How to stop news-hetayi.cc from showing notifications

What kind of page is news-hetayi[.]cc?

News-hetayi[.]cc is a deceptive web page designed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. Moreover, it can redirect visitors to other pages of this type. As a rule, pages like news-hetayi[.]cc are not visited on purpose. Our team has discovered news-hetayi[.]cc while inspecting pages that use rogue advertising networks.

News-hetayi[.]cc in detail

News-hetayi[.]cc displays a message encouraging visitors to click the "Allow" to access the page (to confirm that visitors are not underage). Clicking that button allows news-hetayi[.]cc to show notifications. We have examined those notifications and learned that they promote mainly various investment scams and adult sites.

We also found that news-hetayi[.]cc can redirect to another page (dating-point[.]top) that encourages visitors to click the "Allow" button. Both of these pages use clickbait techniques to get permission to show shady notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by news-hetayi.cc
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	alphaMountain.ai (Malicious), Avira (Malware), CRDF (Malicious), CyRadar (Malicious), Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	193.108.118.196
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

Notifications displayed by pages of this type can be used to promote legitimate and malicious apps. When these pages and their notifications promote legitimate apps, they are used by affiliates who aim to collect illegitimate commissions. They cannot be trusted and should never have permission to show notifications.

Examples of similar pages are ourdailystories[.]com, freeadvcity[.]com, thispcprotected[.]com.

How did news-hetayi[.]cc gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

This page was granted permission to show notifications when a browser displayed a pop-up with the "Allow" (or similar) button in it, and that button was clicked while the page was opened. Websites do not show notifications unless they are allowed.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

There are two ways to avoid receiving unwanted notifications from websites: close websites or click the "Block", "Block Notifications", or a similar button when they ask for permission to show notifications. Also, remember that legitimate sites do not show messages asking you to click the "Allow" button to play a video, download a file, confirm that you are not a robot, etc.

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

Appearance of news-hetayi[.]cc website (GIF):

Notifications displayed by news-hetayi[.]cc:

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by news-hetayi[.]cc using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by news-hetayi.cc?
• 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 news-hetayi[.]cc in the right lower corner of my desktop?

A website cannot show notifications without permission. It means that you already visited news-hetayi[.]cc and allowed it to display notifications (clicked the "Allow" button while visiting it).

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

Notifications cannot infect computers (they are not malicious). However, they can open malicious websites.

Is news-hetayi[.]cc a virus?

Websites like news-hetayi[.]cc are not considered to be viruses. The purpose of these sites is to promote malicious (or legitimate) applications, websites, various scams, etc.

Will Combo Cleaner remove news-hetayi[.]cc ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove all the permissions granted for news-hetayi[.]cc. Also, it will block further access to news-hetayi[.]cc. It will not be necessary to take additional steps.

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