/Mac computer or a mobile device, you are not alone, as there are thousands of people who succumb to push notification scams almost daily. They are created by unfair individuals who use misleading messages and some social engineering^[1] to trick users into subscribing to notifications from Tgpsew.com or any other similar site (e.g., Ymenthejuiassa.xyz, Manageheavilyfreethefile.vip, or Herdthan.com).

In order to stop these intrusive pop-ups, you need to access the settings of your browser and deny access to the site to you. Below we'll also provide tips and necessary procedures to ensure that the system is free of infections.

Tgpsew.com scam in detail

Over half a million websites are created daily, and while some of them are being shut down for one reason or another, it totals up to 1.7 billion websites on the world wide web.^[2] The content scope varies greatly, however – from reputable news sites visited by millions of people daily to shady, illegal sites that show inappropriate material or distribute illegal software.

Initially, the internet was almost not regulating, resulting in search engines bringing up malicious results and malware-laden pages being encountered everywhere. Over the years, security measures were implemented and every reputable company related to the business takes security seriously.

That being said, due to the vastness of the internet, moderating and regulating every single website is an impossible task. For that reason, there are plenty of crooks who create websites for malicious purposes, be it installing malware automatically on computers that have software vulnerabilities^[3] or tricking people into subscribing to notifications.

The push notification feature is legitimate and is widely used by various websites. Upon site entry, people are offered to receive notifications from that particular site, so that they can receive relevant information directly on their screens in real-time. However, the feature is also abused by malicious parties, where users are led to believe that it is something completely different.

The Tgpsew.com scam is relatively simple – people are misguided by fake messages after they end up redirected to the site. Here is a few examples of the type of messages you can encounter when you access it:

• Click Allow to confirm you're not a robot
• If you are 18+ tap Allow
• Click “Allow” to continue streaming
• Can't play this video! Perhaps, your browser doesn't allow video playback. Click “Allow” button to play video
• Just one more step! “Allow” to continue, etc.

Crooks create a completely misleading reason for users to accept notifications, i.e., they do not directly declare that push notifications would be enabled after the request is complete. It allows the site to include any type of information within the push notifications, which would be sent on the system level.

Scammers often use fake messages to make users click the "Allow" button

This means that as soon as users click that “Allow” button, they allow the site to deliver ads at any point later. Unfortunately, due to the above-mentioned misleading messages, people believe that they did nothing of that sort, which leads to them not understanding where Tgpsew.com pop-ups ate coming from.

When encountering similar websites, you should always leave them immediately, without interacting with anything or even clicking the “Block” button, as you would simply be forwarded to other shade pages. In order to remove the unwanted notifications, proceed with the instructions below and remember that no reputable website would prevent you from viewing its content unless you accept site notifications.

Removal of unwanted push notifications

Push notifications are not the same as pop-up ads, regardless of how similar they look visually. Their working principles are completely different. Those who agree to receive notifications from malicious websites can start receiving insecure or even dangerous content. For example, they might be told that they can earn large sums of money for a small investment, which later makes them lose it, without receiving any compensation.

Thus, do not click on any of the push notifications that come from this site, and instead, follow the instructions below to remove them for good. We provide instructions for all modern browsers.

Google Chrome

• Select Menu > Settings > Advanced.
• Click on Site Settings > Notifications.
• Check the Allow section and find the address of the site.
• Select More Actions and pick Block.

Mozilla Firefox:

• Go to Menu and then select Options.
• Go to Privacy & Security > Notifications > Settings.
• Choose Block after picking this option from the drop-down menu.
• Confirm with Save Changes.

MS Edge (Chromium)

• Go to Menu and pick Settings.
• Select Site permissions.
• Click on Notifications.
• Find the site URL, and click More actions.
• Pick Block.

MS Edge (legacy):

1. Open Microsoft Edge, and click the Settings and more button (three horizontal dots) at the top-right of the window.
2. Select Settings and then go to Advanced.
3. Under Website permissions, pick Manage permissions and select the URL in question.
4. Toggle the switch to the left to turn notifications off on Microsoft Edge.

Safari

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

Make an adware check

You might end up on Tgpsew.com by accident – usually after clicking a link on a malicious website. To avoid this, we strongly recommend you stay away from torrents, illegal video, streaming, and similar high-risk places. Of course, sometimes, it is impossible to avoid clicking on malicious links. Likewise, scripts could lead to automatic browser redirects. Thus, it is best to use some security measures at all times, such as ad-blocking extensions and security software.

However, unexpected redirects to malicious websites and continuous ads on all websites might be caused by adware – ad-supported software that is spread via software bundles or similar deceptive methods. This results in users not even being aware that they have it installed on their systems in the first place.

If you have recently installed apps from third-party sources, you should uninstall them and see if the symptoms disappear. If you need help with that, follow these steps:

Windows

1. Enter Control Panel into Windows search box and hit Enter or click on the search result.
2. Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.
3. From the list, find the entry of the suspicious program.
4. Right-click on the application and select Uninstall.
5. If User Account Control shows up, click Yes.
6. 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.

In some cases, adware might be particularly sneaky and show very few symptoms, at least those that are more noticeable. You might also not be able to find it manually. In such a case, we recommend you scan your system with SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner or Malwarebytes anti-malware software, so it can do it automatically for you.

Likewise, you might want to clean your browsers from cookies, caches, and other web data to stop data tracking. Refer to the instructions below or employ FortectIntego as an automatic option.