How to stop houbekuwucoo.com from delivering notifications

What kind of page is houbekuwucoo[.]com?

While examining websites that use rogue advertising networks, we discovered houbekuwucoo[.]com - a deceptive website designed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. Additionally, this site can open other pages of this kind. As a rule, pages like houbekuwucoo[.]com get visited unintentionally.

Houbekuwucoo[.]com in detail

Houbekuwucoo[.]com displays a progress bar with a message suggesting that it is required to click the "Allow" button to continue loading the page (watching the content on it). Clicking the "Allow" button while visiting houbekuwucoo[.]com means agreeing to receive notifications from it.

It is known that houbekuwucoo[.]com shows deceptive notifications claiming that removing useless files is advised, and other untrustworthy notifications that can open various scams, download sites for dubious apps, etc. Thus, it is strongly recommended not to allow pages like houbekuwucoo[.]com to show notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by houbekuwucoo.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.219.194
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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Additionally, houbekuwucoo[.]com can redirect to other pages. At the time of our research, it redirected to a sports betting site. It may also redirect to potentially malicious sites (and websites similar to the ones promoted via its notifications).

Also, websites like houbekuwucoo[.]com can open other websites designed to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button. Usually, they get opened via illegal movie streaming, torrent sites, and similar pages or by installed adware or other unwanted software.

More examples of similar pages are tapak[.]xyz, subscribe-notifications[.]com, and computeradsnetwork[.]com. Most of these pages use clickbait techniques to get permission to deliver notifications.

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

Web pages do not show notifications unless they have permission to show them. This permission is granted by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting pages. It means that houbekuwucoo[.]com was visited, and the "Allow" button was clicked while visiting it.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not trust websites instructing you to click the "Allow" button to prove that you are not a robot, play a video, continue browsing the page, etc. Click the "Block", "Block Notifications", or a similar button, and (or) close a shady page when it asks for permission to show notifications.

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

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

Notification displayed by houbekuwucoo[.]com:

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

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Quick menu:

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

Houbekuwucoo[.]com displays notifications because it has been allowed to do so. More precisely, the "Allow" button was clicked while visiting it. Websites cannot show notifications unless visitors allow them to.

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

No, your computer is not infected. Notifications from websites cannot infect computers, but they can open malicious pages.

Is houbekuwucoo[.]com a virus?

This page is not a virus. The same applies to all similar pages. The purpose of these websites is to promote other (mainly shady) websites, questionable apps, various scams, etc.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer, remove all the permissions granted for houbekuwucoo[.]com, and restrict further access to this page. No additional steps will be required.

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