How to stop upgradeinfo24.com from showing notifications

What is upgradeinfo24[.]com?

We analyzed upgradeinfo24[.]com and found that it displays a deceptive message to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications. Also, upgradeinfo24[.]com redirects visitors to potentially malicious pages. Thus, it is highly advisable not to trust upgradeinfo24[.]com.

Upgradeinfo24[.]com in detail

Upgradeinfo24[.]com shows a message encouraging visitors to click the "Allow" button to prove that they are not robots (to pass a fake CAPTCHA). Clicking the "Allow" button while visiting upgradeinfo24[.]com allows this site to send notifications. Websites that use deceptive methods to receive permission to show notifications are not trustworthy.

Notifications from upgradeinfo24[.]com offer to remove pop-ups, install antivirus software, protect a device for free, etc. They can lead to shady pages asking to provide sensitive information, offering to download questionable apps, urging to call fake technical support numbers and other dubious sites.

Also, upgradeinfo24[.]com redirects visitors to another untrustworthy website designed to download a file. That file may be used to distribute rogue apps (e.g., browser hijackers, advertising-supported apps) and even malicious software (e.g., ransomware, crypto-mining malware).

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by upgradeinfo24.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.64.80.1
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

Typically, websites like upgradeinfo24[.]com get opened via shady advertisements, pages that use rogue advertising networks (e.g., illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites), or adware. Users do not visit them knowingly. All of these pages ask for permission to show notifications. There are many similar pages on the Internet.

Some examples are notifpushback[.]com, updaterglobal[.]com, and winsafe[.]xyz.

How did upgradeinfo24[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Websites receive permission to show notifications when visitors click the "Allow" (or equivalent) button while visiting them. They cannot display notifications without permission. Thus, upgradeinfo24[.]com was visited and has been allowed to send notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Never trust pages claiming that you must click the "Allow" button to prove that you are not a robot, play a video, download a file, continue loading the page, etc. Click the "Block", "Always Block" (or similar) button when a page like upgradeinfo24[.]com or any other shady site asks for permission to show notifications or close it.

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

Appearance of upgradeinfo24[.]com website (GIF):

Notifications from upgradeinfo24[.]com:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by upgradeinfo24.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 upgradeinfo24[.]com in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Upgradeinfo24[.]com shows notifications because it has been allowed to show them. This permission has been granted by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting upgradeinfo24[.]com.

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

Notifications from pages like upgradeinfo24[.]com can open malicious websites. However, they cannot infect computers.

Is upgradeinfo24[.]com a virus?

Websites like upgradeinfo24[.]com are not viruses. Usually, they promote shady websites (e.g., various scams) and shady apps and redirect visitors to other pages of this kind.

Will Combo Cleaner remove upgradeinfo24[.]com ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove permissions granted for upgradeinfo24[.]com. It will also block further access to upgradeinfo24[.]com. No additional steps will be required.

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