How to stop misground.com from displaying notifications/advertisements

What kind of page is misground[.]com?

Our research team found the misground[.]com rogue webpage while investigating suspect sites. This page is designed to push browser notification spam and redirect users to different (likely unreliable/malicious) websites.

Visitors to misground[.]com and similar webpages access them primarily via redirects generated by sites that use rogue advertising networks, spam notifications, mistyped URLs, intrusive adverts, or installed adware.

Misground[.]com overview

It must be mentioned that what is encountered on and through rogue pages might vary depending on the visitor's IP address (geolocation).

At the time of research, misground[.]com employed a fake CAPTCHA verification test to deceive visitors into enabling its browser notification delivery. To elaborate, the page included text instructing to – "Click 'Allow' if you are not a robot", below which was an image depicting robots.

After the "Allow" button is pressed – misground[.]com gains permission to deliver notifications/advertisements. These ads endorse online scams, untrustworthy/hazardous software, and malware.

To summarize, through webpages like misground[.]com – users can experience system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and even identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by misground.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	CRDF (Malicious), Seclookup (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.164.239
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, potentially unwanted applications (adware)
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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Browser notification spam in general

We have investigated countless rogue sites; misarea[.]com, mafirst[.]site, and chotorexsurvey[.]space are merely a couple of examples. Websites of this kind deliver browser notifications that push deceptive and malicious content.

It must be stressed that while it is possible to encounter legitimate products/services through these adverts – they are unlikely to be promoted by their developers. It is most probable that this endorsement is undertaken by scammers who abuse the content's affiliate programs in order to obtain illegitimate commissions.

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

Websites require user permission to display browser notifications. Hence, if you are receiving these advertisements from misground[.]com – it means that you have likely visited this webpage and permitted their delivery by selecting "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or an analogous option.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

To avoid receiving unwanted browser notifications – do not enable suspect websites to display them (i.e., do not click "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.). We advise denying notification delivery requests from such sites (i.e., pressing "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.) or ignoring them altogether.

Should you experience continuous unprompted redirects to questionable webpages, it could be due to the presence of advertising-supported software (adware) on the device. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Screenshot of notification/advert displayed by the misground[.]com website:

Appearance of the misground[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

Websites cannot deliver browser notifications (ads) without user consent. Therefore, you've likely entered misground[.]com at some point and permitted the notification/advertisement delivery by clicking "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option.

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

While clicking on a browser notification is harmless in itself – that does not apply to the content these advertisements promote. Spam notifications are known to push harmful content capable of causing serious problems (including system infections).

Is misground[.]com a virus?

Websites like misground[.]com are not considered to be viruses. However, rogue pages commonly promote virulent content, e.g., online scams, unreliable/hazardous software, and malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner can scan systems and remove the permissions granted to the misground[.]com site. Additionally, Combo Cleaner can restrict all further access to this and other rogue, deceptive/scam, and malicious webpages. Therefore, extra steps will be unnecessary.

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