How to stop ophorswarts.com from delivering notifications (adverts)

What kind of page is ophorswarts[.]com?

Ophorswarts[.]com is the address of a rogue site discovered by our researchers during a routine inspection of suspect websites. This page promotes spam browser notifications and redirects users to other (likely untrustworthy/dangerous) sites.

Visitors to ophorswarts[.]com and similar webpages access them through redirects caused by websites that employ rogue advertising networks.

Ophorswarts[.]com overview

The content encountered on and via rogue sites might vary depending on the visitor's IP address (geolocation). When we visited ophorswarts[.]com, it displayed a basic CAPTCHA verification test.

The dark page included instructions to – "Click 'Allow' to confirm that you are not a robot". This test is fake, and by completing it – users enable ophorswarts[.]com to display browser notifications. These advertisements can promote online scams, unreliable/hazardous software, and even malware.

Therefore, through webpages like ophorswarts[.]com – users might experience system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by ophorswarts.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	18.191.75.94
Observed Domains	xiiowt.ophorswarts[.]com; ixzc4t.ophorswarts[.]com; 37yito.ophorswarts[.]com; mkhvuv.ophorswarts[.]com; rgx54z.ophorswarts[.]com; nze0xw.ophorswarts[.]com; kxkxgw.ophorswarts[.]com; 581358.ophorswarts[.]com; 2ntrfi.ophorswarts[.]com
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

We have investigated numerous rogue pages; disianteross[.]com, neetoutoo[.]com, dentadsinow[.]com, and sugwalging[.]com are just some of our latest articles. Websites of this kind deliver browser notifications that endorse deceptive and malicious content.

Note that any legitimate products or services encountered via these ads are unlikely to be promoted in this manner by their developers or other official parties. It is most probable that this promotion is undertaken by scammers who abuse the endorsed content's affiliate programs to obtain illegitimate commissions.

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

User consent is required for any website to deliver browser notifications. Therefore, you have likely accessed ophorswarts[.]com at some point and permitted the advertisement delivery by clicking "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or an analogous option on this webpage.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Always be selective when permitting websites to display browser notifications. Do not enable suspect pages to do so; instead, ignore or deny notification delivery (i.e., press "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.).

In case of continuous random redirects to dubious sites, inspect the browser and system 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.

Screenshot of a notification (advertisement) displayed by the ophorswarts[.]com website:

Appearance of the ophorswarts[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

Websites can only display browser notifications with user permission. Hence, you've likely visited ophorswarts[.]com and pressed "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or an analogous option – thereby enabling the page to deliver the ads.

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

No, clicking on a browser notification will not initiate any system infection processes. However, advertisements of this kind can endorse content that is capable of causing severe issues (including malware infections).

Is ophorswarts[.]com a virus?

No, ophorswarts[.]com is not considered to be a virus. However, rogue webpages can promote virulent content, such as online scams, untrustworthy/dangerous software, and even malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner can scan computers and revoke the permissions granted to the ophorswarts[.]com page. It can also deny all further access to this and other rogue, deceptive, and malicious websites. Therefore, no additional steps will be required.

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