How to remove permissions grante for winsafe.xyz

What kind of website is winsafe[.]xyz?

While examining winsafe[.]xyz, our team found that this page uses a clickbait technique to lure visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. We also learned that winsafe[.]xyz has at least two designs. We discovered winsafe[.]xyz while inspecting websites that use rogue advertising networks.

Winsafe[.]xyz in detail

Winsafe[.]xyz displays a message instructing visitors to click the "Allow" button to prove that they are not robots. It implies that visitors must click that button to pass a CAPTCHA. However, clicking the "Allow" button while visiting winsafe[.]xyz really means agreeing to receive notifications from it.

Notifications displayed by winsafe[.]xyz offer financial assistance, claim that a computer is infected, and promote other scams. Those notifications lead to websites asking to provide personal information, urging to download potentially malicious software and other shady pages. Also, they may open malicious sites.

Thus, it is highly advisable not to allow websites like winsafe[.]xyz to show notifications. It is also worth mentioning that winsafe[.]xyz may redirect visitors to other websites of this kind (including websites designed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications).

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by winsafe.xyz
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	5.101.181.22
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

Users do not visit websites like winsafe[.]xyz intentionally. In most cases, these pages get opened via untrustworthy advertisements, illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites (and other pages of this kind), and rogue apps (e.g., adware).

There are many similar pages on the Internet. Some examples are theupgradedata[.]com, webfreshupdater[.]com, and captchafine[.]live.

How did winsafe[.]xyz gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Websites do not show notifications unless they have permission to show them. Visitors allow pages to send notifications by clicking the "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar button while visiting them. Typically, sites like winsafe[.]xyz display deceptive content (messages) to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Click the "Block" (or "Always Block", depending on the web browser) button when an untrustworthy page wants to show notifications or close it. Do not click the "Allow" button while visiting shady pages. Especially when they show messages saying that it is required to click that button to prove that you are not a robot, play a video, download a file, etc.

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

Appearance of winsafe[.]xyz website (GIF):

Notifications from winsafe[.]xyz:

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Quick menu:

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

Winsafe[.]xyz shows notifications because it has been allowed to show them. The "Allow" (or similar) button was clicked while visiting winsafe[.]xyz.

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

Notifications can open malicious websites. However, they cannot infect computers.

Is winsafe[.]xyz a virus?

Winsafe[.]xyz and other pages of this type are not viruses. They can show notifications designed to promote various scams, shady apps, etc., and redirect visitors to other websites of this kind.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove permissions granted for winsafe[.]xyz. Additionally, it will block further access to winsafe[.]xyz. No additional steps will be required.

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