How to remove permissions granted for news-fiyimo.com
Written by Tomas Meskauskas on (updated)
What kind of website is news-fiyimo[.]com?
While inspecting news-fiyimo[.]com, we found that it displays deceptive content to lure visitors into allowing it to deliver notifications. Also, it redirects to a similar website. Our team discovered news-fiyimo[.]com while examining untrustworthy ads and pages that use rogue advertising networks.
News-fiyimo[.]com in detail
News-fiyimo[.]com displays a fake video player with a message instructing visitors to click the "Allow" button to watch the video. It uses a clickbait technique to receive permission to show notifications. News-fiyimo[.]com should never be allowed to display notifications.
Notifications from news-fiyimo[.]com can open websites designed to trick visitors into downloading and installing questionable software, providing sensitive information, calling fake technical support numbers, etc. Also, they may open malicious websites.
We also found that news-fiyimo[.]com can redirect to tpnwslndgm[.]com - a similar page that uses the same clickbait technique. Thus, news-fiyimo[.]com and pages that get opened via it are not trustworthy.
Name | Ads by news-fiyimo.com |
Threat Type | Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads |
Detection Names | alphaMountain.ai (Phishing), Combo Cleaner (Phishing), Fortinet (Phishing), Lionic (Phishing), Sophos (Phishing), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal) |
Serving IP Address | 149.7.16.231 |
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. |
Malware Removal (Windows) | To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your computer with legitimate antivirus software. Our security researchers recommend using Combo Cleaner. |
More about websites of this type
Users do not visit pages like news-fiyimo[.]com on purpose. In most cases, they end up on such pages while visiting illegal movie streaming sites, torrent pages, etc., or via shady advertisements appearing on websites of this kind. Pages like news-fiyimo[.]com are sometimes promoted via advertising-supported apps.
There are many websites similar to news-fiyimo[.]com. Some examples are nadsfit[.]com, riaeqd[.]com, and conatysystems[.]com.
How did news-fiyimo[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?
News-fiyimo[.]com received permission to show notifications after clicking the "Allow" button displayed by a browser. Neither this nor any other page can show notifications without permission. Like most pages of this type, news-fiyimo[.]com uses a clickbait technique/displays deceptive content to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button.
How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?
Do not trust websites claiming that you must click the "Allow" button to prove that you are not a robot, play a video, download a file, and for similar reasons. Click the "Block" (or "Block Notifications" button when a shady website asks for permission to show notifications 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 news-fiyimo[.]com website (GIF):
Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by news-fiyimo[.]com using Combo Cleaner:
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Quick menu:
- What is Ads by news-fiyimo.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 news-fiyimo[.]com in the right lower corner of my desktop?
News-fiyimo[.]com shows notifications because it has been allowed to show them. This page was visited, and the "Allow" (or equivalent) button was clicked when a browser displayed a pop-up saying that news-fiyimo[.]com wants to show notifications.
I have clicked on notification ads, is my computer infected?
Clicking notifications cannot infect computers. Nevertheless, it can lead to malicious websites.
Is news-fiyimo[.]com a virus?
News-fiyimo[.]com is not a virus. This website displays deceptive content to lure visitors into agreeing to receive untrustworthy notifications and redirects to similar pages.
Will Combo Cleaner remove news-fiyimo[.]com ads automatically or manual steps are still required?
Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove permissions granted for news-fiyimo[.]com. Also, Combo Cleaner will block access to news-fiyimo[.]com. No additional steps will be required.
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