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How to stop carefully-to-remind.xyz from showing notifications

Also Known As: Ads by carefully-to-remind.xyz
Damage level: Medium

What kind of page is carefully-to-remind[.]xyz?

After inspecting carefully-to-remind[.]xyz, we concluded that it is one of the deceptive websites running the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam. Creators of this page aim to trick visitors into believing that their computers are infected and purchasing antivirus software. Also, carefully-to-remind[.]xyz asks for permission to show notifications.

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Carefully-to-remind[.]xyz in detail

Carefully-to-remind[.]xyz "scans" the operating system and shows a fake list of detected threats. It also displays a couple of pop-up messages claiming that a computer is infected with five viruses and other malicious apps that must be removed. One of these pop-ups instructs visitors "renew license" to repair system damage.

Clicking the "Renew License" button displayed by carefully-to-remind[.]xyz opens a legitimate McAfee website with an affiliate's ID in its URL. It means that carefully-to-remind[.]xyz is created by affiliates who seek to earn commissions from purchases made via their page.

McAfee is a legitimate computer security company. It has nothing to do with carefully-to-remind[.]xyz. This page should be ignored. All warnings displayed by this site are fake. Also, carefully-to-remind[.]xyz should not be allowed to show notifications (it asks for permission to show them).

Typically, pages like carefully-to-remind[.]xyz are designed to show notifications that promote various scam websites (e.g., phishing pages, technical support scam sites), potentially malicious apps, etc. Moreover, clicking on notifications delivered by such pages can open malicious websites.

Threat Summary:
Name Ads by carefully-to-remind.xyz
Threat Type Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names Avira (Phishing), Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address 23.227.194.37
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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Websites of this type in general

Pages like carefully-to-remind[.]xyz are promoted via other websites of this kind (mainly via pages that use rogue advertising networks), untrustworthy advertisements, and adware-type apps. Users do not open them intentionally. There are plenty of pages like carefully-to-remind[.]xyz on the Internet. All of them display deceptive content.

Examples of similar websites are protection-availability[.]xyz, stally[.]click, and defender-box[.]xyz.

How did carefully-to-remind[.]xyz gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Carefully-to-remind[.]xyz was allowed to deliver notifications by clicking the "Allow" button in a pop-up (displayed by a browser) saying that this page wants to show notifications. No website can show notifications without permission. As a rule, pages of this kind display deceptive messages or other content to trick visitors into allowing them to show notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Click the "Block" button or close the website whenever an untrustworthy page asks for permission to show notifications. Do not trust pages stating that it is required to click the "Allow" button to play a video, confirm age, prove 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 carefully-to-remind[.]xyz website (GIF):

carefully-to-remind[.]xyz website appearance (GIF)

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Quick menu:

Disable unwanted browser notifications:

Video showing how to disable web browser notifications:

Google Chrome logoRemove 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".

Disable web browser notifications in Google Chrome (step 1)

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).

Disable web browser notifications in Google Chrome (step 2)

Android logoRemove 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".

Disable web browser notifications in Google Chrome - Android (step 1)

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).

Disable web browser notifications in Google Chrome - Android (step 2)

Mozilla Firefox logoRemove 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".

Disable web browser notifications in Mozilla Firefox (step 1)

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).

Disable web browser notifications in Mozilla Firefox (step 2)

Microsoft Edge logoRemove 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".

Disable web browser notifications in Microsoft Edge (step 1)

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).

Disable web browser notifications in Microsoft Edge (step 2)

Safari logoRemove 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.

Disable web browser notifications in Safari - macOS (step 1)

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)

Disable web browser notifications in Safari - macOS (step 2)

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 carefully-to-remind[.]xyz in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Carefully-to-remind[.]xyz shows notifications because it was visited earlier, and the "Allow" button was clicked while visiting it. Websites do not show notifications unless visitors allow them to do so.

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

Computers cannot be infected by notifications. However, notifications displayed by pages like carefully-to-remind[.]xyz can open malicious websites.

Is carefully-to-remind[.]xyz a virus?

Carefully-to-remind[.]xyz is designed to trick visitors into believing that their computers are infected. It uses deceptive marketing to promote legitimate software. This page is not a virus.

Will Combo Cleaner remove carefully-to-remind[.]xyz ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer, remove all permissions granted for carefully-to-remind[.]xyz, and block further access to this malicious site. No additional steps will be required.

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Global malware activity level today:

Medium threat activity

Increased attack rate of infections detected within the last 24 hours.

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