How to remove Stay-notified.live ads

Simple guide to delete Stay-notified.live

Stay-notified.live is a push notification virus page that asks users to click on allow button to provide a proof that they are not a robot, confirm that they are 18+, continue to the site, download a file and etc. This will trick users into accepting the notifications from the page.

In fact, if you enable the notifications, you will start receiving ads. These ads appear in the form of notifications directly to the desktop no matter the browsers are turned off. In some cases, it is impossible to close these ads and X button with either open a new tab with affiliated pages or do nothing at all.

If you don’t visit Stay-notified.live on purpose or get redirected through mistyped URLs or misleading ads, you might be forcibly visit it because of adware or potentially unwanted application. Read this article, you will find complete detail about the adware and its removal options.

Threat Summary

Name: Stay-notified.live

Threat type: Adware/rogue website

Symptoms: The initial symptom of the adware is the pop-up appearance having a text within that states the Stay-notified.live wants to show notifications. It emerges on random websites. In addition, multiple suspicious looking ads emerge on the desktop. Web browsing redirects start taking place

Distribution: The adware is typically distributed via using software bundling. However, it may infiltrate in through pirated software, rogue websites and ads

Danger: The ads that the adware displays are more intrusive than dangerous. Such ads cover the websites’ content that poses a risk of redirects to potentially dangerous domains or phishing websites

Removal options: To remove Stay-notified.live, use some reputable antivirus tool for follow step-by-step manual instruction provided below the post

There are tons of sites similar to Stay-notified.live and many more are created daily. These are designed to generate revenue through redirecting users to affiliated pages. This is done in two ways:

• By showing deceptive ads in the form of notifications,
• By causing sudden redirects where a new browsing tab open pages with sponsored content,

The Stay-notified.live ads are alluring. They offer amazing deals, discounts, coupons, and free cash and so on. But you should not fall for it as clicking any of them will redirect you to the pages that have nothing in common with the displayed ads.

Usually, PUAs developers advertise each other or similar shady, questionable or even malicious pages. Therefore, you could be redirected to the sites with scams, PUAs, porn, malware, gambling, other push notification viruses and etc.

The more disturbing is that that you might visit all these affiliated pages even without interacting with any of those ads. This happens when the redirect is triggered which is happened on demand. Better if you never accept Stay-notified.live notifications.

If you already did this, you will find the way its removal just below the post. There you will also find the complete guide how the adware should be removed. Make sure you perform the adware removal without delay to avoid possible system damages and any personal privacy issues happen on you.

Flash player updates are responsible for tons of PUAs infections

Flash Player support was discontinued on December 31st, 2020. However, many a people still don’t know about that. Crooks are exploiting this by showing deceptive prompts and ads that suggesting them that they need to update/ install this software. These prompts are seen on various shady sites.

If you download/ install the suggested update, your device in use will get infected. The malware could be an adware, browser hijacker or other PUA or even malware like Trojan or Ransomware and so on. If you encounter such prompts, please close the tab, clean the browser history and never visit the site again.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove Stay-notified.live:

Remove the related items of Stay-notified.live using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing Stay-notified.live issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (Stay-notified.live) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to Stay-notified.live removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter. In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to Stay-notified.live still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove Stay-notified.live plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”. Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in Stay-notified.live removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete Stay-notified.live (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications. Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.