How to remove permissions granted for mydefensivesoft.com

What kind of website is mydefensivesoft[.]com?

Mydefensivesoft[.]com is a deceptive website running the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam and asking for permission to show notifications. Our team has discovered it while analyzing other pages (illegal movie streaming, torrent, and similar pages) that use rogue advertising networks.

Mydefensivesoft[.]com in detail

Mydefensivesoft[.]com runs a fake system scan and displays a pop-up window with a message stating that a computer is infected with five viruses. It also claims that the McAfee subscription has expired and encourages visitors to renew it to protect their computers.

Affiliates behind this page promote McAfee antivirus (a legitimate software) to collect illegitimate commissions. They seek to trick visitors into purchasing a McAfee subscription through their page. The company owning this product has nothing to do with mydefensivesoft[.]com and similar pages.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by mydefensivesoft.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Fortinet (Spam), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	34.192.40.54
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 mydefensivesoft[.]com

This website asks for permission to show notifications. Such permission should not be granted to avoid receiving notifications promoting the same or similar scams, shady apps, or even malware. It is worth mentioning that websites like mydefensivesoft[.]com can display deceptive content to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications.

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

Websites show notifications only when they have permission for that. Shady websites often display fake CAPTCHAs, messages claiming that it is necessary to click the "Allow" button to download a file, play a video, etc. Visitors agree to receive website notifications by clicking the "Allow" button that a browser displays when a page asks for permission to show notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not click the "Allow" (or similar) button when untrustworthy pages ask for permission to display notifications. Click the "Block" or "Block Notifications button", or close those pages. Always remember that legitimate websites do not claim that it is required to allow them to show notifications.

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

Appearance of mydefensivesoft[.]com website (GIF):

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

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Quick menu:

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

Those notifications appear because mydefensivesoft[.]com has been allowed to show them. No website can show notifications without permission. Such permission is granted by clicking the "Allow" button in a pop-up window displayed by a browser when visiting pages.

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

No, a notification cannot infect a computer. Nevertheless, notifications displayed by shady pages can open malicious websites.

Is mydefensivesoft[.]com a virus?

Pages like mydefensivesoft[.]com are not considered to be viruses. They promote and (or) run various scams, questionable/potentially malicious applications, and websites.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan the operating system and remove permissions that the mydefensivesoft[.]com page has been granted. Additionally, this app will block further access to mydefensivesoft[.]com (without needing to perform additional steps).

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