How to stop receiving notifications from rdsurvey366.top

What kind of page is rdsurvey366[.]top?

Our team examined rdsurvey366[.]top and found that it is one of the websites that displays a deceptive message (uses a clickbait technique) to lure visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. We also learned that there are at least two versions of rdsurvey366[.]top.

Rdsurvey366[.]top in detail

One of the variants of the rdsurvey366[.]top website instructs visitors to confirm that they are not robots (to pass a fake CAPTCHA). Its purpose is to trick visitors into allowing it to send notifications. Those notifications may lead to phishing pages, technical support scam sites, websites hosting adware, browser hijackers, malicious software, etc.

Also, rdsurvey366[.]top redirects to sweepstakessurvey[.]org and possibly other websites designed to extract sensitive information, money, or for other malicious purposes. It is worth mentioning that sweepstakessurvey[.]org wants to show notifications too.

Another version of the rdsurvey366[.]top site runs a survey scam similar to the "Walmart Loyalty Program". Thus, it is strongly recommended not to trust rdsurvey366[.]top and websites promoted through it or agree to receive notifications from those sites.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by rdsurvey366.top
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	alphaMountain.ai (Phishing), CRDF (Malicious), CyRadar (Malicious), Fortinet (Phishing), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.214.179
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

Typically, sites like rdsurvey366[.]top get opened via shady advertisements and web pages that use rogue advertising networks (e.g., illegal movie streaming sites and torrent pages), or through advertising-supported apps. Users do not open them on purpose. Sometimes, these sites are owned by affiliates who aim to collect illegitimate commissions.

Examples of similar websites are wholehypewords[.]com, wersi[.]club, and yourgoads[.]com.

How did rdsurvey366[.]top gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Web pages (including rdsurvey366[.]top) ask for permission to show notifications. They cannot display notifications without the visitor's permission. Pages receive permission to display notifications when visitors click the "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar button while visiting them.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Close suspicious websites that want to show notifications or click the "Block" or "Block Notifications" (or similar) button when they ask for permission to show them. Do not trust websites claiming that you must click the "Allow" button to pass a CAPTCHA (prove that you are not a robot), play a video, play a video, etc.

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

Appearance of rdsurvey366[.]top website (GIF):

Another version of rdsurvey366[.]top:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by rdsurvey366.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 rdsurvey366[.]top in the right lower corner of my desktop?

When a user visits rdsurvey366[.]top, this website requests permission to send notifications. If the visitor agrees to receive notifications, the browser allows the website to send notifications. It means that rdsurvey366[.]top has been allowed to show notifications.

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

Clicking on notifications from websites is generally not harmful, but notifications shown by shady websites may lead to malicious pages.

Is rdsurvey366[.]top a virus?

Websites like rdsurvey366[.]top are not viruses. Most of them are utilized as tools to promote various scams, potentially malicious applications, and websites.

Will Combo Cleaner remove rdsurvey366[.]top ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Combo Cleaner will scan the operating system and remove permissions granted for rdsurvey366[.]top. It will also block further access to rdsurvey366[.]top. No additional steps will be required.

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