How to eliminate notifications (ads) delivered by fast-update.com

What kind of page is fast-update[.]com?

While investigating suspect sites, our researchers found the fast-update[.]com rogue webpage. After examining it, we learned that this page promotes browser notification spam and produces redirects to other (likely untrustworthy or harmful) websites.

The majority of visitors to fast-update[.]com and similar webpages access them via redirects caused by sites that utilize rogue advertising networks.

Fast-update[.]com overview

It is pertinent to mention that the content encountered on and through rogue pages might be influenced by the visitor's IP address/ geolocation. When we visited fast-update[.]com, we found it using a fake CAPTCHA test to entice visitors into enabling browser notification delivery.

The page depicted a pink robot greeting and instructing – "Hello! Please Click 'Allow' to continue...". The "Allow" button is the consent option to the webpage's notifications, and after we pressed it – we were redirected to a site running a variant of the "McAfee - Subscription Payment Failed" scam.

Rogue websites use their notifications to run intrusive ad campaigns. The delivered adverts can promote various scams, unreliable/dangerous software, and even malware.

To summarize, through webpages like fast-update[.]com – users may experience system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by fast-update.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Combo Cleaner (Phishing), Fortinet (Phishing), G-Data (Phishing), Sophos (Phishing), Webroot (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.160.128
Observed Domains	324.fast-update[.]com; 2.fast-update[.]com; 3454.fast-update[.]com; 357.fast-update[.]com; 425.fast-update[.]com; 5.fast-update[.]com; 525.fast-update[.]com; 567.fast-update[.]com; 6.fast-update[.]com; 672.fast-update[.]com; 7.fast-update[.]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

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Spam notifications promote online scams and malicious content. While legitimate products and services can be encountered via these advertisements, 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 content's affiliate programs to obtain illegitimate commissions by abusing the promoted content's affiliate programs.

How did fast-update[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Websites cannot deliver browser notifications without user consent. It is given by selecting an option on a page like "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or similar. Some rogue sites use lures (e.g., fake CAPTCHA verification tests, clickbait, adult-oriented content, etc.) to deceive visitors into allowing notifications.

If you are receiving these ads from fast-update[.]com – it is evident that the delivery was consented to when the webpage was visited.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

To avoid receiving unwanted browser notifications – do not enable suspect websites to deliver them (i.e., do not click "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.). Instead, ignore or deny notification requests from such pages (i.e., press "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.).

Should your browser keep force-opening dubious sites without prompt, 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.

Screenshot of notifications (ads) displayed by the fast-update[.]com website:

Appearance of the fast-update[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

You've likely entered fast-update[.]com at some point and permitted the advertisement delivery by selecting "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or an analogous option on this webpage. Keep in mind that no website can deliver these ads without user permission.

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

No, clicking on a browser notification does not pose a direct infection threat. However, these advertisements can endorse content that may cause severe issues (including system infections).

Is fast-update[.]com a virus?

No, fast-update[.]com is not deemed to be a virus, although it might promote virulent content. Websites of this kind commonly push online scams, untrustworthy/hazardous software, and even malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your device and undo the permissions granted to the fast-update[.]com webpage. It will deny further access to this and other rogue/malicious sites as well. Therefore, no extra steps will be necessary.

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