Removing the notifications/adverts delivered by onlinehelptutorials.com

What kind of page is onlinehelptutorials[.]com?

Onlinehelptutorials[.]com is a rogue webpage that our researchers discovered while inspecting untrustworthy sites. This page is designed to promote online scams, push browser notification spam, and redirect visitors to different (likely unreliable/malicious) websites.

Users typically access onlinehelptutorials[.]com and similar sites through redirects caused by webpages using rogue advertising networks.

Onlinehelptutorials[.]com overview

The behavior of rogue pages (i.e., what they host and promote) may be determined by the visitor's IP address/ geolocation.

When we entered onlinehelptutorials[.]com, it ran the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam. It must be emphasized that this deceptive content is fake (i.e., anti-virus interface, system scan, threat reports, etc.) and in no way associated with the actual McAfee Corp.

At the time of research, this scam promoted on onlinehelptutorials[.]com redirected to the legitimate McAfee website. While this is uncommon, scammers do employ such deceptive tactics when abusing affiliate programs to obtain illegitimate commissions for the promotion of genuine products.

Typically, fake virus scams are used to push untrustworthy and malicious software. There are no guarantees that "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" will continue redirecting to the official McAfee site.

Furthermore, onlinehelptutorials[.]com asks visitors to enable it to deliver browser notifications. Rogue webpages use them to run intrusive advertisement campaigns. The notifications/ads promote dubious/harmful websites and software, online scams, and even malware.

Therefore, through sites like onlinehelptutorials[.]com - users can experience system infections, serious privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by onlinehelptutorials.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	13.36.220.146
Observed Domains	mcafee.onlinehelptutorials[.]com; protect.onlinehelptutorials[.]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

Superiorprotectionpc[.]com, situationalawareness[.]sbs, and trusted-check[.]xyz are merely a few examples of the rogue webpages that we have inspected.

These pages deliver browser notifications that endorse deceptive and malicious content. Note that any legitimate products encountered through these advertisements are most likely promoted by scammers abusing affiliate programs to acquire illegitimate commissions.

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

Websites require user permission to deliver browser notifications. Therefore, you have likely accessed onlinehelptutorials[.]com at some point and permitted it to display these ads by clicking "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option presented on this page.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Should you enter a suspicious webpage, do not enable it to deliver browser notifications. In other words, do not click "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or any analogous options. We advise ignoring or denying notification delivery requests (i.e., clicking "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.).

And if your browser is continuously force-opening questionable websites (e.g., onlinehelptutorials[.]com, etc.), it might be caused by the presence of advertising-supported software (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 onlinehelptutorials[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

Websites cannot deliver browser notifications without user consent. Hence, you've likely visited onlinehelptutorials[.]com and permitted it to display these adverts (i.e., clicked "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.).

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

No, clicking on a browser notification will not initiate any malware download/installation processes. However, the websites and apps pushed via these advertisements can be deceptive/malicious and cause serious problems (including system infections).

Is onlinehelptutorials[.]com a virus?

No, onlinehelptutorials[.]com is not classified as a virus, but it can endorse virulent content. Sites of this type commonly promote online scams, untrustworthy/harmful software, and even malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner can scan computers and revert all the permissions given to the onlinehelptutorials[.]com website. Additionally, Combo Cleaner can restrict further access to this and other rogue, deceptive, and malicious sites. Therefore, no extra steps will be necessary.

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