How to disable notifications from sites like thekolnews.site

What kind of website is thekolnews[.]site?

Thekolnews[.]site uses a clickbait technique to get permission to display notifications and redirects visitors to shady websites. It is similar to downloadit-on[.]com, profitedsurvey[.]site, myhypeposts[.]com, and plenty of other deceptive pages. Users do not visit them intentionally.

Thekolnews[.]site in detail

Thekolnews[.]site displays a fake CAPTCHA claiming that visitors have to click the "Allow" button to prove that they are not robots. This page attempts to trick users into agreeing to receive notifications used to promote various scams, shady (or even malicious) applications and websites, and so on.

Affiliates often use such notifications to promote legitimate software. Their goal is to collect illegitimate commissions. Legitimate software developers do not use deceptive methods to promote their software.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by thekolnews.site
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 pages of this kind

Notifications coming from pages like thekolnews[.]site (and these pages themselves) can be used to promote other websites asking for permission to deliver untrustworthy notifications. As a rule, users end up on websites like thekolnews[.]site through other pages that use questionable advertising networks.

How did thekolnews[.]site gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Thekolnews[.]site cannot show notifications without permission. Websites get permission to show notifications when users click the "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar button in a pop-up displayed by a browser. Typically, untrustworthy websites use clickbait techniques to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

There are two ways to avoid receiving notifications from websites: close those websites before clicking the "Allow" or similar button, or click the "Block", "Block Notifications", or a similar button. If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of thekolnews[.]site website (GIF):

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by thekolnews[.]site using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

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

No website can show notifications without permission. If thekolnews[.]site displays its notifications, it means that this page has been visited and allowed to show them.

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

A notification cannot infect a computer or cause any other damage directly. However, it can open a website designed to trick users into infecting computers with malware.

Is thekolnews[.]site a virus?

Thekolnews[.]site and other pages of this kind are not viruses. The problem with these pages is that they promote other shady websites, various scams, potentially malicious apps.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove permissions that thekolnews[.]site page has been granted. It will also block all further access to this website. No additional steps will be required.

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