How to stop batus.click from showing notifications

What kind of page is batus[.]click?

While examining batus[.]click, our team learned that it runs the "McAfee - Your Card Payment Has Failed!" scam and wants to show notifications. We discovered batus[.]click while inspecting other shady websites that use rogue advertising networks. It is recommended to ignore sites like batus[.]click and never agree to receive notifications from them.

Batus[.]click in detail

Batus[.]click uses deceptive marketing to promote McAfee antivirus. It claims that payment has failed and an antivirus subscription has expired. Batus[.]click urges visitors to renew a McAfee antivirus subscription and offers a limited-time discount.

Typically, sites like batus[.]click are owned by affiliates who earn commissions when someone purchases software (or other products or services) via their pages. However, even though pages like batus[.]click advertise legitimate software, they do so in deceptive ways. Thus, they should not be trusted.

As mentioned in the introduction, batus[.]click wants to show notifications. Usually, when pages like batus[.]click have permission to show notifications, they promote various scams, shady apps, other untrustworthy websites, etc. Thus, it is highly advisable not to allow dubious pages to show notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by batus.click
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	144.202.68.168
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

It is very uncommon for sites like batus[.]click to be visited on purpose. Most users open them via dubious advertisements and websites that use rogue advertising networks (e.g., illegal movie streaming sites and torrent pages). In some cases, these websites are promoted via advertising-supported applications.

Examples of similar websites are bikemolktwo[.]xyz, alltimetopdefender[.]site, and webaddictremind[.]xyz.

How did batus[.]click gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Batus[.]click shows notifications because it has been allowed to show them. This permission has been granted by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting batus[.]click. No website can send notifications without the visitor's consent.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Close suspicious pages or click the "Block" (or "Block Notifications", depending on the web browser) button when they ask for permission to show notifications. Either way, do not click the "Allow" button if you do not wish to receive notifications from a visited web page.

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

Appearance of batus[.]click website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

Batus[.]click sends notifications because it has been allowed to do so. Websites cannot show notifications unless they have permission. No page can display notifications without the visitor's consent.

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

Notifications from shady pages can open malicious websites. Nevertheless, they cannot infect computers.

Is batus[.]click a virus?

Websites like batus[.]click are not viruses. Typically, they display deceptive content and promote various scams, shady applications, and other pages of this kind.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove permissions granted for batus[.]click. Additionally, it will block further access to batus[.]click. No additional steps will be required.

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