How Do I Remove a Persistent Popup Claiming My Computer Is Infected?

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Discussion Overview

The discussion revolves around a persistent popup claiming that a user's computer is infected, specifically linked to the website nonspewpa.com. Participants explore potential solutions for removing the popup, the nature of the website, and the implications of allowing notifications from such sites.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant reports receiving a popup from nonspewpa.com and seeks advice on removal.
  • Another participant suggests turning off notifications from nonspewpa.com in the user's browser as a solution.
  • Some participants express uncertainty about how notifications were allowed from the site in the first place.
  • Concerns are raised about the nature of nonspewpa.com, with claims that it displays fake messages to trick users into subscribing to spam notifications.
  • There is a discussion about the potential for the popup to appear due to visiting other sites that may have embedded malicious content.
  • Participants note that newer versions of browsers like Chrome and Firefox are more secure against such exploits, while Internet Explorer may be more vulnerable.

Areas of Agreement / Disagreement

Participants generally agree on the need to disable notifications from the problematic site, but there is uncertainty regarding how the notifications were initially allowed. The discussion includes multiple perspectives on the security of different web browsers.

Contextual Notes

There are unresolved questions about the specific circumstances under which notifications were allowed, and the effectiveness of the proposed solutions may vary based on the user's browser and settings.

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I recently shut down my computer and since I turned it back on I get an annoying popup screaming that my computer is infected. It includes a link 37yito dot nonspewpa dot com

Anyone else seen this? How do I get rid of it?

Thanks!

here's a jpeg from a screenshot
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You need to turn off notifications from nonspewpa.com in whatever browser(s) you use.

In future be more careful about allowing notifications (or don't do it at all).
 
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@pbuk I cannot thank you enough!

pbuk said:
In future be more careful about allowing notifications (or don't do it at all).
I have no idea that I did "allow notifications" from any site.
 
pbuk said:
In future be more careful about allowing notifications (or don't do it at all).
And that doesn't seem to be a good website either. According to https://malwaretips.com/blogs/remove-nonspewpa-com/,

What is Nonspewpa.com?​

Nonspewpa.com is a site that displays fake messages to trick you into subscribing to its spam push notifications.

If you do subscribe to the Nonspewpa.com notifications, you will start seeing receiving spam popups directly on your desktop or phone even if the browser is closed. These ads are for adult sites, online web games, fake software updates, and unwanted programs.

@gmax137 Did you ever visit this site?
 
Wrichik Basu said:
Did you ever visit this site?
nope. at least, AFAIK.
 
gmax137 said:
nope. at least, AFAIK.
It will probably have been when you were visiting a different site; this site will have embedded the malicious site which asked for permission to display requests. This is much harder to do with recent versions of Chrome and Firefox (not sure about Edge), but if you are using IE you are WIDE OPEN to exploits like this.
 
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