How to block mund35ane-cha11nnel.xyz website notifications

What kind of website is mund35ane-cha11nnel[.]xyz?

Mund35ane-cha11nnel[.]xyz is an untrustworthy website that runs the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam and asks for permission to show deceptive notifications. We have discovered it while visiting pages (illegal movie streaming sites, pages offering to download videos from YouTube, etc.) that use rogue advertising networks.

Mund35ane-cha11nnel[.]xyz in detail

Mund35ane-cha11nnel[.]xyz runs a fake virus scan and displays a fraudulent message claiming that a computer is infected with five viruses. That message also claims that personal data, banking, and other sensitive information are at risk and encourages visitors to eliminate the "detected" threats with the McAfee antivirus.

McAfee antivirus is legitimate software. Mund35ane-cha11nnel[.]xyz is used by affiliates who seek to get paid for purchases made through their page. The official developers of McAfee antivirus do not use pages like mund35ane-cha11nnel[.]xyz for advertising.

Another detail about mund35ane-cha11nnel[.]xyz is that it asks for permission to show notifications. There is a high chance that those notifications are used to promote various scams, shady apps, etc. These are the main reasons why mund35ane-cha11nnel[.]xyz cannot be trusted and allowed to show notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by mund35ane-cha11nnel.xyz
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	ADMINUSLabs (Malicious), Avira (Phishing), ESET (Malware), Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.193.5
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

A big part of pages like mund35ane-cha11nnel[.]xyz uses various clickbait techniques to get permission to deliver notifications. In some cases, these sites can be used to promote malicious software. Typically, they get opened by users unintentionally. Examples of similar pages are freeadvhub[.]com, notadsreviews[.]com, kerbians[.]click.

How did mund35ane-cha11nnel[.]xyz gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Mund35ane-cha11nnel[.]xyz was allowed to show notifications by clicking the "Allow" button (displayed by a browser). It displays notifications because it has permission to do so (web pages cannot show notifications unless users allow them).

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not click the "Allow" or click the "Block" button when a website asks for permission to show notifications and you do not wish to receive them. Also, you can close the page before agreeing or disagreeing to receive notifications from it.

Either way, never trust pages claiming that it is required to click the "Allow" button to 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 mund35ane-cha11nnel[.]xyz website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by mund35ane-cha11nnel.xyz?
• 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 mund35ane-cha11nnel[.]xyz in the right lower corner of my desktop?

If this page shows notifications, it means that it has permission to show them. In other words, it was visited, and the "Allow" button while visiting it was clicked.

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

Notifications cannot infect computers - clicking them is harmless. However, they can open malicious websites.

Is mund35ane-cha11nnel[.]xyz a virus?

Websites like mund35ane-cha11nnel[.]xyz are not viruses. Most of them are used to promote various scams, potentially malicious applications, and websites.

Will Combo Cleaner remove mund35ane-cha11nnel[.]xyz ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer, remove permissions granted for mund35ane-cha11nnel[.]xyz, and block further access to this site. No additional steps will be required.

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