How to stop gruffermail.com from sending notifications

What kind of page is gruffermail[.]com?

After analyzing gruffermail[.]com, we discovered that this website intends to deceive users into subscribing to push notifications. Gruffermail[.]com displays deceptive content to achieve it. Also, this site redirects its visitors to other untrustworthy websites. Typically, sites such as gruffermail[.]com are not deliberately visited by users.

Gruffermail[.]com in detail

On gruffermail[.]com, a deceptive message states that visitors must click the "Allow" button to verify that they are not robots and pass a CAPTCHA. However, by clicking the "Allow" button, visitors grant the website permission to send push notifications, which can be used for malicious purposes, including promoting scams, distributing malware, and displaying shady ads.

Engaging with websites accessed through notifications sent by gruffermail[.]com can lead to severe consequences, such as personal data theft, financial loss, system crashes, identity theft, etc. To prevent such outcomes, users refrain from clicking on links or interacting with content delivered through push notifications from untrusted sources such as gruffermail[.]com.

In addition to delivering untrustworthy notifications, gruffermail[.]com can redirect visitors to other dubious pages (including other sites designed to lure visitors into agreeing to receive notifications).

In general, it is highly advisable to steer clear of interacting with such websites, decline any requests to receive notifications from them, and close them if they appear.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by gruffermail.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.21.42.166
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.
Malware Removal (Windows)	To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your computer with legitimate antivirus software. Our security researchers recommend using Combo Cleaner. ▼ Download Combo Cleaner To use full-featured product, you have to purchase a license for Combo Cleaner. 7 days free trial available. Combo Cleaner is owned and operated by Rcs Lt, the parent company of PCRisk.com read more.

More about pages of this type

Websites such as gruffermail[.]com are typically promoted via dubious channels, including websites employing deceitful advertising networks (such as illegal movie streaming websites, torrent pages, and similar platforms) and ad-supported applications. Typically, users do not intentionally seek out such websites.

Examples of pages similar to gruffermail[.]com are buyrondureonline[.]com, cfrsoft[.]com, and newcaptchahere[.]top.

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

When a page requests permission to display notifications, a browser displays a pop-up message to the user, typically located in the top-left or top-right corner of the browser window. After receiving the prompt, users can allow or block notifications from that specific website.

By clicking the "Allow" button, users grant permission to a website to display notifications. Hence, gruffermail[.]com can display notifications because permission to this page has been granted to show them.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

To prevent notifications from appearing on their device from a potentially harmful website, users must either exit the site or choose the "Block," "Block Notifications", or a similar option. It is recommended to exercise caution when encountering websites that prompt users to click "Allow" for specific actions, such as downloading a file, playing a video, or verifying their status as a human user.

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

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

Instant automatic malware removal: Manual threat removal might be a lengthy and complicated process that requires advanced IT skills. Combo Cleaner is a professional automatic malware removal tool that is recommended to get rid of malware. Download it by clicking the button below:
▼ DOWNLOAD Combo Cleaner By downloading any software listed on this website you agree to our Privacy Policy and Terms of Use. To use full-featured product, you have to purchase a license for Combo Cleaner. 7 days free trial available. Combo Cleaner is owned and operated by Rcs Lt, the parent company of PCRisk.com read more.

Quick menu:

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

You see ads, or browser notifications, from gruffermail[.]com in the lower right corner of your desktop because you have previously granted permission to the website to send you such notifications.

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

Clicking a notification itself may not cause any harm. However, the websites that these ads lead to could potentially be malicious.

Is gruffermail[.]com a virus?

Websites such as gruffermail[.]com are not classified as viruses. The majority of these sites are used to promote various scams, questionable applications, and (or) malicious websites.

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

Combo Cleaner will scan your computer, revoke all the permissions granted to the site, and block any future access to it. Therefore, no further steps will be necessary.

▼ Show Discussion