How to remove push-defenders.com ads?

What kind of website is push-defenders[.]com?

Push-defenders[.]com is used to promote questionable websites: it redirects visitors to those pages and promotes them via its notifications. Push-defenders[.]com is like tiontowriting[.]xyz, ewdownt[.]club, linkwinners[.]net, and hundreds of other pages.

Push-defenders[.]com in detail

At the time of the research, push-defenders[.]com promoted a potentially unwanted application (PUA). This page also could load other questionable content. Furthermore, push-defenders[.]com redirects to shady websites and asks for permission to show notifications.

Notifications delivered by push-defenders[.]com can be used to promote untrustworthy websites (various scams, download pages for PUAs, and other dubious pages). Thus, it is strongly recommended not to trust push-defenders[.]com or allow it to show notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by push-defenders.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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What methods are used to promote websites of this type?

Push-defenders[.]com and similar pages are promoted through other pages of this kind, deceptive advertisements, and PUAs. Users do not visit them on purpose. Typically, users do not download and install PUAs intentionally either.

How did adware install on my computer?

PUAs get downloaded and installed via downloaders and installers for other programs, shady advertisements, or fake installers. Downloaders and installers used to distribute PUAs have "Custom", "Advanced", or similar settings. When users leave those settings unchanged, they download (or install) both wanted and potentially unwanted apps.

Advertisements designed to download or install unwanted cause it by executing certain scripts. However, they cannot do that unless users click on them. Fake installers get downloaded from shady pages using deceptive techniques to promote them.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Use trustworthy (official) websites as sources for downloading files and programs. Other sources can be used to distribute PUAs. Do not click on advertisements that appear on questionable web pages.

Always check downloaders and installers for optional downloads and installations and deselect unwanted apps before downloading or installing programs. 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 push-defenders[.]com website (GIF):

Appearance of push-defenders[.]com promoting "Your Chrome is severely damaged by 13 Malware!" pop-up scam:

Text presented within:

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We have detected that your Chrome is (62%) DAMAGED by Tor.Jack Malware. Malicious and Aggressive Ads have injected this on your device.
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Quick menu:

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

No website displays notifications unless it has permission for that. This means that push-defenders[.]com has been allowed to display notifications.

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

Notifications displayed by pages like push-defenders[.]com (and other pages) cannot infect computers. However, they can open untrustworthy websites (including pages used to distribute malware).

Is push-defenders[.]com a virus?

Websites like push-defenders[.]com are not considered to be viruses. These pages promote other shady websites, various scams, and questionable software. The same applies to notifications coming from them.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and stop push-defenders[.]com from showing notifications. It will also block all further access to this page. No additional steps will be required.

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