How to eliminate the live-updates-center.com ads?

What kind of page is live-updates-center[.]com?

Live-updates-center[.]com displays deceptive content, asks for permission to display notifications, and redirects visitors to untrustworthy pages. Typically, users end up on pages like live-updates-center[.]com through advertisements, other dubious sites, or present potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) open these pages for them.

Live-updates-center[.]com website in detail

Live-updates-center[.]com wants to show notifications. If allowed, it displays notifications promoting various scams, websites asking for personal information, or encouraging to install PUAs, and so on. Live-updates-center[.]com itself can open untrustworthy pages too, for example, tiktok-flow[.]com.

These are the main reasons why live-updates-center[.]com cannot be trusted/should not be visited. Instructions on how to remove permissions knowingly or unwillingly given to untrustworthy pages like this one are provided below.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by live-updates-center.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (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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Potentially unwanted applications in general

Live-updates-center[.]com and similar pages (alertsx[.]com, vianidorinotor[.]com, globalprotectionspc[.]com, and many others) are used as tools to promote shady websites by redirecting visitors to them and through notifications. One of the ways to promote such pages is to trick users into installing PUAs.

How did adware install on my computer?

It is common for PUAs to be downloaded or installed through advertisements designed to execute specific scripts, fake installers downloaded from deceptive pages or downloaders or installers for other programs. Ads can download or install PUAs only when users click on them.

PUAs get downloaded or installed alongside other programs users do not check and change "Manual"," Custom", "Advanced", or similar settings available in downloaders or installers of those programs. Fake installers usually get downloaded from pages using deceptive methods to trick users into that.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Download files and apps from trustworthy (official) websites and via direct links. Avoid using other sources/tools like P2P networks, unofficial pages, third-party downloaders, installers. Do not download or install programs bundled with unwanted apps until those apps are deselected. Also, avoid clicking on advertisements that show up on dubious pages.

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 live-updates-center[.]com website (GIF):

Notifications from live-updates-center[.]com:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by live-updates-center.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 live-updates-center[.]com in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Websites cannot show notifications without permission. If any notifications are coming from live-updates-center[.]com, it means that this page has been visited and allowed to show those notifications.

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

A notification cannot cause unwanted installations or any harm by itself. However, it might open websites used to distribute malicious software or other untrustworthy pages.

Is live-updates-center[.]com a virus?

Neither live-updates-center[.]com or similar pages are considered to be viruses. These pages (and their notifications) promote various scams, shady applications, and websites.

Will Combo Cleaner remove live-updates-center[.]com ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove all the permissions that have been granted for this page. It will also block all further access to live-updates-center[.]com. No additional steps will be required.

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