How to get rid of notifications/ads displayed by the update-ready.com site

What kind of page is update-ready[.]com?

Update-ready[.]com is a rogue webpage designed to promote browser notification spam and redirect visitors to other (likely untrustworthy/malicious) sites. We discovered this page during a routine inspection of shady sites.

Users access websites of this type inadvertently. Most enter them via redirects caused by pages using rogue advertising networks, spam notifications, intrusive advertisements, installed adware, or mistyped URLs.

Update-ready[.]com overview

The content is encountered on or via rogue sites can depend on the visitors' IP addresses/ geolocations. When we entered update-ready[.]com, it presented us with a continuously loading fake video player and an arrow besides instructions stating - "Click 'Allow' to confirm that you are not a robot". This fake CAPTCHA verification is intended to trick visitors into enabling update-ready[.]com to deliver browser notifications.

The notifications/ads displayed by such websites usually endorse scams, unreliable/harmful pages and software, and even malware. Therefore, through sites like update-ready[.]com, users can experience system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by update-ready.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Webroot (Malicious), 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, potentially unwanted applications (adware)
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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Browser notification spam in general

We have analyzed thousands of rogue webpages; funksolutions[.]org, notadsnow[.]com, and checkpcsecurity[.]com are merely a few examples of the latest.

The browser notifications from such sites primarily push deceptive and malicious material. Any legitimate products encountered through these advertisements are unlikely to be endorsed by their actual developers. Instead, this promotion is undertaken by scammers who abuse affiliate programs to obtain illegitimate commissions.

How did update-ready[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Websites can only deliver browser notifications with user consent. Hence, you have likely visited update-ready[.]com and allowed it to display these advertisements.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

To avoid receiving unwanted browser notifications, we strongly advise against permitting suspicious websites to display them (i.e., do not click "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.). Instead, we recommend ignoring notification delivery requests or denying them (i.e., pressing "Block", "Block Notifications", or similar).

If your browser is continuously force-opening questionable webpages, it could be due to adware installed onto it or the system. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Screenshot of a notification/advertisement displayed by the update-ready[.]com website:

Appearance of the update-ready[.]com website (GIF):

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

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Quick menu:

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

Sites cannot deliver browser notifications without user consent. Therefore, you have likely permitted update-ready[.]com to do so - i.e., clicked "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or similar.

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

No, clicking on a notification is harmless. However, the websites and software endorsed through these adverts can be dubious/malicious and cause severe issues (e.g., system infections, financial losses, etc.).

Is update-ready[.]com a virus?

Sites like update-ready[.]com are not classified as viruses, but they can promote virulent content. They typically endorse online scams, untrustworthy and harmful software, and even malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner can scan devices and revert all the permissions given to this website. Additionally, Combo Cleaner can restrict access to update-ready[.]com and other rogue, deceptive, and malicious pages. Hence, extra steps will be unnecessary.

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