How to remove permissions granted for the picprosto.click website

What kind of page is picprosto[.]click?

We have discovered the picprosto[.]click website after receiving an email containing a link to it. After examining the page, we found that it displays a deceptive message to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. It is worth mentioning that pages like picprosto[.]click usually are promoted via other pages that use rogue advertising networks.

Picprosto[.]click in detail

Picprosto[.]click instructs to click the "Allow" button to open the picture. It uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications. Typically, clicking on notifications displayed by websites like picprosto[.]click opens various scams, websites asking to provide sensitive information, offering to download shady apps, etc.

Picprosto[.]click displays mainly fake security notifications claiming that a computer is infected and notifications promoting shady adult websites. There is also a high chance that picprosto[.]click is operated by individuals who use legitimate affiliate programs to collect illegitimate commissions.

Another reason not to visit picprosto[.]click is that it may redirect to other untrustworthy websites (e.g., to other websites designed to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button). Moreover, this site may lead to malicious sites (pages used to distribute malware).

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by picprosto.click
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Avira (Phishing), Combo Cleaner (Phishing), CRDF (Malicious), Kaspersky (Phishing), Sophos (Phishing), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.129.247
Symptoms	Seeing advertisements not originating from the sites you are browsing. Intrusive pop-up ads. Decreased Internet browsing speed.
Distribution Methods	Email letters, 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

It is common for pages like picprosto[.]click to be promoted via illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites, adware, and using similar methods. As a rule, they display deceptive content to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. They rarely are visited on purpose. Examples of similar pages are push-detectors[.]com, tacklingallas[.]com, and nerybelfaste[.]xyz.

How did picprosto[.]click gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Picprosto[.]click does not show notifications unless it has permission to do so. The same applies to all websites. Visitors allow websites to show notifications by clicking the "Allow", "Allow Notifications" (or similar) button. Pages like picprosto[.]click usually display deceptive messages to trick visitors into clicking that button.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not trust web pages claiming that it is required to click the "Allow" button to prove that you are not a robot, play a video, continue browsing the page, etc. When a shady website asks for permission to show notifications, click the "Block", "Block Notifications", or a similar button, and (or) 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 picprosto[.]click website (GIF):

Email used to promote picprosto[.]click:

Text in this email:

Subject: -: I would like to clarify with you

Hello! You have an error on the site, I can not open the page. Look please hxxps://is.gd/bcna7x

Notifications displayed by picprosto[.]click:

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by picprosto[.]click using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

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

This website shows notifications because the "Allow" button was clicked while visiting it. In other words, it has permission to display notifications.

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

Clicking on notifications cannot infect a computer. Nevertheless, it is not recommended to trust notifications displayed by shady pages - they can open malicious websites.

Is picprosto[.]click a virus?

Websites like picprosto[.]click are not viruses. They promote shady pages asking for sensitive information, promoting untrustworthy apps, etc.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer, remove all permissions granted for picprosto[.]click, and block further access to this website. No additional steps will be required.

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