How to block notifications coming from protective-system.com

What kind of page is protective-system[.]com?

Our team has examined the protective-system[.]com website and found that it uses scare tactics to trick visitors into purchasing antivirus software. It also asks for permission to show untrustworthy notifications. We have discovered protective-system[.]com while visiting pages that use rogue advertising networks (torrent, illegal movie streaming, and similar sites).

Protective-system[.]com in detail

While analyzing the page, we found that protective-system[.]com runs a fake virus scan. It also displays a pop-up claiming that a computer is infected with 5 viruses. McAffee is legitimate antivirus software. Affiliates behind protective-system[.]com use deceptive methods to promote this software and collect illegitimate commissions.

We also noticed that protective-system[.]com asks for permission to show notifications. There is a high chance that its notifications are used to promote various scams, shady apps, websites, and (or) legitimate software (in a deceptive way).

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by protective-system.com
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, unwanted applications (adware)
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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More about pages displaying browser notification spam

It is very common for pages like protective-system[.]com to be designed to use clickbait techniques to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications from them. Also, they are often used to promote other similar sites. More examples of pages like protective-system[.]com are secureform[.]xyz, securestuff[.]xyz, webprotrctionprogramm[.]com.

How did protective-system[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Websites cannot show notifications unless they are allowed. They get permission to show notifications after clicking the "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar button in a pop-up displayed by a web browser. Shady pages often display deceptive content to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not click the "Allow" (or similar) button while visiting an untrustworthy page. Click the "Block" or "Block" notifications button if you do not wish to receive any notifications from a page, or simply close it before agreeing or disagreeing to receive them. If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of protective-system[.]com website (GIF):

Another appearance of protective-system[.]com website:

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

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Quick menu:

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

It is because protective-system[.]com has been visited before and allowed to show notifications. Websites cannot show notifications without permission.

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

No, browser notifications cannot infect computers. However, they can open malicious websites.

Is protective-system[.]com a virus?

Websites like protective-system[.]com are not viruses. They promote various scams, phishing pages, questionable (or even malicious) applications, websites.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan the operating system and remove permissions granted for protective-system[.]com (it will stop protective-system[.]com from showing notifications). It will also block all further access to this site. No additional steps will be required.

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