Facebook Notifications Adware

What is Facebook Notifications?

Facebook Notifications is a rogue browser plug-in that supposedly notifies users of various activity on Facebook.

On initial inspection, this bogus program may seem legitimate and useful, however, due to rogue behavior, Facebook Notifications is classed as adware and a potentially unwanted program (PUP), since it infiltrates computers without users' permission, continually monitors browsing activity, and delivers various intrusive online adverts.

Facebook Notifications records IP addresses, website URLs visited, pages viewed, search queries, unique identifier numbers, and other information relating to users' web browsing activity. The developers of Facebook Notifications (a company called Yontoo) share this information with third parties.

The data is often private and misused to generate revenue. Thus, the presence of an information tracking app on your system can lead to serious privacy issues or even identity theft. Furthermore, Facebook Notifications continually delivers various intrusive online advertisements that often conceal underlying content of visited websites.

By displaying these ads, Facebook Notifications adware significantly diminishes the web browsing experience. Furthermore, most lead to malicious websites contain malicious content - clicking them is risky and can result in further adware or malware infections. We strongly recommend that you uninstall Facebook Notifications PUP from your system immediately.

Yontoo has developed a number of identical potentially unwanted programs. As with Facebook Notifications, Buzzdock, Web Timer, Hide My AdBlocker, and other similar apps, also claim to enhance the web browsing experience by providing a number of 'valuable features'.

Although the functionality offered is different, all of these apps have identical behavior. Yontoo's products are designed only to generate revenue for the developers and provide no value for regular users. Facebook Notifications, and other similar apps, simply gather private data and deliver various intrusive online advertisements.

How did Facebook Notifications install on my computer?

This PUP is very often distributed using a deceptive software marketing method called 'bundling'. Although Facebook Notifications has an official download website, many users install this application inadvertently. Bundling is essentially stealth installation of potentially unwanted programs with regular software.

Developers hide all bundled programs within the 'Custom/Advanced' download or installation section. Thus, users who skip this section, often inadvertently install bogus programs. In doing so, they expose their systems to risk of further infections and threaten their privacy.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

This situation can be prevented by taking two simple steps. Firstly, closely analyze each step of the download/installation processes by selecting the 'Custom' or 'Advanced' settings. Secondly, opt-out of all additionally-included programs and never accept offers to download or install them.

Screenshot of Facebook Notifications application:

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Quick menu:

• What is Facebook Notifications?
• STEP 1. Uninstall Facebook Notifications application using Control Panel.
• STEP 2. Remove Facebook Notifications adware from Internet Explorer.
• STEP 3. Remove Facebook Notifications ads from Google Chrome.
• STEP 4. Remove 'Ads by Facebook Notifications' from Mozilla Firefox.
• STEP 5. Remove Facebook Notifications ads from Safari.
• STEP 6. Remove rogue plug-ins from Microsoft Edge.

Facebook Notifications adware removal:

Windows 11 users:

Right-click on the Start icon, select Apps and Features. In the opened window search for the application you want to uninstall, after locating it, click on the three vertical dots and select Uninstall.

Windows 10 users:

Right-click in the lower left corner of the screen, in the Quick Access Menu select Control Panel. In the opened window choose Programs and Features.

Windows 7 users:

Click Start (Windows Logo at the bottom left corner of your desktop), choose Control Panel. Locate Programs and click Uninstall a program.

macOS (OSX) users:

Click Finder, in the opened screen select Applications. Drag the app from the Applications folder to the Trash (located in your Dock), then right click the Trash icon and select Empty Trash.

In the uninstall programs window, look for "Facebook Notifications", select this entry and click "Uninstall" or "Remove".

After uninstalling the potentially unwanted program that causes Facebook Notifications ads, scan your computer for any remaining unwanted components or possible malware infections. To scan your computer, use recommended malware removal software.

Remove Facebook Notifications adware from Internet browsers:

Video showing how to remove potentially unwanted browser add-ons:

Remove malicious add-ons from Internet Explorer:

Click the "gear" icon (at the top right corner of Internet Explorer), select "Manage Add-ons". Look for "Facebook Notifications", select this entry and click "Remove".

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by facebook notifications, reset your Internet Explorer settings to default.

Windows XP users: Click Start, click Run, in the opened window type inetcpl.cpl In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 users: Click the Windows logo, in the start search box type inetcpl.cpl and click enter. In the opened window click the Advanced tab, then click Reset.

Windows 8 users: Open Internet Explorer and click the gear icon. Select Internet Options.

In the opened window, select the Advanced tab.

Click the Reset button.

Confirm that you wish to reset Internet Explorer settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

Click the Chrome menu icon (at the top right corner of Google Chrome), select "Tools" and click "Extensions". Locate "Facebook Notifications", select this entry and click the trash can icon.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by facebook notifications, reset your Google Chrome browser settings. Click the Chrome menu icon  (at the top right corner of Google Chrome) and select Settings. Scroll down to the bottom of the screen. Click the Advanced… link.

After scrolling to the bottom of the screen, click the Reset (Restore settings to their original defaults) button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Google Chrome settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

Remove malicious plug-ins from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Firefox menu (at the top right corner of the main window), select "Add-ons". Click "Extensions", in the opened window, remove "Facebook Notifications".

Optional method:

Computer users who have problems with ads by facebook notifications removal can reset their Mozilla Firefox settings.

Open Mozilla Firefox, at the top right corner of the main window, click the Firefox menu, in the opened menu, click Help.

Select Troubleshooting Information.

In the opened window, click the Refresh Firefox button.

In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Mozilla Firefox settings to default by clicking the Refresh Firefox button.

Remove malicious extensions from Safari:

Make sure your Safari browser is active, click Safari menu, and select Preferences....

In the opened window click Extensions, locate any recently installed suspicious extension, select it and click Uninstall.

Optional method:

Make sure your Safari browser is active and click on Safari menu. From the drop down menu select Clear History and Website Data...

In the opened window select all history and click the Clear History button.

Remove malicious extensions from Microsoft Edge:

Click the Edge menu icon  (at the upper-right corner of Microsoft Edge), select "Extensions". Locate all recently-installed suspicious browser add-ons and click "Remove" below their names.

Optional method:

If you continue to have problems with removal of the ads by facebook notifications, reset your Microsoft Edge browser settings. Click the Edge menu icon  (at the top right corner of Microsoft Edge) and select Settings.

In the opened settings menu select Reset settings.

Select Restore settings to their default values. In the opened window, confirm that you wish to reset Microsoft Edge settings to default by clicking the Reset button.

• If this did not help, follow these alternative instructions explaining how to reset the Microsoft Edge browser.

Summary:

Commonly, adware or potentially unwanted applications infiltrate Internet browsers through free software downloads. Note that the safest source for downloading free software is via developers' websites only. To avoid installation of adware, be very attentive when downloading and installing free software. When installing previously-downloaded free programs, choose the custom or advanced installation options – this step will reveal any potentially unwanted applications listed for installation together with your chosen free program.

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