How to remove permissions granted for ovinspecutions.com

What kind of page is ovinspecutions[.]com?

We have discovered ovinspecutions[.]com while analyzing websites that use shady advertising networks (e.g., torrent sites, illegal movie streaming pages). After testing the ovinspecutions[.]com, we learned that it uses a clickbait technique to get permission to show notifications and redirects to deceptive pages.

Ovinspecutions[.]com in detail

Ovinspecutions[.]com displays a message in a black background requesting to click the "Allow" button to play a video. Clicking that button allows ovinspecutions[.]com to show notifications. Typically, pages like this one show notifications that promote various scams, shady applications, etc.

At the time of the research, ovinspecutions[.]com redirected us to kerbians[.]click - a page running a scam similar to "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!". It may redirect visitors to other untrustworthy websites as well.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by ovinspecutions.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.218.179
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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Web pages of this type in general

Websites like ovinspecutions[.]com can promote malicious applications and websites. In some cases, affiliates use such pages to promote legitimate software with the purpose of collecting illegitimate commissions. A big part of pages like ovinspecutions[.]com use clickbait techniques to trick visitors into allowing them to show notifications.

Examples of similar pages are news-hetayi[.]cc, ourdailystories[.]com, freeadvcity[.]com.

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

Web pages are allowed to show notifications by clicking the "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar button displayed by a browser. Typically, pages like ovinspecutions[.]com display deceptive content to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button. They cannot show notifications until visitors allow them.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Never trust websites stating that it is required to click the "Allow" button to prove that you are not a robot, play/watch a video, download a file, etc. Legitimate pages do not display such messages. When a shady site asks for permission to show notifications, click the "Block", "Block Notifications", or a similar button, or close it.

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

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

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Quick menu:

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

It is because this page has permission to show notifications. No website can do that without permission. This permission is granted by clicking the "Allow" button displayed by a browser while visiting a page.

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

No, a notification cannot infect a computer. However, it is not recommended to click on notifications displayed by dubious websites - they can open malicious sites.

Is ovinspecutions[.]com a virus?

Websites like ovinspecutions[.]com are not viruses. Most of them promote various scams, questionable (or even malicious) applications, and (or) websites.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer, remove permissions that the ovinspecutions[.]com page has, and block further access to this site. No additional steps will be required.

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