How to stop remainawhile.com from delivering notifications (ads)

What kind of page is remainawhile[.]com?

While browsing suspect pages, our researchers discovered remainawhile[.]com. This rogue webpage promotes deceptive content and spam browser notifications. It can also redirect users to other (likely untrustworthy or hazardous) sites.

Users mainly access remainawhile[.]com and pages akin to it via redirects caused by websites utilizing rogue advertising networks.

Remainawhile[.]com overview

When we accessed remainawhile[.]com, we discovered the page promoting a variant of "Your McAfee Subscription Has Expired" scam. It is noteworthy that the content encountered on and through rogue sites might differ depending on the visitor's IP address (geolocation).

This scam can be displayed regardless of whether a user has ever had a McAfee subscription. Deceptive content of this ilk is typically used to endorse fraudulent, unreliable, and even harmful software. It must be stressed that this scam is in no way associated with the McAfee anti-virus or its developer – McAfee Corp.

Furthermore, remainawhile[.]com requests permission to deliver browser notifications. Rogue websites use them to run intrusive advertisement campaigns. These ads/notifications can promote online scams, unreliable/hazardous software, and even malware.

In summary, via webpages like remainawhile[.]com – users can experience system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by remainawhile.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Combo Cleaner (Phishing), Fortinet (Phishing), G-Data (Phishing), Yandex Safebrowsing (Phishing), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.184.162
Observed Domains	prayand.remainawhile[.]com; listen.remainawhile[.]com
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

Rososan[.]fun, biadsnetwork[.]com, runicforgecrafter[.]com, bindsnetwork[.]com, and bindsusa[.]com are merely some examples of rogue websites we have examined recently. They use various lures to trick users into enabling browser notifications.

These adverts primarily promote deceptive/malicious material; however, legitimate content may be encountered through them as well. It is most probable that this promotion is undertaken by scammers abusing the genuine product's affiliate programs in order to obtain illegitimate commissions.

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

All sites need user consent to deliver browser notifications. Therefore, you have likely accessed remainawhile[.]com at some point and permitted the advertisement delivery by selecting "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or an analogous option displayed on this webpage.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Be selective about which websites you permit to display browser notifications. Do not enable questionable pages to do so (i.e., do not click "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.). Instead, ignore or deny notification requests from such webpages (i.e., press "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.).

In case of continuous unprompted redirects to suspicious sites, check the device for installed adware. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

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

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Quick menu:

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

You've likely visited remainawhile[.]com and clicked "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option presented on this page – since no website can deliver notifications/advertisements without user permission.

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 ads promote. Spam notifications commonly endorse deceptive/malicious websites and software that may cause severe issues (including system infections).

Is remainawhile[.]com a virus?

Sites like remainawhile[.]com are not considered to be viruses. However, rogue pages can promote virulent content, e.g., online scams, untrustworthy/harmful software, and even malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your device and remove the permissions given to the remainawhile[.]com page. It will also block all further access to this and other rogue/malicious websites. Therefore, no additional steps will be necessary.

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