How to stop bulletspeed-updates.com from delivering notifications

What kind of website is bulletspeed-updates[.]com?

Our team has examined the bulletspeed-updates[.]com page and found that its purpose is to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications that promote untrustworthy websites. We have discovered bulletspeed-updates[.]com while visiting pages that use rogue advertising networks.

Bulletspeed-updates[.]com in detail

While examining the bulletspeed-updates[.]com site, we have found that it displays a deceptive message claiming that it is necessary to click the "Allow" button to watch the video. After clicking that button, we received notifications promoting various adult websites.

We have examined lots of pages like bulletspeed-updates[.]com and found that most of their notifications are used to promote various scams, phishing pages, shady applications. Sometimes, those notifications promote legitimate software. In such cases, affiliates are using them to collect illegitimate commissions.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by bulletspeed-updates.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	ADMINUSLabs (Malicious), Avira (Malware), ESET (Malware), Netcraft (Malicious), PREBYTES (Spam), 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, unwanted applications (adware)
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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Similarities with other pages of this type

Bulletspeed-updates[.]com is similar to worldfreshblog[.]com, foodme[.]info, gapscult[.]com, and plenty of other sites. The purpose of these pages is to trick visitors into allowing them to show notifications and redirect them to other shad pages. Typically, users end up on pages like bulletspeed-updates[.]com via other untrustworthy pages.

How did bulletspeed-updates[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

In most cases, websites of this type use clickbait techniques to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. For example, they claim that it is necessary to click the "Allow" button to continue browsing the page. Either way, websites start showing notifications when visitors agree to receive them.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

It can be avioided by clicking the "Block", "Block Notifications", or a similar button when a website asks for permission to show notifications. An alternative way to avoid receiving unwanted notifications is to close websites before clicking the "Allow" or any other button. If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of bulletspeed-updates[.]com website (GIF):

Notifications displayed by bulletspeed-updates[.]com:

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Quick menu:

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

A website cannot show notifications without permission. Therefore, if bulletspeed-updates[.]com shows any notifications, it means that it has been visited and allowed to show them.

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

A notification displayed by a website like bulletspeed-updates[.]com cannot cause any harm directly, but it can open a malicious website.

Is bulletspeed-updates[.]com a virus?

Bulletspeed-updates[.]com and other pages of this type are not considered to be viruses. Usually, they promote various scams, questionable applications, and websites. They redirect visitors to such pages (and) or promote them through their notifications.

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

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

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