How to stop daphomost.com from displaying notifications

What kind of page is daphomost[.]com?

Our team examined daphomost[.]com and learned that it shows a deceptive message (uses a clickbait technique) to lure visitors into allowing it to display notifications. It was also found that daphomost[.]com redirects to other untrustworthy pages. This is an untrustworthy page that should be ignored and never allowed to show notifications.

Daphomost[.]com in detail

Daphomost[.]com instructs visitors to pass a fake CAPTCHA. It says that clicking the "Allow" button will prove that visitors are not robots. In reality, clicking that button (when a browser displays it) permits websites to show notifications. Websites like daphomost[.]com usually show deceptive notifications.

Notifications from daphomost[.]com can be designed to open various phishing websites, technical support scam pages, and other potentially malicious sites. Also, they can be used to promote questionable or even malicious software. Thus, it is highly advisable not to agree to receive notifications from daphomost[.]com or any similar page.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by daphomost.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.21.58.93
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 websites of this type

It is uncommon for pages of this type to be visited on purpose. We discovered daphomost[.]com while inspecting websites that use rogue advertising networks (e.g., illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites). It is promoted via pages that cause unwanted redirects and have shady ads. Sometimes, pages like daphomost[.]com get opened by adware.

Examples of similar websites are ourbestspot[.]com, captchasee[.]live, and captchatotal[.]live.

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

A web browser displays the "Allow" button (in a pop-up window) when the visited page wants to show notifications. Websites receive permission to show notifications when visitors click that button. No website can display notifications without permission. Thus, daphomost[.]com delivers notifications because it has been allowed to do so.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not click the "Allow" button while visiting suspicious websites (e.g., pages that claim that you have to click that button to prove that you are not a robot, play a video, download a file, etc.). Click the "Block" (or "Block Notifications") button or close such pages when they ask for permission to display notifications.

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

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

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

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Quick menu:

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

Notifications are being delivered by daphomost[.]com because this website has permission to show them. It has been allowed to do so by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting it.

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

Notifications cannot infect computers, but they can open untrustworthy (including malicious) websites.

Is daphomost[.]com a virus?

Websites like daphomost[.]com are not viruses. They show notifications (if allowed) designed to promote various scams, shady apps, and websites. Also, they often redirect visitors to other pages of this kind.

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

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

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