How to block news-focedu.cc notifications

What kind of page is news-focedu[.]cc?

News-focedu[.]cc is a deceptive website that we discovered while inspecting various illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites, and other pages that use rogue advertising networks. After examining news-focedu[.]cc, we found that it displays shady content, asks for permission to show notifications, and redirects to similar pages.

News-focedu[.]cc in detail

News-focedu[.]cc displays adult content. Also, it asks for permission to show notifications. Typically, websites of this kind show untrustworthy notifications. They display those notifications to promote questionable apps, various scams, and other dubious web pages.

Additionally, news-focedu[.]cc redirects to hotnews1[.]me - a website that displays a fake video player to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button (to trick them into allowing this page to show notifications). We strongly recommend not to allow news-focedu[.]cc or any similar page to display notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by news-focedu.cc
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	CRDF (Malicious), CyRadar (Malicious), Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Malicious), Fortinet (Phishing), Heimdal Security (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	149.7.16.207
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 news-focedu[.]cc use clickbait techniques to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button. Clicking notifications displayed by such pages can open malicious sites. It is very uncommon for pages like news-focedu[.]cc to be opened/visited intentionally.

Examples of similar pages are advnotlab[.]com, news-rulujo[.]cc, and social-discovery[.]io.

How did news-focedu[.]cc gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Websites do not show notifications unless visitors allow them to do so. Thus, news-focedu[.]cc shows notifications because you visited it and clicked the "Allow" button while visiting it. Typically, sites like news-focedu[.]cc display deceptive content (for example, a fake CAPTCHA) to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Click the "Block" button (displayed by a browser) when any untrustworthy website asks for permission to show notifications or close that page. Either way, never click the "Allow" button while visiting pages of this kind. If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of news-focedu[.]cc website (GIF):

Notification displayed by news-focedu[.]cc:

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by news-focedu[.]cc using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by news-focedu.cc?
• 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 news-focedu[.]cc in the right lower corner of my desktop?

This page shows notifications because it has been allowed to show them. Websites are allowed to display notifications by clicking the "Allow" button (displayed by a web browser) while visiting them.

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

Clicking on a notification can open a malicious page. However, a notification cannot infect a computer.

Is news-focedu[.]cc a virus?

Websites like news-focedu[.]cc are not viruses. As a rule, their purpose is to promote various scams, shady apps, and websites.

Will Combo Cleaner remove news-focedu[.]cc ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan the operating system and remove permissions granted for news-focedu[.]cc. Also, this app will block access to this page. It will not be necessary to perform additional steps.

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