How to stop adsforcomputertech.com from sending notifications

What kind of page is adsforcomputertech[.]com?

While investigating adsforcomputertech[.]com, we discovered that the website aims to deceive its visitors into consenting to receive notifications. Moreover, the site redirects users to similar web pages. Our team stumbled upon adsforcomputertech[.]com while examining pages that employ dubious advertising networks.

Adsforcomputertech[.]com in detail

Adsforcomputertech[.]com tricks visitors into clicking the "Allow" button as a way to verify that they are not robots. However, by doing so, users unwittingly give the website permission to display notifications. Websites like adsforcomputertech[.]com should not be permitted to send notifications at all.

Typically, sites like adsforcomputertech[.]com use notifications to promote questionable sites and software. Clicking on these notifications can lead to phishing sites, technical support scams, pages that ask users to download and install adware or browser hijackers, and other potentially malicious applications.

It is important to exercise caution and avoid engaging with these notifications. In addition to showing shady notifications, adsforcomputertech[.]com redirects visitors to other pages of this kind. During our examination, adsforcomputertech[.]com redirected to notadslife[.]com - a virtually identical site.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by adsforcomputertech.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Suspicious), Fortinet (Phishing), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	52.45.217.243
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

Pages like adsforcomputertech[.]com are often accessed unintentionally. For instance, through ads on shady websites and pages that employ rogue advertising networks, such as illegal movie streaming sites and torrent sites, and similar sites.

These pages often use clickbait methods to trick visitors into enabling notifications. Other examples of such sites include gadsmedia[.]com, asrelatercond[.]com, and arashpar[.]xyz. It is strongly recommended that users avoid allowing these pages to display notifications.

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

Websites display notifications only when they have been granted permission to do so, typically through a click on the "Allow" button while visiting the page. Therefore, adsforcomputertech[.]com shows notifications because it has been authorized to display them (the "Allow" button was clicked while on the site).

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

If a suspicious webpage requests permission to display notifications, close the page or click on the "Block," "Block Notifications," or similar button. Do not click on "Allow" when visiting such pages, especially if they claim that you need to do so to prove that you're not a robot, view a video, download a file, or confirm your age.

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

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

Notifications from adsforcomputertech[.]com:

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Quick menu:

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

If dsforcomputertech[.]com shows notifications, it means that it has been authorized to show them. This permission has been granted by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting the page.

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

Websites opened via notifications from shady pages can be malicious. However, these notifications cannot infect computers.

Is adsforcomputertech[.]com a virus?

Websites like adsforcomputertech[.]com are not viruses. Usually, they promote various scams and other dubious pages and potentially harmful applications.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove permissions granted for adsforcomputertech[.]com. Also, it will block further access to adsforcomputertech[.]com. No additional steps will be required.

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