How to remove Cash App POP-UP Scam

Delete Cash App POP-UP Scam from system

Cash App POP-UP Scam is endorsed as a Cash App money generator which supposed to generate users a certain amount of money for free. The main aim of the scammers behind this page is to trick people into providing sensitive, personal information. It is worthwhile to mention here that the actual Cash App mobile payment service has nothing to do with this scam.

Cash App POP-UP Scam asks users to enter Cash App ID ($ Cashtag) and follow further instruction to receive certain amount. When users proceed with the steps, they see various fillers where some sensitive information is asked them to enter. It is likely that the crooks attempt to trick people into providing their login credentials, credit card info or some other details that can be used in stealing accounts, identities, making fraudulent purchases, transactions and etc. As Cash App POP-UP Scam is just a scam, better if you ignore it.

When does browser open such deceptive pages?

The deceptive websites showing phishing messages like Cash App POP-UP Scam are often opened by browsers when there is some PUA installed on the operating system. Such apps are designed to open various untrustworthy pages so that third party advertisers gain views and visits on the sponsored products, programs and services.  Not only that, these apps can track users’ browsing session and collect the data related to their web browsing activities. The list of the collected data includes:

• IP addresses,
• Search queries,
• Viewed pages,
• URLs visited,
• ISP,
• Type of OS and browser used,
• Geo-locations and etc

What’s worse, these data could be shared with and/or sold to potent crooks who misuse them to generate illicit revenue. Thus, PUPs could be the reason for serious issues related to privacy, browser safety and might cause issue with identity theft on you. Such apps conduct all the activities from the system background, meaning they certainly modify various system settings to gain system persistence and gain other capabilities. Such processes would have significantly negative impact on the general working performance. It may happen the next you see the diminish performance or system sluggishness or the extreme one i.e., permanent crashes or freezes.

Quick Glance

Name: Cash App POP-UP Scam

Type: Phishing, Scam, Social Engineering, Fraud

Fake claim: Visitors can receive money in Cash App

Symptoms: Fake error messages, fake system warnings, pop-up errors, hoax computer scan

Distribution methods: Deceptive pop-up ads, potentially unwanted applications

Damage: Decreased computer performance, browsing tracking -privacy issues, possible additional malware infections

Malware removal: To eliminate the possible malware infections, scan the device with some reputable antivirus tool or follow manual removal instructions provided below the post

How did PUPs intrude in?

In most cases, PUPs that display Cash App POP-UP Scam and open other rogue pop-ups are distributed through the download/ install setups of other products. To be more precise, such apps are included as additional components with various freeware or shareware applications. Typically, the information about the attachment is hidden behind Custom/Advanced settings. When users rush the download and skip most of the installation sections, they often leave these settings unchecked and unchanged. Such careless approach and reckless behavior lead them to the inadvertent installation of unwanted applications. Intrusive ads can cause such PUPs installation as well. They cause system infections by running certain scripts when they are being clicked.

How to prevent PUPs intrusion?

Programs and files should not be clicked from unofficial websites, through p2p networks, via third party downloaders/ installers and so on. The only proper way to download files, software is to use official websites and direct links. Another way to prevent unwanted downloads, installations is to analyze setups that have settings like Custom/Advanced and similar one and check if they contain offers to download/ install additional apps. Also, it is recommended to not click on any intrusive ads that appear on any questionable websites. They often redirect to sites of same kind or run certain scripts designed to download/install PUPs or malware.

Cash App POP-UP Scam removal tips

Below you find complete Cash App POP-UP Scam virus removal tip. Manual and automatic – the two methods for the unwanted app removal is available for you. We recommend you go with the later one if you do not want to go with lengthy steps and save most of your time.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove Cash App POP-UP Scam:

Remove the related items of Cash App POP-UP Scam using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing Cash App POP-UP Scam issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (Cash App POP-UP Scam) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to Cash App POP-UP Scam removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to Cash App POP-UP Scam still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove Cash App POP-UP Scam plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in Cash App POP-UP Scam removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete Cash App POP-UP Scam (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.