Security News Sites Trick Users Into Subscribing to Browser Notification Spam

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https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/sites-trick-users-into-subscribing-to-browser-notification-spam/

Sites that try to trick users into subscribing to browser notification spam are increasingly becoming a method used to promote unwanted extensions, fake software, adware bundles, adult sites, and scam sites.
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Scam sites like the one above are promoted through poisoned search results or adware redirects and tell users that they need to subscribe to the site in order access a service or watch a video. For example, in the image above the site states that the visitor must subscribe to notifications in order to view a video.

Once the users signs up for notifications, the site will either perform a redirect to another site or display the video. The visitor, though, will now receive spam browser notifications delivered directly to their desktop.

Removing browser notification subscriptions

If you are receiving browser notification spam, you can check for and remove subscriptions by going into your browser's settings.

To remove them in Chrome, you can go into the Settings and search for Notifications, click on Content Settings, and then click on Notifications. Chrome will now display a list of sites that you are subscribed to or have blocked.