How to remove permissions granted for pcworksscanner.com

What kind of page is pcworksscanner[.]com?

Pcworksscanner[.]com is a shady website that displays fake/deceptive messages to trick visitors into believing that their computers are infected. It runs the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam. Also, pcworksscanner[.]com asks for permission to show notifications. Our team discovered pcworksscanner[.]com while examining other dubious pages.

Pcworksscanner[.]com in detail

After running a fake system scan, pcworksscanner[.]com displays a security alert claiming that a computer is infected with five viruses. This page urges visitors to start their McAfee Antivirus to eliminate all threats and protect personal, banking, and other sensitive information.

Clicking the "Start McAfee" button opens another page - a legitimate McAfee site with an affiliate's ID in its URL. Pcworksscanner[.]com is owned by affiliates who use deceptive marketing to promote McAfee antivirus. Affiliates behind pcworksscanner[.]com earn commissions when users purchase antivirus subscriptions via their affiliate link.

Websites like pcworksscanner[.]com are untrustworthy even if they promote legitimate software. Another reason not to trust pcworksscanner[.]com is that it can show deceptive notifications. If allowed, it shows fake security alerts, system messages, and other notifications that can open untrustworthy (potentially malicious pages).

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by pcworksscanner.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.130.47
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

Users do not visit pages like pcworksscanner[.]com intentionally. Usually, they are redirected to them by various illegal movie streaming sites, torrent pages, and other websites that use rogue advertising networks. Shady advertisements are also used to promote pcworksscanner[.]com and similar pages.

Examples of similar websites are fasterantiviruspc[.]com, safecaretech[.]online, and reportyourdefenderdata[.]site.

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

Notifications are coming from pcworksscanner[.]com because this site has been allowed to show them. It has been done by clicking the "Allow" button displayed by a browser while visiting pcworksscanner[.]com. Websites do not show notifications unless they are allowed.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Notifications are coming from pcworksscanner[.]com because this site has been allowed to show them. It has been done by clicking the "Allow" button displayed by a browser while visiting pcworksscanner[.]com. Websites do not show notifications unless they are allowed.

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

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

Notifications from pcworksscanner[.]com:

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Quick menu:

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

Pcworksscanner[.]com can only show notifications if it has permission to show them. Web pages receive permission to send notifications when visitors click the "Allow" button while visiting them.

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

No, your computer is not infected. Notifications cannot inject malware. Nevertheless, they can lead to malicious web pages.

Is pcworksscanner[.]com a virus?

Pcworksscanner[.]com is not a virus. It claims that a computer is infected with viruses to trick visitors into purchasing legitimate antivirus software. Notifications from pcworksscanner[.]com promote similar scams.

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

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

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