How to stop window-save.com from showing notifications

What kind of page is window-save[.]com?

Window-save[.]com is a deceptive page running the "You've Visited Illegal Infected Website" scam and asking for permission to deliver notifications. We have discovered it while examining other sites that use rogue advertising networks. Websites like window-save[.]com can never be trusted and should not be allowed to display notifications.

Window-save[.]com in detail

Window-save[.]com displays a fake security alert claiming that you have visited an unsafe website with illegal content. It encourages you to perform an antivirus scan. After clicking the "Scan" button, window-save[.]com runs a fake system scan and shows a list of "detected" threats.

It also shows a pop-up window claiming that a computer is infected with five viruses. It encourages you to use the McAfee antivirus to eliminate all threats to protect banking information and other sensitive data. McAfee antivirus is legitimate software, but it has nothing to do with pages like window-save[.]com.

Affiliates behind window-save[.]com use it to promote legitimate software to collect illegitimate commissions. They get paid after users purchase subscriptions through their page. Another detail about window-save[.]com is that it can show untrustworthy notifications, claiming that a computer is infected and other scams.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by window-save.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.21.8.43
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

Websites like window-save[.]com often display deceptive content to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications and open other pages of this type. In some cases, they can be used to promote malicious apps. Most of them are promoted through illegal movie streaming, torrent sites, and similar pages.

Examples of similar pages are mydefensivesoft[.]com, totaldatasecuritycentr[.]com, clean-your-pc[.]xyz.

How did window-save[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

This website could not show notifications without permission. It means that window-save[.]com has been visited, and the "Allow" button was clicked while visiting it. As mentioned in the previous section, pages of this type often use clickbait techniques to trick visitors into allowing them to deliver notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Never trust websites displaying messages claiming that it is required to click the "Allow" button to prove that you are not a robot, play a video, download a file, continue to the page, etc. Close such pages or click the "Block" (or "Block Notifications") button when they ask for permission 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 window-save[.]com website (GIF):

Example of a browser notification delivered by window-save[.]com website:

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Quick menu:

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

Window-save[.]com shows notifications because it has been allowed to show them. Websites get permission to deliver notifications after clicking the "Allow" button in a pop-up window displayed by a browser.

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

No, a notification cannot cause such harm. However, it is important to know that notifications displayed by pages like window-save[.]com can open malicious websites.

Is window-save[.]com a virus?

Window-save[.]com and other pages of this type are not considered to be viruses. Usually, they promote various scams, questionable (or even malicious) applications, and web pages. They redirect visitors to shady websites and (or) use notifications to promote them.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan remove permissions granted for the window-save[.]com website and block further access to it. It will not be necessary to perform additional steps.

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