How to block defendprivacyservice.com notifications

What kind of website is defendprivacyservice[.]com?

Defendprivacyservice[.]com displays deceptive content to trick visitors into believing that their computers are infected. The purpose of this site is to promote antivirus software. It is operated by affiliates who aim to collect illegitimate commissions. We have discovered defendprivacyservice[.]com while examining other pages that use rogue advertising networks.

Defendprivacyservice[.]com in detail

Defendprivacyservice[.]com runs a fake system scan and then displays a fake list of detected threats. It claims that a computer is infected with five viruses, and the McAfee subscription has expired. McAfee is a legitimate computer security company. It never uses websites like defendprivacyservice[.]com to advertise its products.

It is important to mention that defendprivacyservice[.]com asks for permission to show notifications. Its notifications may be used to promote other untrustworthy websites, potentially malicious applications, various scams, etc.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by defendprivacyservice.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Netcraft (Malicious), 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 like defendprivacyservice[.]com are promoted through illegal movie streaming, torrent, and similar pages. In some cases, they are opened by installed adware-type apps. Either way, they rarely are visited on purpose. Examples of similar pages are maloprotect[.]xyz, protectpc[.]xyz, and check-pcsecurity[.]com.

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

Websites get permission to show notifications when visitors click the "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar button. No website can display notifications without permission. Usually, sites like defendprivacyservice[.]com use clickbait techniques (display deceptive content) to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

When an untrustworthy page asks for permission to show notifications, click the "Block" or "Block Notifications" button. Do not trust websites that show messages stating that it is required to click the "Allow" button to play a video, confirm age, prove that you are not a robot, etc.

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

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

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Quick menu:

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

A website cannot show notifications without permission. It is allowed to show them by clicking the "Allow" button that a browser displays while visiting the page. The same applies to all websites that ask for permission to display notifications.

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

Clicking on a notification cannot infect a computer. Nevertheless, it can open malicious web pages. Thus, it is highly advisable not to click on notifications displayed by pages like defendprivacyservice[.]com.

Is defendprivacyservice[.]com a virus?

No, it is not a virus. The purpose of this page is to trick visitors into believing that their computers are infected and purchasing antivirus software. Also, it may promote other scams, shady apps, and more.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and eliminate permissions that the defendprivacyservice[.]com website has. It will also block all further access to defendprivacyservice[.]com. No additional steps will be required.

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