How to stop bostewsom.shop from showing notifications

What is bostewsom[.]shop?

Bostewsom[.]shop is a deceptive website running a scam very similar to the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam. It also asks for permission to deliver its notifications. Our team has discovered bostewsom[.]shop while visiting various illegal movie streaming and torrenting sites (and other pages) that use shady advertising networks.

Bostewsom[.]shop in detail

Bostewsom[.]shop displays a fake virus notification/security alert (after running a fake system scan) claiming that a computer is infected with five viruses. It states that a computer has been infected through an unsafe site with illegal content. Bostewsom[.]shop urges visitors to use Norton antivirus to eliminate all threats.

Norton antivirus is legitimate software. It has nothing to do with bostewsom[.]shop. Individuals behind bostewsom[.]shop page use an affiliate program to fraudulently promote Norton. Their goal is to collect illegitimate commissions from purchases made via their site.

Moreover, bostewsom[.]shop asks for permission to show notifications. Those notifications can promote the same and other scams, shady or even malicious apps, etc. Thus, it is strongly recommended not to trust bostewsom[.]shop or agree to receive notifications from it.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by bostewsom.shop
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	5.61.58.76
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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Browser notification spam in general

Pretty often, pages like bostewsom[.]shop display deceptive content to trick visitors into allowing them to show notifications. Also, they can open other untrustworthy websites. One of the alternative ways to promote them is to trick users into downloading and installing adware.

Examples of similar pages are speedcaptcha-here[.]top, mund35ane-cha11nnel[.]xyz, and freeadvhub[.]com.

How did bostewsom[.]shop gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Websites show notifications only when they have permission for that. This permission is granted by clicking the "Allow" button. If bostewsom[.]shop displays notifications, it means that it was visited and allowed to show them.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

When websites ask for permission to show notifications, and you do not wish to receive them, click the "Block" or "Block Notifications" button or close those pages. Do not trust sites claiming that it is required to click the "Allow" button to perform certain actions (e.g., to play a video, download a file, confirm that you are not a robot).

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

Appearance of bostewsom[.]shop website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

Bostewsom[.]shop displays notifications because it has been allowed to do so (the "Allow" button was clicked while visiting bostewsom[.]shop).

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

A notification cannot infect a computer, even when displayed by an untrustworthy page. Nevertheless, it can open a malicious page.

Is bostewsom[.]shop a virus?

Websites like bostewsom[.]shop are not viruses. They display deceptive content and notifications to promote other shady websites, questionable apps, various scams, etc.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer, remove all permissions granted for bostewsom[.]shop, and block further access to this page. No additional steps will be required.

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