How to block advaguru.com ads

What kind of website is advaguru[.]com?

We examined advaguru[.]com and learned that it displays a misleading message to lure visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. Additionally, advaguru[.]com redirects to one or more similar pages. This website was discovered by our team during an inspection of sites that use rogue ad networks.

Advaguru[.]com in detail

Advaguru[.]com uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button/agreeing to receive notifications. It displays a deceptive message asking visitors to click the "Allow" button to pass a fake CAPTCHA (to prove that visitors are not robots). Advaguru[.]com shows notifications that offer to remove annoying pop-ups and protect devices and other ads.

Clicking notifications shown by advaguru[.]com can open untrustworthy sites promoting visitors to provide sensitive information, download shady apps, call fake technical support numbers, or perform other actions. Some of those pages can be malicious.

Examples of websites that these notifications may open are "Update Windows Defender", "Avira - Your System Was Corrupted", and "UltraViewer Tech Support Scam".

We also found that advaguru[.]com redirects to reqdpro[.]com - another page that shows the same misleading message to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. Both advaguru[.]com and reqdpro[.]com cannot be trusted (the same applies to their notifications).

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by advaguru.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.21.18.25
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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Pages of this type in general

In most cases, websites like advaguru[.]com use various clickbait techniques to trick visitors into allowing them to send notifications. They are promoted mostly through other pages that use rogue advertising networks (e.g., adult sites, torrent sites, illegal movie streaming pages), untrustworthy advertisements, and adware-type apps.

Examples of sites similar to advaguru[.]com are globaldispadvertising[.]com, cvgdownthe[.]xyz, and yournicejournal[.]com.

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

Websites can show notifications only when they have permission for that. Visitors permit pages to display notifications by clicking the "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar button while visiting them. It means that advaguru[.]com has been allowed to show notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Click the "Block" or "Block Notifications" button or close untrustworthy pages when they ask for permission to show notifications. Remember that trustworthy sites never ask to click the "Allow" button to pass a CAPTCHA, play a video, download a file, or perform other actions.

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

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

Notifications from advaguru[.]com:

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Quick menu:

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

Advaguru[.]com shows messages because it is allowed to show them. No website can display notifications without the visitor's consent. This permission is granted by clicking the "Allow" button when sites ask for permission to show notifications.

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

No, clicking notifications from shady pages cannot infect computers. However, the websites opened through them can be malicious.

Is advaguru[.]com a virus?

Websites like advaguru[.]com are not viruses. Most of them are created to promote shady websites and applications (e.g., various scams and browser hijackers).

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan the operating system, remove permissions granted for advaguru[.]com, and block further access to this website. No additional steps will be required.

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