How to avoid receiving notifications from payments4u.org

What kind of page is payments4u[.]org?

Payments4u[.]org uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications and redirects to similar websites. It shares these qualities with goodcaptchastyle[.]top, bruperchrophone[.]com, allcoolnewz[.]com, and a great number of other pages that users open unintentionally.

Payments4u[.]org in detail

Payments4u[.]org displays a fake CAPTCHA claiming that visitors need to click the "Allow" button to prove that they are not robots. If allowed, payments4u[.]org shows notifications used to promote scams similar to "Avira Free Security - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!", phishing websites, download pages for questionable apps.

Typically, pages like payments4u[.]org are promoted through pages using rogue advertising networks. Users do not open them on purpose. It is worth mentioning that notifications displayed by pages of this type can promote legitimate software. In such cases, affiliates attempt to collect illegitimate commissions.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by payments4u.org
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, false claims within visited websites, potentially unwanted applications (adware)
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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More about browser notification spam

Notifications promoting legitimate software using deceptive methods are used by affiliates. Legitimate software developers do not use such notifications to promote their products. These notifications can also promote malicious applications.

How did payments4u[.]org gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Payments4u[.]org uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button. Like any other page, payments4u[.]org cannot show notifications without being allowed to do so. Therefore, it displays notifications because it has been allowed ("Allow", "Allow Notifications" or a similar button was clicked while this page was opened).

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not agree to receive notifications (click the "Block", "Block Notifications", or a similar button) when a page like payments4u[.]org asks for permission to show them. Another way to avoid receiving notifications from such pages is to simply close them before doing anything else.

If you receive notifications from an untrustworthy page, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of payments4u[.]org website (GIF):

Browser notification delivered by payments4u[.]org website:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by payments4u.org?
• 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 payments4u[.]org in the right lower corner of my desktop?

It is because payments4u[.]org has been visited and allowed to show notifications. This website displays a fake CAPTCHA to trick visitors into allowing it to deliver notifications (clicking the "Allow" or a similar button).

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

A notification displayed by an untrustworthy website cannot infect a computer. However, it can a malicious website.

Is payments4u[.]org a virus?

Payments4u[.]org and similar pages are not considered to be viruses. They promote various scams or questionable or malicious applications and websites.

Will Combo Cleaner remove payments4u[.]org ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove permissions granted for payments4u[.]org. It will also block access to this website. No additional steps will be required.

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