How to get rid of the ads delivered by clean-your-pc.xyz website

What kind of page is clean-your-pc[.]xyz?

Clean-your-pc[.]xyz is a rogue site designed to load deceptive content, promote browser notification spam, and redirect visitors to other (likely dubious/malicious) webpages. Our research team discovered this page while checking out untrustworthy websites.

Users seldom access sites like clean-your-pc[.]xyz intentionally. Most enter them through redirects caused by webpages that use rogue advertising networks, intrusive ads, spam notifications, mistyped URLs, or installed adware.

Clean-your-pc[.]xyz overview

The behavior of rogue pages (i.e., what they host/promote) may vary depending on the visitor's IP address/ geolocation. When we entered clean-your-pc[.]xyz, it presented us with the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam.

This fake anti-virus interface, system scan, and threat reports - are in no way associated with the actual McAfee Corp. Furthermore, no website can detect threats/issues present in visitors' systems. Typically, scams of this kind are employed to endorse fake anti-viruses, adware, browser hijackers, and various PUAs (Potentially Unwanted Applications).

What is more, clean-your-pc[.]xyz requests visitors to allow it to deliver browser notifications. The displayed notifications/adverts are used to push scams, untrustworthy/harmful sites and software, and even malware.

Therefore, via websites like clean-your-pc[.]xyz, users can experience system infections, serious privacy issues, financial losses, and even identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by clean-your-pc.xyz
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	168.119.150.62
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

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The browser notifications displayed by these websites - usually push deceptive and malicious material. It has to be mentioned that while legitimate products can be encountered through these advertisements, they are highly unlikely to be promoted by their actual developers. This promotion is primarily undertaken by cyber criminals who abuse affiliate programs to acquire illegitimate commissions.

How did clean-your-pc[.]xyz gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Websites cannot deliver browser notifications without user permission. Hence, you have likely visited clean-your-pc[.]xyz and permitted it to display these adverts. Note that many rogue sites employ deception (e.g., clickbait, fake CAPTCHA, etc.) to bait visitors into allowing the notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

If you enter a questionable website, do not click "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or similar options that would enable it to deliver browser notifications. We advise ignoring or denying notification delivery requests (i.e., pressing "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.).

Should your browser continuously force-open suspicious sites, it might 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.

Appearance of the clean-your-pc[.]xyz website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by clean-your-pc.xyz?
• 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 clean-your-pc[.]xyz in the right lower corner of my desktop?

You've likely accessed clean-your-pc[.]xyz at some point and permitted it to display browser notifications (i.e., pressed "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option).

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

No, merely clicking on a browser notification will not trigger any infection processes - since ads of this kind are not used directly in malvertising. However, that does not mean that they are harmless. Notification spam is commonly employed to endorse deceptive/malicious content that can cause severe issues (including system infections).

Is clean-your-pc[.]xyz a virus?

Websites like clean-your-pc[.]xyz are not deemed to be viruses, yet they can promote virulent content. These pages tend to push scams, untrustworthy/harmful sites, and even malware.

Will Combo Cleaner remove clean-your-pc[.]xyz ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner can scan computers and revoke the permissions given to clean-your-pc[.]xyz. It is also capable of blocking all further access to this and other rogue/malicious websites. Therefore, no additional steps will be necessary.

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