How to eliminate globalprotectionspc.com ads?

What kind of web page is globalprotectionspc[.]com?

Globalprotectionspc[.]com is designed to ask for permission to deliver notifications and promote various scams. It is pretty similar to akaiksots[.]com, sweepstakessurvey[.]org, fresh-content[.]biz, and many other sites. As a rule, users end up on such pages through shady ads, websites or installed potentially unwanted apps (PUAs).

Globalprotectionspc[.]com website in detail

Globalprotectionspc[.]com promotes various scams similar to "Norton Antivirus 2021 Update", "Your ANTIVIRUS Subscription Has Expired", and possibly other untrustworthy pages asking to provide personal information, download questionable software, etc.

Also, globalprotectionspc[.]com asks for permission to show notifications. Those notifications can be used to promote shady websites and applications too. Therefore, it is strongly recommended not to trust globalprotectionspc[.]com or pages that it promotes or allow it to show notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by globalprotectionspc.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
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, potentially unwanted applications (adware)
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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Potentially unwanted applications in general

Globalprotectionspc[.]com is an untrustworthy page designed to promote other pages of this kind: it can display deceptive content, show untrustworthy notifications, and redirect visitors to dubious pages. One of the ways to promote pages like globalprotectionspc[.]com is to trick users into installing potentially unwanted applications.

How did adware install on my computer?

A popular way to distribute PUAs is to bundle them with other programs (to include them in downloaders and installers). When users download or install programs bundled with PUAs without changing "Advanced", "Custom" (or similar) settings, they agree to download or install those PUAs too.

In other cases, users download or install PUAs by clicking on advertisements capable of executing specific scripts or through fake installers downloaded from deceptive web pages.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications?

Third-party downloaders, installers, Peer-to-Peer networks (like torrent clients, eMule), unofficial websites, and other similar sources/tools should not be used to download or install programs. Files and apps should be downloaded from official websites. Unwanted optional downloads or installations should be deselected before downloading or installing programs.

Advertisements appearing on dubious pages should not be trusted as well. 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 globalprotectionspc[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

If a web page shows notifications, it means that it has permission to show them (it has been visited and allowed to deliver notifications). The same applies to any website.

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

A notification delivered by a website like globalprotectionspc[.]com is harmless by itself (it cannot cause any direct harm). Although, that notification could open a malicious website.

Is globalprotectionspc[.]com a virus?

Globalprotectionspc[.]com is not considered to be a virus. The purpose of this page is to promote various scams, shady websites, applications.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove all the permissions that globalprotectionspc[.]com has been granted. It will also block all further access to this site. No additional steps will be required.

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