How to stop showadscity.com from delivering notifications

What kind of page is showadscity[.]com?

While examining showadscity[.]com, our team learned that this page uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. Also, showadscity[.]com redirects visitors to other shady pages. Our team discovered showadscity[.]com while inspecting shady ads and pages that use rogue advertising networks.

Showadscity[.]com in detail

Showadscity[.]com instructs visitors to click the "Allow" button to pass a fake CAPTCHA. It says that visitors must click that button if they see a robot. Clicking the "Allow" button while visiting pages that want to show notifications allows them to do so.

Notifications from showadscity[.]com offer to protect devices with antivirus software. Clicking them may lead to various phishing pages, technical support scam sites, and other shady websites (including pages designed to trick visitors into downloading malware). Thus, it is highly advisable not to allow showadscity[.]com to show notifications.

Another detail about showadscity[.]com is that it redirects to other dubious pages. During our examination, showadscity[.]com redirected us to a website hosting some file (or files). That page can download adware, browser hijackers, or even malicious software.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by showadscity.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.21.38.171
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 very uncommon for pages like showadscity[.]com to be visited on purpose. Most of them get opened via torrent sites, illegal movie streaming pages, and other websites that use rogue advertising networks, untrustworthy advertisements, and advertising-supported apps.

Examples of websites similar to showadscity[.]com are notifpushback[.]com, updaterglobal[.]com, and updateinfocity[.]com.

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

When a visited page wants to show notifications, a browser displays a pop-up window with "Allow" and "Block" (or similar) buttons. Visitors agree to receive notifications by clicking the "Allow" button. No website can show notifications without permission. Thus, showadscity[.]com displays notifications because it has been allowed to do so.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Close these pages or click "Block", "Always Block", or a similar button. Note that legitimate websites never say that you have to click the "Allow" button to prove that you are not a robot (pass a CAPTCHA), play a video, download a file, continue loading the page, etc.

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

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

Notifications from showadscity[.]com:

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

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Quick menu:

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

Showadscity[.]com delivers notifications because the "Allow" (or similar) button was clicked while visiting it. This page has been allowed to show notifications.

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

Notifications from questionable websites can lead to malicious pages. However, they cannot infect computers with malware.

Is showadscity[.]com a virus?

Websites like showadscity[.]com promote various scams, shady applications, websites, etc., but they are not viruses.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan the operating system and remove permissions granted for showadscity[.]com. It will also block further access to showadscity[.]com. No additional steps will be required.

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