How to stop disturbmachine.xyz from showing notifications

What kind of page is disturbmachine[.]xyz?

We have discovered disturbmachine[.]xyz while examining websites that use rogue advertising networks (such as torrent sites, illegal movie streaming pages). After analyzing disturbmachine[.]xyz, we have concluded that it displays deceptive content to promote legitimate software and asks for permission to show dubious notifications.

Disturbmachine[.]xyz in detail

Disturbmachine[.]xyz runs a fake system scan, displays a list with detected viruses, and claims that it is necessary to remove those viruses immediately. Otherwise, a computer will remain damaged and vulnerable. It appears that disturbmachine[.]xyz is used to trick unsuspecting visitors into purchasing a McAfee subscription.

McAfee is legitimate antivirus software that has nothing to do with disturbmachine[.]xyz. Affiliates use disturbmachine[.]xyz to collect illegitimate commissions. Another problem with disturbmachine[.]xyz is that it can show shady notifications (if allowed). Its notifications can promote other scams, dubious apps, etc.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by disturbmachine.xyz
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (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, 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 websites of this type

Websites like disturbmachine[.]xyz can promote other pages of this type. Also, they can show notifications (or open pages) designed to distribute malware. Thus, disturbmachine[.]xyz and similar pages can never be trusted and allowed to show notifications. Examples of similar pages are kn33-m3dicin3[.]xyz, protective-system[.]com, secureform[.]xyz.

How did disturbmachine[.]xyz gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Pages get permission to show notifications when users click the "Allow" button (or a similar button) displayed by a browser while those pages are opened. Websites cannot show notifications without permission. Sites like disturbmachine[.]xyz usually use clickbait techniques (they load deceptive content) to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not trust websites claiming that it is required to agree to receive notifications to load them, prove that you are not a robot, etc. If a shady page asks for permission to deliver notifications, click the "Block" or a similar button or simply close that page.

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

Appearance of disturbmachine[.]xyz website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

Disturbmachine[.]xyz shows notifications because it has been visited and permitted to show them. Websites cannot show notifications without permission. Typically, sites disturbmachine[.]xyz are designed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications.

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

A notification cannot infect a computer (at least not directly). However, it can open a malicious website.

Is disturbmachine[.]xyz a virus?

Websites like disturbmachine[.]xyz are not viruses. The purpose of these sites is to promote various scams or questionable (potentially malicious) applications and websites. They redirect users to such pages and (or) show notifications used to promote them.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove all the permissions granted for disturbmachine[.]xyz (it will stop disturbmachine[.]xyz from showing notifications). It will also block access to disturbmachine[.]xyz (no additional steps will be required).

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