How to stop receiving unwanted notifications from poratfit.com

What kind of page is poratfit[.]com?

We have inspected poratfit[.]com and found that it is a misleading website designed to display deceptive content. The purpose of poratfit[.]com is to trick visitors into permitting it to send notifications. Also, this web page may redirect users to similar unreliable pages. Thus, poratfit[.]com should not be visited.

Poratfit[.]com in detail

Poratfit[.]com displays an image of a robot along with a message saying that visitors have to click the "Allow" button to prove that they are not robots. This site suggests that clicking the "Allow" button is required to pass a CAPTCHA. However, doing so grants the site permission to deliver notifications to devices.

Notifications from poratfit[.]com can be fake warnings, offers, messages, and other misleading notifications. Interacting with them can lead users to phishing websites, sites hosting technical support scams, fake giveaways, lotteries, unwanted applications (e.g., adware or browser hijackers), and other potentially harmful pages.

Thus, sites opened via notifications from poratfit[.]com may trick users into disclosing sensitive information (e.g., credit card details or login credentials), paying for fake (or unnecessary) products and services, downloading malicious programs or files, executing malware on their computers, or taking other actions.

Overall, notifications from sites like poratfit[.]com cannot be trusted. If this site already sends notifications, it should be blocked from doing so. It is worth noting that visiting sites like poratfit[.]com can also lead users to similar pages.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by poratfit.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Gridinsoft (Spam), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.21.7.248
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 pages

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

Websites cannot send notifications without permission. It means that you clicked the "Allow", "Allow Notifications" (or a similar) button while visiting poratfit[.]com. This action has permitted poratfit[.]com to send notifications to your device.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

When your browser informs you that the visited page wants to show notifications, choose "Block", "Block Notifications", "Deny", or a similar option. Do not click the "Allow" button, especially if the site claims that doing so is required to pass a CAPTCHA, continue to the page, play a video, download a file, confirm your age, etc.

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

Appearance of poratfit[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

Users must agree to receive notifications from a website. So, if you are seeing notifications from poratfit[.]com, you have already visited the page and given it permission to send notifications.

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

Clicking a notification poses no harm. However, doing so can lead you to potentially malicious pages.

Is poratfit[.]com a virus?

Websites like poratfit[.]com are not viruses. In most cases, these sites are crafted to promote technical support or other scams, fake giveaways, shady apps, and other dubious sites.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove all permissions that poratfit[.]com has been granted. It will also block further access to poratfit[.]com. No additional steps will be required.

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