How to stop check-the-weather.com from showing notifications

Wha kind of page is check-the-weather[.]com?

Check-the-weather[.]com is an untrustworthy website designed to trick users into agreeing to receive its notifications and redirect visitors to other shady pages. Our team has discovered this page while examining other dubious sites that use rogue advertising networks. Typically, pages like check-the-weather[.]com are not being visited on purpose.

Check-the-weather[.]com in detail

Check-the-weather[.]com displays a pop-up claiming that some video is ready to be played and encouraging to click the "PLAY" button to play the video. The real purpose of check-the-weather[.]com is to get permission to show notifications.

We have analyzed the notifications displayed by this site and learned that they are fake WhatsApp and other messages, invites to watch private videos, and other scams. Thus, it is strongly recommended not to allow check-the-weather[.]com to show notifications.

Another reason not to trust this site is that it can open other pages of this kind. At the time of our research, it redirected us to special-trending-news[.]com. It may open malicious sites or other pages designed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by check-the-weather.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Avira (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	213.227.145.147
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 pages of this type

In many cases, sites like check-the-weather[.]com use clickbait techniques to get permission to show notifications. For example, they claim that it is required to click the "Allow" button to prove that a visitor is not a robot, play a video, download a file, etc.

Examples of pages similar to check-the-weather[.]com are news-govuhu[.]cc, allprofitsurvey[.]top, desktopnotificationsonline[.]com.

How did check-the-weather[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Websites cannot show notifications without permission. It is required to click the "Allow" button so that a page would be able to show its notifications. If any notifications are coming from check-the-weather[.]com site, it means that this page has been visited, and the "Allow" button has been clicked while visiting it.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not click the "Allow" button when shady websites ask for permission to show notifications. Click the "Block" (or "Block Notifications") button or close the page before doing it. Remember that legitimate websites never claim that it is required to allow them to show notifications to load their content or achieve something else.

If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of check-the-weather[.]com website (GIF):

Notifications from check-the-weather[.]com:

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Quick menu:

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

No website can show notifications until it is allowed. This means that check-the-weather[.]com has been visited and allowed to show notifications.

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

Notifications cannot infect computers, but they can open malicious websites.

Is check-the-weather[.]com a virus?

Check-the-weather[.]com is not a virus. This page can show notifications used to promote untrustworthy websites and redirect visitors to other pages of this kind.

Will Combo Cleaner remove check-the-weather[.]com ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove the permissions that this page has. It will also block all further access check-the-weather[.]com. No additional steps will be required.

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