How to stop receiving notifications from easypcscan.com

What kind of page is easypcscan[.]com?

In our analysis of web pages associated with unreliable advertising networks, we came across easypcscan[.]com. Our findings indicate that easypcscan[.]com is an untrustworthy website notorious for promoting the "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!" scam. Additionally, easypcscan[.]com prompts users to provide permission to show notifications.

Easypcscan[.]com in detail

When accessing easypcscan[.]com, the website shows a simulated system scan and displays a deceptive message stating that your computer is infected with viruses. This misleading notification attempts to create a false sense of urgency, suggesting that these supposed viruses pose a significant threat to your system's security, as well as the confidentiality of your personal and banking information.

While visiting easypcscan[.]com, users are encouraged to perform a scan using McAfee Antivirus to remove the alleged threats detected by the website. However, it is important to note that easypcscan[.]com is not created by the McAfee company. Easypcscan[.]com is designed by affiliates who earn commissions by promoting and selling McAfee antivirus subscriptions.

In addition to using scare tactics to endorse genuine antivirus software, easypcscan[.]com requests permission to show notifications. The notifications generated by easypcscan[.]com are designed to mislead users into thinking that their computers are damaged by suspicious programs, their connections are not secure, etc.

These notifications can be used to promote misleading schemes (e.g., phishing pages designed to steal personal information), potentially harmful websites, unreliable applications, and other questionable content. Thus, easypcscan[.]com should not be allowed to display notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by easypcscan.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	172.67.129.191
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 similar pages

Users typically do not intentionally navigate to websites like easypcscan[.]com. Instead, they are often redirected to such sites through unreliable sources, including illegal movie streaming platforms, torrent sites, or other pages associated with shady advertising networks, deceptive ads, or adware-type programs installed on their devices.

Examples of similar websites are heavypcprotection[.]com, fullpcchain[.]com, and heavypcchained[.]com.

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

Users grant permission for websites to display notifications by clicking the "Allow" (or a similar) button. Therefore, if users have clicked the "Allow" button on easypcscan[.]com, it means they have agreed to receive notifications from the site.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Users can avoid receiving notifications from pages by choosing "Block" or "Block Notifications" options, depending on their browser, or by closing untrustworthy websites that seek to show notifications. It is highly recommended to avoid clicking the "Allow" button when visiting suspicious websites.

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

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

Notifications from easypcscan[.]com:

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Quick menu:

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

In order for a website to send browser notifications, users must first grant permission. This implies that you have likely visited easypcscan[.]com and permitted it to display notifications.

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

Clicking these notifications does not pose any direct harm. However, the websites that these ads lead to can be malicious.

Is easypcscan[.]com a virus?

Websites such as easypcscan[.]com are not classified as viruses. In most cases, their purpose is to promote scams, shady applications, and websites.

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

Combo Cleaner can scan your computer and revoke all permissions granted to easypcscan[.]com. Additionally, it can prevent any further access to easypcscan[.]com. No further actions are necessary once Combo Cleaner completes its process.

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