How to stop eegeeglou[.]com from showing notifications
Written by Tomas Meskauskas on (updated)
What kind of page is eegeeglou[.]com?
Eegeeglou[.]com is a website that uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into allowing to show notifications. Also, it redirects to other pages. We discovered eegeeglou[.]com while inspecting various pages that use rogue advertising networks (for example, illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites).
Eegeeglou[.]com in detail
Eegeeglou[.]com displays a progress bar and a message instructing to click the "Allow button to subscribe to the push notifications and continue watching. It is designed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. During our research, we found that eegeeglou[.]com shows deceptive notifications.
One of the notifications displayed by eegeeglou[.]com claimed that a computer might be infected with viruses and offered to scan it for threats. Typically, pages like eegeeglou[.]com show notifications that open various scam pages, websites offering to download shady apps, and other unreliable pages.
Name | Ads by eegeeglou.com |
Threat Type | Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads |
Detection Names | Heimdal Security (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal) |
Serving IP Address | 104.21.89.112 |
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. |
Malware Removal (Windows) | To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your computer with legitimate antivirus software. Our security researchers recommend using Combo Cleaner. |
Websites of this type in general
Usually, pages like eegeeglou[.]com are opened via other shady pages or installed adware (or other questionable software). In some cases, they can open malicious pages and show notifications used to promote such pages. Either way, it is highly advisable not to trust eegeeglou[.]com and similar pages and agree to receive notifications from them.
Examples of similar pages are news-neduda[.]com, captchaclean[.]to, and news-rofahe[.]cc.
How did eegeeglou[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?
This page was allowed to display notifications by clicking the "Allow" button. No website can show notifications without permission. As a rule, pages like eegeeglou[.]com display deceptive content (use clickbait techniques) to trick visitors into allowing them to show notifications.
How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?
Click the "Block", "Block Notifications", or a similar button when shady pages ask for permission to show notifications or close them. Never trust websites claiming that it is required to click the "Allow" button to watch a video, download a file, prove that you are not a robot, verify age, etc.
If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.
Appearance of eegeeglou[.]com website (GIF):
Notification displayed by eegeeglou[.]com:
Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by eegeeglou[.]com using Combo Cleaner:
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Quick menu:
- What is Ads by eegeeglou.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 eegeeglou[.]com in the right lower corner of my desktop?
This page shows notifications because it has been visited and allowed to show them. This permission is granted by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting pages.
I have clicked on notification ads, is my computer infected?
Clicking on notifications is harmless - it cannot infect computers. However, websites opened by those notifications can be malicious.
Is eegeeglou[.]com a virus?
Websites like eegeeglou[.]com are not viruses. In most cases, they promote other pages of this kind (e.g., various scams, web pages offering to download shady apps, purchase questionable products, etc.).
Will Combo Cleaner remove eegeeglou[.]com ads automatically or manual steps are still required?
Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove permissions granted for eegeeglou[.]com. Also, it will block further access to eegeeglou[.]com. No additional steps will be required.
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