{"id":411068,"date":"2022-03-01T21:04:03","date_gmt":"2022-03-01T18:04:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/that-computer-virus-you-cant-remove-might-be-a-browser-notification-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2022-03-01T21:04:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-01T18:04:03","slug":"that-computer-virus-you-cant-remove-might-be-a-browser-notification-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/that-computer-virus-you-cant-remove-might-be-a-browser-notification-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#That Computer Virus You Can\u2019t Remove Might Be a Browser Notification \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a424b9968e2a\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a424b9968e2a\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/that-computer-virus-you-cant-remove-might-be-a-browser-notification-review-geek\/#Is_This_%E2%80%9CVirus%E2%80%9D_Dangerous\" >Is This \u201cVirus\u201d Dangerous?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/that-computer-virus-you-cant-remove-might-be-a-browser-notification-review-geek\/#Where_Did_These_Notifications_Come_From\" >Where Did These Notifications Come From?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/that-computer-virus-you-cant-remove-might-be-a-browser-notification-review-geek\/#How_to_Get_Rid_of_Those_%E2%80%9CVirus%E2%80%9D_Pop-Ups\" >How to Get Rid of Those \u201cVirus\u201d Pop-Ups<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><strong>&#8220;#That Computer Virus You Can\u2019t Remove Might Be a Browser Notification \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage size-full wp-image-111138\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/03\/81aa4961.png?width=400 400w, https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/03\/81aa4961.png?width=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/03\/81aa4961.png?width=1200\" alt=\"A mockup browser popup stating that there's a virus on your computer. The popup uses an AVG logo to look more authentic.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Andrew Heinzman<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A friend of\u00a0<em>Review Geek<\/em> recently reached out for help with an old fashioned pop-up computer virus, the kind that pretends it\u2019s antivirus software. But these messages weren\u2019t really pop-ups; they were browser notifications from a website, and as such, they couldn\u2019t be removed by legitimate antivirus software.<\/p>\n<p>If you constantly see these notifications in Windows or macOS, you should never open them. Instead, you need to disable them by hand. Here\u2019s how to get the job done, plus some info to help you avoid these \u201cvirus\u201d notifications in the future.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Is_This_%E2%80%9CVirus%E2%80%9D_Dangerous\"><\/span>Is This \u201cVirus\u201d Dangerous?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>On their own, browser notifications aren\u2019t dangerous\u2014they\u2019re legitimate parts of Windows and macOS. And while browser notifications are often annoying, they can also be quite helpful. The Gmail website can send you notifications when you receive emails, for example, and sites like CNN can notify you of new stories.<\/p>\n<p>But in this case, hackers are using the browser notification system to try and trick people. Opening these notifications will redirect you to a webpage, which may ask you to install an \u201cantivirus software,\u201d which is really just malware or ransomware. Either that, or the website will ask for personal details, such as credit card info or sensitive login credentials.<\/p>\n<div class=\"moka_gallery_wrap_outer\" data-galleryno=\"0\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Toggle Full-Size View\" class=\"moka_gallery_fullsize\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/111106\/that-computer-virus-you-cant-remove-might-be-a-browser-notification\/javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"moka_gallery_fullsize_toggle(0);\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" xmlns:xlink=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/1999\/xlink\" width=\"24px\" version=\"1.1\" x=\"0px\" y=\"0px\" viewbox=\"0 0 1000 1000\" enable-background=\"new 0 0 1000 1000\" xml:space=\"preserve\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\"><g><g transform=\"matrix(1 0 0 -1 0 480)\"><path 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data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/03\/4317f4f7.png\" alt=\"A browser popup disguised as a Windows Defender notification.\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><br \/><span class=\"imagecredit\">Review Geek<\/span><\/div>\n<p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" alt=\"Next Slide\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"black\" class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-square\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M15 2a1 1 0 0 0-1-1H2a1 1 0 0 0-1 1v12a1 1 0 0 0 1 1h12a1 1 0 0 0 1-1V2zM0 2a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v12a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H2a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V2zm4.5 5.5a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h5.793l-2.147 2.146a.5.5 0 0 0 .708.708l3-3a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.708l-3-3a.5.5 0 1 0-.708.708L10.293 7.5H4.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<div class=\"moka_gallery_slidewrap \" data-slideno=\"2\"><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" alt=\"Previous Slide\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"black\" class=\"bi bi-arrow-left-square\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M15 2a1 1 0 0 0-1-1H2a1 1 0 0 0-1 1v12a1 1 0 0 0 1 1h12a1 1 0 0 0 1-1V2zM0 2a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v12a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H2a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V2zm11.5 5.5a.5.5 0 0 1 0 1H5.707l2.147 2.146a.5.5 0 0 1-.708.708l-3-3a.5.5 0 0 1 0-.708l3-3a.5.5 0 1 1 .708.708L5.707 7.5H11.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/p>\n<div class=\"moka_gallery_single moka_gallery_image\"><img decoding=\"async\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"moka_gallery_fullsize_toggle(0);\" onkeyup=\"moka_gallery_fullsize_toggle(0);\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/03\/490a5fd8.png\" alt=\"A browser popup disguised as a McAfee notification.\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><br \/><span class=\"imagecredit\">Review Geek<\/span><\/div>\n<p><svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" alt=\"Next Slide\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" fill=\"black\" class=\"bi bi-arrow-right-square\" viewbox=\"0 0 16 16\" aria-hidden=\"true\" tabindex=\"-1\">\n<path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M15 2a1 1 0 0 0-1-1H2a1 1 0 0 0-1 1v12a1 1 0 0 0 1 1h12a1 1 0 0 0 1-1V2zM0 2a2 2 0 0 1 2-2h12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v12a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H2a2 2 0 0 1-2-2V2zm4.5 5.5a.5.5 0 0 0 0 1h5.793l-2.147 2.146a.5.5 0 0 0 .708.708l3-3a.5.5 0 0 0 0-.708l-3-3a.5.5 0 1 0-.708.708L10.293 7.5H4.5z\"\/><\/svg><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>If you close or disable these \u201cvirus\u201d notifications, they\u2019ll just keep coming. And if you open one of the notifications, you\u2019re putting yourself at risk of malware or identity theft. (That\u2019s why we have a handy guide to disable these pop-ups at the bottom of this article.)<\/p>\n<p>I strongly suggest running <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/225385\/what's-the-best-antivirus-for-windows-10-is-windows-defender-good-enough\/\">legitimate antivirus software<\/a> if you\u2019ve opened one of these pop-ups. And if such a pop-up redirected you to some login page, it\u2019s time to reset all of your passwords.<\/p>\n<p>This isn\u2019t a new trick, by the way. Hackers figured out that they could target victims using browser notifications several years ago. Companies like <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/technology\/2019\/01\/browser-push-notifications-feature-asking-abused\/\">Malwarebytes<\/a> have tried to educate people on the problem, but for the most part, hackers have faced little resistance from browser makers.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Where_Did_These_Notifications_Come_From\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_1\">Where Did These Notifications Come From?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-111143 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/03\/81aa4961-1.png\" alt=\"A shady video streaming site telling users that they have to enable notifications to watch video. The notifications are the &quot;virus&quot; popups.\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-crediturl=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/technology\/2019\/01\/browser-push-notifications-feature-asking-abused\/\" data-credittext=\"Malwarebytes\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\"><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/technology\/2019\/01\/browser-push-notifications-feature-asking-abused\/\">Malwarebytes<\/a><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Browser notifications can\u2019t force their way on your computer. Websites that want to share these notifications send a request to your browser, which then asks if you want to \u201cAllow\u201d or \u201cBlock\u201d incoming notifications.<\/p>\n<p>In other words, if you keep getting pestered by fake \u201cvirus\u201d notifications in Windows or macOS, it\u2019s because you gave a website permission to send such nonsense.<\/p>\n<p>You should never enable browser notifications on a website you don\u2019t trust. Of course, you may already know that, which is why hackers often use social engineering techniques to catch their victims. In the above image, which was captured by Malwarebytes, a pirate video website warns that you can\u2019t play a video until you enable browser notifications.<\/p>\n<p>Hackers love to target victims through pirate websites, though they\u00a0may also utilize phishing techniques to make their scheme look more legitimate. Some of the images included in this article, for example, are from a website that disguised itself as a Yahoo video page. (The fake Yahoo page was taken down on February 28th.)<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Get_Rid_of_Those_%E2%80%9CVirus%E2%80%9D_Pop-Ups\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_2\">How to Get Rid of Those \u201cVirus\u201d Pop-Ups<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-111132 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/03\/205d6f1b.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-credittext=\"Andrew Heinzman\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Andrew Heinzman<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Because these fake \u201cvirus\u201d pop-ups utilize your operating system\u2019s notification system, they can\u2019t be removed by antivirus software. Instead, you need to disable them manually.<\/p>\n<p>First, take note of the web address that appears in your \u201cvirus\u201d notifications. We\u2019re going to open your browsers\u2019 list of sites that can send notifications and disable all activity from this address.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s how you find your notification list in Chrome, Safari, and other popular browsers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Chrome<\/strong>: Open Chrome and paste \u201cchrome:\/\/settings\/content\/notifications\u201d in your address bar (without the quotation marks). Then, press enter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Safari<\/strong>: Open Safari and use the Command+Comma keyboard shortcut to open Preferences. Then, select the \u201cWebsites\u201d tab and pick \u201cNotifications.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Edge<\/strong>:\u00a0Open Edge and paste \u201cedge:\/\/settings\/content\/notifications\u201d in your address bar (without the quotation marks). Then, press enter.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Firefox<\/strong>: Open Firefox and paste \u201cabout:preferences#privacy\u201d in the address bar (without the quotation marks). Then, scroll down to the \u201cPermissions\u201d section. Press the \u201cSettings\u201d button next to the \u201cNotifications\u201d option.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Once you\u2019ve accessed your browser\u2019s notification list, find the web address that appears in all of those rogue pop-ups. Press the options or settings button next to this address and select \u201cblock\u201d or \u201cremove.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>If you want to make things easier, you can clear everything from your notification list or <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/288946\/how-to-stop-websites-from-asking-to-show-notifications\/\">disable the feature entirely<\/a>. I suggest the latter option if you\u2019re fixing a tech-illiterate relative\u2019s computer.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Don\u2019t walk away from this article thinking that browser notifications are evil. Full disclosure\u2014I keep the crap disabled because it\u2019s annoying, but browser notifications can be useful for keeping up with your inbox or your favorite news outlets.<\/p>\n<p>Still, browser makers like Google and Microsoft need to make notifications more secure and transparent. 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