How to remove permissions granted for notfreeads.com

What kind of page is notfreeads[.]com?

Notfreeads[.]com is an untrustworthy website that uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications. Also, it redirects visitors to another virtually identical page (notadslife[.]com). We have discovered notfreeads[.]com while inspecting illegal movie streaming sites, torrent pages, and other sites of this kind that use rogue advertising networks.

Notfreeads[.]com in detail

Notfreeads[.]com displays a fake CAPTCHA. It encourages visitors to click the "Allow" button to prove that they are not robots. Clicking that button allows notfreeads[.]com to show notifications. After examining notifications coming from notfreeads[.]com, we found that they promote various scams.

Notifications displayed by notfreeads[.]com claim that a computer is infected and offer to install antivirus software and ad blockers. Most of those notifications display scams similar to "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!".

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by notfreeads.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	35.174.183.139
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

It is common for pages like notfreeads[.]com to be used by affiliates to promote legitimate antivirus software. Their goal is to collect illegitimate commissions. The promoted legitimate software developers have nothing to do with sites like notfreeads[.]com. Examples of similar sites are notificationscity[.]com, ovinspecutions[.]com, news-hetayi[.]cc.

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

If notfreeads[.]com shows notifications, it means it has been visited, and the "Allow" button was clicked while visiting it. No web page can show notifications until visitors allow them to do so. In most cases, shady websites like notfreeads[.]com display deceptive messages to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

When a questionable website asks for permission to show notifications, click the "Block" (or "Block Notifications") button. Do not trust websites claiming that it is necessary to click the "Allow" button to load the page or for any other reason. Another way to avoid receiving notifications from a page is to close it before clicking any displayed buttons.

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

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

Notifications displayed by notfreeads[.]com:

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

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Quick menu:

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

Websites deliver browser notifications only when they have permission to do so. It  means that you have already visited notfreeads[.]com and allowed it to show notifications.

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

Clicking on a notification is harmless by itself. However, it is not recommended to click on notifications displayed by shady websites because they can open malicious sites.

Is notfreeads[.]com a virus?

Websites like notfreeads[.]com are not viruses. As a rule, their purpose is to promote various scams, questionable (or legitimate) applications, and websites through their notifications and by redirecting visitors to those pages.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove all the permissions granted for this site. It will also block all further access to this malicious site. No additional steps will be required.

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