How to stop news-gexico.com from delivering notifications (adverts)

What kind of page is news-gexico[.]com?

News-gexico[.]com is a rogue webpage discovered by our research team during a routine investigation of suspect sites. This page is designed to promote browser notification spam and redirect users to other (likely untrustworthy/harmful) websites.

Webpages like news-gexico[.]com are most commonly accessed via redirects caused by sites that utilize rogue advertising networks.

News-gexico[.]com overview

It is noteworthy that the content encountered on and through rogue pages might differ depending on the visitor's IP address (geolocation). At the time of research, news-gexico[.]com displayed a hoax video player with instructions to "Click 'Allow', to watch the video".

Visitors deceived into pressing said button – inadvertently permit the site to deliver browser notifications. Rogue webpages use them to run intrusive advert campaigns. These ads can endorse online scams, unreliable/hazardous software, and even malware.

To summarize, through websites like news-gexico[.]com – users may experience system infections, serious privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by news-gexico.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Combo Cleaner (Phishing), Fortinet (Phishing) G-Data (Phishing), Kaspersky (Phishing), Seclookup (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	23.158.56.201
Observed Domains	9269bc51f0.news-gexico[.]com; 006ca726ca.news-gexico[.]com; 0267b8bc6d.news-gexico[.]com; 03f54545a1.news-gexico[.]com; 04d29c9f04.news-gexico[.]com; 06e3462462.news-gexico.[.]com; 071f421f57.news-gexico[.]com; 07f8464e6f.news-gexico[.]com; 0926f86ce9.news-gexico[.]com; 0eafa4abcf.news-gexico[.]com; 10512b0560.news-gexico[.]com; etc.
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 analyzed thousands of rogue pages; topvocedclub[.]top, ladsstudio[.]com, msgmltidblog[.]club, and kneadsworld[.]com are merely some examples. Despite the websites' varying appearance, their end goal is the same – trick users into allowing browser notification delivery.

Spam browser notifications promote deceptive and malicious material. While legitimate products/services may be encountered through these advertisements – they are unlikely to be endorsed by their developers or other official parties. This endorsement is most likely undertaken by scammers seeking to obtain illegitimate commissions by abusing the promoted continent's affiliate programs.

How did news-gexico[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

User permission is necessary for any website to display browser notifications. Therefore, if you are seeing these ads from news-gexico[.]com – it is evident that when this page was visited, consent to the advertisement delivery was granted by clicking "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option.

It is pertinent to mention that rogue sites commonly use deceptive content (e.g., clickbait, fake CAPTCHA verification tests, etc.) to lure users into enabling notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

We recommend being selective when allowing websites to deliver browser notifications. Dubious pages must not be permitted to display these adverts; instead, such requests have to be ignored or denied (i.e., by pressing "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.).

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

Appearance of the news-gexico[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

You have likely accessed news-gexico[.]com and selected "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or an analogous option presented on this page – thereby permitting the advertisement delivery. Remember that no website can display browser notifications without user consent.

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

While clicking on a browser notification is harmless in itself – that does not extend to the content these ads may promote. Spam notifications can push websites and software that are capable of causing system infections and other serious problems.

Is news-gexico[.]com a virus?

Rogue sites (e.g., news-gexico[.]com, etc.) are not classed as viruses, but they can endorse virulent content. These webpages often promote online scams, unreliable/dangerous software, and even malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner can scan systems and undo the permissions given to this webpage. It can also restrict further access to news-gexico[.]com and other rogue/malicious sites. Therefore, additional actions will not be required.

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