How to stop coolingcola.com from delivering notifications

What kind of page is coolingcola[.]com?

Coolingcola[.]com is a website that we have discovered while inspecting pages that use questionable advertising networks. At the time of the research, coolingcola[.]com was promoting a scam offering to win the iPhone 12 mini and asked for permission to show notifications.

Coolingcola[.]com in detail

The scam promoted by coolingcola[.]com offers a chance to get the iPhone 12 mini for $3. The page asks to provide first and last name, address, postal code, city, email address, phone number. As a rule, scammers behind such pages attempt to trick users into providing credit card details and (or) paying them money.

Another issue with coolingcola[.]com is that it can show untrustworthy notifications (it asks for permission to show notifications). In most cases, shady pages like this one that we have already examined show notifications used to promote various scams, other dubious pages, questionable (or even malicious) apps.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by coolingcola.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Fortinet (Phishing), 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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Pages displaying notification spam in general

A big part of pages like coolingcola[.]com use clickbait techniques to trick visitors into allowing them to show notifications. For example, they claim that visitors need to click the "Allow" button t prove that they are not robots. Here are examples of pages using these deceptive techniques: foodme[.]info, gapscult[.]com, finkeapp[.]com.

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

Websites can show notifications only if they have permission for that. Thus, coolingcola[.]com shows notifications because the "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar button was clicked when the page asked for permission to show them.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not trust websites claiming that it is necessary to click the "Allow" (or a similar) button to continue loading their content or for any other reason. Click the "Block", "Block Notifications", or similar button, or close the page to avoid receiving notifications from it.

If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

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

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Quick menu:

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

No website can show notifications until it has permission for that. Therefore, if coolingcola[.]com shows notifications, it means that it has been allowed to show them (the "Allow" or a similar button was clicked while visiting this page before).

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

It is not harmful to click on a notification even if an untrustworthy website displays it. It cannot cause any damage directly. However, that notification can open a malicious website.

Is coolingcola[.]com a virus?

Coolingcola[.]com and other websites of this kind are not considered to be viruses. Usually, the purpose of these pages is to promote various scams, questionable/potentially malicious applications, websites, etc.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and stop coolingcola[.]com from displaying notifications. It will also block further access to tcoolingcola[.]com. No additional steps will be required.

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