How to eliminate setonna.com ads?

What is setonna[.]com website?

Setonna[.]com uses a clickbait technique (loads a fake CAPTCHA) to trick visitors into allowing it to display notifications and opens shady pages. More examples of similar pages are tthematt[.]xyz, hisqueost[.]xyz, and cobwebcircle[.]site. Users open these sites unintentionally.

Setonna[.]com page in detail

Setonna[.]com displays a fake CAPTCHA asking visitors to click the "Allow" button to confirm that they are not robots. It wants to get permission to show notifications. One of its notifications promotes a potentially unwanted application (PUA), possibly some adware or a browser hijacker.

Notifications displayed by setonna[.]com could also be used to promote various scams, potentially malicious websites. Thus, setonna[.]com and similar pages should not be allowed to show notifications. Websites opened through setonna[.]com should not be trusted as well.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by setonna.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Symptoms	Seeing advertisements not originating from the sites you are browsing. Intrusive pop-up ads. Decreased Internet browsing speed.
Distribution Methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, potentially unwanted applications (adware)
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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Pages like setonna[.]com in general

Users do not visit websites like setonna[.]com on purpose. Usually, they open them by clicking untrustworthy advertisements, or these pages get opened by other dubious sites or installed PUAs. PUAs should not be trusted - apps of this kind can be designed to gather information, display ads, hijack browsers.

How did adware install on my computer?

Most potentially unwanted applications are distributed through downloaders and installers for other programs, fake installers, and advertisements designed to execute certain scripts. If users do not decline optional downloads or installations before downloading or installing programs, they cause unwanted downloads or installations.

Downloaders and installers containing optional downloads or installations have "Manual", "Custom", "Advanced", or other settings, or ticked checkboxes. Users can use them to deselect unwanted apps. Ads used to distribute PUAs appear mostly on untrustworthy pages.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Third-party downloaders (and installers), unofficial websites, Peer-to-Peer networks, and other similar sources should not be used to download (or install) programs or files. It is advisable to use official websites and direct links for that. Programs should not be downloaded or installed without changing "Advanced", "Custom" (or other settings).

Advertisements displayed on untrustworthy websites (for example, on pages containing pornography) should not be clicked as well. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of setonna[.]com website (GIF):

Notification from setonna[.]com:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by setonna.com?
• STEP 1. Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome
• STEP 2. Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome (Android)
• STEP 3. Remove spam notifications from Mozilla Firefox
• STEP 4. Remove spam notifications from Microsoft Edge
• STEP 5. Remove spam notifications from Safari (macOS)

Disable unwanted browser notifications:

Video showing how to disable web browser notifications:

Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome:

Click the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen and select "Settings". In the opened window select "Privacy and security", then click on "Site Settings" and choose "Notifications".

In the "Allowed to send notifications" list search for websites that you want to stop receiving notifications from. Click on the three dots icon near the website URL and click "Block" or "Remove" (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome (Android):

Tap the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen and select "Settings". Scroll down, tap on "Site settings" and then "Notifications".

In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs and tap on them one-by-one. Once the pop-up shows up, select either "Block" or "Remove" (if you tap "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Menu button (three bars) on the right upper corner of the screen. Select "Settings" and click on "Privacy & Security" in the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen. Scroll down to the "Permissions" section and click the "Settings" button next to "Notifications".

In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs and block them using the drop-down menu or either remove them by clicking "Remove Website" at the bottom of the window (if you click "Remove Website" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Microsoft Edge:

Click the menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the Edge window and select "Settings". Click on "Cookies and site permissions" in the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen and select "Notifications".

Click three dots on the right hand side of each suspicious URL under "Allow" section and click "Block" or "Remove" (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Safari (macOS):

Click "Safari" button on the left upper corner of the screen and select "Preferences...". Select the "Websites" tab and then select "Notifications" section on the left pane.

Check for suspicious URLs and apply the "Deny" option using the drop-down menu or either remove them by clicking "Remove" at the bottom of the window (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again)

How to avoid browser notification spam?

Internet users should be very skeptical when being asked to allow notifications. While this is a useful feature that allows you to receive timely news from websites you like, deceptive marketers frequently abuse it.

Only allow notifications from websites that you fully trust. For added security - use an anti-malware application with a real-time web browsing monitor to block shady websites that tries to trick you into allowing spam notifications. We recommend using Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Why am I seeing ads (browser notifications) delivered by setonna[.]com in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Setonna[.]com cannot show notifications without permission. It means that this page was visited before and allowed to show notifications.

I have clicked on notification ads, is my computer infected?

Clicking on a notification is harmless by itself, but it could open malicious websites.

Is setonna[.]com a virus?

Websites like setonna[.]com are not considered to be viruses. The main purpose of these pages is to promote various scams, potentially malicious applications, and websites, and to trick visitors into agreeing to receive their notifications.

Will Combo Cleaner remove setonna[.]com ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove all the permissions granted for setonna[.]com (or any other similar page). It will also block all further access to setonna[.]com. No additional steps will be required.

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