How to stop protectorofpower.xyz from showing notifications

What kind of website is protectorofpower[.]xyz?

Protectorofpower[.]xyz is a website that runs the "Your Windows 10 Is Infected With Viruses" scam and asks for permission to show notifications. Our team has discovered this deceptive site while inspecting various pages that use rogue advertising networks (e.g., torrent sites, illegal movie streaming pages)

Protectorofpower[.]xyz in detail

Protectorofpower[.]xyz is designed to run a fake system scan and display a fake warning message claiming that Windows 10 is infected with viruses and other malicious applications. It urges visitors to remove detected threats and repair the damage. Protectorofpower[.]xyz promotes the McAfee Total Protection software.

McAfee is legitimate antivirus software. Protectorofpower[.]xyz is operated by affiliates who seek to collect illegitimate commissions from purchases made through their site. McAfee has nothing to do with this page (its developers never use deceptive methods to promote software).

Also, protectorofpower[.]xyz asks for permission to deliver notifications. It is very likely that notifications from displayed by protectorofpower[.]xyz are used to promote various scams, shady (or even malicious) apps, and (or) other untrustworthy pages.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by protectorofpower.xyz
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	alphaMountain.ai (Suspicious), Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	23.227.194.37
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

Websites like protectorofpower[.]xyz can open other pages of this type (websites asking for permission to show notifications). Most of them display deceptive content mainly to trick visitors into allowing them to show notifications. More examples of similar sites are mediaforyour[.]com, bostewsom[.]shop and speedcaptcha-here[.]top.

How did protectorofpower[.]xyz gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Web pages get permission to show notifications after clicking the "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar button displayed by a browser. No website can show notifications without permission. Pages like protectorofpower[.]xyz usually use clickbait techniques to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Requests to show notifications can be declined by clicking the "Block", "Block Notifications", or a similar button in a pop-up displayed by a web browser while visiting websites. Another way to avoid receiving notifications from pages is to close them before clicking anything.

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

Appearance of protectorofpower[.]xyz website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

Web pages can only display messages if they have permission to do so. The same applies to protectorofpower[.]xyz too. This page shows notifications because it was visited and allowed to show them.

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

A notification cannot infect a computer even if it is displayed by an untrustworthy page. However, it can open a malicious site.

Is protectorofpower[.]xyz a virus?

Websites like protectorofpower[.]xyz are not viruses. Usually, they display deceptive content, and (or) use their notifications to promote various scams, potentially malicious apps and (or) web pages.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove all the permissions granted for protectorofpower[.]xyz. Also, this app will block further access to this page (it will not be necessary to perform additional steps).

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