How to block notifications from googledefender.info

What kind of page is googledefender[.]info?

We examined googledefender[.]info and learned that it is a deceptive website designed to trick visitors into granting it permission to show notifications. If allowed, googledefender[.]info bombards users with misleading notifications. Therefore, users should be careful when encountering such pages and never permit them to send notifications.

Googledefender[.]info in detail

Googledefender[.]info claims that it has registered suspicious traffic coming from your network, and using it will determine that you are not a robot. Upon clicking inside the checkbox near the "I'm not a robot" line, googledefender[.]info displays a message instructing you to click "Allow" to prove that you are not a robot.

Simply put, googledefender[.]info falsely suggests that clicking "Allow" will pass a CAPTCHA. This deceptive tactic (known as clickbait) is used to trick visitors into allowing the page to send notifications to their devices. Notifications from deceptive websites like googledefender[.]info cannot be trusted.

Usually, these notifications are fake system warnings, error alerts, and other messages that can take users to a variety of potentially malicious websites. Clicking them can direct users to technical supoprt scams, phishing websites, sites hosting fake lotteries (or similar schemes), malicious programs, etc.

Thus, notifications from googledefender[.]info might expose users to various privacy and security risks. If googledefender[.]info or any other website of this type has been allowed to send notifications, this permission should be revoked as soon as possible.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by googledefender.info
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Combo Cleaner (Malware), CRDF (Malicious), Criminal IP (Phishing), Lionic (Malware) Sophos (Phishing), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	5.8.63.250
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

Sites like googledefender[.]info are seldom visited intentionally. Instead, users often encounter them through deceptive ads and pop-ups, and similar content on dubious websites or through platforms that use shady advertising networks (e.g., torrent or illegal streaming sites). Additionally, these sites can be reached via misleading links in phishing emails or ads served by adware.

Some examples of websites of this type are disianteross[.]com, bitdefender[.]top, and bicio[.]info.

How did googledefender[.]info gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

In order to be able display notifications, websites must obtain your consent. When a site requests to send notifications, your browser gives you the choice to permit or deny them. Thus, if googledefender[.]info is sending notifications, it is because you previously selected the "Allow" option or something similar during your visit to the site.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Always select "Block", "Block Notifications", or a similar option if you do not want to receive notifications from a website. Do not trust any pages that claim you need to click "Allow" to prove that you are not a robot/pass a CAPTCHA, confirm your age, watch a video, download a file, or perform other actions.

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

Appearance of googledefender[.]info website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

You are getting notifications from googledefender[.]info because you granted permission to this site to send them. It is impossible for web pages to show notifications without permission.

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

It is safe to click notifications (they cannot infect computers). Nevertheless, interactions with notifications from shady websites can lead to malicious sites.

Is googledefender[.]info a virus?

Websites like googledefender[.]info are not viruses. As a rule, their purpose is to trick users into visiting scam websites and other dubious pages and (or) downloading potentially malicious applications.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and revoke all the permissions granted to googledefender[.]info. Additionally, this app will block further access to googledefender[.]info. No additional steps will be required.

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