How to stop posto.click from delivering notifications

What kind of page is posto[.]click?

While examining posto[.]click, our team found that this page runs the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam and wants to deliver its notifications. It uses deceptive marketing to trick visitors into purchasing legitimate computer security software. We discovered posto[.]click while investigating pages that use rogue advertising networks.

Posto[.]click in detail

Posto[.]click displays a fake antivirus scanner and a message claiming that a computer is infected with five viruses. It uses a scare tactic to promote McAfee antivirus. After clicking the "Start McAfee" button on a deceptive pop-up message, posto[.]click redirects to a legitimate McAfee website with an affiliate's ID. in its URL.

Posto[.]click is operated by affiliates who earn commissions after someone pays for a McAfee subscription through their page (via an affiliate link). The McAfee company has nothing to do with posto[.]click. Another reason not to trust posto[.]click is that it can show untrustworthy notifications.

If allowed, posto[.]click could deliver notifications to promote shady websites (e.g., phishing pages, technical support scam sites), applications, or even malicious pages or software. Thus, it is strongly recommended not to allow pages like posto[.]click to show notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by posto.click
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	alphaMountain.ai (Suspicious), Netcraft (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.160.57
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

It is very uncommon for websites of this type to be visited on purpose. Most users open them by clicking on shady advertisements or notifications delivered by untrustworthy pages. Also, pages like posto[.]click often get opened via illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites, and other websites that use rogue advertising networks.

There are many pages similar to posto[.]click on the Internet. Some examples are allcontrolpc[.]com, defense-software[.]com, and roclin[.]click.

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

Posto[.]click can only show notifications if it has permission to show them. It means that the "Allow" button (that was displayed by a browser) was clicked when posto[.]click asked for permission to show notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Click the "Block" button when a suspicious website asks for permission to show notifications or close that page before agreeing or disagreeing to receive notifications. Do not trust pages claiming that clicking the "Allow" button is required to prove that you are not a robot, download a file, play a video, etc. Legitimate websites never display such instructions.

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

Appearance of posto[.]click website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

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

If a website shows notifications, it is because it was visited and allowed to show them. This permission is granted by clicking the "Allow" button. The same applies to all pages, including posto[.]click.

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

No, notifications cannot infect computers with malware. However, they can open untrustworthy (including malicious) websites.

Is posto[.]click a virus?

Websites like posto[.]click are not viruses. They use deceptive marketing to promote software and can show notifications designed to promote shady apps, other untrustworthy websites, etc.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove permissions granted for posto[.]click. Additionally, this app will block any further access to posto[.]click. No additional steps will be required.

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