How to block financesurvey.site notifications
Written by Tomas Meskauskas on (updated)
What kind of page is financesurvey[.]site?
Financesurvey[.]site is a deceptive website that displays a fake survey, asks for permission to show notifications, and promotes other websites. Our team has discovered this site while examining illegal movie streaming, torrent, and similar pages. It was concluded that this page cannot be trusted.
Financesurvey[.]site in detail
Financesurvey[.]site displays a fake survey and at the same time asks for permission to show notifications. It redirects to other pages after questions displayed by it are answered. Also, it shows notifications that promote various scams and other untrustworthy websites after permission to show them is granted.
Websites like financesurvey[.]site (and their notifications) can be used to promote both legitimate and malicious software. It is common that such pages are used by affiliates who seek to collect illegitimate commissions. Websites that promote legitimate software using deceptive or other shady methods cannot be trusted.
Name | Ads by financesurvey.site |
Threat Type | Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads |
Detection Names | alphaMountain.ai (Suspicious), Avira (Phishing), 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, unwanted applications (adware) |
Damage | Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections. |
Malware Removal (Windows) | To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your computer with legitimate antivirus software. Our security researchers recommend using Combo Cleaner. |
More about websites of this type
Pages like financesurvey[.]site often use clickbait techniques to trick visitors into allowing them to show notifications. For example, they claim that it is required to agree to receive notifications to download files, prove that you are not a robot, play videos, etc. Examples of similar pages are babesroulette[.]com, emicalcove[.]xyz, satunians[.]com.
How did financesurvey[.]site gain permission to deliver spam notifications?
Websites display notifications after the "Allow" button displayed by a browser is clicked. They cannot show notifications without permission. The same applies to financesurvey[.]site. Typically, pages like this one display deceptive content to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button.
How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?
When a page asks for permission to show notifications, and you do not wish to receive them, click the "Block" (or "Block Notifications") button. Do not trust websites claiming that it is necessary to click the "Allow" button to load the page or for any other reason.
Another way to avoid receiving notifications from a page is to close it when it asks for permission to show them. If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.
Appearance of financesurvey[.]site website (GIF):
Notification displayed by financesurvey[.]site:
Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by financesurvey[.]site using Combo Cleaner:
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Quick menu:
- What is Ads by financesurvey.site?
- 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 financesurvey[.]site in the right lower corner of my desktop?
Websites show notifications only when they have permission to do that. Thus, it means that financesurvey[.]site has been visited, and the "Allow" button while visiting it has been clicked.
I have clicked on notification ads, is my computer infected?
No, a computer cannot be infected by a notification. Although, a notification displayed by a shady page can open a malicious website.
Is financesurvey[.]site a virus?
Websites like financesurvey[.]site are not considered to be viruses. These pages promote various scams, questionable applications, and websites. It is common that they are used by affiliates to promote legitimate software. Legitimate software developers do not use sites like financesurvey[.]site to promote their products or services.
Will Combo Cleaner remove financesurvey[.]site ads automatically or manual steps are still required?
Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove all the permissions granted for this page. It will also block all further access to it. No additional steps will be required.
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