How to remove Wholewowblog.com ads

Wholewowblog.com is a fake website designed to expose users to ads via the push notification feature

Users might encounter all sorts of websites while browsing the web on their web browsers, such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, or MS Edge. While the destination is always clear when a direct URL is used in the address bar, search engines and links from other websites can take users to places they have never intended to go, and this is precisely how most people encounter Wholewowblog.com. Adware^[1] could be another reason for such redirects, so this issue should also be thoroughly investigated.

Once on the website, users are often caught off guard, as, from the first sight, the page looks relatively familiar – at least most versions of it do. Upon entry, visitors might be presented with a fake message that strongly recommends pressing the “Allow” button within the notification prompt that shows up at the top left corner of the page.

There are plenty of “reasons” given by the Wholewowblog.com scam authors for this to happen. First and foremost, the “Allow” button is presented as something completely different and not an action that would allow the site to send information to users directly to their desktops. Here are a few examples one might see:

Click Allow if you are not a robot
The download is ready! Click Allow to download the file
Click “Allow” to win the prize and it in our shop
If you are 18+, tap Allow
Click “Allow” to play the video

In addition to these fake messages, a picture that correlates with them is shown as well. For example, if you are asked to bypass the alleged robot test, there is a picture of a robot and a human; if you are asked to press the allow button to watch the video, a fake video image is shown in the background (it often looks like a YouTube player).

These prompts are evidently fake, and sole purpose of theirs is to make users allow the notifications to be received from the Wholewowblog.com site. Those who do get tricked often don't even realize what has happened, as they are usually redirected to other deceptive or fake websites (for example, Myhypeposts.com, Bestfaustcaptcha.top, or Raymarine.top), and nothing else happens at the time.

If you would like to get rid of the intrusive push notifications, we will explain the whole process in the detailed instructions below. Likewise, we will show how to check the system for adware and malware to ensure nothing malicious is running in the background.

More about Wholewowblog.com push notifications

Users typically start seeing Wholewowblog.com to their surprise, as they have no clue why are they showing up or how did they get there. The activity is very intrusive – the pop-ups show up on top of every other app currently running in the background and can also take users out of full-screen modes when playing videos or video games.

Push notifications are also not triggered by users' actions, as they can show up when they are browsing the web or doing something else on their computer. The condition for that to happen, however, is for the web browser to be running. Unfortunately, the activity can also occur when the browser is running in the background and not even being used.

The contents of push notifications can also be particularly damaging. Since the scam authors do not really care about the quality of ads that are promoted to users (they rely on deceptive ad networks instead of trustworthy ones), they could see all types of misleading messages, which may include:

• Fake virus infection notices
• Get rich quick schemes^[2]
• Fake gift cards or free prize notifications, etc.

If the Wholewowblog.com push notifications are not removed, users might click on the promoted links by accident only because they can show up abruptly. These would then lead people to malicious websites which, under certain circumstances, trick them into performing other damaging actions, such as disclosing their personal information or downloading malicious software.

Remove the unwanted pop-ups easily

Removing unwanted push notifications is really easy. The problem is that many people are not even aware of what they are and how to get to them. The push notification feature has been around for years now, and since most users choose not to engage with them in the first place, they never had to deal with their removal either. Proceed with the instructions below in order to stop the unwanted ads from showing up on your screen:

Google Chrome (desktop):

1. Open Google Chrome browser and go to Menu > Settings.
2. Scroll down and click on Advanced.
3. Locate the Privacy and security section and pick Site Settings > Notifications.
4. Look at the Allow section and look for a suspicious URL.
5. Click the three vertical dots next to it and pick Block. This should remove unwanted notifications from Google Chrome.

Google Chrome (Android):

1. Open Google Chrome and tap on Settings (three vertical dots).
2. Select Notifications.
3. Scroll down to the Sites section.
4. Locate the unwanted URL and toggle the button to the left (Off setting).

Mozilla Firefox:

1. Open Mozilla Firefox and go to Menu > Options.
2. Click on Privacy & Security section.
3. Under Permissions, you should be able to see Notifications. Click the Settings button next to it.
4. In the Settings – Notification Permissions window, click on the drop-down menu by the URL in question.
5. Select Block and then click on Save Changes. This should remove unwanted notifications from Mozilla Firefox.

Safari:

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

MS Edge:

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.

MS Edge (Chromium):

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

Internet Explorer:

1. Open Internet Explorer, and click on the Gear icon at the top-right of the window.
2. Select Internet options and go to the Privacy tab.
3. In the Pop-up Blocker section, click on Settings.
4. Locate web address in question under Allowed sites and pick Remove.

Don't forget to remove adware

As we already mentioned, adware could be behind the redirect activities that could occur on your browser when affected. Adware is a type of software that is particularly widespread, as its developers often use deceptive delivery methods such as software bundling or fake/misleading ads.

Once installed, adware changes the settings of the used web browser(s) and starts importing its own advertisements. These can be commonly be perceived as ads that come from the websites themselves, as an additional virtual layer is commonly used. To make matters worse, the program responsible for these ads is usually useless and fails to fulfill its promised functions – it can be a video player, system optimizer, fake antivirus, ad-blocker, and more.

In order to get rid of all the potentially unwanted and malicious software, we recommend first performing a scan with SpyHunterCombo Cleaner, MalwarebytesMalwarebytes, or another powerful security software. It would guarantee that malware and its processes are removed at once. Nonetheless, we still recommend checking the manual guide below which would explain how to delete browser extensions and uninstall unwanted programs from the system.

A very important step here is to make sure that the browser is cleaned from leftover files and tracking cookies,^[3] as the intrusive ads might return or data tracking activities continue. If you would rather skip these manual steps, you should instead employ FortectIntego PC repair and maintenance tool to resolve these issues quickly and effectively.