How to get rid of the notifications/ads displayed by vital-scanner.com

What kind of page is vital-scanner[.]com?

We discovered the vital-scanner[.]com rogue webpage while inspecting dubious sites. This page is designed to promote scams, push spam browser notifications, and redirect users to different (likely unreliable/harmful) websites.

Most visitors to vital-scanner[.]com and similar webpages enter them via redirects caused by sites that use rogue advertising networks.

Vital-scanner[.]com overview

The behavior of rogue websites (i.e., what they host or endorse) might depend on visitors' IP addresses/ geolocations. When we visited vital-scanner[.]com, it presented us with the "You've visited illegal infected website" scam.

This webpage is disguised as the McAfee anti-virus that performs a system scan and detects multiple infections. It must be emphasized that this content is fake, and it is not associated with the actual McAfee. This scam model (virus alert) is typically used to promote unreliable, fraudulent, and malicious apps.

What is more, vital-scanner[.]com requested visitors to enable it to deliver browser notifications. If allowed, this page will display advertisements endorsing online scams, untrustworthy/harmful applications, and even malware.

Therefore, via sites like vital-scanner[.]com - users can experience system infections, serious privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by vital-scanner.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Netcraft (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.182.172
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

We have analyzed thousands of rogue pages; internal-scanning[.]com, power-stability[.]com, powersoftwarepc[.]com - are just a couple of examples.

These websites deliver browser notifications endorsing deceptive/malicious content. It must be mentioned that any legitimate products encountered via these ads are most likely promoted by scammers abusing their affiliate programs in order to acquire illegitimate commissions.

How did vital-scanner[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Websites cannot display browser notifications without consent. Therefore, you have likely entered vital-scanner[.]com and selected "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option presented on this site.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

If you access a suspicious webpage, do not permit it to deliver browser notifications. In other words, do not click "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or any analogous options presented on such webpages. Instead, we recommend ignoring or denying notification delivery requests (i.e., selecting "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.).

Should you experience continuous unprompted redirects to questionable sites, it could be caused by the presence of 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.

Screenshots of browser notifications delivered by vital-scanner[.]com:

Appearance of the vital-scanner[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

Sites can only deliver browser notifications with user permission. Hence, you have likely accessed vital-scanner[.]com at some point and selected "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or an analogous option - thereby permitting it to display these ads.

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

No, clicking on a browser notification will not initiate any system infection processes. However, the content promoted through these advertisements can be deceptive/malicious and cause severe issues (including system infections).

Is vital-scanner[.]com a virus?

No, sites like vital-scanner[.]com are not classified as viruses, but they do push virulent content. Rogue sites endorse online scams, unreliable/harmful apps, and even malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner can scan computers and undo the permissions given to the vital-scanner[.]com webpage. It is also capable of blocking all further access to this and other rogue, scam, and malicious websites. Therefore, no extra steps will be necessary.

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