splassophus.com is a generic scam website that tries to trick users into allowing ads on their desktops. The site is identical to thousands of other websites that misuse a legitimate browser feature to spam ads. When redirected to the site, you will get a browser alert saying “splassophus.com wants to show notifications”. If you click “Allow”, you will allow the site to spam your desktop with ads.
The website splassophus.com features a video player that stops shortly after you enter the site. A message will then prompt you to click “Allow” to confirm that you are not a robot. This refers to the browser alert stating “splassophus.com wants to show notifications”. If you comply with the request, you will allow the site to display ads on your desktop.
It’s important to note that the “show notifications” feature can be legitimate and useful. However, questionable sites like splassophus.com misuse it for spamming ads. If questionable sites are given permission to show notifications, the ads they show can expose users to potentially harmful content, such as scams and malware. Therefore, if you have granted splassophus.com permission to show notifications, it’s recommended to revoke this permission as soon as possible.
If you require assistance with navigating your browser’s settings, we have included instructions for revoking a site’s permission to show notifications at the end of this report.
Why are you redirected to sites like splassophus.com?
If you are being redirected to sites like splassophus.com, it could be due to two main reasons. It might be because your computer has adware, or you are visiting high-risk websites without an active adblocker program. High-risk websites, especially those with pirated or adult content, tend to expose users to a lot of ads and clicking on anything when on them can trigger redirects. Installing an adblocker program can prevent these redirects and stop ads from appearing.
Redirects to splassophus.com could also indicate an adware infection. In such cases, you may notice an increase in the number of ads you see. Adware, browser hijackers, and similar infections are usually unintentionally installed by users through a method called software bundling. Minor infections are added to popular free programs as optional offers, which can be installed alongside the main programs.
To avoid installing unwanted offers, you need to manually deselect them during the installation process. However, these offers are hidden in settings that most users don’t regularly use, which is why the offers often go unnoticed.
If you pay close attention when installing free programs, you can easily prevent these offers from being installed. When installing a program, always opt for the Advanced (Custom) settings instead of the Default (Basic) settings. Although the installation window will recommend using Default settings, doing so will hide all additional offers and allow them to be installed automatically.
If you choose Advanced or Custom settings, you will make all added offers visible. Advanced settings will also give you the option to deselect all offers. Keep in mind that some offers may appear useful, but you should now allow them to install. No legitimate program will use software bundling to install because it’s quite a deceptive method. Programs that do are often detected as potentially unwanted programs or threats by anti-virus programs.
How to stop splassophus.com notifications
We recommend scanning your computer with an anti-virus program to determine why you’re being redirected to sites like splassophus.com. If adware is what triggers the redirects, using an anti-virus program is a good idea because it will take care of the infection without you needing to do anything. A good adblocker program is also necessary to block ads and redirects, especially when you’re browsing high-risk websites.
If splassophus.com has permission to show you notifications, you can revoke it in your browser’s settings. If you don’t know how to navigate your browser’s settings, use the instructions below. Carefully check which sites have permission, and in addition to splassophus.com, remove all other sites you do not recognize. If you don’t intend to use this feature, you can also turn off the notification requests altogether.
If you have given the site permission to show notifications, here’s how to revoke it:
- Mozilla Firefox: Open the menu (the three bars at the top-right corner), click Options, then Privacy & Security. Scroll down to Permissions, press Settings next to Notifications, and remove splassophus.com and any other questionable websites from the list. It’s possible to permanently turn off push notification requests by checking the “Block new requests asking to allow notifications” box in the same Notifications settings.
- Google Chrome: Open the menu (the three dots top-right corner), then Settings, then Privacy and security, then Site Settings. Click on Notifications under Permissions, and remove splassophus.com and any other questionable websites from the list. It’s possible to permanently turn off push notification requests by toggling off “Sites can ask to send notifications”.
- Microsoft Edge: Open the menu (the three dots top-right corner), then Settings, then Cookies and site permissions, then Notifications. Review which sites have permission and remove splassophus.com and any other questionable websites from the list. It’s possible to permanently turn off push notification requests by toggling off “Ask before sending”.
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