How to stop website notifications coming from dating-point.top

What kind of page is dating-point[.]top?

Dating-point[.]top is a deceptive website designed to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications. Our team has discovered dating-point[.]top while examining other shady websites (e.g., illegal movie streaming, torrent sites) that use questionable advertising networks. It is very uncommon for pages of this type to be visited intentionally.

Dating-point[.]top in detail

Dating-point[.]top displays a message claiming that it is required to click the "Allow" button to continue to the page (to confirm that you are not underage). It is a typical clickbait technique used by shady websites designed to display notifications promoting various scams, untrustworthy (potentially malicious) apps, etc.

We also found that dating-point[.]top can redirect to adult websites. One of those websites is bustygirls4u[.]com. It also could redirect to other shady websites. Therefore, we strongly recommend not to visit dating-point[.]top or allow it to deliver notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by dating-point.top
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Cyan (Malicious), Sucuri SiteCheck (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	5.8.67.216
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 websites of this type

In some cases, pages like dating-point[.]top are controlled by affiliates who seek to collect illegitimate commissions from purchases made through their pages. Most commonly promoted products are legitimate antivirus programs. It is important to mention that legitimate software developers do not use pages like dating-point[.]top to promote their products.

Examples of pages similar to dating-point[.]top are systemsecuritys[.]com, save-window[.]com, weathersend[.]com.

How did dating-point[.]top gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

This page got permission to show notifications after clicking the "Allow" button displayed by a browser. Neither this nor any other page can show notifications without permission. Like most pages of this type, dating-point[.]top uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not click the "Allow" button when shady websites ask for permission to show notifications. Close them or click the "Block" button. Remember that legitimate sites never claim that it is required to click the "Allow" button to continue browsing, prove that you are not a robot, download a file, play a video, etc.

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

Appearance of dating-point[.]top website (GIF):

Notification displayed by dating-point[.]top:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by dating-point.top?
• 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 dating-point[.]top in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Websites show notifications only when they have permission for that. It means that the dating-point[.]top page has been visited and allowed to deliver notifications (the "Allow" button was clicked while visiting it).

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

A notification cannot infect your computer, but it can open a malicious website.

Is dating-point[.]top a virus?

This and similar pages are not viruses. They promote various scams, shady (or even malicious) apps, untrustworthy pages, etc.

Will Combo Cleaner remove dating-point[.]top ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove permissions that have been granted for dating-point[.]top. It will also block further access to this page (it will not be necessary to take additional steps).

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