How to stop scantowebprotection.online notifications

What kind of website is scantowebprotection[.]online?

Our team inspected scantowebprotection[.]online and found that it runs the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam and asks for permission to show notifications. This page and its notifications are not trustworthy. We discovered scantowebprotection[.]online while examining websites that use rogue advertising networks.

Scantowebprotection[.]online in detail

Scantowebprotection[.]online displays a fake antivirus scanner that supposedly detects five viruses on a computer. It displays a fake warning (a pop-up message) claiming that immediate action is required. Scantowebprotection[.]online states that the McAfee subscription has expired and urges visitors to renew it to protect their computers.

Also, scantowebprotection[.]online says that "detected" viruses may be tracking Internet activity and collecting banking details and login credentials. It also mentions that unprotected computers are 93% more vulnerable to malware.

The purpose of scantowebprotection[.]online is to trick visitors into believing that their computers are infected and purchasing a McAfee antivirus subscription. McAfee is a legitimate computer security software company. It has nothing to do with scantowebprotection[.]online.

The owners of scantowebprotection[.]online are affiliates who use fraudulent marketing to earn commissions. They aim to lure visitors into purchasing McAfee antivirus subscriptions via their page (affiliate link).

In addition to displaying deceptive content, scantowebprotection[.]online wants to show notifications. It can be designed to send notifications used to promote other scams, potentially malicious websites, and applications. Thus, it is strongly recommended not to allow scantowebprotection[.]online to show notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by scantowebprotection.online
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	alphaMountain.ai (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	54.243.179.61
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

Scantowebprotection[.]online and similar websites (there are many of them) are promoted using shady methods. Users do not visit them intentionally. Typically, these sites get opened via illegal movie streaming pages, torrent websites, and other sites that use rogue advertising networks. Clicking on dubious ads can also open pages like scantowebprotection[.]online.

In some cases, these websites are opened by installed advertising-supported apps. More examples of similar sites are internalnetworkpc[.]com, prime-scanner[.]com, and protect2023[.]xyz.

How did scantowebprotection[.]online gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Websites cannot send notifications until visitors grant them such permission. This permission is granted by clicking the "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar button displayed by a browser when pages want to show notifications. Typically, sites like scantowebprotection[.]online display deceptive content to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Never agree to receive notifications from pages claiming that you have to click the "Allow" button to prove your age, confirm that you are not a robot, play a video, download a file, etc. Close them or click the "Block", "Always Block" (or similar) button when they ask for permission to show notifications.

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

Appearance of scantowebprotection[.]online website (GIF):

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by scantowebprotection[.]online using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

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

Scantowebprotection[.]online can only show notifications if it has permission to show them. The same applies to any website. Permission for websites to send notifications is granted by clicking the "Allow" or equivalent button (as shown in the GIF above).

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

Notifications from pages cannot infect computers. Nevertheless, they can open untrustworthy and even malicious pages.

Is scantowebprotection[.]online a virus?

Scantowebprotection[.]online is not a virus. This page displays deceptive content to trick visitors into purchasing legitimate antivirus software. Also, it asks for permission to show untrustworthy notifications.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove permissions that scantowebprotection[.]online has been granted. It will also block further access to scantowebprotection[.]online. No additional steps will be required.

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