How to stop scanuralerts.com from showing notifications

What kind of page is scanuralerts[.]com?

After examining scanuralerts[.]com, we learned that it is a deceptive website running the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam. Also, it asks for permission to deliver notifications. Our team discovered scanuralerts[.]com while inspecting websites that use rogue advertising networks.

Scanuralerts[.]com in detail

Scanuralerts[.]com is designed to trick visitors into believing that their computers are infected with viruses. It runs a fake system scan and then shows a fake virus warning claiming that it has detected 5 viruses on a computer. It also states that the Norton AntiVirus subscription has expired and urges visitors to renew the subscription to keep a computer protected.

Norton AntiVirus is a legitimate anti-virus software product, developed and distributed by NortonLifeLock. Scammers behind scanuralerts[.]com are affiliates who aim to collect illegitimate commissions. They aim to trick visitors to purchase Norton AntiVirus subscription through their page.

In addition to deceptively promoting legitimate software, scanuralerts[.]com wants to show notifications. Typically, notifications from such pages promote untrustworthy pages (e.g., phishing sites, technical support scam pages) and questionable applications. Thus, scanuralerts[.]com should not be allowed to display notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by scanuralerts.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Bfore.Ai PreCrime (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.158.168
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

There are lots of pages similar to scanuralerts[.]com on the Internet (e.g., protect-data-2022[.]xyz, nonadvertised[.]com, and scanprotectiontoday[.]com). All of them display deceptive content and want to show notifications.

Usually, they get opened via deceptive ads, notifications from other shady sites, pages that use rogue advertising networks (e.g., illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites), installed adware, etc. It is important to mention that notifications from pages of this type can open malicious pages and promote malicious apps.

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

Scanuralerts[.]com has been allowed to display notifications by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting it. Neither scanuralerts[.]com nor any other page can deliver notifications without being allowed to do so. It is common for these pages to use clickbait techniques to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Click the "Block", "Block Notifications", or a similar button when suspicious pages ask permission to show notifications or close them. Either way, do not click the "Allow" button. Remember that legitimate websites do not ask visitors to click the "Allow" button to play a video, prove that they are not robots, download files, etc.

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

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

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Quick menu:

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

Scanuralerts[.]com sends notifications because it has been allowed to send them. Websites are allowed to show notifications by clicking the "Allow" button (see GIF image above).

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

No, notifications cannot cause such harm. However, they can open malicious websites.

Is scanuralerts[.]com a virus?

Websites like scanuralerts[.]com are not viruses. In most cases, these pages run (or promote) various scams, promote questionable/malicious applications, and other shady websites.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will remove permissions granted for scanuralerts[.]com. It will also block further access to scanuralerts[.]com. No additional steps will be required.

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