How to stop news-gacive.cc from showing ads

What kind of page is news-gacive[.]cc?

Our examination of news-gacive[.]cc has revealed that this page employs a clickbait technique to entice visitors into consenting to receive notifications. It is important to highlight that websites like news-gacive[.]cc are frequently crafted to redirect users to other questionable sites. Also, users seldom intentionally visit websites such as news-gacive[.]cc.

News-gacive[.]cc in detail

News-gacive[.]cc displays a message claiming that a browser check is in progress and instructing visitors to click the "Allow" button to gain access to the page. Clicking the "Allow" button while visiting news-gacive[.]cc grants the page permission to send notifications. These notifications can lead to untrustworthy websites.

It has been found that news-gacive[.]cc shows notifications containing adult content, investment offers, misleading advertisements, etc. Interacting with these notifications can open technical support and other scams, pages hosting malicious or unreliable programs or files, and other untrustworthy websites. Thus, news-gacive[.]cc should not be allowed to send notifications.

In addition to displaying misleading notifications, news-gacive[.]cc may redirect users to shady websites, including other pages created to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. These are the two may reasons not to visit news-gacive[.]cc and close it if opened.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by news-gacive.cc
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	alphaMountain.ai (Phishing), Combo Cleaner (Phishing), CRDF (Malicious), CyRadar (Malicious), Sophos (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	193.108.118.14
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

Typically, users land on sites such as news-gacive[.]cc either by engaging with deceptive ads or by visiting pages utilizing untrustworthy advertising networks, such as torrent sites or illegal movie streaming platforms. Additionally, these types of pages may be promoted through spam campaigns and apps supported by advertising.

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How did news-gacive[.]cc gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Pages like news-gacive[.]cc acquire the authorization to send notifications when users click the "Allow" or equivalent button presented by their browser. Upon granting permission, these websites can send notifications, frequently resulting in intrusive messages or redirects to questionable content.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Opt for the "Block", "Deny", "Block Notifications", or a similar option when a suspicious page requests permission to display notifications. Avoid trusting pages that assert it is necessary to click the "Allow" button to load page content, play videos, confirm your age, prove that your 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 news-gacive[.]cc website (GIF):

Notifications from news-gacive[.]cc:

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by news-gacive[.]cc using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by news-gacive.cc?
• 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 news-gacive[.]cc in the right lower corner of my desktop?

To receive notifications from a website, users need to give permission. This implies that you have probably already visited news-gacive[.]cc and granted such permission.

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

Clicking on a notification cannot infect a computer. However, the websites that these notifications lead to might be harmful (they might host malware).

Is news-gacive[.]cc a virus?

Websites such as news-gacive[.]cc are not classified as viruses. Most of them are employed to promote questionable apps, scams, fraudulent websites, etc.

Will Combo Cleaner remove news-gacive[.]cc ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and revoke all permissions granted to news-gacive[.]cc. It will also block any future access to news-gacive[.]cc. No further actions will be necessary.

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