How to stop validitysupport.com from displaying notifications

What kind of website is validitysupport[.]com?

We have analyzed validitysupport[.]com and found that this page is running the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam. Also, it wants to show shady notifications. None of the messages displayed by validitysupport[.]com are real. Validitysupport[.]com is a deceptive page that should be ignored.

Validitysupport[.]com in detail

Validitysupport[.]com displays a fake antivirus scanner that "detects" five viruses. Validitysupport[.]com also shows a fake virus message claiming that personal, banking and other sensitive information is at risk. It urges visitors to start McAfee antivirus to eliminate all threats.

McAfee is legitimate antivirus software. It has nothing to do with validitysupport[.]com. The "Start McAfee" button opens an affiliate link with the affiliate's ID in its URL. This means that validitysupport[.]com is owned by affiliates who attempt to earn commissions by tricking users into purchasing a McAfee subscription.

In addition to using deceptive marketing to promote legitimate software, validitysupport[.]com asks for permission to show notifications. Notifications from this page can be used to promote other shady websites, potentially malicious apps, various scams, etc. Thus, validitysupport[.]com should not be allowed to send notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by validitysupport.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.21.58.48
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

Typically, users open pages like validitysupport[.]com via illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites, adult pages, and other websites that use rogue advertising networks and shady advertisements. Users do not visit them on purpose. There are many sites like validitysupport[.]com on the Internet.

Some examples are trackedpcscanner[.]com, guardpcsyst[.]online, and validitysaver[.]com.

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

No website can show notifications without visitors' consent. Thus, validitysupport[.]com shows notifications because it has been allowed to do so. Web pages are permitted to show notifications by clicking the "Allow" (or "Allow Notifications") button while visiting them.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Click the "Block", "Block Notifications", or a similar button (depending on the web browser) when a shady website asks for permission to show notifications or simply close that page. Do not click the "Allow" button if you do not wish to receive notifications from websites.

Only untrustworthy websites display messages instructing visitors to click the "Allow" button to prove that they are not robots, download files, play videos, etc. If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

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

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Quick menu:

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

Validitysupport[.]com sends notifications because it has been allowed to send them. It has been permitted to do so by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting it.

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

Notifications from websites like validitysupport[.]com are not malicious - they cannot infect computers. However, they can open malicious websites.

Is validitysupport[.]com a virus?

Websites like validitysupport[.]com are not viruses. They display deceptive messages to trick visitors into purchasing antivirus software. Also, they can show untrustworthy notifications (promote various scams, dubious apps, and websites).

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

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

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