How to stop aeetesnow.org notifications?

aeetesnow.org is a deceptive website that misuses a legitimate browser feature to spam users with ads. When you get redirected to the site, you will immediately see a browser alert saying “aeetesnow.org wants to show notifications”. If you click “Allow”, you will authorize the site to show you ads on the desktop.

 

 

When you get redirected to aeetesnow.org, you will a sensitive content warning and a message saying you need to click “Allow” to access the site. The message refers to a browser alert that pops up when you enter the website. The alert says that aeetesnow.org wants to show notifications. If you click “Allow”, the site will start spamming ads on your desktop. These ads are very annoying because they will be spammed one after the other. Some of them may also be dangerous and lead to sites that hide malware or promote scams. If you have given the site permission, do not interact with the notifications.

This “show notifications” feature is legitimate, though it’s regularly misused by questionable sites like aeetesnow.org. You can permit a site to show notifications as long as the site is safe. If there’s a site you frequent, you can allow it to show notifications to see its content more conveniently. For example, if you want to see news more conveniently, you can give a news site authorization to show notifications. Clicking on the notification would take you to the news article. You can easily revoke this permission in your browser’s settings.

We recommend scanning your computer with WiperSoft because adware could be what’s triggering the redirects. If adware is the problem, it would be easiest to remove using an anti-virus program. If you have given the site permission to show you push notifications, you can easily revoke the permission in the browser’s settings. Instructions will be provided at the end of this report for users who need help with navigating their browser’s settings.

What triggers redirects to sites like aeetesnow.org?

In most cases, users are redirected to sites like aeetesnow.org because they browse high-risk websites without an adblocker program. A lot of websites expose users to highly questionable content via ads. For example, sites with pornographic and/or pirated content are particularly guilty of this. Fortunately, a good adblocker program will block these redirects and ads without issue.

The redirects could also be a sign of an adware infection. If that is the case, they will happen frequently. You should also notice a significant increase in regular ads. Fortunately, adware is not a serious infection, albeit it is very annoying. Adware, browser hijackers, and similar infections are usually installed via a method known as software bundling. The method allows unwanted programs to be installed without explicit permission. The way it works is these infections are added to popular free programs as extra offers. These extra offers are set to be installed alongside the programs they’re attached to. These added offers are technically optional but they must be manually deselected during installation to prevent them from installing. This is made difficult by the fact that the offers are hidden in settings users don’t normally use. This allows the offers to go largely unnoticed by users. This is why software bundling is a rather controversial installation method. Programs that do use software bundling to install are often detected as potential threats by anti-virus programs.

It’s not difficult to prevent unwanted installations as long as you choose the correct settings. During installation, the installation window will recommend you use Default settings but if do that, all added offers will be permitted to install alongside. What you need to use is Advanced settings. These settings will make all added offers visible and give you the option to deselect all offers. All you need to do is uncheck the boxes. Allowing any offers to install would be a mistake because you would only fill your computer with junk programs that can be difficult to get rid of.

How to stop aeetesnow.org notifications?

It’s recommended to scan your computer with an anti-virus program WiperSoft to check for an adware infection. If adware is what triggers the redirects, it would be easiest to get rid of it using anti-virus software. The redirects should stop once the adware is gone. It’s also a good idea to install a good adblocker program to block random redirects and intrusive ads.

If you were tricked into giving the site permission to show you notifications, revoke it. This is easily done in a browser’s settings. You can find instructions below if you need assistance. If you don’t want to get notification requests, you can turn them off 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 aeetesnow.org 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 aeetesnow.org 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 aeetesnow.orgm and any other questionable websites. You can permanently turn off these notification requests by toggling off “Ask before sending”.