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Worldcoolfeed.com displays misleading messages and images to make visitors subscribe to notifications

Worldcoolfeed.com is a scam website designed to trick users into pressing the "Allow" button within the notification prompt

Worldcoolfeed.com is a fake website specializing in scamming people who end up accidentally visiting it. Since the website itself is fake and created for one reason alone – to make people subscribe – users are later quite surprised about the consequences of such actions, as they begin to see intrusive pop-ups showing up on top or bottom left of their screens at random times. The activity is never triggered by any user actions because it is initiated by the source providing it, although can only occur when the web browser (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, or other) is running or idling.

Because these ads show up on top of every either application currently running, it can become annoying very quickly. However, since users are unaware of where the issue is coming from, they usually don't know how to get rid of it as well. In this article, we will provide more details about the scam and instructions on how to stop the ads for good.

Since redirects to Worldcoolfeed.com or similar malicious websites might be caused by adware or other malicious programs, we will also provide information on how to comprehensively check the browsers and the system for infections.

How push notification scams operate

In order for a scam to be successful, users need to first be directed to it in the first place. This is why the authors of malicious websites are often associated with high-risk places, such as torrents, illegal video streaming, gambling, and much more. Adware^[1] also fits very well here, as advertisements used by it commonly lead to these sites as well.

As soon as users access Worldcoolfeed.com, they are often taken by surprise, as they didn't expect to see it in the first place. The first thing that users notice is the picture in the middle of the page, which also includes a seemingly not out-of-the-ordinary message – here are a few examples one could encounter:

• Click Allow to watch the video;
• Just one more step! “Allow” to continue;
• Click Allow to win a prize and get it in our shop!
• Click Allow to confirm you are not a robot;
• Click Allow to start downloading, etc.

Each of these messages is accompanied by a correlating image, which is reused by many similar scam websites on a regular basis (for example, Littlementw.com, News-kotofa.cc, or Phonenow.net) in order to mislead users. As evident, the “Allow” button within the prompt is presented as something that it actually isn't – it is shown as a tool to seemingly access another content, such as a video.

However, these are all fake, and as soon as users click the requested button, they immediately allow the page to send them information without restrictions. At the time, though, nothing really happens, and users are either redirected to another similar website or simply put on the same page repeatedly.

Pressing “Block” would also reroute users to malicious websites, this option is useless in this regard. The best thing to do after encountering a push notification scam is to leave the website immediately without accepting notifications. If you did do it, it's not a big deal, as long as you don't click on Worldcoolfeed.com pop-ups.

Worldcoolfeed.com ads might show ads that are inappropriate or even dangerous from a security standpoint

The goals of cybercriminals

The whole scheme is created for the sake of making quick profits from ad revenue. However, since these fake websites often don't check the advertising networks they associate themselves with, it is common for the promotions to be of poor quality. More often than not, these ads might be malicious and include notifications about users' devices being infected with malware or that they have won an expensive gift.

In these cases, users would be asked to subscribe to useless services where their credit cards would be charged monthly. Another common goal is to make people download malicious software or provide sensitive personal details, which sometimes even include credit card information. Please never do so, as you might face serious consequences of such actions in the future – you might be a target for other phishing^[2] campaigns or even suffer from identity theft.^[3]

Worldcoolfeed.com ads removal

Push notifications can commonly be misinterpreted as an infection of some sort. Considering their nature, it does not come as a surprise at all, although many users are bewildered that the problem is not gone after a system scan. This can be easily explained – push notifications themselves are not malicious in any capacity; they are used as a vessel by Worldcoolfeed.com to deliver malicious links.

Therefore, in order to stop the pop-ups from being shown to you, you need to revert the decision to allow push notifications to be shown by this site. In order to do that, you must access the settings section of your browser:

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 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.

How to check your device for infection thoroughly

Potentially unwanted applications are among the most common infections out there, as effective distribution methods make people install them without realizing it. In most cases, PUPs spread along with freeware that users are accustomed to downloading from various third-party sources. While free apps can be indeed useful, it is important to note that they tend to monetize in other ways and software bundling or excessive ads is one of the methods chosen by the developers.

Likewise, some people might be tricked into installing adware via misleading advertisements, fake updates, and other deceptive methods. People might also install adware when thinking that the app is legitimate and does not possess any annoying or harmful qualities.

This is important because there could always be an application installed on your system without you knowing, running in the background, and performing various unwanted activities. Adware is also one of the most common culprits for users to encounter scams and phishing websites while browsing the web – it could be the reason why you ended up on Worldcoolfeed.com or another similar website in the first place.

In order to check your device properly, we recommend first performing a full system scan with powerful security software, such as SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner or Malwarebytes. It can ensure that the most dangerous and aggressive adware or malware is eliminated at once. If infections were found, we also recommend cleaning web browsers well deleting caches in order to prevent further data tracking. For that, you can follow the instructions below or use FortectIntego as a quicker method.