Ads by Ourtopstories.com, new tab, and other similar commercials are used by adware authors to broadcast their products. Cyber scam artists intend to make money from these ads by promoting the unwanted programs. The Ourtopstories.com domain serves various custom paid fake software ads and display specific page according to the user’s home page.
You may have got the adware after downloading and installing shareware or freeware programs. Where it has been downloaded is not the problem, because even popular websites can transport programs bundled with Ourtopstories.com adware. Once it is installed, the adware will certainly alter your browsers and add code so that pop-up and new tab of Ourtopstories.com will appear instantly.
As with any other online advertising platform, Ourtopstories.com advertisements normally appear when you surf the internet or perform an online web search. So, if you see these advertisements, it means that adware resides on the computer. There is no other way that you can stop the Ourtopstories.com popup unless you have uninstalled it from the computer. Most of the users have found this law as annoying and hence they aspire to the rapid removal of adware.
Sometimes manual removal of the add-on or plugin does not completely solve the problem. In this case, we need a full scan with the tools on this page. Executing the scan while Windows is in safe mode also helps to avoid loading the adware; thus, virus scanning will be more efficient.
Domain name | Ourtopstories.com |
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Initial pop-up goal | Prompting the web user to allow push notifications. If granted, Ourtopstories.com will use this feature to send aggressive pop-up ads. |
Website purpose | To display different kinds of malicious ads on the browser using the push notification window of Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, and Microsoft Edge. |
Current IP address | 139.45.197.146 |
Other malicious sites on the same server | yourniceposts.com wheedran.com mobnotices.com inter1ads.com |
Steps to remove Ourtopstories.com pop-up
Most of the time, browser hijackers are combined with intrusive pop-up ads originating from the source website Ourtopstories.com. It is taking advantage of push notification feature of popular internet programs like Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Safari, or Edge. These pop-up ads from Ourtopstories.com are extra ordinary as it exceeds the normal display volume and they are certainly annoying.
Remove Ourtopstories.com pop-ups and redirects by executing these steps:
For Mac and PC : Get rid of Ourtopstories.com Pop-ups (Notification)
Normally, Ourtopstories.com pop-ups will start to bombard the internet browser screen with pop-ups if a web user is deceived to click the “Allow” button, which triggers the said website to send a push notification. To stop Ourtopstories.com from showing the pop-ups, please execute the procedures below. Remember, these steps may only be successful after the removal of the main component or dubious browser extension.
Google Chrome
1. On the Google Chrome browser, input the following in the address bar and press Enter:
chrome://settings/content/notifications
2. Navigate to the list under the "Sites that sent a lot of notifications" or "Allowed to send notifications" section and look for Ourtopstories.com.
3. Click Don't Allow beside Ourtopstories.com. You may also click on the ellipses to reveal the options.
4. Please restart the Google Chrome browser.
Mozilla Firefox
1. On the Mozilla Firefox browser, type the following in the address bar and press the Enter key:
about:preferences#privacy
2. Navigate below to the Permissions area and look for Notifications.
3. Click the Settings button aligned with the Notifications.
4. Look for Ourtopstories.com entry and change the Status to Block.
5. Click on Save Changes, and restart Mozilla Firefox. Check if Ourtopstories.com pop-up is gone.
Microsoft Edge
1. Assuming that the Edge browser is open, type the following in the address bar and hit Enter on your keyboard.
edge:settings/content/all
2. In the Settings, Site Permissions area, select Ourtopstories.com from the list.
3. Click on the Options icon. See the image below.
4. Under the All Sites section, look for Notifications and select Block to stop it from showing pop-up ads or notifications.
5. You may now restart Edge browser.
Safari (Mac)
1. On the top menu, click on Safari, and then select Preferences from the drop-down list.
2. Click on the Websites tab to open its settings.
3. Select Notifications from the left sidebar.
4. On the right panel, it will display a list of websites with the "Allow" attribute.
5. Find and click on Ourtopstories.com.
6. You may choose to Deny or Remove it from the notification list.
7. You may now restart the Safari browser and see if the Ourtopstories.com pop-up is gone.
If Ourtopstories.com pop-up still persist after accomplishing the removal of the URL from the push notification feature, there must be an adware on the computer that is causing the annoyances. Continue with the remaining procedures to scan the system with virus and malware removal software.
Additional steps to remove Ourtopstories.com from PC
Quick Fix - Scan the PC with Combo Cleaner for Windows
Combo Cleaner is a trusted PC security and optimization tool equipped with a powerful virus and malware detection engine. This program can get rid of pop-up and redirect adware like Ourtopstories.com through this procedure.
1. Download the application from the following page:
2. Save the file to your preferred location.
3. Double-click the downloaded file CCSetup.exe and install with the default settings.
4. At the end of the setup process, click Finish to run Combo Cleaner.
5. The tool will update the signature file; please wait for this process to complete.
6. To begin checking for threats like Ourtopstories.com, click on the Start Scan button. Wait for this scan to finish.
7. At the end of the scan process, click on Remove all threats to delete Ourtopstories.com pop-ups and redirects, including all malicious objects from the computer.
Free features of Combo Cleaner for Windows include Disk Cleaner, Big Files finder, Duplicate files finder, and Uninstaller. To use antivirus, privacy scanner, and to delete identified threats, users have to upgrade to a premium version.
Please continue with the succeeding removal procedures if you are comfortable manually getting rid of the threat and malicious items linked to it.
Run Another Scan : Delete Adware with AdwCleaner
In addition to the procedure, we suggest scanning the computer with AdwCleaner tool. Possibly, there are some traces of Ourtopstories.com on the browser that was not deleted during the preceding steps. This tool will scan the computer and check for presence of malicious applications.
1. Follow the link below to download the tool called AdwCleaner.
2. When the download has completed, please close all running programs on the computer especially browsers affected by Ourtopstories.com.
3. Browse the location of the downloaded file and double-click on adwcleaner_Ver.exe to start running the tool. Then, click on Scan button.
4. AdwCleaner searches the computer for malicious programs, extensions, plug-ins, adware, and any items that may be associated to Ourtopstories.com.
5. Clean or Remove all suspicious and harmful items identified after the thorough scan.
6. After the cleanup procedure, rebooting the computer is required to finalize the removal of detected threats.
Extra procedures to remove Ourtopstories.com from Mac
This section contains comprehensive guide for Mac users. It will help you remove malicious browser hijacker from internet application.
Procedures on this page are written in a manner that can be easily understand and execute by Mac users.
Quick Fix - Scan the Mac Computer with Combo Cleaner
Combo Cleaner is a trusted Mac utility application with complete antivirus and optimization features. It is useful in dealing with adware, malware, and PUP's. Moreover, it can get rid of malicious browser hijacker like Ourtopstories.com. You may need to purchase full version if you require to maximize its premium features.
1. Download the tool from the following page:
2. Double-click the downloaded file and proceed with the installation.
3. In the opened window, drag and drop the Combo Cleaner icon onto your Applications folder icon.
4. Open your Launchpad and click on the Combo Cleaner icon.
5. Wait until antivirus downloads its latest virus definition updates and click on "Start Combo Scan" to start removing Ourtopstories.com.
6. Free features of Combo Cleaner include Disk Cleaner, Big Files finder, Duplicate files finder, and Uninstaller. To use antivirus and privacy scanner, users have to upgrade to a premium version.
Proceed with the rest of the removal steps if you are comfortable manually removing malicious objects associated with the threat.
Run Another Scan : Double-check with MBAM Tool for Mac
1. Download Malwarebytes Anti-malware for Mac from the link below.
2. Run Malwarebytes Anti-malware for Mac. It will check for updates and download if most recent version is available. This is necessary in finding recent malware threats including Ourtopstories.com.
3. If it prompts to close all running web browser, please do so. Thus, we advise you to PRINT this guide for your reference before going offline.
4. Once it opens the user interface, please click on Scan button to start scanning your Mac computer.
5. After the scan, Malwarebytes Anti-malware for Mac will display a list of identified threats, Ourtopstories.com is surely part of it. Be sure to select all items in the list. Then, click Remove button to clean the computer.