How to get rid of the advertisements delivered by notificationscity.com site

What kind of page is notificationscity[.]com?

Notificationscity[.]com is a rogue webpage designed to deceive visitors into allowing it to deliver browser notification spam. Additionally, this page is capable of causing redirects to other (likely untrustworthy or malicious) sites. We discovered notificationscity[.]com while inspecting shady websites. Most users enter such sites via others that employ rogue advertising networks.

Notificationscity[.]com overview

The behavior of rogue websites (i.e., what they host/promote) may depend on the visitor's IP address/ geolocation. When we inspected notificationscity[.]com, it presented us with fake CAPTCHA verification - 'Click "Allow" if you are not a robot'. Users will inadvertently permit the web page to display browser notifications by completing it.

When we pressed this button, it redirected us to the messagereceiver[.]com rogue page designed for the same purpose. The notifications/advertisements delivered by these sites typically endorse online scams, untrustworthy/harmful websites and software, and even malware.

Therefore, through webpages like notificationscity[.]com, users can experience system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by notificationscity.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Webroot (Malicious), alphaMountain.ai (Suspicious), Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	3.224.234.39
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

We have analyzed thousands of rogue pages; ovinspecutions[.]com, expressedsupply[.]com, and freeadvcity[.]com are just a few examples of our latest finds.

Their browser notifications primarily endorse deceptive and malicious content. Any genuine products encountered through them are unlikely to be promoted by the actual developers. Instead, this promotion is undertaken by scammers who abuse the products' affiliate programs to acquire illegitimate commissions.

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

Sites display browser notifications only if users permit them to do so. Therefore, you've likely visited notificationscity[.]com and allowed it (were tricked by its fake CAPTCHA) to display these advertisements.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

To avoid receiving undesirable browser notifications, do not consent to the browser notifications of suspicious websites (i.e., do not click "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.). We advise ignoring or denying notification delivery requests (i.e., pressing "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.).

Should your browser continuously force-open questionable sites unprompted, it is likely 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.

Screenshots of the notifications/adverts delivered by the notificationscity[.]com website:

Appearance of the notificationscity[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

Websites can only display browser notifications with user permission. Hence, you have likely entered this site at some point and allowed it to deliver these advertisements. Like most rogue pages, notificationscity[.]com uses deception (i.e., fake CAPTCHA verification) to lure visitors into enabling the notifications.

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

No, clicking on a browser notification will not trigger any system infection processes. However, the websites and apps promoted through these ads can be deceptive/malicious and cause severe issues.

Is notificationscity[.]com a virus?

While notificationscity[.]com is not classified as a virus, it can endorse virulent content. Sites of this type promote online scams, unreliable/harmful software, and even malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner can scan devices and undo the permissions given to the notificationscity[.]com webpage. Additionally, it can restrict further access to this and other rogue, scam, and malicious websites. Therefore, no extra will be necessary.

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