Removing the notifications/ads delivered by news-zafewi.cc website

What kind of page is news-zafewi[.]cc?

While looking through untrustworthy websites, our research team discovered the news-zafewi[.]cc rogue page. It pushes browser notification spam and redirects visitors to different (likely unreliable/malicious) sites. Most visitors to webpages like news-zafewi[.]cc enter them through redirects caused by websites that use rogue advertising networks.

News-zafewi[.]cc overview

Exactly how a rogue website operates (i.e., what it loads/endorses) might be determined by the visitor's IP address/ geolocation. When we accessed news-zafewi[.]cc, it presented us with a white page containing a loading icon, a box with a moving arrow within it, and black text.

The written content on the webpage "Browser check in progress/ To gain access, click on the button Allow" and in the box "Click on the button Allow" - is deceptive. This text is intended to deceive visitors into enabling news-zafewi[.]cc to deliver browser notifications. After we pressed "Allow", it resulted in a redirect to the gbhxtu[.]com notification spam promoting page.

Rogue websites employ notifications to deliver intrusive advertisement campaigns. These notifications/adverts endorse online scams, untrustworthy/harmful sites and software, and even malware.

To summarize, via webpages like news-zafewi[.]cc - users can experience system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by news-zafewi.cc
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	149.7.16.207
Observed Domains	4.news-zafewi[.]cc; 3.news-zafewi[.]cc; 1.news-zafewi[.]cc; 2.news-zafewi[.]cc
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, potentially unwanted applications (adware)
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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Browser notification spam in general

We have analyzed countless rogue websites; notification-news[.]com, maloprotect[.]xyz, and ourcommonnews[.]com are merely a couple of our latest finds.

The browser notifications these webpages deliver primarily promote questionable and hazardous content. Note that any legitimate products encountered via these ads are unlikely to be endorsed by their developers. Instead, scammers who abuse the products' affiliate programs commonly use notification spam to acquire illegitimate commissions.

How did news-zafewi[.]cc gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Websites can only display browser notifications with user permissions. Therefore, you have likely accessed news-zafewi[.]cc at some point and consented to its notification delivery by clicking "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

To avoid seeing undesirable browser notifications, we advise against permitting suspicious websites to deliver them. In other words, do not press "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or any analogous options displayed by such sites. Instead, we recommend ignoring or denying notification delivery requests (i.e., selecting "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.).

Should your browser continuously force-open dubious webpages without prompt, it could be caused by the presence of adware. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of the news-zafewi[.]cc website (GIF):

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by news-zafewi[.]cc using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by news-zafewi.cc?
• 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 news-zafewi[.]cc in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Websites cannot deliver browser notifications without user permission. Hence, you've likely entered news-zafewi[.]cc and clicked "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar.

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

No, clicking on a browser notification will not initiate any malware download/installation processes. However, the sites and software pushed via these advertisements can be harmful/malicious and cause serious problems (including system infections).

Is news-zafewi[.]cc a virus?

No, news-zafewi[.]cc is not considered to be a virus, but it can endorse virulent content. Sites of this kind usually promote scams, untrustworthy/hazardous software, and even malware.

Will Combo Cleaner remove news-zafewi[.]cc ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner can scan computers and remove the permissions granted for the news-zafewi[.]cc website. Furthermore, Combo Cleaner can block access to this and other rogue, deceptive, and malicious sites. Therefore, additional steps will be unnecessary.

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