How to stop protectionsrequired.com from showing notifications

What kind of website is protectionsrequired[.]com?

Protectionsrequired[.]com is one of the many deceptive websites designed to trick visitors into believing that their computers are infected. Protectionsrequired[.]com promotes McAfee antivirus - a legitimate software.

This page is operated by affiliates who aim to collect illegitimate commissions from purchases made through this page. Our team has discovered it while inspecting questionable pages (websites that use rogue advertising networks).

Protectionsrequired[.]com in detail

Protectionsrequired[.]com runs a fake system scan and then shows a message (a pop-up window) stating that the page has detected viruses on a computer. Protectionsrequired[.]com runs the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam. The McAfee company has nothing to do with this scam - it does not use pages like protectionsrequired[.]com to promote its software products.

It is important to mention that protectionsrequired[.]com asks for permission to show notifications. It is highly advisable not to allow pages like protectionsrequired[.]com to deliver notifications. Most of those notifications promote various scams, other untrustworthy websites, and (or) potentially malicious apps.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by protectionsrequired.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (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 protectionsrequired[.]com can redirect to other pages of this kind. Most of these pages are promoted via illegal movie streaming, torrent, and similar sites. Either way, it is very uncommon for them to be visited intentionally. Examples of similar pages are defenceprogramm[.]com, defendprivacyservice[.]com, and maloprotect[.]xyz.

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

Websites are allowed to display notifications by clicking the "Allow" button (a button in a pop-up displayed by a web browser while visiting a page). No website can show notifications without permission. Thus, notifications from protectionsrequired[.]com are delivered only because this page has been visited and allowed to show them.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not trust pages asking you to click the "Allow" button to play a video, download a file, prove that you are not a robot, etc. Close such pages or click the "Block" (or "Block Notifications" button) when they ask for permission to show notifications. If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

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

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Quick menu:

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

This website displays notifications because it has been allowed to do so. Permission to show notifications is granted by clicking the "Allow" button that appears once a page is visited. It is very common for pages like protectionsrequired[.]com to display deceptive content to get permission to show notifications.

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

Clicking on notifications does not infect computers with malware. However, it can lead to malicious web pages.

Is protectionsrequired[.]com a virus?

No, it is not a virus. Usually, web pages of this type promote other (mainly untrustworthy) pages, questionable apps, various scams, etc.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer, eliminate permissions granted for protectionsrequired[.]com, and block further access to this site. No additional steps will be required.

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