How to stop womadsmart.com from delivering notifications

What kind of page is womadsmart[.]com?

Our analysis of womadsmart[.]com has revealed that it is a deceptive website. This site employs a clickbait tactic to trick visitors into allowing it to send notifications to devices. When users encounter a site like womadsmart[.]com, they should not allow it to display notifications and close the page.

Womadsmart[.]com in detail

Womadsmart[.]com presents an image of a robot with a message saying to click "Allow" if you are not a robot. In other words, the page suggests that clicking "Allow" is required to pass a CAPTCHA. However, doing so actually permits womadsmart[.]com to send notifications to devices. These notifications can be unreliable and misleading.

They could include fake system warnings, urgent security alerts, enticing offers, and similar content. Clicking on these notifications can lead users to potentially harmful sites, such as phishing pages, sites hosting technical support scams (or other scams like fake lotteries and giveaways), or pages hosting unreliable software.

On these pages, users may be tricked into providing sensitive information (e.g., login credentials or credit card details) to scammers. They may also be lured into paying for fake software or other products or services. Moreover, scammers may trick users into providing remote computer access, which may cause serious issues.

For these reasons, it is important to avoid allowing notifications from womadsmart[.]com and similar sites to protect devices and personal information. If a page like womadsmart[.]com has permission to show notifications, this permission should be removed immediately.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by womadsmart.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	CRDF (Malicious), CyRadar (Phishing), Fortinet (Phishing), Google Safebrowsing (Phishing), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.148.252
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 websites

Usually, sites like womadsmart[.]com are encountered by clicking unreliable ads (e.g., pop-ups, banners) on dubious pages, visiting sites that use rogue advertising networks (e.g., torrent sites, illegal movie streaming pages), or opening links in fraudulent emails. Ads displayed by adware can also direct users to websites of this type.

Overall, users do not visit such sites on purpose. Examples of web pages like womadsmart[.]com are yonminuner[.]com, yableenta[.]com, and unassise[.]com.

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

Websites can only send notifications if users explicitly allow them. This permission is granted by clicking "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option in a browser pop-up. Consequently, womadsmart[.]com can send you notifications because you have clicked "Allow" while visiting the site.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

When a suspicious site requests permission to enable notifications, select options such as "Block", "Block Notifications", or "Deny" (depending on the browser used). Reliable websites do not require users to click "Allow" to verify age, confirm that they are not robots, watch videos, or access content.

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

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

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Quick menu:

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

To receive notifications from a website, you first need to grant permission for the site to send them. It means that you have probably visited womadsmart[.]com at some point and given it permission to show notifications.

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

Notifications from dubious websites can take users to malicious sites. However, they cannot cause direct harm.

Is womadsmart[.]com a virus?

Websites like womadsmart[.]com are not viruses. Typically, they promote various scams, unreliable software, and other sites of this kind.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove permissions granted to womadsmart[.]com. Moreover, this application will prevent you from accessing womadsmart[.]com in the future. No additional steps will be required.

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