How to eliminate permissions granted for thepositiveimpactnow.com

What is thepositiveimpactnow[.]com?

While examining thepositiveimpactnow[.]com, our team learned that this page is designed to lure visitors into allowing it to show notifications. Our other finding was that it redirects visitors to a similar deceptive website. We discovered thepositiveimpactnow[.]com while inspecting pages that use rogue advertising networks.

Thepositiveimpactnow[.]com in detail

Thepositiveimpactnow[.]com uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. It instructs to click the "Allow" button in a pop-up window displayed by a web browser to pass a fake CAPTCHA. If allowed, thepositiveimpactnow[.]com shows various untrustworthy notifications.

Notifications from thepositiveimpactnow[.]com claim that a computer is infected and offer to remove annoying pop-ups and protect a computer in other ways. Clicking these notifications can open pages offering to download shady software, asking to provide personal information, etc. Some of the opened pages can be malicious.

In addition to showing deceptive notifications, thepositiveimpactnow[.]com can redirect to other untrustworthy websites. One of those pages is notadslife[.]com - another page designed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by thepositiveimpactnow.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.21.46.55
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

Typically, websites like thepositiveimpactnow[.]com are promoted via illegal movie streaming websites, torrent sites, and other pages of this kind. Also, they can be opened after clicking shady advertisements. In some cases, these pages are opened by installed adware.

Examples of similar pages are headcaptcha[.]live, nidescar[.]com, and newadsfit[.]com.

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

Thepositiveimpactnow[.]com shows notifications because it has been allowed to show them by clicking the "Allow" button displayed by a browser while this site was opened. Websites cannot show notifications unless visitors allow them to do so. Typically, pages like thepositiveimpactnow[.]com display deceptive content to receive permission to deliver notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not click the "Allow" button when websites instruct you to click that button to prove that you are not a robot, play a video, download a file, etc. Click the "Block" button if you do not wish to receive notifications from the visited website 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 thepositiveimpactnow[.]com website (GIF):

Another appearance of thepositiveimpactnow[.]com:

Notifications from thepositiveimpactnow[.]com:

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by thepositiveimpactnow[.]com using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

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

Neither thepositiveimpactnow[.]com nor any other page can show notifications without permission. Thus, this page was visited and allowed to display notifications. Web pages receive this permission when users click the "Allow" button displayed by a browser while visiting them.

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

No, notifications cannot infect computers. Nevertheless, they can be designed to open malicious websites.

Is thepositiveimpactnow[.]com a virus?

Thepositiveimpactnow[.]com and other websites of this type are not viruses. Usually, they are created to promote various scam pages, shady apps, and other websites of this kind.

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

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

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