How to remove yourdesktopguardian.com ads?

What kind of website yourdesktopguardian[.]com?

Yourdesktopguardian[.]com is an untrustworthy website designed to load deceptive content, ask for permission to show notifications. It also might be designed to open other dubious pages. More examples of pages sharing the same qualities are content-hub[.]biz, live-updates-center[.]com, and yoursurveyprogram[.]com.

Yourdesktopguardian[.]com page in detail

Yourdesktopguardian[.]com loads content very similar to the one displayed in the "Norton Subscription Has Expired Today" scam page. It is likely that yourdesktopguardian[.]com promotes a scam used to trick visitors into providing personal information, transferring money to scammers, or for similar purposes.

Also, yourdesktopguardian[.]com asks for permission to show notifications. Its notifications can be used to promote the same scam and (or) other scams, download pages for potentially unwanted applications, and so on. Yourdesktopguardian[.]com is a deceptive website that must be ignored.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by yourdesktopguardian.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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More information about pages of this type

Users do not visit/open websites like yourdesktopguardian[.]com intentionally. Typically, these pages get opened through deceptive advertisements, other untrustworthy websites, and PUAs. It is worth mentioning that a big part of PUAs is promoted/distributed using deceptive or other shady methods.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs get installed through deceptive advertisements designed to run certain scripts, fake installers downloaded from untrustworthy websites or installers for programs bundled with PUAs. Installers (and downloaders) used to distribute PUAs have "Custom", "Advanced", or other settings.

Users install (or download) PUAs when they do not deselect optional installations (or downloads) before installing (or downloading) programs bundled with PUAs.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Download applications and files from trustworthy sources such as official websites, platforms. Avoid using other sources (for example, third-party downloaders, P2P networks, unofficial pages). Download and install programs only after deselecting any unwanted applications that could be included in their downloaders or installers.

Also, do not click on advertisements that suspicious websites have on them. 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 yourdesktopguardian[.]com website (GIF):

Appearance of yourdesktopguardian[.]com promoting "Your McAfee Subscription Has Expired" pop-up scam:

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by yourdesktopguardian[.]com using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by yourdesktopguardian.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 yourdesktopguardian[.]com in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Web pages do not show notifications unless they have permission for that. Thus, yourdesktopguardian[.]com shows notifications only because it has been visited and allowed to do so.

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

A computer cannot be infected by clicking on a notification. However, it might be infected through a page that a notification displayed by an untrustworthy page could open.

Is yourdesktopguardian[.]com a virus?

Yourdesktopguardian[.]com and similar websites are not considered to be viruses. As a rule, these pages are designed to promote various scams, untrustworthy/potentially malicious websites, applications.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove all the permissions that yourdesktopguardian[.]com has been granted. It will also block all further access to yourdesktopguardian[.]com. No additional steps will be required.

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