How to stop usprotection.click from sending notifications

What kind of page is usprotection[.]click?

Usprotection[.]click is a dubious website that presents deceitful content and prompts users to subscribe to notifications. Our team found usprotection[.]click during an investigation of websites that employ rogue advertising networks. It is not a website that users typically visit deliberately.

Usprotection[.]click in detail

According to usprotection[.]click, your McAfee Total Protection antivirus subscription has expired card payment has failed. The website claims that your computer is susceptible to viruses and could be targeted by hackers because the antivirus is inactive.

In order to protect your computer, usprotection[.]click prompts you to proceed to the next page and complete the payment. It also asserts that, as a former customer, you are eligible for a 50% discount.

Usprotection[.]click and similar pages are generally managed by affiliates who employ fear tactics to generate commissions from affiliate programs. The affiliates supply users with a link to follow, and for each purchase made through their link, the affiliates receive a commission.

It is worth noting that legitimate companies or entities never utilize sites such as usprotection[.]click to promote their products or services. Consequently, neither usprotection[.]click, nor any similar website should be trusted.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by usprotection.click
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	144.202.75.31
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

Apart from presenting deceitful content, usprotection[.]click requests consent to exhibit notifications. Notifications from websites such as usprotection[.]click can promote various scams, such as bogus software updates, tech support scams, and phishing scams.

Moreover, these notifications can open pages that are intended to steal personal and financial information, as well as promote potentially harmful software. Hence, allowing usprotection[.]click to send notifications is not recommended.

Examples of sites similar to usprotection[.]click are likerus[.]click, mypcdefenderplus[.]site, and foylosd[.]xyz.

How did usprotection[.]click gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Usprotection[.]click is able to display notifications only if it has been authorized to do so. The permission to display notifications is given by clicking the "Allow" button in a pop-up window requesting permission for a visited page to show notifications. Without the visitor's approval, websites are unable to display notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Click the "Block," "Block Notifications," or a similar button, or simply close the page. It is not advisable to trust websites that claim that clicking the "Allow" button is necessary to prove that you are not a robot, view a video, continue to the page, or for any other reason.

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

Appearance of usprotection[.]click website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

To receive browser notifications from a website, users need to grant permission. Therefore, it is probable that you have already visited usprotection[.]click and permitted it to send notifications.

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

Simply clicking on a notification is not harmful on its own. However, the websites that these advertisements/notifications lead to may be harmful.

Is usprotection[.]click a virus?

Websites such as usprotection[.]click are not classified as viruses. They are often utilized to promote various scams or questionable (potentially malicious) applications and other pages of this kind.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove permissions granted for usprotection[.]click. It will also block further access to usprotection[.]click. No additional steps will be required.

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