How to stop 18plusvideos.me from showing notifications

What is 18plusvideos[.]me?

After examining the 18plusvideos[.]me page, we found that its purpose is to get permission to show notifications. It uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into granting that permission. Additionally, 18plusvideos[.]me can redirect visitors to a similar web page. Typically, visitors open such pages unintentionally.

18plusvideos[.]me in detail

18plusvideos[.]me shows a fake CAPTCHA. It instructs visitors to click the "Allow" button to prove that they are not robots. Clicking that button gives 18plusvideos[.]me permission to show notifications. Those notifications can promote technical support scam pages, phishing websites, potentially malicious apps, etc.

Also, 18plusvideos[.]me can redirect to hotnews1[.]me and possibly other websites. Hotnews1[.]me is another website designed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. It uses a clickbait technique (displays a fake CAPTCHA) too. Neither hotnews1[.]me nor 18plusvideos[.]me are trustworthy pages that should never be allowed to display notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by 18plusvideos.me
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Avira (Malware), CRDF (Malicious), ESET (Malware), Fortinet (Malware), Seclookup (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	185.177.93.20
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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More about pages of this type

Websites like 18plusvideos[.]me are promoted via illegal movie streaming, torrent, adult sites, and other pages that use rogue advertising networks. Also, they can be opened by deceptive ads and installed adware-type apps. Either way, users do not visit them on purpose. Examples of similar sites are buyfunllc[.]com, german0[.]xyz, and entry-system[.]xyz.

How did 18plusvideos[.]me gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

18plusvideos[.]me has been allowed to show notifications. It was done by clicking the "Allow" button displayed by a browser while visiting this page. Websites do not show notifications unless they are allowed. Pages like 18plusvideos[.]me display deceptive content to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not trust websites claiming that it is required to click the "Allow" button to load the page, download a file, play a video, confirm/prove that you are not a robot, etc. Click the "Block" button when a shady page asks permission to show notifications or close it. If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of 18plusvideos[.]me website (GIF):

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by 18plusvideos[.]me using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by 18plusvideos.me?
• 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 18plusvideos[.]me in the right lower corner of my desktop?

18plusvideos[.]me (or any other page) cannot show notifications without permission. This page was visited and allowed to show notifications by clicking the "Allow" button.

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

Computers cannot be infected by notifications, but they can be infected through pages opened by these notifications.

Is 18plusvideos[.]me a virus?

18plusvideos[.]me is not a virus. However, it promotes various scams, untrustworthy pages, and potentially malicious applications.

Will Combo Cleaner remove 18plusvideos[.]me ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and stop 18plusvideos[.]me from showing notifications (it will remove permissions granted for this site). Additionally, Combo Cleaner will block further access to 18plusvideos[.]me. No additional steps will be required.

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