How to get rid of the ads delivered by the chainedprotol.com website

What kind of page is chainedprotol[.]com?

Our researchers discovered the chainedprotol[.]com rogue page while investigating suspicious websites. It promotes online scams, pushes browser notification spam, and redirects visitors to different (likely untrustworthy/dangerous) sites. Users typically access webpages like chainedprotol[.]com through redirects caused by sites using rogue advertising networks.

Chainedprotol[.]com overview

It must be mentioned that the behavior of rogue webpages (i.e., the content they load/promote) may vary, as it can be affected by certain factors like visitor IP address/ geolocation. When we visited chainedprotol[.]com, it presented us with the "You've visited illegal infected website" scam. It runs a fake system scan that detects various nonexistent threats present on the visiting user's device.

However, it must be stressed that no website can find problems in visitors' systems, and chainedprotol[.]com is not an exception. Furthermore, this deceptive content is not associated with the actual McAfee anti-virus or its developers.

In most cases, scams like "You've visited illegal infected website" are used to endorse unreliable, fraudulent, and malicious applications.

What is more, chainedprotol[.]com requested users to enable browser notification delivery. If allowed, the site will start spamming notifications/advertisements that promote online scams, untrustworthy/harmful software, and even malware.

In summary, through sites like chainedprotol[.]com - users can experience system infections, serious privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by chainedprotol.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.21.46.112
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, potentially unwanted applications (adware)
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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Browser notification spam in general

We have inspected thousands of rogue pages; alldefensepc[.]com, defendpcpro[.]xyz, defendersystem[.]xyz, and protectwatcher[.]xyz are merely some examples.

These webpages deliver browser notifications promoting deceptive/malicious material. Note that any legitimate products/services encountered via these ads are highly unlikely to be endorsed by their developers. Instead, this promotion is undertaken by scammers abusing the genuine content's affiliate programs to obtain illegitimate commissions.

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

Websites cannot deliver browser notifications without user permission. Therefore, you have likely accessed chainedprotol[.]com at some point and permitted it to display ads. In other words, clicked "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option presented on this site.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

To avoid receiving unwanted browser notifications, do not consent to their delivery from suspicious websites (i.e., do not click "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.). Instead, ignore or deny notification requests displayed by such pages (i.e., select "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.).

In case of continuous unprompted redirects to questionable sites, it could be caused by the presence of advertising-supported software (adware) on the device. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of the chainedprotol[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

Sites need user permission to display browser notifications (ads). Hence, you have likely entered chainedprotol[.]com and clicked "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option presented on this webpage.

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

No, clicking on a browser notification will not initiate any system infection processes. However, the websites and software promoted via these advertisements can be dangerous and cause severe issues (including system infections).

Is chainedprotol[.]com a virus?

No, websites like chainedprotol[.]com are not classified as a virus, but they can endorse virulent content. Rogue sites typically push scams, unreliable/harmful software, and malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner is capable of scanning devices and undoing the permissions given to the chainedprotol[.]com page. Additionally, Combo Cleaner can restrict all further access to this and other rogue/malicious websites. Hence, extra steps will be unnecessary.

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