How to block mysecuresoftware.com website notifications

What kind of site is mysecuresoftware[.]com?

Our team has discovered the mysecuresoftware[.]com page while inspecting illegal movie streaming, torrent, and other sites that use questionable advertising networks. We have examined mysecuresoftware[.]com and found that it runs the "Norton Security - Your Pc Is Infected With 5 Viruses!" scam and asks for permission to show notifications.

Mysecuresoftware[.]com in detail

Mysecuresoftware[.]com runs a fake system scan and displays a list of supposedly detected viruses. It displays a pop-up window with a fake virus warning stating that a computer is infected with five viruses. The purpose of this site is to trick visitors into purchasing a Norton Security subscription.

Mysecuresoftware[.]com is controlled by affiliates who seek to collect illegitimate commissions. Norton Security is legitimate antivirus software. However, it has nothing to do (apart from being deceptively promoted by affiliates) with mysecuresoftware[.]com.

Additionally, mysecuresoftware[.]com asks for permission to show notifications. It is likely that it can show notifications that promote similar scams and other shady websites. Either way, mysecuresoftware[.]com is an untrustworthy page that should never be visited and allowed to show notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by mysecuresoftware.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Avira (Phishing), CyRadar (Malicious), Fortinet (Phishing), Sophos (Malware), 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 pages of this type

Sites of this type often use clickbait techniques to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. For instance, they display messages claiming that it is required to click the "Allow" button to prove that visitors are not robots, download a file, play a video, etc.

More examples of sites similar to mysecuresoftware[.]com are protectlab[.]xyz, checkpcsecurity[.]com, safepcsoftwares[.]com.

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

A website gets permission to show notifications after the "Allow" button displayed by a web browser is clicked. No website can show notifications without permission. The same applies to mysecuresoftware[.]com.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not trust websites claiming that it is required to click the "Allow" button to confirm your age, download a file, play a video, etc. Do not agree to receive notifications from any shady website. Click the "Block" button or close the page when a shady site asks for permission to deliver its notifications.

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

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

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by mysecuresoftware[.]com using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

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

A website cannot show notifications without permission. Therefore, mysecuresoftware[.]com displays notifications only because it was visited and allowed to display them.

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

No, a notification cannot infect a computer. Nevertheless, it is not recommended to click notifications displayed by shady pages. They can open malicious websites.

Is mysecuresoftware[.]com a virus?

Websites like mysecuresoftware[.]com are not considered to be viruses. This particular site is designed to trick visitors into believing that their computers are infected and purchasing antivirus subscriptions.

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

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

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