Removal instructions for the ads delivered by antivirus-defence.com

What kind of page is antivirus-defence[.]com?

Our researchers discovered the antivirus-defence[.]com while investigating dubious sites. It operates by promoting deceptive material (scams), pushing browser notification spam, and redirecting visitors to other (likely untrustworthy/malicious) websites.

Most users enter such pages through redirects caused by webpages using rogue advertising networks.

Antivirus-defence[.]com overview

The behavior of rogue sites may vary based on visitors' IP addresses (geolocations). In other words, the content encountered on and through such websites can be determined by this information.

When we inspected antivirus-defence[.]com, it ran the "You've visited illegal infected website" and "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scams. It must be stressed that this anti-virus interface, system scans, and threat reports - are all fake. Furthermore, this deceptive content is in no way associated with McAfee Corp. These scams usually promote fraudulent and malicious software.

Additionally, antivirus-defence[.]com requests browser notification delivery to be enabled. If allowed, this page will start displaying notifications/ads that endorse online scams, untrustworthy/harmful sites and applications, and even malware.

Therefore, through webpages like antivirus-defence[.]com - users can experience system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by antivirus-defence.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.21.31.95
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

Severalsituations[.]click, antivirus-click[.]com, yoursafeguardshield[.]com, saarmlife[.]ru - are merely some examples of the rogue pages that we have analyzed recently.

These websites push deceptive and malicious material. It has to be mentioned that any legitimate products encountered via these advertisements are unlikely to be promoted by their actual developers. Instead, this promotion is undertaken by scammers abusing the products' affiliate programs to obtain illegitimate commissions.

How did antivirus-defence[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Websites cannot deliver browser notifications without user permission. If you are receiving these ads from antivirus-defence[.]com, it means that you've likely visited this site and permitted it to display them (i.e., clicked "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.).

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Should you enter a questionable webpage, do not enable it to deliver browser notifications (i.e., do not click "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.). Instead, ignore or deny notification delivery requests (i.e., select "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.).

If your browser is continuously force-opening suspicious sites without prompt - it might be caused by the presence of adware. And 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 antivirus-defence[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

You have likely entered antivirus-defence[.]com and clicked "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option presented on this webpage - since websites cannot deliver these advertisements without user consent.

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

No, clicking on a browser notification will not initiate any system infection processes. However, the websites, applications, and other content endorsed through these adverts can be deceptive/malicious and cause serious issues (including system infections).

Is antivirus-defence[.]com a virus?

No, sites like antivirus-defence[.]com are not deemed to be viruses, but they can promote virulent content. Rogue websites typically push online scams, unreliable/dangerous software, and malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner can scan systems and undo the permissions given to the antivirus-defence[.]com webpage. It is also capable of blocking all further access to this and other rogue/malicious sites. Therefore, no extra steps will be necessary.

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