How to block protect2023.xyz notifications

What kind of page is protect2023[.]xyz?

Protect2023[.]xyz is an untrustworthy website that runs the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam and wants to show notifications. All messages displayed on this page are fake. We discovered protect2023[.]xyz while examining dubious pages that use rogue advertising networks.

Protect2023[.]xyz in detail

Protect2023[.]xyz shows a fake antivirus scanner that supposedly detects five viruses. It also displays a couple of pop-up messages (fake warnings) urging visitors to immediately remove detected threats. One of those pop-ups instructs visitors to click the "Renew License" button.

Clicking that button opens an affiliate link (a legitimate McAfee page). The purpose of protect2023[.]xyz is to promote legitimate antivirus software. This page is created by affiliates who aim to earn illegitimate commissions. Affiliates who use fraudulent marketing to promote products, websites, or services should not be trusted.

Additionally, protect2023[.]xyz asks for permission to show notifications. It can show notifications promoting various scams, shady websites, and potentially malicious applications. Therefore, it is highly advisable not to permit protect2023[.]xyz to deliver notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by protect2023.xyz
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	ESET (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.143.112
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 pages of this type

Websites like protect2023[.]xyz are promoted via illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites, and other pages of this kind and shady advertisements. Also, they can be opened by advertising-supported apps and notifications from untrustworthy pages. There are many websites similar to protect2023[.]xyz on the Internet.

A couple examples of websites designed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications and purchasing software subscription are alltimesecuritysystem[.]live, ijony[.]click, and recif[.]click.

How did protect2023[.]xyz gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Web pages receive permission to show notifications when visitors click the "Allow" (or similar) button. A browser displays this button when a visited website wants to show notifications. Websites cannot show notifications without permission. It means that protect2023[.]xyz was visited, and the "Allow" button was clicked while visiting it.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Click the "Block", "Block Notifications", "Always Block", or equivalent button or close shady pages when they ask for permission to show notifications. Never click the "Allow" button when websites claim that it is required to click that button to prove that you are not a robot, play a video, download a file, etc.

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

Appearance of protect2023[.]xyz website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by protect2023.xyz?
• 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 protect2023[.]xyz in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Protect2023[.]xyz delivers notifications because it has been allowed to do so. No page can display notifications without permission. This permission is granted by clicking the "Allow" button (as in the GIF above).

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

Notifications from untrustworthy websites can open malicious websites. However, they cannot infect computers.

Is protect2023[.]xyz a virus?

Websites like protect2023[.]xyz are not viruses. Most of them run various scams and promote shady applications and websites. Protect2023[.]xyz fraudulently promotes legitimate antivirus software.

Will Combo Cleaner remove protect2023[.]xyz ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove permissions granted for protect2023[.]xyz. Also, it will block all further access to protect2023[.]xyz. No additional steps will be required.

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