How to get rid of the ads displayed by protection-availability.xyz site

What kind of page is protection-availability[.]xyz?

While checking out suspicious websites, our researchers discovered the protection-availability[.]xyz rogue page. It runs scams, promotes spam browser notifications, and redirects visitors to different (likely unreliable/hazardous) webpages. Sites like protection-availability[.]xyz are typically accessed through others that use rogue advertising networks.

Protection-availability[.]xyz overview

How rogue pages operate (i.e., what content they host and promote) might depend on visitors' IP addresses/ geolocations.

When we inspected protection-availability[.]xyz, it ran the "Your Windows 10 is infected with viruses" scam. It must be stressed that while this scheme mentions legitimate entities (such as Microsoft and McAfee) - they are not associated with it.

No website can detect threats/issues present on visitors' devices - hence, any that make such claims are scams, and protection-availability[.]xyz is not an exception. Typically, schemes of this kind are used to endorse fraudulent and malicious software.

Furthermore, protection-availability[.]xyz asked visitors to allow it to display notifications. Rogue sites use them to run intrusive advertisement campaigns. These notifications/ads push online scams, unreliable/harmful applications, and malware.

In summary, through webpages like protection-availability[.]xyz - users can experience system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and even identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by protection-availability.xyz
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	23.227.194.37
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

Stally[.]click, defender-box[.]xyz, and analysissoftwarecentr[.]com are merely a couple examples of rogue pages that we have inspected recently.

Sites of this type deliver notifications that endorse deceptive and malicious material. It has to be mentioned that any genuine content encountered via these advertisements is most likely promoted by scammers aiming to acquire illegitimate commissions by abusing its affiliate programs.

How did protection-availability[.]xyz gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Websites can only display browser notifications with user consent. Therefore, you have likely accessed protection-availability[.]xyz at some point and permitted it to deliver these ads. In other words, clicked "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option presented on this webpage.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

To avoid receiving undesirable browser notifications - do not permit suspect sites to deliver them (i.e., do not press "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.). Instead, ignore or deny notification delivery requests (i.e., click "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.).

Should you experience continuous unprompted redirects to dubious websites, it could be caused by the presence of advertising-supported software (adware) on the device. 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 protection-availability[.]xyz website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by protection-availability.xyz?
• 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 protection-availability[.]xyz in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Websites need user consent to deliver browser notifications. Hence, if you are seeing these adverts from protection-availability[.]xyz - it means that you've likely visited it and pressed "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option displayed by this site.

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

While clicking on a browser notification is harmless in itself, the content promoted by such ads - is not. These advertisements are used to push deceptive/malicious material that can cause serious problems (including system infections).

Is protection-availability[.]xyz a virus?

No, websites like protection-availability[.]xyz are not classified as viruses. However, they can promote virulent content, e.g., scams, untrustworthy/harmful software, and even malware.

Will Combo Cleaner remove protection-availability[.]xyz ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner can scan devices and remove all the permissions given to this webpage. It can also restrict further access to it and other rogue, scam, and malicious websites. Therefore, extra steps will be unnecessary.

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