How to stop powersoftwarepc.com from displaying notifications

What kind of website is powersoftwarepc[.]com?

We examined powersoftwarepc[.]com and learned that it is a deceptive page running the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam. Additionally, this website wants to show notifications. Our team discovered powersoftwarepc[.]com while analyzing shady web pages that use rogue advertising networks.

Powersoftwarepc[.]com in detail

Powersoftwarepc[.]com is designed to trick visitors into believing that their computers are infected and purchasing an antivirus subscription to remove "threats". Powersoftwarepc[.]com runs a fake system scan and displays a deceptive pop-up message. That message urges to eliminate all threats to protect personal data, banking information, and other sensitive info.

Clicking the "Start McAfee" button on that pop-up message opens an affiliate link - a legitimate McAfee website with an affiliate's ID in its URL. It means that the creators of powersoftwarepc[.]com are affiliates who earn a commission after someone purchases a McAfee antivirus subscription via their page.

McAfee company does not use websites like powersoftwarepc[.]com to promote their software or any other deceptive marketing techniques. Thus, powersoftwarepc[.]com and similar pages should never be trusted. Another detail about powersoftwarepc[.]com is that they can show notifications designed to open potentially malicious pages. Thus, it should not be allowed to deliver notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by powersoftwarepc.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.187.32
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

Web pages of this type display deceptive content to trick visitors into performing certain actions (e.g., purchasing software) and agreeing to receive notifications. Also, they can redirect to other untrustworthy and even malicious pages. Typically, they get opened via illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites, other pages of this kind, and shady ads.

Examples of pages similar to powersoftwarepc[.]com are webprotectionsurveys[.]live, protectionsurveys[.]online, and posto[.]click.

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

Web pages can only show notifications if visitors allow them. This permission is granted by clicking the "Allow" button (a button displayed by a browser when websites want to show notifications) while visiting pages. Neither powersoftwarepc[.]com nor any other page can deliver notifications without permission.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not click the "Allow" button while visiting shady websites. Click the "Block" button or close such pages. Legitimate websites do not display messages claiming that clicking the "Allow" button is required to play a video, download a file, prove that you are not a robot, confirm your age, etc.

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

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

Example of a browser notification delivered by powersoftwarepc[.]com website:

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Quick menu:

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

Web pages do not show notifications unless they have permission to do so. It means that powersoftwarepc[.]com was visited and allowed to show notifications (this permission has been granted by clicking the "Allow" button).

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

Clicking on notifications is harmless. It cannot infect computers. Nevertheless, websites opened by such notifications can be malicious.

Is powersoftwarepc[.]com a virus?

Websites like powersoftwarepc[.]com are not viruses. They use deceptive marketing to promote legitimate software products. Also, they can show untrustworthy notifications.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan the operating system and remove permissions granted for powersoftwarepc[.]com. Also, this app will block further access to powersoftwarepc[.]com No additional steps will be required.

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