How to stop celeb-trends-blog.com from sending notifications

What kind of website is celeb-trends-blog[.]com?

While examining celeb-trends-blog[.]com, we noticed that this page displays deceptive messages to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications. We also learned that celeb-trends-blog[.]com redirects visitors to other untrustworthy websites. Our team encountered celeb-trends-blog[.]com while inspecting sites associated with rogue advertising networks.

Celeb-trends-blog[.]com in detail

Celeb-trends-blog[.]com presents two messages to visitors: one indicating that a video is prepared for viewing and prompting them to press the "Play" button, and the other instructing visitors to click the "Allow" button to watch the video. Websites claiming that clicking the "Allow" button is required to perform certain actions cannot be trusted.

Clicking the "Allow" button when visiting pages that want to show notifications allows them to do so. Websites like celeb-trends-blog[.]com should not be allowed to deliver notifications. Usually, notifications from such pages promote untrustworthy pages or other content.

Notifications originating from celeb-trends-blog[.]com can promote various content, including clickbait articles, questionable products/services, potentially malicious apps, phishing sites, various scams, and more. Thus, users should avoid clicking on such notifications.

Additionally, celeb-trends-blog[.]com redirects users to other sites. One of these pages is special-trending-news[.]com that contains shady ads and articles.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by celeb-trends-blog.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Fortinet (Phishing), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	95.168.170.165
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 similar websites

Pages like celeb-trends-blog[.]com are usually accessed unintentionally, typically through advertisements on suspicious websites, pages associated with rogue advertising networks, such as illegal movie streaming sites and torrent platforms, and advertising-supported or similar software.

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How did celeb-trends-blog[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Web pages are only able to display notifications if they have been granted permission to do so. This permission is typically given by clicking the "Allow" button when prompted by sites. If you are receiving notifications from celeb-trends-blog[.]com, it indicates that you have visited the page and granted permission by clicking the "Allow" button.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

It is advisable to close suspicious pages or click the "Block" (or "Block Notifications") button when prompted to grant permission to show notifications. It is important not to trust websites that encourage you to click the "Allow" button as a means to verify that you are not a robot, play a video, download a file, confirm your age, or perform other actions.

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

Appearance of celeb-trends-blog[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by celeb-trends-blog.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 celeb-trends-blog[.]com in the right lower corner of my desktop?

In order for a website to send notifications, the user must grant permission. This suggests that it is highly probable that you have already visited celeb-trends-blog[.]com and given it the necessary permission.

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

Clicking on a notification in itself poses no immediate harm. However, it is important to exercise caution as the websites these ads lead to could be malicious and harmful.

Is celeb-trends-blog[.]com a virus?

Websites such as celeb-trends-blog[.]com are not classified as viruses. Instead, they are tools used to promote various scams, potentially malicious applications, and web pages.

Will Combo Cleaner remove celeb-trends-blog[.]com ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Combo Cleaner will effectively scan your computer and revoke any permissions granted to the site. It will also block any future access to this page. There will be no need for any additional steps on your part.

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