How to stop software-saver.com from displaying notifications

What kind of page is software-saver[.]com?

While examining software-saver[.]com, our team discovered that it is an untrustworthy page designed to trick visitors into believing that their computers are infected. This page runs the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam. Additionally, it wants to show notifications. This page (messages displayed by it) should be ignored.

Software-saver[.]com in detail

Software-saver[.]com runs a fake antivirus scam and then shows a pop-up message (fake security alert) claiming that a computer is infected with five viruses. It states that personal data, banking information, and other sensitive info us risk and urges visitors to remove detected threats to avoid damage.

Clicking the "Start McAfee" button displayed by software-saver[.]com opens a legitimate McAfee website (with an affiliate ID in its URL). Software-saver[.]com is used to deceptively promote legitimate software (McAfee Total Protection). It is controlled by affiliates who aim to earn commissions by luring users into purchasing software subscriptions via their page.

McAfee company never uses deceptive marketing (including pages like software-saver[.]com) to promote its software. It has nothing to do with software-saver[.]com. Another detail about software-saver[.]com is that it asks for permission to show notifications.

Usually, notifications from pages like software-saver[.]com promote similar scams, phishing pages, shady apps, or even malicious websites or apps. Thus, these pages should never be allowed to deliver notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by software-saver.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Netcraft (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.181.238
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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Pages of this type in general

Websites like software-saver[.]com display deceptive content to trick visitors into purchasing legitimate software (usually antivirus software) and agreeing to receive notifications. Most of them are promoted through other pages that use rogue advertising networks (e.g., torrent sites, illegal movie streaming pages) or adware.

Examples of similar websites are law-antivirus[.]com, champse[.]click, and desktopdefence[.]online.

How did software-saver[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

The reason why notifications are coming from software-saver[.]com is that this page has been allowed to show them. It was visited, and the "Allow" button was clicked while visiting it. Web pages cannot display notifications without permission. A GIF showing how software-saver[.]com asks for this permission is provided below.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Never agree to receive notifications from suspicious pages. Especially when they instruct you to click the "Allow" button to prove that you are not a robot, play a video, download a file, etc. Click the "Block" or a similar button when shady sites ask for permission to show notifications or close those websites.

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

Appearance of software-saver[.]com website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

Software-saver[.]com cannot show notifications without permission (neither can any other page). It means that the "Allow" button was clicked (permission to show notifications was granted) while visiting software-saver[.]com.

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

No, your computer is not infected. Notifications cannot cause such harm. The biggest issue with them is that they can open malicious websites.

Is software-saver[.]com a virus?

Software-saver[.]com and similar websites are not viruses. These pages promote various scams, shady (potentially malicious) applications, and other websites.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and stop software-saver[.]com from showing notifications (it will remove permissions granted for software-saver[.]com). Additionally, this app will block further access to this site. No additional steps will be required.

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