How to eliminate the ads delivered by stayprotectedsupport.com site?

What is stayprotectedsupport[.]com?

Stayprotectedsupport[.]com is a rogue site sharing similarities with newschecktoday.com, hukelpfulin.xyz, alert-defenders.com, and countless others. It is designed to load dubious/deceptive content, push its browser notifications, and/or redirect visitors to different (likely unreliable/malicious) websites.

Most users enter such webpages via redirects caused by untrustworthy sites, intrusive ads, or installed PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

Stayprotectedsupport[.]com overview

Whether visitors to stayprotectedsupport[.]com are presented with questionable material and/or redirected elsewhere - depends on their IP addresses/ geolocations. Additionally, stayprotectedsupport[.]com has been observed endorsing the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam.

Rogue pages typically use deceptive instructions to trick users into enabling their browser notifications. Should the stayprotectedsupport[.]com website's notifications be allowed - it will start running intrusive ad campaigns.

The displayed advertisements promote sale-based, unreliable, deceptive/scam, and even malicious sites. Furthermore, some intrusive adverts can download/install software (e.g., PUAs) stealthily - when clicked.

Threat Summary:

Name	stayprotectedsupport.com pop-up
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 application overview

PUAs look legitimate and harmless, yet they seldom work as promised. Instead, this software can force-open webpages, deliver intrusive advert campaigns, hijack browsers, and gather private data. To summarize, the presence of PUAs on devices can result in severe privacy issues, system infections, financial losses, and even identity theft.

How did potentially unwanted applications install on my computer?

PUAs can be downloaded/installed alongside other programs. This marketing tactic of packing regular software with unwanted/malicious supplements - is termed "bundling". Intrusive ads proliferate PUAs as well. Once clicked on, the advertisements can execute scripts to make downloads/installations without user permission. PUAs may also have "official" download pages.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

It is advised to research software and only download from official/verified sources. Untrustworthy download channels, e.g., unofficial and freeware websites, Peer-to-Peer sharing networks, and other third-party downloaders - often offer bundled/dangerous content.

When downloading/installing, it is recommended to read terms, study possible options, use the "Custom" or "Advanced" settings, and opt-out of all additions. Intrusive adverts look legitimate; however, they redirect to questionable sites (e.g., adult-dating, pornography, gambling, etc.).

If such ads and/or redirects are encountered, the system must be checked and all suspicious applications and browser extensions/plug-ins detected - immediately removed. 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 the stayprotectedsupport[.]com website (GIF):

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

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Quick menu:

• What is stayprotectedsupport.com pop-up?
• 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 stayprotectedsupport[.]com in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Browser notifications are delivered with user permission. Therefore, you have likely visited stayprotectedsupport[.]com and permitted it to display notifications. It is noteworthy that these sites typically trick visitors into doing so. Furthermore, such rogue websites are usually accessed inadvertently (e.g., via redirects from dubious webpages, notifications/ads, or installed harmful software).

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

No, browser notifications are not used in malvertising. However, these advertisements are commonly used to endorse malicious content (e.g., websites, applications, etc.), which can cause infections.

Is stayprotectedsupport[.]com a virus?

While stayprotectedsupport[.]com is not considered to be a virus, it can promote virulent content. Sites of this kind frequently push pop-up scams, untrustworthy and hazardous apps, and even malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your device and revert the permissions granted for this and other rogue/malicious websites. It can also block further access to such sites. Hence, no additional steps will be necessary.

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