How to stop advatravel.com from delivering notifications/advertisements

What kind of page is advatravel[.]com?

While investigating suspicious websites, our research team discovered the advatravel[.]com rogue page. It operates by pushing browser notification spam and redirecting users to other (likely unreliable/dangerous) sites.

Most visitors to advatravel[.]com and similar webpages enter them through redirects caused by sites that use rogue advertising networks.

Advatravel[.]com overview

The content promoted on and through rogue websites might be determined by the visitor's IP address (geolocation). When we accessed the advatravel[.]com page, it displayed an image of a purple robot with a Santa Claus hat and beard. Beside the image was text instructing to – "Click 'Allow' if you are not a robot".

This fake CAPTCHA verification is designed to trick visitors into enabling advatravel[.]com to deliver browser notifications. These advertisements endorse online scams, untrustworthy/harmful software, and malware.

Therefore, through sites like advatravel[.]com – users may experience system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and even identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by advatravel.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.150.18
Observed Domains	advatravel[.]com; autodiscover.advatravel[.]com; cpanel.advatravel[.]com; mail.advatravel[.]com; webdisk.advatravel[.]com; webmail.advatravel[.]com
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.
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Browser notification spam in general

Advdomlab[.]com, mediumhiquality[.]com, and venadvstar[.]com are just a few examples of rogue pages that we have analyzed recently.

These websites display browser notifications (ads) that promote online scams and malicious content. Keep in mind that any legitimate material encountered via these adverts is unlikely to be promoted in this manner by its developers. The most probable scenario is scammers using the content's affiliate programs in order to acquire illegitimate commissions for the endorsement.

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

Websites require user permission to deliver browser notifications. Hence, if you are receiving these advertisements from advatravel[.]com – it means that you have likely accessed this webpage at some point and permitted their delivery. In other words, clicked "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or an analogous option presented on the advatravel[.]com site.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

If you access a questionable website – do you not enable it to deliver browser notifications (i.e., do not press "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.). Instead, we advise ignoring or denying notification requests (i.e., selecting "Block", "Block Notifications, etc.).

Should your browser continuously force-open suspicious sites – it could be caused by the presence of advertising-supported software (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/adverts displayed by advatravel[.]com website:

Appearance of the advatravel[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

Websites cannot display browser notifications without user consent. Therefore, you've likely visited advatravel[.]com and clicked "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option presented on this page.

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

While clicking on a browser notification will not result in a system infection, that does not apply to the content these advertisements promote. Spam notifications typically push deceptive/malicious material capable of causing severe issues (including system infections).

Is advatravel[.]com a virus?

Websites like advatravel[.]com are not classified as viruses, but they can promote virulent content. These pages are known to endorse online scams, unreliable/harmful software, and even malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner can scan devices and revert all the permissions given to the advatravel[.]com webpage. Additionally, Combo Cleaner can block further access to this and other rogue/malicious sites. Hence, extra steps will be unnecessary.

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