How to stop yonminuner.com notifications?

yonminuner.com is a generic scam website that attempts to trick users into allowing ads on their desktops. Immediately upon entering the website, you will get a browser alert saying “yonminuner.com wants to show notifications”. Clicking “Allow” would give the site permission to spam ads.

 

 

yonminuner.com doesn’t have any content on it, besides a loading bar. A message will also appear saying you need to click “Allow” to continue watching. Immediately upon entering the site, you will get a browser alert saying “yonminuner.com wants to show notifications”. By clicking “Allow”, you will give the site permission to spam your screen with ads. These ads can be disguised as system notifications so users can be tricked into interacting with them. Furthermore, these notifications appear similarly to where legitimate system notifications appear. Do not interact with them because you could be redirected to potentially dangerous websites, such as ones promoting scams or hiding malware.

This “show notifications” feature is very often misused by sites like yonminuner.com, but it is legitimate. Safe sites can be permitted to show notifications. If, for example, you frequent a particular website, you can allow it to show notifications if you want to see its content more conveniently. This permission is easy to revoke when you no longer want to see the notifications.

It’s strongly recommended to scan your computer with WiperSoft to check for an adware infection because that could be what’s triggering the redirects. We also recommend installing an adblocker program to block ads, especially when visiting high-risk websites.

What triggers redirects to sites like yonminuner.com

In most cases, redirects to sites like yonminuner.com are triggered by questionable websites users visit without an adblocker. Certain websites do their best to expose users to as much advertisement content as possible. That means several pop-ups and redirects after clicking on anything. Sites that have pirated or pornographic content are often guilty of triggering loads of redirects. Fortunately, both ads and redirects are easily blockable with an adblocker program.

If adware is what triggers the redirects, they will happen regularly. There will also be a noticeable increase in regular ads. Adware is considered to be a pretty minor infection, though it can become very frustrating because of the constant stream of ads. Adware, browser hijackers, and similar kinds of infections are usually installed via what’s known as the software bundling method. This method allows said infections to be added to free programs as extra offers. Extra offers are set to be installed alongside automatically. The offers are technically optional but to prevent them from installing, users need to manually deselect them. However, this is made more difficult by the fact that these offers are hidden in settings users don’t normally use. Evidently, software bundling is a rather deceptive installation method, which is why programs that use it are often detected as potential threats by anti-virus programs.

Provided you pay attention when installing programs, you should be able to prevent unwanted installations without any problems. When installing a program, an option to choose between Default and Advanced settings will be given to you. Installation windows always recommend using Default settings but keep in mind that those settings will allow all added offers to install. If you choose Advanced settings, all offers will be clearly displayed. Advanced settings will also give you the option to deselect the offer you do not want. It’s always recommended to deselect all offers, even if some appear useful at first glance. By allowing these installations, you will only fill your computer with junk programs.

How to stop yonminuner.com redirects

Scan your computer with the WiperSoft anti-virus program just in case because the redirects could be a sign of an adware infection. These types of infections are easiest to remove with anti-virus programs. You should also have a good adblocker program installed to prevent redirects and unwanted ads.

A site’s permission to show notifications can easily be revoked in a browser’s settings. If you need help navigating your browser’s settings, we have provided instructions below. In addition to yonminuner.com, you should also need to remove all other unknown websites. If you no longer want to get the notifications, you can stop the requests altogether.

• For Mozilla Firefox: Open Menu (the three bars top-right corner) -> Options -> Privacy & Security. Scroll down to Permissions, press Settings next to Notifications, and remove yonminuner.com and any other questionable websites. You can permanently turn off these notification requests by checking the “Block new requests asking to allow notifications” box in the same Notifications settings.
• For Google Chrome: Open Menu (the three dots top-right corner) -> Settings -> Privacy and security -> Site Settings. Click on Notifications under Permissions, and remove yonminuner.com and any other questionable websites. You can stop these notification requests permanently by toggling off “Sites can ask to send notifications”.
• For Microsoft Edge: Open Menu (the three dots top-right corner) -> Settings -> Cookies and site permissions -> Notifications. Review which sites have permission and remove yonminuner.com and any other questionable websites. You can permanently turn off these notification requests by toggling off “Ask before sending”.