How to remove permissions granted for addssupport.com

What kind of page is addssupport[.]com?

Addssupport[.]com has been deemed untrustworthy site due to its use of a clickbait technique to trick visitors into subscribing to its notifications. Our team discovered addssupport[.]com while investigating websites that employ rogue advertising networks. It is important to note that most users come across these types of pages unintentionally.

Addssupport[.]com in detail

Addssupport[.]com displays a deceptive message (shows a fake CAPTCHA) asking visitors to click the "Allow" button to prove they are not robots. However, this action actually grants the site permission to show notifications.

Our investigation found that these notifications often falsely claim that the user's computer is infected with malware and urge them to remove supposed threats (or fix supposed errors). These notifications can lead to untrustworthy pages.

Notifications from addssupport[.]com may open phishing sites, technical support scams, sites hosting harmful applications, and other malicious websites. Thus, it is highly advisable not to agree to receive notifications from addssupport[.]com.

Additionally, we found that addssupport[.]com can redirect to other shady pages. One of those sites is venadvstar[.]com - another page designed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive its notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by addssupport.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.176.166
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

Websites like addssupport[.]com are commonly promoted through untrustworthy advertisements and websites that use rogue advertising networks (such as illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites, etc.) and advertising-supported apps.

These sites use various clickbait techniques to lure visitors into clicking the "Allow" button while visiting them. For instance, they show fake video players or loading bars implying that visitors must click the "Allow" button to play videos or load pages.

Examples of similar websites are news-wemipo[.]cc, noutzing[.]com, and liffswithabr[.]com.

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

Websites must have permission from visitors to display notifications, which is obtained when visitors click the "Allow" button while visiting sites. It means that the "Allow" button was clicked when addssupport[.]com asked for permission to show notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

In order to avoid receiving notifications from shady pages, it is required to either close these sites or click the "Block", "Block Notifications", or a similar button when they ask for permission to show notifications. If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

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

Another appearance of the addssupport[.]com page:

Notification from addssupport[.]com:

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by addssupport[.]com using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

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

For a website to send browser notifications, the user must first grant permission. It means that if you are receiving notifications from addssupport[.]com, you have likely already visited the site and allowed it to do so.

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

Clicking on a notification by itself is not harmful. However, the websites that the notifications lead to may be malicious.

Is addssupport[.]com a virus?

Websites like addssupport[.]com are not considered viruses. Still, they are used to promote scams, questionable or malicious applications, and websites.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove all permissions granted to addssupport[.]com, as well as block future access to the site. No further action will be necessary.

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