How to get rid of the notifications/advertisements displayed by soksicme.com

What kind of page is soksicme[.]com?

While inspecting untrustworthy websites, our research team found the soksicme[.]com rogue page. It operates by promoting browser notification spam and redirecting visitors to other (likely dubious/malicious) sites. Users typically enter soksicme[.]com and similar websites via redirects caused by pages using rogue advertising networks.

Soksicme[.]com overview

The content encountered on and through rogue pages may depend on visitors' IP addresses/ geolocations. When we accessed soksicme[.]com, it displayed a white page with a loading bar. This site also contained instructions - "Click the Allow button to subscribe to the push notifications and continue watching" - which attempt to deceive visitors into enabling notification delivery by claiming that it is necessary to continue watching online content.

Rogue websites employ browser notifications to run intrusive advertisement campaigns. The notifications/advertisements promote online scams, untrustworthy/harmful sites and software, and even malware.

Therefore, via webpages like soksicme[.]com - users can experience system infections, serious privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by soksicme.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	CRDF (Malicious), Heimdal Security (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	139.45.197.151
Observed Domains	g.soksicme[.]com; i.soksicme[.]com; r.soksicme[.]com; a.soksicme[.]com; t.soksicme[.]com; f.soksicme[.]com; v.soksicme[.]com; m.soksicme[.]com; d.soksicme[.]com
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 inspected thousands of rogue sites; bluestringline[.]com, blandcaptcha[.]top, nerybelfaste[.]xyz, and scanoclean[.]com are just some examples.

These webpages endorse deceptive and malicious content. It is noteworthy that any legitimate products encountered through this spam are unlikely to be promoted by their actual developers. Instead, this endorsement is undertaken by scammers abusing the products' affiliate programs to obtain illegitimate commissions.

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

Browser notifications can only be delivered with user permission. Therefore, you have likely visited soksicme[.]com and allowed it to display these advertisements (i.e., clicked "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.).

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

To avoid seeing unwanted browser notifications, do not permit suspicious sites to deliver them (i.e., do not click "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.). Instead, we recommend ignoring or denying notification delivery (i.e., pressing "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.).

Should your browser continuously force-open questionable websites without prompt, it might 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.

Screenshots of the notifications/ads displayed by soksicme[.]com website:

Appearance of the soksicme[.]com website (GIF):

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

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Quick menu:

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

Websites cannot display notifications without user consent. Hence you've likely entered soksicme[.]com and permitted it to deliver these ads by clicking "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option presented on it.

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

No, clicking on a browser notification will not trigger any system infection chains. However, the content pushed through these advertisements can be deceptive/malicious and cause severe issues (including malware infections).

Is soksicme[.]com a virus?

No, soksicme[.]com is not classified as a virus, but it can promote virulent content. Websites of this kind promote online scams, untrustworthy/harmful applications, and even malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your device and undo the permissions given to the soksicme[.]com page. Additionally, Combo Cleaner will block all further access to this and other suspicious, scam, and malicious sites. Therefore, extra steps will be unnecessary.

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