How to remove permissions granted for authenticguarding.com

What kind of website is authenticguarding[.]com?

We have inspected authenticguarding[.]com and learned that it displays deceptive messages to trick visitors into believing that their computers are infected. Authenticguarding[.]com runs the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam. This site uses deceptive marketing to promote legitimate software.

Authenticguarding[.]com in detail

Authenticguarding[.]com displays a fake antivirus scanner that detects five viruses on a computer. It urges visitors to remove "detected" threats to protect personal, banking, and other sensitive information. The "Start McAfee" button on authenticguarding[.]com leads to a legitimate McAfee page with an affiliate's ID in its URL.

Authenticguarding[.]com is monetized via McAfee affiliate program. Its creators earn commissions when someone purchases McAfee Antivirus subscription via their website. Since authenticguarding[.]com uses fraudulent marketing to promote antivirus software, it should not be trusted.

Also, authenticguarding[.]com asks for permission to show notifications. Those notifications claim that a computer is infected (and contain other deceptive warnings, alerts, etc.). Notifications from authenticguarding[.]com can open various scam pages, websites promoting shady apps, and even malicious sites.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by authenticguarding.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.165.37
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 pages of this type

Users do not visit websites like authenticguarding[.]com intentionally. Typically, they open them via untrustworthy advertisements, illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites, and other web pages that use shady advertising networks. Advertising-supported apps can open such pages too.

There are many similar websites on the Internet. Some examples are genuinescansupport[.]com, foundedscan[.]com, and authenticinspect[.]com.

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

Websites cannot show notifications without the visitor's consent. This permission is granted by clicking the "Allow" (or similar) button that a browser displays when a visited page wants to show notifications. It means that the aforementioned button was clicked while visiting authenticguarding[.]com.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Close suspicious pages that ask for permission to show notifications or click the "Block", "Block Notifications" (or similar) button. Do not trust websites claiming that you must click the "Allow" button to pass a CAPTCHA (prove that you are not a robot), play a video, 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 authenticguarding[.]com website (GIF):

Notification from authenticguarding[.]com:

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Quick menu:

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

Authenticguarding[.]com sends notifications because it has been allowed to do so by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting it.

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

A computer cannot be infected by a notification. However, a notification from a shady website can lead to a malicious site.

Is authenticguarding[.]com a virus?

Authenticguarding[.]com is not a virus. This page uses deceptive marketing to promote legitimate software. Also, it asks for permission to show notifications to promote various scams, questionable applications, and websites.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will remove permissions granted for authenticguarding[.]com and block further access to this website. No additional steps will be required.

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