How to get rid of the ads delivered by social-discovery.io website

What kind of page is social-discovery[.]io?

While inspecting untrustworthy websites, our researchers discovered the social-discovery[.]io rogue page. It is designed to load dubious content, promote spam browser notifications, and redirect visitors to other (likely unreliable/malicious) sites.

Users typically enter social-discovery[.]io and similar websites through redirects caused by webpages using rogue advertising networks.

Social-discovery[.]io overview

The content encountered on and through rogue sites can depend on the visitor's IP address/ geolocation. When we accessed social-discovery[.]io, it presented us with questionable and misleading adult-oriented content.

Additionally, this webpage requested visitors to enable its browser notification delivery. Rogue pages use notifications to run intrusive advertisement campaigns. The displayed notifications/adverts endorse online scams, untrustworthy/harmful websites and software, and even malware.

Therefore, via sites like social-discovery[.]io, users can experience system infections, serious privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by social-discovery.io
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	CRDF (Malicious), Fortinet (Phishing), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.128.246
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 thousands of rogue pages; greenspecialmyline[.]com, bhrnkw[.]com, safemacpc[.]xyz - are just a couple of examples.

These websites deliver browser notifications that primarily push deceptive and malicious content. Note that any legitimate products encountered through these ads are unlikely to be promoted by their developers. Instead, this endorsement is undertaken by scammers abusing the products' affiliate programs to obtain illegitimate commissions.

How did social-discovery[.]io gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Websites cannot deliver browser notifications without user consent. Therefore, you have likely accessed social-discovery[.]io at some point and permitted it to display these advertisements by clicking "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option presented on this page.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

To avoid receiving unwanted browser notifications, do not permit questionable sites to deliver them (i.e., do not click "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.). We advise ignoring or denying notification delivery requests (i.e., pressing "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.).

Should your browser continuously force-open suspicious sites unprompted, it might be caused by adware installed onto it or the system. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Screenshot of a notification/advert delivered by the social-discovery[.]io website:

Appearance of the social-discovery[.]io website (GIF):

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by social-discovery[.]io using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by social-discovery.io?
• 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 social-discovery[.]io in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Websites cannot deliver browser notifications without user permission. Hence, you've likely visited social-discovery[.]io and pressed "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or an analogous option displayed on this webpage.

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

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

Is social-discovery[.]io a virus?

No, websites like social-discovery[.]io are not classified as viruses, but they can endorse virulent content. Rogue sites push online scams, fake/harmful software, and even malware.

Will Combo Cleaner remove social-discovery[.]io ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner can scan systems and revert the permissions granted to the social-discovery[.]io page. Furthermore, it can restrict access to this and other rogue, scam, and malicious websites. Therefore, no extra steps will be necessary.

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