How to remove permissions granted for zeleboba.click
Written by Tomas Meskauskas on
What kind of page is zeleboba[.]click?
Our team inspected zeleboba[.]click and found that this page runs the "McAfee - Your computer is infected with 5 viruses!" scam. It displays deceptive content to trick visitors into believing that they must remove "detected" malware to avoid harm. Also, zeleboba[.]click wants to show notifications.
Zeleboba[.]click in detail
Zeleboba[.]click displays a fake antivirus scanner that "detects" five threats. Also, it displays a fake warning urging visitors to remove threats to protect banking and other personal information. It instructs them to start McAfee antivirus to eliminate all threats. Clicking the "Start McAfee" button opens a legitimate McAfee website with an affiliate's ID in its link.
Zeleboba[.]click is owned by affiliates who aim to earn commissions. They aim to lure visitors into purchasing McAfee antivirus subscriptions via their website. McAfee company does not use zeleboba[.]click or any similar page to promote its products. Thus, zeleboba[.]click should be ignored.
If allowed, zeleboba[.]click shows untrustworthy notifications. It delivers notifications promoting various scams, shady websites, and apps. Therefore, it is strongly recommended not to agree to receive notifications from zeleboba[.]click. The same applies to any suspicious website.
Name | Ads by zeleboba.click |
Threat Type | Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads |
Detection Names | Netcraft (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal) |
Serving IP Address | 172.67.148.205 |
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. |
Pages of this type in general
Zeleboba[.]click and similar websites are promoted via shady ads, advertising-supported apps, pages that use rogue advertising networks (e.g., illegal movie streaming and torrent sites), etc. Users do not visit them willingly. These pages always ask for permission to show notifications. Their notifications can open malicious websites.
Examples of similar pages are dolty[.]click, morcun[.]click, and defender-pro-2022[.]xyz.
How did zeleboba[.]click gain permission to deliver spam notifications?
Zeleboba[.]click has been allowed to deliver notifications by clicking the "Allow" button. A browser always notifies users that visited pages want to show notifications. No web page can show notifications without permission.
How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?
Click the "Block" or "Block Notifications" button or close a website if you do not with to receive notifications from it. Either way, do not click the "Allow" button. Especially while visiting pages claiming that clicking the "Allow" button is required to prove that you are not a robot, download a file, play a video, etc.
If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.
Appearance of zeleboba[.]click website (GIF):
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Quick menu:
- What is Ads by zeleboba.click?
- 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 zeleboba[.]click in the right lower corner of my desktop?
Zeleboba[.]click shows notifications because the "Allow" button was clicked while visiting it. In other words, this page has been allowed to show notifications.
I have clicked on notification ads, is my computer infected?
Notifications from shady websites cannot infect computers. However, they can open malicious and other untrustworthy websites.
Is zeleboba[.]click a virus?
Zeleboba[.]click and other pages of this type are not viruses. Most of them promote (or run) various scams, potentially malicious applications, and websites.
Will Combo Cleaner remove zeleboba[.]click ads automatically or manual steps are still required?
Yes, Combo Cleaner will remove permissions granted for zeleboba[.]click. In addition to removing permissions, it will block further access to zeleboba[.]click. No additional steps will be required.
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