How to stop cleardating.top from displaying notifications

What kind of websiteis cleardating[.]top?

Cleardating[.]top is an untrustworthy page that displays deceptive content as a lure to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications from it. Also, cleardating[.]top redirects to similar websites. We discovered cleardating[.]top while examining sites that use shady advertising networks.

Cleardating[.]top in detail

Cleardating[.]top shows a fake video player and a message saying to click the "Allow" button to watch the video. It implies that clicking that button will play some video. In reality, clicking that button will permit cleardating[.]top to show notifications. Web pages that use clickbait techniques to receive permission to show notifications cannot be trusted.

We found that notifications from cleardating[.]top are mostly ads promoting various adult sites. However, they may open deceptive pages designed to extract sensitive information, promote potentially malicious apps, and obtain remote access to computers and other shady sites.

Also, cleardating[.]top redirects to videofin[.]space and possibly other untrustworthy sites. Videofin[.]space is another website that displays deceptive content to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by cleardating.top
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Avira (Phishing), Combo Cleaner (Phishing), CRDF (Malicious), Fortinet (Phishing), Lionic (Phishing), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	45.32.216.52
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

Visitors inadvertently access websites like cleardating[.]top through websites that use rogue advertising networks (e.g., illegal movie streaming websites, torrent pages, adult sites) or shady advertisements. These websites can also be promoted through rogue apps.

Other examples of similar sites are advaguru[.]com, legivenestatery[.]com, and topadvshop[.]com.

How did cleardating[.]top gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

No website can show notifications without visitors' consent. Thus, cleardating[.]top sends notifications because it has been permitted to do so. Web pages receive permission to show notifications when users click the "Allow" (or "Allow Notifications") button while visiting them.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Click the "Block", "Block Notifications", or equivalent button (depending on the web browser) when a suspicious page 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 a page.

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

Appearance of cleardating[.]top website (GIF):

Notifications from cleardating[.]top:

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Quick menu:

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

Websites receive permission to show notifications through user interaction, typically when a visitor clicks an "Allow" or similar button displayed by the browser while visiting the website. It means that the aforementioned button was clicked while visiting the cleardating[.]top.

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

Notifications from websites themselves cannot infect computers. However, they can lead to malicious pages.

Is cleardating[.]top a virus?

Websites like cleardating[.]top are not viruses. Most of them are designed to promote various scams (e.g., technical support, lottery, survey scams), potentially malicious applications, and websites.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and eliminate permissions granted for cleardating[.]top. Also, this app will block further access to cleardating[.]top. No additional steps will be required.

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