How to remove permissions granted to plaucratertleed.com

What kind of page is plaucratertleed[.]com?

Our team has reviewed plaucratertleed[.]com and discovered that its purpose is to receive permission to show notifications using a deceptive technique known as clickbait. As a rule, sites like plaucratertleed[.]com deliver unreliable notifications. Thus, they should not be permitted to send notifications.

Plaucratertleed[.]com in detail

Plaucratertleed[.]com is created to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" option provided by a browser in a pop-up window saying that the page wants to show notifications. To achieve this, plaucratertleed[.]com displays a fake video player with a loading spinner and a message claiming that visitors have to click "Allow" to confirm that they are not robots.

Plaucratertleed[.]com implies that clicking "Allow" will pass a CAPTCHA and load the video. Pages that present such misleading content should not be trusted. Accepting their notifications leads to being bombarded with fake alerts, warnings, and other deceptive notifications. Clicking them can open untrustworthy and potentially malicious sites.

Notifications from plaucratertleed[.]com may open pages designed to extract sensitive information (e.g., credit card details, passwords, or ID card details) or money from unsuspecting individuals. They might also take users to sites hosting unwanted and even malicious software. Thus, plaucratertleed[.]com should be avoided.

If plaucratertleed[.]com or another dubious page sends notifications, it is highly recommended to review the permissions granted to the website and revoke them.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by plaucratertleed.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Avira (Malware), CRDF (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	3.134.187.27
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 pages of this type

Users are usually tricked into visiting websites of this type via deceptive ads, pop-ups, links, and buttons on unreliable page, ads generated by adware, and links in fraudulent emails. Websites that use rogue advertising networks (e.g., torrent sites, illegal movie streaming platforms) can also direct users to these sites.

More examples of pages like plaucratertleed[.]com are news-xonaro[.]cc, ourhypespot[.]com, and ourcommonnewz[.]com.

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

Users agree to receive notifications from websites by clicking "Allow" or a similar option when informed by browsers that visited sites want to show notifications. In other words, websites cannot send notifications without permission. Thus, notifications from plaucratertleed[.]com appear because you have allowed this page to send them.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

If you do not wish to get notifications from a website, choose "Block", "Deny", or a similar option when asked for permission. Note that trustworthy websites never instruct visitors to click "Allow" to pass a CAPTCHA, verify age, play a video, download a file, etc.

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

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

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Quick menu:

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

These notifications show up because you have allowed this site to send notifications via your web browser. You granted this permission when you clicked "Allow" or a similar option while visiting plaucratertleed[.]com.

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

While notifications themselves cannot inject malware, clicking on notifications from suspicious websites can direct you to malicious sites.

Is plaucratertleed[.]com a virus?

Websites like plaucratertleed[.]com are not viruses, but they are typically used to trick users into visiting fraudulent sites (e.g., phishing pages) or downloading potentially dangerous applications.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove permissions granted to plaucratertleed[.]com. It will also block further access to plaucratertleed[.]com. No additional steps will be required.

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