How to stop foundedcontrol.com from displaying notifications

What kind of page is foundedcontrol[.]com?

While examining foundedcontrol[.]com, we found that it uses deceptive marketing to promote legitimate antivirus software. Foundedcontrol[.]com runs the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam. It also asks for permission to send notifications. It is recommended to ignore this page.

Foundedcontrol[.]com in detail

Foundedcontrol[.]com uses a scare tactic to promote antivirus software. It displays a fake system scanner that supposedly detects five viruses on a computer. It also displays a fake warning claiming that "detected" viruses must be removed to protect banking, personal, and other sensitive information.

Clicking the "Start McAfee" button leads to a McAfee page with an affiliate's ID in its URL. It means that foundedcontrol[.]com is used to earn commissions on sales this page generates. The creators of foundedcontrol[.]com earn commissions when someone purchases a McAfee antivirus subscription via their website.

McAfee is a legitimate computer software that has nothing to do with foundedcontrol[.]com. Legitimate companies never use such pages (or other deceptive methods) to promote their products or services. Thus, foundedcontrol[.]com should not be trusted.

As we mentioned in the introduction, foundedcontrol[.]com wants to show notifications. Notifications displayed by this site can open technical support scam pages, phishing websites, and other untrustworthy/potentially malicious pages. Foundedcontrol[.]com and similar pages should never be allowed to display notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by foundedcontrol.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.21.44.109
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

Most users end up on such pages while surfing illegal movie streaming websites, torrent sites, and other pages that use shady advertising networks. Clicking dubious ads can open such pages too. Sometimes, they are promoted via adware.

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

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

Web pages receive permission to show notifications when visitors click the "Allow" (or "Allow Notifications") button while visiting pages. No website can show notifications without visitors' consent. Pages like foundedcontrol[.]com usually display deceptive content to lure visitors into allowing them to send notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Click the "Block" or "Block Notifications" (it depends on the browser) when suspicious websites say that they want to show notifications or close them. Do not click the "Allow" button while visiting them. Especially when pages claim that clicking the "Allow" button is required to prove that you are not a robot, download a file, play a video, etc.

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

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

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Quick menu:

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

In order to show notifications, foundedcontrol[.]com must have permission to do so. It means that foundedcontrol[.]com was visited, and the "Allow" button was clicked while visiting it.

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

Notifications from websites can open other pages but cannot infect computers. Websites like foundedcontrol[.]com can show notifications that may open malicious sites.

Is foundedcontrol[.]com a virus?

Websites like foundedcontrol[.]com are not viruses. In most cases, they promote various scams, questionable apps, and other websites of this kind.

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

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

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