How to block victorysweepstakes.com notifications

What kind of page is victorysweepstakes[.]com?

Victorysweepstakes[.]com is a deceptive page designed to trick visitors into providing information and allowing it to show notifications. We have discovered the victorysweepstakes[.]com page while examining other pages that use rogue advertising networks. It is uncommon for pages like victorysweepstakes[.]com to be visited intentionally.

Victorysweepstakes[.]com in detail

Victorysweepstakes[.]com asks to provide an email address and phone number to participate in a sweepstake. Additionally, it may ask for credit card details and other sensitive information. Also, it displays a message instructing visitors to click the "Allow" button to enter the page. It uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into agreeing to receive its notifications.

Usually, websites like victorysweepstakes[.]com show notifications that promote various scams (e.g., fake lotteries, technical support scams), shady applications, and other pages of this kind. Thus, it is highly advisable not to allow untrustworthy pages to show notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by victorysweepstakes.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	34.196.166.252
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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Websites of this type in general

Websites like victorysweepstakes[.]com get opened through torrent sites, illegal movie streaming pages, and other sites of this kind, or shady advertisements. Also, they are promoted via adware and other questionable applications. These pages often open other websites that display deceptive content to get permission to show notifications.

Examples of other pages designed to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button are shield-fordesktop[.]com, freecaptcha[.]top, and trusted-captcha[.]top.

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

Web pages are allowed to display notifications by clicking the "Allow" button that a browser displays once pages that want to show notifications are visited. They cannot show notifications without permission. The same applies to victorysweepstakes[.]com.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not trust pages claiming that you have to click the "Allow" button to play a video, prove that you are not a robot, download a file, enter the page, etc. Click the "Block" or "Block Notifications" button when they ask for permission to show notifications or close them.

If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of victorysweepstakes[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

This page displays notifications because you visited it and clicked the "Allow" button while visiting it. Like any other page, victorysweepstakes[.]com does not show notifications unless it is allowed to do so.

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

No, notifications cannot cause computer infections. Nevertheless, they can open malicious pages. Thus, notifications displayed by shady pages should never be clicked.

Is victorysweepstakes[.]com a virus?

Websites like victorysweepstakes[.]com are not viruses. Usually, they promote other pages of this kind, various scams, potentially malicious apps, etc.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan the operating system and remove all permissions granted for victorysweepstakes[.]com. Additionally, this application will block access to this site. It will not be necessary to perform any additional steps.

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