Removing the notifications/ads delivered by videoplay-on.com website

What kind of page is videoplay-on[.]com?

While inspecting dubious websites, our researchers discovered the videoplay-on[.]com rogue webpage. It promotes spam browser notifications and redirects users to other (likely untrustworthy and malicious) sites. Most users enter websites of this type through redirects caused by pages using rogue advertising networks.

Videoplay-on[.]com overview

It is noteworthy that the behavior of rogue sites may depend on the visitor's IP address/ geolocation. Hence, the content encountered on and through them can vary.

When we inspected videoplay-on[.]com, it presented us with fake CAPTCHA verification - "Press 'Allow' to verify, that you are not [a] robot" - designed to trick visitors into enabling the page to display browser notifications. When we pressed "Allow", it resulted in a redirect to the hipnoticrec[.]biz webpage, which is practically identical to videoplay-on[.]com.

The delivered browser notifications advertise online scams, unreliable/harmful websites and software, and even malware. To summarize, via pages like videoplay-on[.]com - users can experience system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by videoplay-on.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	alphaMountain.ai (Phishing), CRDF (Malicious), ESET (Malware), Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Malicious), Fortinet (Phishing), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	185.177.93.30
Observed Domains	0.videoplay-on[.]com; 4.videoplay-on[.]com; 6.videoplay-on[.]com; 3.videoplay-on[.]com; 9.videoplay-on[.]com; 8.videoplay-on[.]com; 10.videoplay-on[.]com; 1.videoplay-on[.]com; 7.videoplay-on[.]com; 5.videoplay-on[.]com; 2.videoplay-on[.]com
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; situationalawareness[.]sbs, webnotificationsgroup[.]com, hexaput0n[.]click, and athree[.]xyz are merely some examples.

These sites deliver browser notifications that endorse deceptive and malicious content. It has to be mentioned that any legitimate products encountered through these adverts 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 videoplay-on[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Websites cannot deliver browser notifications without user consent. Hence, if you are seeing these advertisements from videoplay-on[.]com - you have likely accessed and permitted this page to display them (i.e., clicked "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.).

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

To avoid receiving undesirable browser notifications, do not enable dubious sites to deliver them (i.e., do not press "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.). We advise ignoring or denying notification delivery (i.e., clicking "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.).

Should your browser continuously force-open suspicious webpages, it might be caused by the presence of adware. 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 videoplay-on[.]com website (GIF):

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

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Quick menu:

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

Sites require user permission to deliver browser notifications. Hence, you have likely visited videoplay-on[.]com and consented to their delivery (i.e., selected "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.).

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

No, clicking on a browser notification will not trigger any system infection chains. However, the content endorsed through these advertisements can be harmful and cause severe issues (e.g., system infections, financial losses, etc.).

Is videoplay-on[.]com a virus?

No, videoplay-on[.]com is not classified as a virus, but it can promote virulent content. Webpages of this kind typically push online scams, unreliable/harmful software, and even malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner can scan computers and undo all the permissions given to the videoplay-on[.]com website. Furthermore, Combo Cleaner can restrict access to this and other rogue, scam, and malicious pages. Therefore, no extra steps will be necessary.

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