How to avoid receiving notifications from meovideo.ru

What kind of page is meovideo[.]ru?

We have discovered the meovideo[.]ru while visiting illegal movie streaming, adult dating, torrent, and similar sites that use questionable advertising networks. After examining meovideo[.]ru, we learned that it displays deceptive content to trick visitors into agreeing to receive untrustworthy notifications.

Meovideo[.]ru in detail

While visiting meovideo[.]ru, we noticed that it displays a video player window with an animated loading icon and a message encouraging visitors to click the "Allow" button to continue loading the page/video. We have allowed meovideo[.]ru to show notifications and discovered that its notifications promote shady websites and applications.

Our team has tested plenty of pages like meovideo[.]ru and learned that they can be used to promote legitimate software. In such cases, these pages are used by affiliates who seek to collect illegitimate commissions. Legitimate companies do not use sites like meovideo[.]ru to promote their products or services.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by meovideo.ru
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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Pages delivering browser notification spam in general

Meovideo[.]ru is similar to worldcoolfeed[.]com, kexvideo[.]ru, silverline-updates[.]com, and hundreds of other untrustworthy pages. Most of them use clickbait techniques to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button. Also, a big part of them promotes other pages of this type.

How did meovideo[.]ru gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Websites cannot show notifications unless visitors allow them to do so. Permission to show notification is given by clicking the "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar button while visiting a page. Pages like meovideo[.]ru use clickbait techniques to get permission to show notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not trust websites claiming that it is necessary to click the "Allow" button to prove that you are not a robot, continue loading content, etc. If an untrustworthy page asks for permission to show notifications, click the "Block" or "Block" notifications button (or simply close that page). If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of meovideo[.]ru website (GIF):

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by meovideo[.]ru using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

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

Notifications are coming from meovideo[.]ru because this page has been visited and allowed to show them. Websites cannot show notifications without permission.

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

No, a notification cannot infect a computer, at least not directly. The biggest harm it can cause is to open a malicious website.

Is meovideo[.]ru a virus?

Websites like meovideo[.]ru are not viruses. They promote various scams, questionable/malicious applications, and websites (including other sites designed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications).

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove all the permissions granted for meovideo[.]ru. It will also block further access to this website (or any other page of this type). No additional steps will be required.

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