How to stop check-pcsecurity.com from displaying notifications

What kind of website is check-pcsecurity[.]com?

Check-pcsecurity[.]com is an untrustworthy website running the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam. It is designed to trick visitors into believing that their computers are infected. Also, this site asks for permission to show notifications and may redirect to other shady pages.

Check-pcsecurity[.]com in detail

Check-pcsecurity[.]com runs a fake system scan and displays a list of fake detections. It claims that a computer is infected with five viruses and urges visitors to renew the McAfee subscription (even if this antivirus is not installed on the operating system).

Check-pcsecurity[.]com is operated by affiliates who seek to trick visitors into purchasing a McAfee subscription. It is used to collect illegitimate commissions from purchases made through it. The McAfee company (a legitimate computer security company) does not use pages like check-pcsecurity[.]com to promote its products.

Also, check-pcsecurity[.]com asks for permission to show notifications. There is a high chance that notifications displayed by this site are fake virus alerts, or used to promote other scams, shady apps, and (or) web pages. Thus, check-pcsecurity[.]com and other pages of this type should never have permission to deliver notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by check-pcsecurity.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Fortinet (Phishing), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	34.192.40.54
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

Websites of this type usually are promoted via illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites, and other pages that use rogue advertising networks. It is common for them to be designed to display deceptive content (mostly to trick users into allowing them to show notifications). Examples of similar pages are deviceunder-shield[.]com, protectpc[.]xyz, and saveprivatedata[.]com.

How did check-pcsecurity[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Check-pcsecurity[.]com shows notifications because the "Allow" button was clicked while visiting it. It cannot display any notifications without permission. The same applies to any website. The button mentioned above is displayed by a web browser (in a pop-up window).

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not trust websites claiming that it is necessary to click the "Allow" button to prove that you are not a robot, play the video, download a file, etc. Every time an untrustworthy page asks for permission to show notifications, click the "Block", "Block Notifications", or close that page.

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

Appearance of check-pcsecurity[.]com website (GIF):

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

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Quick menu:

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

Websites (including check-pcsecurity[.]com) show notifications when allowed to show them. Websites get permission to display notifications after clicking the "Allow" button. They cannot display any notification without permission.

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

Notifications cannot infect computers. Nevertheless, they can open malicious web pages.

Is check-pcsecurity[.]com a virus?

Websites like check-pcsecurity[.]com promote various scams, shady applications, and websites. They are not viruses but can lead to malicious pages.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer, remove permissions granted for check-pcsecurity[.]com, and block further access to this website. No additional steps will be required.

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