How to stop checkpcsecurity.com from showing notifications

What kind of website is checkpcsecurity[.]com?

We have discovered the checkpcsecurity[.]com page while examining other sites that use rogue advertising networks. After analyzing checkpcsecurity[.]com, we found that it is virtually to "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam website. Additionally, it asks for permission to show shady notifications.

Checkpcsecurity[.]com page in detail

Checkpcsecurity[.]com runs a fake system scan and then displays a pop-up claiming that McAfee subscription has expired and a computer is infected with five viruses. McAfee is legitimate antivirus software. Its developers do not use pages like checkpcsecurity[.]com for advertising. This site is used by affiliates who seek to get paid a commission after a subscription is purchased via their site.

If allowed, checkpcsecurity[.]com may show untrustworthy notifications claiming that a computer is infected and (or) other notifications used to promote scams, shady apps, and websites. Either way, it is highly recommended not to agree to receive notifications from checkpcsecurity[.]com and similar pages.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by checkpcsecurity.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 websites of this type

A big part of pages similar to checkpcsecurity[.]com uses clickbait techniques to trick visitors into allowing them to show notifications. In some cases, sites like checkpcsecurity[.]com promote malicious apps. Most of them are promoted via illegal movie streaming, torrent, and other pages of this kind.

Examples of websites sharing similarities with checkpcsecurity[.]com are safepcsoftwares[.]com, datadefenceservice[.]com, protecthub[.]xyz.

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

Checkpcsecurity[.]com got permission to show notifications after clicking the "Allow" button displayed by a browser while visiting the page. Websites do not show notifications unless they are allowed. In most cases, sites like checkpcsecurity[.]com display deceptive content to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Never trust websites claiming that it is required to click the "Allow" button to play a video, download a file, prove that you are not a robot, etc. When a page asks for permission to show notifications, and you do not wish to receive them, click the "Block" or "Block Notifications" button (or 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 checkpcsecurity[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

Checkpcsecurity[.]com shows notifications because it has been allowed to show them. No website can show notifications without permission. It gets granted by clicking the "Allow" button in the pop-up displayed by a browser while visiting the page.

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

Notifications cannot directly infect computers. However, they can open malicious websites and untrustworthy pages of other types.

Is checkpcsecurity[.]com a virus?

Websites like checkpcsecurity[.]com are not viruses. As a rule, they promote various scams, potentially malicious applications, and websites.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan the operating system and remove permissions granted for this site. Also, it will block you from accessing this page in the future (it will not be necessary to perform additional steps).

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