How to remove notifications/adverts displayed by the gossipfeast.club site

What kind of page is gossipfeast[.]club?

Our researchers discovered the gossipfeast[.]club rogue page while browsing untrustworthy websites. When we examined this webpage, we found that it uses a fake CAPTCHA test to promote browser notification spam. Additionally, gossipfeast[.]club can redirect visitors to other (likely dubious/malicious) sites. Most users access these deceptive pages via redirects caused by websites utilizing rogue advertising networks.

Gossipfeast[.]club overview

The behavior of rogue sites may differ depending on the visitor's IP address (geolocation). To elaborate, this data might impact the content encountered on and through these websites.

At the time of research, gossipfeast[.]club presented us with bogus CAPTCHA verification. The page had an image of five cartoonish robots with instructions to – "Click 'Allow' if you are not a robot". Pressing this button grants gossipfeast[.]club permission to display browser notifications.

The deception is hampered by the inclusion of details regarding notifications; this could be due to certain policies (like from a hosting service provider) or to avoid liability.

Rogue webpages use their browser notifications to run intrusive advertisement campaigns. These ads may endorse online scams, unreliable/harmful software, and malware. Therefore, through pages like gossipfeast[.]club – users may experience system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and even identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by gossipfeast.club
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.131.52
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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Advertisements of this kind promote online scams and malicious material. Keep in mind that any genuine content encountered via spam notifications is most likely endorsed by scammers who abuse its affiliate programs to obtain illegitimate commissions.

How did gossipfeast[.]club gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

All sites require user consent to deliver browser notifications. Therefore, if you are receiving these adverts from gossipfeast[.]club – it is evident that when this webpage was visited, permission for their delivery was given by selecting "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or an analogous option.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

It is important to always be selective when allowing websites to display browser notifications. Dubious pages must not be enabled to deliver said advertisements; instead, these requests have to be ignored or denied (i.e., by clicking "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.).

Should your browser continuously force-open suspicious sites unprompted, it could be caused by adware installed on the device. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Screenshot of a notification (advertisement) displayed by the gossipfeast[.]club website:

Appearance of the gossipfeast[.]club website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

You have likely visited gossipfeast[.]club and pressed "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option – thereby enabling the notification/advert delivery.

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

No, clicking on a browser notification will not initiate any malware download/installation processes. However, these ads may endorse content capable of causing system infections and other serious problems.

Is gossipfeast[.]club a virus?

No, sites like gossipfeast[.]club are not classified as viruses, even if they commonly promote virulent content (e.g., online scams, untrustworthy/dangerous software, malware, etc.).

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your system and remove all the permissions given to the gossipfeast[.]club webpage. Combo Cleaner will also block further access to this and other rogue/malicious websites. Hence, no extra steps will be necessary.

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