How to block onlineportalsite.com notifications

What kind of page is onlineportalsite[.]com?

Onlineportalsite[.]com is a deceptive website that runs the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam. Also, it asks for permission to show notifications. Typically, websites like onlineportalsite[.]com are promoted using questionable methods. Our team has discovered this page while inspecting other pages that use rogue advertising networks.

Onlineportalsite[.]com in detail

Onlineportalsite[.]com claims that a computer is infected with five viruses (after running a fake system scan). Also, it claims that the McAfee subscription has expired and urges to renew it to keep a computer protected. McAfee is legitimate antivirus software. It has nothing to do with this scam.

Onlineportalsite[.]com is operated by affiliates who aim to collect illegitimate commissions (to trick visitors into purchasing McAfee through their page). This page cannot be trusted or should be allowed to show notifications. Its notifications likely are used to promote the same or similar scam (or scams), shady apps, and other dubious pages.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by onlineportalsite.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Netcraft (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
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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Websites of this type in general

Pages of this type are promoted via deceptive ads, shady websites (e.g., illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites), adware, etc. All of them ask for permission to show notifications and most of them use clickbait techniques to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button. Examples of similar pages are news-gocuco[.]cc, cauthaushoas[.]com, and mkjxtu[.]com.

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

Web pages start showing notifications after visitors click the "Allow" button. They cannot show them without being allowed. The same applies to onlineportalsite[.]com. Like most pages of this type, onlineportalsite[.]com uses deception to get permission to show notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not trust websites stating that it is required to click the "Allow" button to download a file, play a video, prove that you are not a robot, etc. Click the "Block" button when a shady page asks for permission to show notifications or close it. If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

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

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Quick menu:

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

Onlineportalsite[.]com displays notifications because it was visited and allowed it to do so. Permission to show notifications is granted by clicking the "Allow" button. Websites cannot show any notifications without permission.

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

Clicking on a notification cannot infect a computer, but it can open a malicious website.

Is onlineportalsite[.]com a virus?

Websites like onlineportalsite[.]com are not viruses. Most of them promote various scams, potentially malicious applications, and websites.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan the operating system and remove permissions granted for onlineportalsite[.]com (and block access to this site). No additional steps will be required.

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