Remove totalwebarmorsolutions.com notifications

totalwebarmorsolutions.com displays a fake virus alert that falsely claims your device is infected with 5 viruses. In addition to that, the site also tries to trick you into allowing ads on the desktop. It does that by misusing a legitimate browser feature that allows sites with permission to show notifications on users’ desktops. Your browser will show you a “totalwebarmorsolutions.com wants to show notifications” alert, and if you click, the site will start spamming ads on your desktop. These ads could be dangerous as you could be exposed to various scams and malware. Fortunately, it’s not difficult to revoke the permission even if you have given it.

 

 

The website totalwebarmorsolutions.com currently shows a fraudulent virus alert, claiming that “Your PC is infected with 5 viruses”. This deceptive alert imitates an anti-virus scan with McAfee and displays worrying results as there are supposedly several infections on your device. The fake alert also claims that your McAfee subscription has supposedly expired and that you need to review it to keep your computer protected. Malicious actors behind these types of fake virus alerts are misusing legitimate anti-virus vendors’ (in this case McAfee) affiliate programs. The anti-virus programs are in no way related to these fake alerts.

Additionally, the site will trigger an alert saying “totalwebarmorsolutions.com wants to show notifications”. If you click “Allow,” you will grant the site permission to send ads to your desktop, which will show up as notifications on the right side of your screen. These notifications will likely be made to look like legitimate system alerts in order to trick users into interacting with them. You’ll likely see more fake virus alerts. If you have allowed notifications from this site, do not click on them, as they may lead to unsafe websites that could hide malware or promote scams. Fortunately, it’s easy to revoke notification permissions through your browser settings. If you need help with this, detailed instructions are available at the end of this report.

Why are you redirected to sites like totalwebarmorsolutions.com

Redirects to totalwebarmorsolutions.com and other random websites are usually triggered by users browsing ad-heavy sites without an adblocker. A lot of sites intentionally bombard users with questionable ads to generate revenue. This is especially the case with sites featuring pirated content or adult material. The good news is that these ads and redirects can be effectively blocked using an ad blocker.

An adware infection could also be responsible for random redirects. This type of infection is generally less serious but is designed to spam users with advertisements, which quickly becomes annoying. Adware often gets installed through a method called software bundling. The way it works is infections like adware are bundled with free programs as optional offers. Although these offers are technically optional, they are preselected for installation without the user’s clear consent. Users need to manually uncheck these boxes, which are hidden in rarely-used settings. Because it’s a controversial installation method, programs that use it are often detected as potential threats by anti-virus programs.

If you want to avoid installing junk, pay attention when installing programs. Always choose the Advanced (Custom) settings option when given the option. While the installation window recommends Default settings, opting for those settings will enable all bundled offers to install automatically. In contrast, Advanced settings will display all additional offers, allowing you to uncheck the ones you don’t want. It’s best to decline all extra offers as legitimate programs generally do not use this installation method.

How to stop totalwebarmorsolutions.com notifications

Scan your computer with an anti-virus program like WiperSoft to look for a possible adware infection. Adware can be difficult to remove manually, so using an anti-virus program is recommended. If no threats are detected, the redirects you’re getting are probably triggered by the websites you browse. To fix this, simply install an adblocker.

If you’ve granted a website permission to send you notifications, you can follow the steps below to revoke that permission.

• 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 totalwebarmorsolutions.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 totalwebarmorsolutions.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 totalwebarmorsolutions.com and any other questionable websites. You can permanently turn off these notification requests by toggling off “Ask before sending”.