How to block rewardusacenter.com notifications

What kind of page is rewardusacenter[.]com?

Rewardusacenter[.]com is a deceptive website that wants to show notifications and redirects visitors to a scam website (possibly to more than one). We discovered rewardusacenter[.]com while analyzing certain websites that use rogue advertising networks. It is uncommon for sites like rewardusacenter[.]com to be visited intentionally.

Rewardusacenter[.]com in detail

Rewardusacenter[.]com runs some scam offering to get your very own Playstation 4 or Xbox One on a prepaid visa card. Also, it asks to allow it to show notifications and provide an email address. After entering an email address in the provided field, rewardusacenter[.]com redirects to an untrustworthy page.

At the time of the research, rewardusacenter[.]com redirected to a site running a scam similar to "Google Membership Rewards" (that page asked for permission to show notifications too). That scam page is controlled by scammers who aim to extract sensitive information and (or) get paid an "administration", "shipping", or some other fee.

It is important to mention that pages like rewardusacenter[.]com can show notifications designed to open various scam pages, phishing sites, download pages for shady apps, and even malicious sites. It is strongly recommended not to agree to receive notifications from sites like rewardusacenter[.]com.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by rewardusacenter.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Combo Cleaner (Phishing), Fortinet (Phishing), G-Data (Phishing), Lionic (Phishing), Sophos (Phishing) Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	23.20.47.236
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

Usually, users end up on pages like rewardusacenter[.]com via illegal movie streaming, torrent, and similar sites. Sometimes, these sites get opened by installed adware or other unwanted software. Notifications displayed by such pages can open malicious pages. It is also common for them to use clickbait techniques to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications.

More examples of untrustworthy pages (similar to rewardusacenter[.]com) are findallmoneysurvey[.]top, omouswomani[.]xyz, and houbekuwucoo[.]com.

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

When a website wants to show notifications, a browser displays a pop-up with "Allow" and "Block" (or similar) buttons. A page receives permission to display notifications after a visitor clicks the "Allow" button. No website can show notifications without permission. It means that rewardusacenter[.]com was visited and allowed to display notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not trust websites that display deceptive content/claim that it is required to agree to receive notifications to load them, prove that you are not a robot, etc. Click the "Block" or a similar button or close websites of this kind. If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

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

Notification displayed by rewardusacenter[.]com:

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Quick menu:

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

This page shows notifications because it has been allowed to do so. More precisely, it was visited, and the "Allow" button was clicked while visiting it.

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

It is not harmful to click on notifications displayed by websites. However, pages like rewardusacenter[.]com can open malicious websites.

Is rewardusacenter[.]com a virus?

Rewardusacenter[.]com is not a virus. It promotes various scams, questionable/malicious applications, and (or) websites. Also, it asks to provide an emai address that may be misused in spam campaigns or even to deliver malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and stop rewardusacenter[.]com from showing notifications (it will remove permissions that have been granted for rewardusacenter[.]com). Also, this app will block further access to rewardusacenter[.]com. No additional steps will be required.

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