How to remove notifications/adverts delivered by the news-secora.cc website

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

Our research team discovered news-secora[.]cc while browsing suspicious websites. This rogue page endorses browser notification spam and redirects users to other (likely unreliable/dangerous) sites.

News-secora[.]cc and similar webpages are most often accessed via redirects caused by websites that utilize rogue advertising networks. However, they may also be entered through intrusive ads, spam notifications, misspelled URLs, or installed adware.

News-secora[.]cc overview

The behavior of rogue sites may vary depending on visitor's IP addresses (geolocations). In other words, this data might influence the content encountered on and through such websites.

At the time of research, news-secora[.]cc stated that – "Browser check [is] in progress/ To gain access, click on the button Allow", it also reiterates this instruction. Supposedly, accessing the webpage necessitates permitting it to display browser notifications.

If a visitor allows news-secora[.]cc to do so, they get spammed with advertisements. These notifications can promote online scams, untrustworthy/hazardous software, and even malware.

To summarize, via websites like news-secora[.]cc – users may experience system infections, serious privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by news-secora.cc
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Combo Cleaner (Phishing), CRDF (Malicious), Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Malicious), Fortinet (Phishing), G-Data (Phishing), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	136.243.42.50
Observed Domains	b2a690ff5a.news-secora[.]cc; 121721b504.news-secora[.]cc; 5e0bcef2a6.news-secora[.]cc; ae54afd2b8.news-secora[.]cc; f1fa439712.news-secora[.]cc; 39000c77b7.news-secora[.]cc; 220675f12b.news-secora[.]cc; ad641dfebe.news-secora[.]cc; 2f099e7cc0.news-secora[.]cc; a329c31a39.news-secora[.]cc; 2ab009e51e.news-secora[.]cc; d889911b7c.news-secora[.]cc; etc.
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

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Rogue webpages vary in appearance and employed lures, yet they all deliver browser notifications endorsing deceptive/malicious material. Remember that any genuine content encountered through these ads is most likely promoted by scammers seeking to acquire illegitimate commissions by abusing its affiliate programs.

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

Browser notifications are not delivered spontaneously. The websites that display these advertisements require user consent to do so. Therefore, you have likely visited news-secora[.]cc at some point and pressed "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option presented on this webpage.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

To avoid receiving undesirable browser notifications – do not enable suspicious sites to deliver them. In other words, do not press "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or any analogous options on such webpages. Instead, ignore or deny notification delivery – i.e., by selecting "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.

Should your browser continuously force-open questionable websites without prompt, it could be due to adware installed on the browser or system. 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 news-secora[.]cc website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

Webpages need user consent to deliver browser notifications (adverts). Hence, you've likely accessed news-secora[.]cc and clicked "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option displayed on this page.

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

No, clicking on a browser notification is harmless. However, these advertisements may endorse content that can cause severe issues (including system infections).

Is news-secora[.]cc a virus?

No, news-secora[.]cc is not considered a virus, yet it may push virulent content. Sites of this kind can endorse online scams, unreliable/harmful software, and even malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner can scan devices and revoke the permissions granted to the news-secora[.]cc website. It can also deny all further access to this and other rogue/malicious pages. Hence, no additional actions will be required.

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