How to stop adroadlinks.com from displaying notifications

What kind of website is adroadlinks[.]com?

We have discovered adroadlinks[.]com while visiting websites that use rogue advertising networks (such as illegal movie streaming, torrent sites). After examining adroadlinks[.]com, we learned that this page displays deceptive content and asks for permission to show untrustworthy notifications.

Adroadlinks[.]com in detail

During adroadlinks[.]com analysis, we found that this page offers a chance to win over 4 million dollars by spinning a reel (it offers two free spins). It also asks for permission to show notifications. Typically, notifications from pages like adroadlinks[.]com promote various scams, questionable apps, and websites.

It is worth mentioning that notifications displayed by adroadlinks[.]com can promote legitimate software (pretty often, they promote legitimate antivirus software) using deceptive techniques. Software developers do not use such notifications for advertising. Affiliates behind them attempt to collect illegitimate commissions.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by adroadlinks.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Netcraft (Malicious), 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 pages delivering browser notification spam

Sometimes, websites like adroadlinks[.]com (their notifications) promote malicious websites. Most of them use clickbait techniques to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. For example, they display fake CAPTCHAs. A couple of examples of untrustworthy pages like adroadlinks[.]com are gapscult[.]com, centredirect[.]net, finkeapp[.]com.

How did adroadlinks[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

If adroadlinks[.]com shows notifications, it means that it has been visited and the "Allow" or a similar button has been clicked when the page asked for permission to show notifications. It is very common that pages like adroadlinks[.]com display fake messages suggesting that it is necessary to click the "Allow" button to continue loading the page or for other reasons.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Click the "Block", "Block Notifications", or a similar button when an untrustworthy page asks for permission to display notifications or close that page. Websites cannot show notifications without permission. If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of adroadlinks[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

It is because adroadlinks[.]com has permission to show notifications (the "Allow" button was clicked when the page asked for permission to display notifications). Websites do not show any notifications unless visitors allow them to.

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

No, a notification displayed by a website cannot infect a computer. Nevertheless, it can open a website used to distribute malware.

Is adroadlinks[.]com a virus?

Adroadlinks[.]com and similar pages are not considered to be viruses. As a rule, they are designed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications used to promote various scams, shady apps, websites, etc.

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

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

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