How to stop cimen.click from displaying notifications

What kind of page is cimen[.]click?

After examining cimen[.]click, we found that this page runs the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam. It also wants to show notifications. Cimen[.]click is an untrustworthy page. We discovered it while inspecting other pages of this kind (pages that use rogue advertising networks).

Cimen[.]click in detail

Cimen[.]click is designed to run a fake scan and then show fake Windows and antivirus messages. It states that a computer is infected with viruses and malicious applications that must be removed. Clicking the "Renew License" button on one of the fake warnings displayed by cimen[.]click opens a legitimate McAfee website with an affiliate ID in its URL.

Cimen[.]click is operated by affiliates who seek to collect illegitimate commissions from purchased made via their page. This page promotes McAfee antivirus - legitimate security software developed by McAfee Corp. This company never uses deceptive methods to promote its products and it has nothing to do with cimen[.]click.

Another detail about cimen[.]click is that this page can show untrustworthy notifications if allowed. Typically, notifications from such pages promote shady pages and questionable (potentially malicious) applications. Thus, it is strongly recommended not to allow pages like cimen[.]click to show notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by cimen.click
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.192.5
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 many websites similar to cimen[.]click, for example, antivirus-stability[.]com, securityservice-pc[.]com, and scanuralerts[.]com. All of them display deceptive content and ask for permission to show notifications. Typically, users end up on them by clicking ads on torrent sites, illegal movie streaming pages, etc., or other shady pages.

How did cimen[.]click gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

The only reason why cimen[.]click shows notifications is that it has been allowed to show them. This permission has been granted by clicking the "Allow" button when a browser notified you that cimen[.]clic wants to show notifications. No page can display notifications without permission.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Click the "Block" (or equivalent) button when suspicious websites ask for permission to show notifications or close them. Either way, never trust pages claiming that it is required to click the "Allow" button to prove that you are not a robot, download a file, play a video, etc.

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

Appearance of cimen[.]click website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

It is because this page has permission to show notifications which has been granted by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting cimen[.]click.

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

No, computers cannot be infected by notifications displayed by websites. Nevertheless, these notifications can open malicious websites.

Is cimen[.]click a virus?

Cimen[.]click is not a virus. The purpose of this site is to get permission to show notifications (to promote other dubious pages) and deceptively promote legitimate software.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will check what permissions cimen[.]click has and remove them. It will also block further access to cimen[.]click. No additional steps will be required.

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