How to avoid allowing pages like downloadit-on.com to show notifications

What is downloadit-on[.]com?

Downloadit-on[.]com is one of the many deceptive websites (for example, myhypeposts.com, payments4u[.]org, investmentstar[.]org) designed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. Additionally, downloadit-on[.]com can redirect visitors to other untrustworthy pages.

Downloadit-on[.]com in detail

Downloadit-on[.]com displays a fake CAPTCHA encouraging visitors to click the "Allow" button (to allow downloadit-on[.]com to show notifications) to prove that they are not robots. If allowed, downloadit-on[.]com bombards users with notifications promoting scams, phishing pages, shady apps, and so on.

In some cases, affiliates use websites like downloadit-on[.]com (their notifications) to promote legitimate software. In such cases, they seek to collect illegitimate commissions. It is important to mention that legitimate software developers do not use such methods to advertise their products/services.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by downloadit-on.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Avira (Phishing), Bfore.Ai PreCrime (Malicious), ESET (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (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 websites of this type

Downloadit-on[.]com and similar pages can be designed to open other websites that use clickbait techniques to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. They are promoted through untrustworthy pages that use questionable advertising networks. In some cases, pages of this type are promoted through adware.

How did downloadit-on[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Users agree to receive notifications from pages like downloadit-on[.]com by clicking the "Allow" or "Allow Notifications" (or similar) button in a pop-up displayed by a browser. Typically, websites using clickbait techniques to get permission to show notifications claim that it is necessary to click that button to prove that visitors are not robots, download files, etc.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

If an untrustworthy website asks for permission to show notifications, click the "Block", "Block Notifications", or equivalent button, or simply close the page. Either way, do not click the "Allow" or "Allow Notifications" button on such pages.

If you already agreed to receive notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

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

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Quick menu:

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

Downloadit-on[.]com delivers browser notifications because it has been allowed to do so. Websites do not show notifications until users click the "Allow" or similar button while visiting them.

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

A notification is harmless by itself (it cannot cause any harm directly). However, it can be designed to open a malicious website.

Is downloadit-on[.]com a virus?

Downloadit-on[.]com and similar pages are not considered to be viruses. In most cases, they are designed to promote various scams, potentially malicious applications, and websites (by redirecting users to untrustworthy pages and showing notifications).

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and stop downloadit-on[.]com from displaying notifications (remove permissions granted for this page). It will also block further access to downloadit-on[.]com. No additional steps will be require

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