How to remove notifications/adverts displayed by smartads-feed.com

What kind of page is smartads-feed[.]com?

Smartads-feed[.]com is a rogue page discovered by our research team during a routine investigation of suspicious websites. After inspecting this webpage, we learned that it promotes browser notification spam and redirects users to different (likely dubious/dangerous) sites.

The majority of visitors to smartads-feed[.]com and similar pages enter them through redirects caused by websites utilizing rogue advertising networks.

Smartads-feed[.]com overview

It is worth mentioning that the content encountered on and through rogue sites may vary depending on the visitor's IP address (geolocation).

At the time of research, smartads-feed[.]com presented us with a continuously loading progress bar and instructions to – "Please tap the Allow button to continue". Smartads-feed[.]com implies that to access it – visitors must allow the page to deliver browser notifications.

Rogue websites use their notifications to run intrusive advertisement campaigns. The displayed ads endorse online scams, untrustworthy/hazardous software, and even malware.

To summarize, via sites like smartads-feed[.]com – users may experience system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by smartads-feed.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.142.145
Observed Domains	jfdhq.smartads-feed[.]com; bb.smartads-feed[.]com; cb.smartads-feed[.]com; db.smartads-feed[.]com; ea.smartads-feed[.]com; fa.smartads-feed[.]com; fb.smartads-feed[.]com; fc.smartads-feed[.]com; fg.smartads-feed[.]com; ga.smartads-feed[.]com; ha.smartads-feed[.]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 examined thousands of rogue webpages; deviceflowconnection.co[.]in, sequencenetworkflow.co[.]in, and linkbtrads[.]top are merely a couple of our latest articles. Sites of this kind deliver browser notifications promoting online scams and malicious content.

Keep in mind that while legitimate products and services may be encountered through these adverts – they are unlikely to be endorsed in this manner by any official parties. It is most probable that this endorsement is undertaken by scammers who abuse the promoted content's affiliate programs to obtain illegitimate commissions.

How did smartads-feed[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Websites cannot deliver browser notifications without user consent. Therefore, you have likely accessed smartads-feed[.]com and permitted the advert delivery by clicking "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option displayed on this webpage.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Should you stumble upon a dubious webpage – do not enable it to deliver browser notifications (i.e., do not click "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.). Instead, deny notification delivery from such sites (i.e., press "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.) or ignore these requests altogether.

In case of continuous unprompted redirects to suspicious websites, check 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 smartads-feed[.]com website:

Appearance of the smartads-feed[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

User consent is required for any website to deliver browser notifications (ads). Hence, you've likely visited smartads-feed[.]com and selected "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or an analogous option.

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

No, clicking on a browser notification is harmless. However, these adverts can endorse content capable of causing severe issues (including system infections).

Is smartads-feed[.]com a virus?

No, smartads-feed[.]com is not classed as a virus, but it can endorse virulent content. Websites of this kind often promote online scams, untrustworthy/harmful software, and even malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and undo the permissions given to the pavadinima webpage. Additionally, it will block further access to this and other rogue, scam, and malicious sites. Therefore, no extra steps will be required.

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