How to stop mysmarterdeals.shop from sending notifications

What kind of page is mysmarterdeals[.]shop?

While examining the mysmarterdeals[.]shop page, we found that it is a deceptive website running a survey scam and asking for permission to deliver untrustworthy notifications. Also, it redirects visitors to other shady web pages. We discovered mysmarterdeals[.]shop while inspecting sites that use rogue advertising networks.

Mysmarterdeals[.]shop in detail

Mysmarterdeals[.]shop is running the "T-Mobile Customer Reward Program" scam. It displays deceptive content to trick visitors into providing personal information (and possibly paying money for fake services). Also, this page asks for permission to show notifications.

Typically, when websites like mysmarterdeals[.]shop have permission to show notifications, they promote pages designed to trick visitors into opening pages asking to provide sensitive information, calling fake technical support numbers, downloading shady (potentially malicious) applications, etc.

Moreover, it is common for sites like mysmarterdeals[.]shop to redirect visitors to other (mainly untrustworthy) pages. Sometimes, they promote legitimate pages, products, or services. In such cases, they are operated by affiliates who aim to collect illegitimate commissions.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by mysmarterdeals.shop
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Fortinet (Phishing), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	18.64.183.87
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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Web pages of this type in general

Mysmarterdeals[.]shop and similar pages to not get visited on purpose. Users open them by clicking on deceptive advertisements, notifications displayed by other untrustworthy pages, etc. Also, these sites are often opened while visiting illegal movie streaming, torrent, adult, and other pages.

Examples of other websites that show untrustworthy notifications are securityanalysisreport[.]com, salletsilvully[.]com, and mscreviews[.]com.

How did mysmarterdeals[.]shop gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Websites cannot show notifications without permission. They only show notifications when visitors allow them to do so. This permission is granted by clicking the "Allow" button. There are numerous pages designed to trick visitors into clicking that button. Typically, they display deceptive content to get permission to send notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Close untrustworthy websites that want to show notifications or click the "Block" (or equivalent) button. Never click the "Allow" button when pages claim that it is required to click it to watch/play a video, download a file, prove that you are not a robot, etc. If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of mysmarterdeals[.]shop website (GIF):

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by mysmarterdeals[.]shop using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

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

This website shows notifications because you most probably visited it and clicked the "Allow" button when it asked permission to show notifications.

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

Such notifications can open malicious websites. However, they cannot infect computers.

Is mysmarterdeals[.]shop a virus?

Mysmarterdeals[.]shop is not a virus. Its developer uses it to promote various scams, shady applications, websites, etc.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove permissions that mysmarterdeals[.]shop website has. It will also block further access to mysmarterdeals[.]shop. No additional steps will be required.

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