How to block computeradshub.com notifications

What kind of website is computeradshub[.]com?

Computeradshub[.]com is a website designed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive its notifications. Also, it can redirect visitors to other (similar) pages. Our team has discovered computeradshub[.]com while analyzing pages that use rogue advertising networks.

Computeradshub[.]com in detail

Computeradshub[.]com displays a fake CAPTCHA. It states that visitors must click the "Allow" button (agree to receive notifications) to prove that they are not robots. We found that computeradshub[.]com shows notifications that promote various scams (similar to "Norton Subscription Has Expired Today"), shady apps, and other pages of this kind.

During our analysis, computeradshub[.]com redirected us to special-discounts[.]club - another website that displays deceptive content to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications. Computeradshub[.]com may open other untrustworthy pages as well.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by computeradshub.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	52.207.184.90
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

Typically, pages like computeradshub[.]com are promoted via illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites, and other pages of this kind. In some cases, they are promoted using adware. The purpose of these sites is to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. Examples of similar pages are onlineportalsite[.]com, news-gocuco[.]cc, and cauthaushoas[.]com.

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

Websites cannot show notifications without visitors' consent. They are allowed to show notifications by clicking the "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar button displayed by a browser. Thus, computeradshub[.]com shows notifications because you have visited it and clicked the button mentioned above.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Click the "Block", "Block Notifications", or similar button while visiting untrustworthy websites or simply close them. In other words, do not click the "Allow" button when shady pages 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 computeradshub[.]com website (GIF):

Notifications displayed by computeradshub[.]com:

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

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Quick menu:

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

If a website shows notifications, it is because it has permission to show them. Permission to show notifications is granted by clicking the "Allow" button. Web pages cannot show notifications without permission.

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

No, your computer cannot be infected by a notification. However, clicking notifications can open malicious pages.

Is computeradshub[.]com a virus?

Computeradshub[.]com is not a virus. It is used to promote various scams, shady apps, and websites.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove permissions granted for computeradshub[.]com. Moreover, this app will block further access to computeradshub[.]com. No additional steps will be required.

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