How to remove notifications/adverts delivered by the phoureel.com site

What kind of page is phoureel[.]com?

While inspecting questionable sites, our research team found the phoureel[.]com rogue webpage. After investigating it, we determined that this page promotes browser notification spam and redirects users to other (likely unreliable/malicious) websites.

The majority of visitors to phoureel[.]com and similar webpages enter them via redirects caused by sites utilizing rogue advertising networks.

Phoureel[.]com overview

The behavior of rogue websites might differ based on visitors' IP addresses (geolocations). When we inspected phoureel[.]com, it promoted a suspicious questionnaire (e.g., similar to survey-type scams like "TESCO Loyalty Program", "Walmart Loyalty Program", "T-Mobile Customer Reward Program", and countless others).

Rogue sites use their notifications to run intrusive ad campaigns. These advertisements often endorse online scams, unreliable/harmful software, and malware. Therefore, through pages like phoureel[.]com – users can experience system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and even identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by phoureel.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	alphaMountain.ai (Malicious), CyRadar (Malicious), Seclookup (Malicious), Yandex Safebrowsing (Phishing), Gridinsoft (Spam), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.21.0.108
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

Onehortensia[.]com, thenetaservices[.]com, yourgiardiablog[.]com, and mydotheblog[.]com are merely some examples of rogue sites we have written about recently. They display browser notifications promoting deceptive/malicious content despite the webpages' varying appearance.

While legitimate products/services may be encountered through these advertisements – they are unlikely to be endorsed by their developers. It is most probable that this endorsement is performed by scammers who are seeking to acquire illegitimate commissions by abusing the promoted content's affiliate programs.

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

All websites need user consent to display browser notifications, and phoureel[.]com is no exception. Therefore, it is likely that you have visited this webpage at some point, and enabled the advert delivery by clicking "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

To avoid receiving undesirable and deceptive browser notifications – do not permit dubious webpages to deliver them (i.e., do not click "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.). We advise denying notification delivery from such pages (i.e., pressing "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.) or ignoring these requests altogether.

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 phoureel[.]com website (GIF):

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by phoureel[.]com using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

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

You have likely entered phoureel[.]com and pressed "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or an analogous option – thus enabling the advertisement delivery, as no webpage can display this content without user permission.

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

While clicking on a browser notification is harmless, that does not apply to the content these ads promote. Spam notifications commonly endorse deceptive/malicious websites and software capable of causing severe issues (including system infections).

Is phoureel[.]com a virus?

Sites like phoureel[.]com are not considered to be viruses, although they can endorse virulent content. Rogue websites often push various scams, untrustworthy/dangerous software, and even malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner can scan devices and undo the permissions given to the phoureel[.]com page. It can also deny all further access to this and other rogue/malicious sites. Therefore, additional steps will be unnecessary.

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