How to stop mywebsecurityguard.site from showing notifications

What kind of page is mywebsecurityguard[.]site?

While investigating mywebsecurityguard[.]site web page, we found that it shows a fake virus warnings and other deceptive content to trick visitors into believing that their computers are infected. We determined that mywebsecurityguard[.]site runs the "Norton Security - Your PC Might Be Infected With Viruses!" scam.

Mywebsecurityguard[.]site in detail

Mywebsecurityguard[.]site runs a fake system scan and then shows a deceptive message (a fake virus warning from Norton antivirus) claiming that your computer may be infected with viruses. Also, mywebsecurityguard[.]site claims that your Norton subscription may have expired and urges you to renew it to protect your computer.

We found that mywebsecurityguard[.]site is owned by affiliates who earn commissions when someone purchases a Norton AntiVirus subscription via their page. Our team learned this after clicking the "Proceed" button and seeing that mywebsecurityguard[.]site redirects to a legitimate Norton page with an affiliate's ID in its URL.

Mywebsecurityguard[.]site promotes legitimate software. Still, it cannot be trusted due to the methods (deceptive marketing) used to promote that software. Another detail about mywebsecurityguard[.]site is that this page wants to show notifications.

Notifications from mywebsecurityguard[.]site may promote various scams (e.g., lottery or survey scams), potentially malicious applications, and websites. Thus, it is highly advisable not to allow mywebsecurityguard[.]site or any similar website to show notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by mywebsecurityguard.site
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	alphaMountain.ai (Suspicious), Combo Cleaner (Phishing), Fortinet (Phishing), G-Data (Phishing), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	54.243.179.61
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

Web pages like mywebsecurityguard[.]site get opened mostly via untrustworthy advertisements, notifications from other shady sites, and pages that use rogue advertising networks (e.g., illegal movie streaming sites, torrent sites). Sometimes, they are promoted via advertising-supported apps. Either way, users do not open them intentionally.

Examples of similar websites are proprotect2023[.]xyz, authenticguarding[.]com, and foundedscan[.]com.

How did mywebsecurityguard[.]site gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Web pages cannot show notifications until visitors agree to receive them. Thus, mywebsecurityguard[.]site shows notifications because it has been allowed to do so (the "Allow" button was clicked while visiting mywebsecurityguard[.]site).

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Click the "Block" (or "Block Notifications", depending on the browser) button when a shady page asks for permission to show notifications or close it. Never trust pages claiming that clicking the "Allow" button is required to play a video, download a file, prove that you are not a robot, etc.

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

Appearance of mywebsecurityguard[.]site website (GIF):

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by mywebsecurityguard[.]site using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

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

If mywebsecurityguard[.]site shows notifications, it means that this page was visited and has been allowed to show notifications. No page can display notifications without the visitor's consent.

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

These notifications cannot infect computers. Nevertheless, they can open malicious websites.

Is mywebsecurityguard[.]site a virus?

Websites like mywebsecurityguard[.]site are not viruses. They promote legitimate software using deceptive marketing. Also, they can show notifications designed to open untrustworthy websites.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will remove permissions granted for mywebsecurityguard[.]site. Also, it will block further access to mywebsecurityguard[.]site. No additional steps will be required.

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