Removing the notifications/ads delivered by youractualjournal.com
Written by Tomas Meskauskas on
What kind of page is youractualjournal[.]com?
Youractualjournal[.]com is the address of a rogue webpage that our researchers discovered while inspecting untrustworthy sites. This page promotes browser notification spam and redirects visitors to other (likely unreliable/malicious) websites.
Users typically enter such pages through redirects caused by sites using rogue advertising networks, mistyped URLs, spam notifications, intrusive ads, or installed adware.
Youractualjournal[.]com overview
The content encountered on and through rogue websites might vary based on the visitor's IP address (geolocation). When we visited youractualjournal[.]com, it presented us with a white page containing a loading bar and text instructing to – "Click the Allow button to subscribe to the push notifications and continue watching".
The instructions imply that to resume watching online content – users must enable youractualjournal[.]com to deliver browser notifications. If deceived by this, users will unintentionally allow the website to spam them with advertisements promoting various scams, untrustworthy/harmful software, and even malware.
To summarize, through pages like youractualjournal[.]com – users can experience system infections, serious privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.
Name | Ads by youractualjournal.com |
Threat Type | Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads |
Detection Names | N/A (VirusTotal) |
Serving IP Address | 104.21.21.178 |
Observed Domains | g.youractualjournal[.]com; h.youractualjournal[.]com; e.youractualjournal[.]com; s.youractualjournal[.]com; q.youractualjournal[.]com; w.youractualjournal[.]com; t.youractualjournal[.]com; d.youractualjournal[.]com; v.youractualjournal[.]com; x.youractualjournal[.]com; j.youractualjournal[.]com; etc. |
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, potentially unwanted applications (adware) |
Damage | Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections. |
Malware Removal (Windows) | To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your computer with legitimate antivirus software. Our security researchers recommend using Combo Cleaner. |
Browser notification spam in general
We have inspected thousands of rogue webpages; broadmaster[.]top, gazpachuisthree[.]xyz, desktopanalyticscenter[.]site, and securityguardplus[.]site are merely some examples.
These sites display browser notifications promoting deceptive and malicious content. It is noteworthy that any legitimate products/services encountered through these advertisements – are highly unlikely to be endorsed in this manner by their developers. Instead, this promotion is undertaken by scammers abusing the affiliate programs of genuine content in order to acquire illegitimate commissions.
How did youractualjournal[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?
Websites cannot deliver browser notifications without user consent. Therefore, you have likely accessed youractualjournal[.]com and pressed "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option presented on this page – thus enabling the advertisement delivery.
How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?
To avoid receiving unwanted browser notifications – do not permit suspicious websites to deliver them (i.e., do not press "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.). We recommend ignoring or denying notification delivery requests from such pages (i.e., selecting "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.).
Should your browser continuously force-open dubious sites, it could be caused by the presence of adware on the device. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.
Screenshots of notifications/ads delivered by youractualjournal[.]com website:
Appearance of youractualjournal[.]com website (GIF):
Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by youractualjournal[.]com using Combo Cleaner:
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Quick menu:
- What is Ads by youractualjournal.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 youractualjournal[.]com in the right lower corner of my desktop?
Websites can only display browser notifications with user permission. Hence, you've likely visited youractualjournal[.]com and selected "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or an analogous option presented on this page.
I have clicked on notification ads, is my computer infected?
No, merely clicking on a browser notification will not initiate any system infection processes. However, the content promoted through these ads can be harmful and cause severe issues (including system infections).
Is youractualjournal[.]com a virus?
No, websites like youractualjournal[.]com are not classified as viruses, but they can endorse virulent content. Rogue sites typically push online scams, untrustworthy/harmful software, and even malware.
Will Combo Cleaner remove youractualjournal[.]com ads automatically or manual steps are still required?
Yes, Combo Cleaner can scan devices and revert the permissions given to the youractualjournal[.]com page. Furthermore, it can block access to this and other rogue, deceptive, and malicious websites. Therefore, additional steps will be unnecessary.
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