How to stop pucolltrack.com from showing notifications

What kind of website is pucolltrack[.]com?

We examined pucolltrack[.]com and found that it shows a fake pop-up message and asks for permission to show notifications. Also, pucolltrack[.]com redirects to other shady websites. We discovered pucolltrack[.]com while inspecting pages that use rogue advertising networks. Users do not visit pages like pucolltrack[.]com intentionally.

Pucolltrack[.]com in detail

Pucolltrack[.]com displays a fake video player and a message asking visitors to download a VPN client to continue watching the video in safe mode. Also, pucolltrack[.]com asks for permission to deliver notifications. Typically, notifications from sites like pucolltrack[.]com promote untrustworthy pages and shady apps.

Clicking notifications received from pucolltrack[.]com can lead to deceptive pages asking to provide sensitive information, offering to download potentially malicious apps, urging to call fake technical support numbers, etc. Also, those notifications can open malicious websites. It is not recommended to agree to receive notifications from websites like pucolltrack[.]com.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by pucolltrack.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	5.161.133.237
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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How websites of this type are promoted?

The most popular ways to promote pages like pucolltrack[.]com are shady advertisements, pages that use rogue advertising networks (e.g., torrent sites and illegal movie streaming websites). Sometimes, pages like pucolltrack[.]com are opened by adware. There are hundreds of similar websites on the Internet.

Some examples are comadshome[.]com, cirlaing[.]com, and onenads24[.]com.

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

Web pages cannot show notifications without permission. It means that pucolltrack[.]com was visited and has been allowed to show notifications. Visitors agree to receive notifications from pages by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting them.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

When a page asks for permission to show notifications, click the "Block" (or "Block Notifications", "Always Block") button or close it. Especially when a website says that it is required to click the "Allow" button to play a video, prove that you are not a robot, 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 pucolltrack[.]com website (GIF):

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

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Quick menu:

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

Pucolltrack[.]com sends notifications because it was visited and has been allowed to show them. No website can send notifications without permission from a visitor.

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

Notifications cannot infect computers, but they can open malicious websites.

Is pucolltrack[.]com a virus?

Pucolltrack[.]com and other websites of this type are not viruses. Usually, they display deceptive messages to trick users into agreeing to receive notifications designed to promote various scams, applications, and websites.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove permissions granted for pucolltrack[.]com. Additionally, it will block further access to pucolltrack[.]com. No additional steps will be required.

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