How to stop nativepcprotocol.com from showing unwanted notifications

What kind of page is nativepcprotocol[.]com?

After examining nativepcprotocol[.]com, we concluded that it is an untrustworthy website running the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam. The purpose of this page is to trick visitors into purchasing legitimate antivirus software. In addition to showing deceptive messages, nativepcprotocol[.]com asks for permission to show notifications.

Nativepcprotocol[.]com in detail

Nativepcprotocol[.]com "scans" the operating system for commonly infected areas and startup files and "detects" five viruses. It urges visitors to start McAfee Antivirus to remove supposedly detected viruses and protect personal data, banking information, and other sensitive data.

Clicking the "Start McAfee" button displayed by nativepcprotocol[.]com opens a legitimate McAfee website with an affiliate's ID in its URL. It means that nativepcprotocol[.]com is owned by individuals who use McAfee affiliate program to promote McAfee antivirus software.

Affiliates behind nativepcprotocol[.]com earn commissions on sales they generate - they get paid when someone purchases McAfee antivirus subscription via their page. The McAfee company does not use sites like nativepcprotocol[.]com to promote its products. Pages that use deceptive marketing cannot be trusted.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by nativepcprotocol.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.157.12
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 nativepcprotocol[.]com

This page wants to show notifications. Since nativepcprotocol[.]com displays deceptive content, its notifications may be untrustworthy too. They may open other shady pages (e.g., phishing websites, technical support scam sites, pages offering to download questionable apps, etc.).

Websites like nativepcprotocol[.]com are promoted mostly via pages that use rogue advertising networks (e.g., illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites, and adult websites). Users do not open sites like nativepcprotocol[.]com intentionally.

There are many similar websites on the Internet. Some examples are fasterantiviruspc[.]com, safecaretech[.]online, and reportyourdefenderdata[.]site.

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

Nativepcprotocol[.]com displays notifications because it has been allowed to do so. The "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar button (it depends on the browser) was clicked while visiting nativepcprotocol[.]com. Websites cannot show notifications without visitors' consent.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Click the "Block", "Always Block", or equivalent button if you do not wish to receive notifications from a visited page or close it. Do not trust pages claiming that clicking the "Allow" button will prove that you are not a robot, play a video, load content, 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 nativepcprotocol[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

Nativepcprotocol[.]com shows notifications because it has been allowed to show them. It received this permission after clicking the "Allow" button while visiting it.

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

Notifications from pages like nativepcprotocol[.]com can lead to malicious websites. However, they cannot infect computers.

Is nativepcprotocol[.]com a virus?

Nativepcprotocol[.]com is not a virus. It displays deceptive messages claiming that a computer is infected with viruses to trick visitors into purchasing legitimate antivirus software.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will remove all permissions that have been granted for nativepcprotocol[.]com. Also, it will block further access to nativepcprotocol[.]com. No additional steps will be required.

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