How to remove permissions granted for q3rrassa.click

What kind of website is q3rrassa[.]click?

While analyzing q3rrassa[.]click, we learned that it runs the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam. This page uses a scare tactic to trick visitors into believing that their computers are infected and purchasing a legitimate antivirus solution. Also, q3rrassa[.]click asks for permission to show notifications.

Q3rrassa[.]click in detail

Q3rrassa[.]click "scans" the operating system for threats and "detects" five viruses. It shows a fake virus message claiming that a computer is infected and a McAfee subscription has expired. That message urges visitors to renew a subscription to keep their computers protected.

Clicking the "Proceed..." button displayed by q3rrassa[.]click opens an affiliate link (a URL that contains the affiliate's ID). It means that q3rrassa[.]click is owned by affiliates who earn commissions when someone purchases a McAfee antivirus subscription via their page.

McAfee company is not associated with q3rrassa[.]click. Legitimate companies do not use such pages to promote their products, services, websites, etc.

In addition to showing fake messages, q3rrassa[.]click asks for permission to show notifications. If allowed, it would show notifications to promote various scams, potentially malicious applications, and other dubious pages. Thus, it is strongly recommended not to allow q3rrassa[.]click or similar websites to show notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by q3rrassa.click
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	ESET (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.21.19.137
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, users open websites like q3rrassa[.]click via websites that use rogue advertising networks (e.g., illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites, adult websites) and untrustworthy advertisements. Sometimes, these pages are promoted via advertising-supported or other rogue apps.

Examples of websites similar to q3rrassa[.]click are pro-shield2023[.]shop, aavpolse[.]xyz, and dybdended[.]com.

How did q3rrassa[.]click gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

No web page can show notifications without the visitor's consent. It means that q3rrassa[.]click has been allowed to show notifications. This permission is granted by clicking the "Allow" button displayed by browsers while visiting pages that want to show notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Do not click the "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar button when shady pages ask for permission to show notifications. Especially when visiting sites claiming that you have to click the "Allow" button to prove that you are not a robot, play a video, confirm your age, etc. Close such pages or click the "Block" or equivalent button.

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

Appearance of q3rrassa[.]click website (GIF):

Another appearance of the q3rrassa[.]click website:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by q3rrassa.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 q3rrassa[.]click in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Q3rrassa[.]click shows notifications because it has been allowed to show them. This permission has been granted by clicking the "Allow" button shown in the GIF image above.

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

Notifications from websites cannot infect computers. However, notifications from shady websites can open malicious pages.

Is q3rrassa[.]click a virus?

Websites like q3rrassa[.]click are not viruses. They display deceptive messages (run various scams) to promote legitimate antivirus software. Their notifications can be used to promote questionable applications and websites.

Will Combo Cleaner remove q3rrassa[.]click ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan the operating system and remove permissions granted for q3rrassa[.]click. It will also block further access to q3rrassa[.]click. No additional steps will be required.

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