How to stop news-mexobi.com from displaying ads

What kind of website is news-mexobi[.]com?

We have analyzed the news-mexobi[.]com page and found that it uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into permitting it to send notifications. Also, news-mexobi[.]com redirects to other deceptive websites. Thus, this site cannot be trusted.

News-mexobi[.]com in detail

News-mexobi[.]com displays a fake video player and a message instructing visitors to click the "Allow" button to watch the video. Clicking the "Allow" button while visiting news-mexobi[.]com grants it permission to show notifications instead of playing a video.

Notifications that pages like news-mexobi[.]com deliver often promote shady apps (e.g., advertising-supported apps and browser hijackers), various scams, and other untrustworthy websites. Clicking them can result in opening malicious websites.

Examples of pages that may be opened via notifications from sites like news-mexobi[.]com are "McAfee - Your Card Payment Has Failed! ", "Windows Firewall Protection Alert", and "TESCO Loyalty Program".

Another issue with news-mexobi[.]com is that it can redirect to other dubious pages. While we were inspecting news-mexobi[.]com, it redirected us to thbstvd[.]com - another page that displays a fake video player and instructs to click the "Allow" button to watch the video.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by news-mexobi.com
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	149.7.16.209
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

News-mexobi[.]com and similar pages (e.g., czgovd[.]com, torggissoft[.]com, news-hexuma[.]com) are rarely visited intentionally. Users open them via dubious ads and on websites that use rogue advertising networks (e.g., illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites, shady adult sites). Sometimes, these sites are promoted via adware.

How did news-mexobi[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Notifications from news-mexobi[.]com appear because this page has been permitted to show them. This permission has been granted by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting news-mexobi[.]com. Websites cannot display notifications without the visitor's consent.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Never trust pages prompting you to click the "Allow" button to continue loading their content, download a file, play a video, prove that you are not a robot, or perform other actions. If you do not wish to receive notifications, close the page or click the "Block" button.

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

Appearance of news-mexobi[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

This page delivers notifications because it has been permitted to show them. This permission has been granted by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting news-mexobi[.]com.

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

No, notifications/ads displayed by shady websites cannot infect computers. However, clicking them can open malicious websites.

Is news-mexobi[.]com a virus?

Websites like news-mexobi[.]com are not viruses. As a rule, the purpose of these sites is to promote various scams, questionable applications, and websites.

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

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

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