How to stop websites like myhugewords.com from showing notifications

What is myhugewords[.]com?

Myhugewords[.]com is a deceptive website designed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. We have discovered myhugewords[.]com while examining various illegal movie streaming, torrent, and other sites that use shady advertising networks. Websites of this type rarely are visited on purpose.

Myhugewords[.]com in detail

Myhugewords[.]com displays a progress bar with a percentage implying that a page cannot be completely loaded until visitors allow it to show notifications (click the "Allow" button). Myhugewords[.]com displays a message claiming that it is necessary to give it permission to show notifications to continue watching its content.

After allowing myhugewords[.]com to show notifications, our team has learned that this site delivers notifications that promote shady adult pages, various scams, questionable apps, etc. In some cases, pages like myhugewords[.]com promote legitimate software. Affiliates behind them attempt to collect illegitimate commissions.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by myhugewords.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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Websites of this type in general

Web pages of this type can promote other sites designed to trick visitors into allowing them to show notifications. Examples of pages similar to myhugewords[.]com are see-what-is-buzzing[.]com, pushnott[.]com, investmeny[.]org. It is important to mention that they can promote malicious apps/websites.

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

In most cases, sites like myhugewords[.]com use clickbait techniques to trick visitors into allowing them to show notifications. For example, they display a fake CAPTCHA claiming that it is necessary to click the "Allow" button to prove that a visitor is not a robot. Visitors allow for pages to show notifications by clicking that button.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not click the "Allow" button while visiting shady websites. There are two ways to avoid receiving notifications from a page: click the "Block" (or "Block Notifications") button, or close that page before clicking any button. If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

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

Notification from myhugewords[.]com:

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

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Quick menu:

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

Myhugewords[.]com shows browser notifications/ads because it has permission to show them. Websites cannot show notifications until visitors click the "Allow" or a similar button while visiting them.

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

No, such notifications cannot infect a computer. However, they can open malicious websites.

Is myhugewords[.]com a virus?

Myhugewords[.]com is not a virus, neither are other websites of this type. These pages promote various scams, questionable (or even malicious) applications, and websites.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and stop myhugewords[.]com fro showing notifications (it will remove permissions that have been given to this page). Also, Combo Cleaner will block further access to this website. No additional steps will be required.

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