How to stop deviceunder-protection.com from showing notifications

What kind of page is deviceunder-protection[.]com?

We have examined deviceunder-protection[.]com and found that it runs the "Your Chrome Is Severely Damaged By 13 Malware!" scam and asks for permission to show notifications. Also, deviceunder-protection[.]com promotes a mobile application. We have discovered deviceunder-protection[.]com while inspecting websites that use rogue advertising networks.

Deviceunder-protection[.]com in detail

Once visited, deviceunder-protection[.]com displays a pop-up message claiming that a device has been compromised and immediate action is required. The "warning" in the background says that Google Security has detected that the Chrome browser is damaged by malware. It also states that malicious ads have infected a device.

Deviceunder-protection[.]com urges visitors to remove "detected" threats to avoid having sensitive data (social media accounts, messages, images, passwords, and other data) leaked from the device. It instructs to click the "Allow error alerts" button and subscribe to spam protection, and then run a "Google Play-approved" app to clean a device.

After clicking the "Clean my Device" button, a pop-up window appears with "Allow" and "Block" buttons. Deviceunder-protection[.]com implies that clicking the "Allow" button will enable "error alerts". In reality, clicking that button allows deviceunder-protection[.]com to show notifications.

Notifications from deviceunder-protection[.]com may open shady and even malicious websites. They may lead to various phishing pages, technical support scam sites, and other potentially malicious pages. Also, they may promote untrustworthy apps. Thus, deviceunder-protection[.]com should not be allowed to show notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by deviceunder-protection.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	23.106.248.15
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 deviceunder-protection[.]com

There are at least two deviceunder-protection[.]com variants. The second one promotes some "must-have Android app of 2022". The one running the "Your Chrome Is Severely Damaged By 13 Malware!" scam may also be used to promote shady apps (e.g., fake antivirus apps). It is disguised as a legitimate Google Security page.

Typically, sites like deviceunder-protection[.]com are promoted via dubious ads and pages (e.g., illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites) that use rogue advertising networks. Users do not normally visit such websites intentionally.

Examples of other pages that display deceptive content (use clickbait techniques) to receive permission to show notifications are muttere[.]buzz, waicaiwhosha[.]com, and mydailysecurityguard[.]site.

How did deviceunder-protection[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Deviceunder-protection[.]com shows notifications because it has been allowed to do so by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting it. Web pages cannot show notifications without the visitor's consent. As a rule, sites like deviceunder-protection[.]com display deceptive messages to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

When a browser notifies you that a visited page wants to show notifications (and the visited page appears to be suspicious), click the "Block", "Block Notifications" (or similar) button, or close the page. Especially when the visited page says you have to click the "Allow" button to prove that you are not a robot, watch a video, continue to the page, remove malware, etc.

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

Appearance of deviceunder-protection[.]com website (GIF):

Screenshot of the message claiming that a device is infected:

Text in this page:

Google Security Wednesday
7 December 2022
WARNING! Your Chrome is severely damaged by 13 Malware!

We have detected that your Chrome is (62%) DAMAGED by Tor.Jack Malware. Malicious and Aggressive Ads have injected this on your device.
Immediate Action is required to Remove and Prevent it from spreading that will leak sensitive data from your device. It includes your Social Media Accounts, Messages, Images, Passwords, and Important Data.

Here is how you can solve this easily in just a few seconds.

Step 1: Click the button below, "Allow error alerts", then subscribe to recommended spam protection app on the next page.

Step 2: Run the powerful Google Play-approved application to clear your device from SPAM ads and block potential Malware with a few taps.
00:09:59
Clean my Device
Detected By: Google

Screenshot of the another variant:

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Quick menu:

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

Deviceunder-protection[.]com shows notifications because it was visited and has been allowed to show them by clicking the "Allow" button.

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

Notifications from shady pages cannot infect computers, but they can open malicious web pages.

Is deviceunder-protection[.]com a virus?

Deviceunder-protection[.]com is not a virus. It runs the "Your Chrome is severely damaged by 13 Malware!" scam, promotes shady apps, and pages.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove permissions granted for deviceunder-protection[.]com. Additionally, Combo Cleaner will block further access to deviceunder-protection[.]com. No additional steps will be required.

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