How to eliminate people-around.me ads?

What kind of web page is people-around[.]me?

People-around[.]me is designed to trick visitors into allowing it to deliver notifications and redirect them to potentially malicious pages. It shares the same qualities with news-bogixo[.]cc, desktopshieldprotection[.]com, nyseafaring[.]xyz, and hundreds of other pages.

People-around[.]me website in detail

People-around[.]me is designed to make it look like visitors have to click the "Allow" button to continue loading website content (to load a video). It asks for permission to show notifications. If allowed, it can show notifications used to promote download pages for dubious software, various scams, and so on.

Additionally, people-around[.]me can redirect visitors to pushnote[.]top, freeanimal[.]space, and similar untrustworthy web pages. It is strongly recommended not to trust people-around[.]me or allow it to show notifications. The same applies to pages that people-around[.]me is promoting.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by people-around.me
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Avira (Phishing), 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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Websites of this type in general

Users do not visit people-around[.]me and other pages of this type intentionally. Users end up on these pages after visiting other shady sites, clicking untrustworthy advertisements, or installing potentially unwanted applications (PUAs).

How did adware install on my computer?

Potentially unwanted applications often are distributed via downloaders and installers for other programs. Users can find and deselect PUAs in "Advanced", "Custom", "Manual" or similar options that those downloaders or installers have. They agree to download or install PUAs alongside other programs when they leave those settings unchanged.

Also, PUAs can be distributed through ads by designing them to run certain scripts and fake installers. Typically, fake installers are promoted using deceptive websites.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Downloaders and installers containing ticked checkboxes or settings "Manual", "Custom" and "Advanced" should be checked for unwanted apps and those apps should be deselected before downloading or installing programs. Software (and files) should be downloaded from official websites and through direct links.

Advertisements that appear on questionable sites should not be trusted (clicked). 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 people-around[.]me website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by people-around.me?
• 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 people-around[.]me in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Web pages do not show any notifications unless they have permission for that. If people-around[.]me delivers notifications, it means that this page has been visited and allowed to do so.

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

Notifications coming from shady websites cannot cause direct harm. However, clicking on them may result in opening malicious pages.

Is people-around[.]me a virus?

People-around[.]me and similar pages are not considered to be viruses. These websites are used to promote questionable pages, applications, and so on.

Will Combo Cleaner remove people-around[.]me ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove all the permissions that people-around[.]me has. It will also block all further access to this website. No additional steps will be required.

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