How to stop reliablepcsearch.com from sending notifications

What kind of website is reliablepcsearch[.]com?

Our examination of reliablepcsearch[.]com has revealed that the website promotes the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam and requests permission to display untrustworthy notifications. It is important to understand that none of the messages displayed on this website are authentic. Thus, we advise disregarding reliablepcsearch[.]com.

Reliablepcsearch[.]com in detail

Reliablepcsearch[.]com presents a fraudulent antivirus scanner that supposedly finds five viruses and shows a fake virus message warning that personal, financial, and other sensitive data is in danger. Visitors are prompted to launch McAfee antivirus to address (eliminate) all threats.

However, it is worth noting that McAfee is a legitimate antivirus program that has no association with reliablepcsearch[.]com. The "Start McAfee" button opens an affiliate link that includes the affiliate's ID in the URL. It is apparent that reliablepcsearch[.]com is operated by affiliates who aim to earn commissions by luring users into buying a McAfee subscription.

Aside from using deceptive marketing tactics to promote legitimate software, reliablepcsearch[.]com requests permission to display notifications. These notifications may advertise other untrustworthy pages, potentially harmful applications, various scams, etc. Therefore, reliablepcsearch[.]com should not be permitted to show notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by reliablepcsearch.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	ESET (Suspicious), Fortinet (Malware), Viettel Threat Intelligence (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.206.40
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 such as reliablepcsearch[.]com are usually accessed through shady ads and illegal movie streaming sites, torrent platforms, adult pages, and other websites that utilize rogue advertising networks. It is not common for users to visit such pages intentionally. There are numerous similar sites to reliablepcsearch[.]com that exist on the Internet.

Examples of virtually identical (or identical) pages are checkingsystem[.]site, reliablepcstrength[.]com, and authenticpcnetwork[.]com.

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

Users typically grant permission for a website to display notifications by clicking the "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar button. Websites are unable to exhibit notifications without the user's authorization. Therefore, if reliablepcsearch[.]com is displaying notifications, it is because you have granted permission for it to do so.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Close any dubious pages requesting permission to display them or click the "Block" or "Block Notifications" button. Do not click the "Allow" button when visiting suspicious sites claiming it is necessary to click that button to watch or play a video, download a file, prove that you are not a robot, etc.

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

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

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Quick menu:

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

The reason notifications appear from reliablepcsearch[.]com is that it has obtained permission to send notifications to your device, and you have previously allowed this website to display notifications.

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

Clicking on dubious notifications, in itself, is harmless. However, the websites that these ads redirect to may potentially be malicious.

Is reliablepcsearch[.]com a virus?

Checkingsystem[.]site and other similar websites are not classified as viruses but promote various scams or potentially harmful applications and pages.

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

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

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