Removing the notifications/ads delivered by websecurityprograms.com

What kind of page is websecurityprograms[.]com?

Websecurityprograms[.]com is a rogue webpage that our research team discovered while inspecting untrustworthy sites. This page operates by hosting scams, promoting browser notification spam, and redirecting visitors to different (likely unreliable/malicious) websites.

Users typically enter pages like websecurityprograms[.]com through sites that use rogue advertising networks.

Websecurityprograms[.]com overview

The behavior of rogue websites (i.e., what they load/endorse) might depend on visitors' IP addresses/ geolocations. When we inspected websecurityprograms[.]com, it presented us with the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam.

It must be emphasized that this deceptive content is in no way associated with McAfee. Furthermore, no website can detect threats/issues present on visitors' devices. Typically, these schemes promote untrustworthy and dangerous software. More information on this scam can be found in our article on "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!".

Additionally, websecurityprograms[.]com requested its browser notification delivery to be allowed. Rogue pages use notifications to run intrusive ad campaigns. The displayed browser notifications/ advertisements endorse online scams, unreliable/harmful sites and software, and even malware.

To summarize, through websites like websecurityprograms[.]com - users can experience system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by websecurityprograms.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Avira (Phishing), Combo Cleaner (Malware), CRDF (Malicious), CyRadar (Malicious), Fortinet (Phishing), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	34.192.40.54
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 webpages; pcdefencerequired[.]com, defenderweb[.]xyz, playgamego[.]xyz, and eegeeglou[.]com are just some examples.

These sites deliver browser notifications that promote deceptive and malicious content. It is pertinent to mention that any genuine products encountered via these advertisements are unlikely to be endorsed by their actual developers. Instead, this endorsement is undertaken by scammers abusing the products' affiliate programs to obtain illegitimate commissions.

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

Websites cannot display browser notifications without user consent. Hence, you have likely accessed websecurityprograms[.]com and permitted it to do so by clicking "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option presented on this webpage.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

To avoid receiving undesirable 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 webpages without prompt, it might be due to 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.

Appearance of the websecurityprograms[.]com website (GIF):

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

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Quick menu:

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

Websites cannot deliver browser notifications without user consent. Therefore, you've likely accessed websecurityprograms[.]com and permitted it to display these ads by clicking "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option presented on it.

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 advertisements can be deceptive/malicious and cause severe issues (including malware infections).

Is websecurityprograms[.]com a virus?

No, websites like websecurityprograms[.]com are not classified as viruses, but they can promote virulent content. Sites of this type endorse online scams, untrustworthy/harmful software, and malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner is capable of scanning computers and undoing all the permissions given to the websecurityprograms[.]com website. It can also restrict further access to this and other rogue, deceptive, and malicious sites. Therefore, no extra steps will be necessary.

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