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Activities.aliexpress.com ads: what it is and how to remove it

Activities.aliexpress.com is the online shopping website that is misused by malicious actors for gathering revenue and page views. The potentially unwanted program is released to reroute users to rogue sites and other advertising services that collect views, page visits, and can even gather some personal information about users' time online.

By Jake DoevanPublished Updated 10 min read

Facts checked October 6, 2026. Removal steps tested on Windows 11 (26H2) and checked against Microsoft's and the browser makers' current documentation. Sections marked as our earlier report are the original text: they describe the threat as it was then and have not been reviewed since. The 2026 status, the removal steps and the questions are current.

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Activities.aliexpress.com as our 2020 report showed it.

Activities.aliexpress.com ads: summary

NameActivities.aliexpress.com
TypeAdware
Sub-typePotentially unwanted program
Possible dangersAdware redirects might take you to potentially dangerous sites where malware is distributed. Also, PUPs can easily lead to direct installations of useless tools or even dangerous programs. These intruders are known for collecting non-personal information that relates to browsing history and habits. Such behavior can easily end up in privacy issues or problems related to identity theft
Ads related to this adware can be indicated byWaiting for activities.aliexpress.com, Looking up activities.aliexpress.com, Read activities.aliexpress.com, Transferring data from activities.aliexpress.com, Connected to activities.aliexpress.com
Browsers affectedChrome, Firefox, Edge, Explorer, Safari, Opera. The intruder can inject content on any of the web browsers and lead to issues with your machine and speed of the performance
Removal

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SymptomsRedirecting to affiliate websites, advertising content occurring during browsing activity and on pages where advertisements are not commonly found
Distributing on the webPotentially unwanted programs such as adware are usually spread through bundles of freeware, by the PUPs themselves since those can install browser-based applications without asking for permissions
Detection namesNo Microsoft detection name is known
DistributionNot recorded in the old report
DamageNot recorded in the old report
Evidence6 write-ups by security sites; details still limited
Domainsactivities.aliexpress.com
Ads shown asDesktop notifications
BrowsersChrome, Edge and Firefox
Installed on the PCNothing; a browser notification permission only
First seen27 February 2020
Facts checked6 October 2026

Is Activities.aliexpress.com ads dangerous?

From our report of Feb 2020 · not reviewed since

Activities.aliexpress.com – the result of potentially unwanted program infiltration that generates redirects to ad-supported sites

Activities.aliexpress.com is the online shopping website that is misused by malicious actors for gathering revenue and page views.

The potentially unwanted program is released to reroute users to rogue sites and other advertising services that collect views, page visits, and can even gather some personal information about users' time online. This adware-type intruder comes from other pages or gets installed during insecure freeware installation processes when you rely on the untrustworthy sources or skip through important steps.

Activities.aliexpress.com ads are rogue content that appears on your web browser due to a secret installation of adware. In most cases, these ads are shown in a form of pop-ups and banners while one of your browsers such as Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox, Internet Explorer, Microsoft Edge, or Safari is hijacked by the potentially unwanted application.

Additionally, there also is a possibility to see these advertisements injected into full pages or in highlighted in-text pages hyperlinks.

The main purpose of Activities.aliexpress.com pop-up ads is to drive traffic to Aliexpress and, therefore, increase sales. Thus, on each of the advertisements, you will see a slogan of Aliexpress and the list of items that are on the sale right now. Therefore, naturally, clicking on such ads will lead to redirects to this third-party online shop or additional sites like Alibaba, which might become an irritating experience.

Such sites will not resemble an online shop or something similar. They may contain fake software update installers, offers to check the system for viruses, to call for remote tech support, and so on.

Such and similar proposals may cause issues like online scams or infiltration of other freeware. As you can see, Activities.aliexpress.com virus might not bring danger directly but this suspicious app can definitely take you to an infected network.

If your device got infected by Activities.aliexpress.com adware, you will spot that the advertising activity is becoming more and more intense, no matter how effectively you are closing all those annoying pop-up notifications. Continuously, rogue advertising posts might start appearing with indications such as:

Keeping this rogue program on your system might lead to browser struggles due to the increasing number of adverts that you will be receiving in the upcoming future. If you prefer shopping on Aliexpress, you can always access it directly and find needed items there.

According to security experts, advertising content usually carries more than just regular offers and information about upcoming sales. Activities.aliexpress.com ads may also contain links to affiliate websites or pages filled with malware-related content. Unfortunately, on some rare occasions, this ad-supported program might take the user to fishy sites that belong to the affiliates seeking to spread malware.

Another reason why you should remove Activities.aliexpress.com ads from your web browsers and get rid of the additional applications from your computer system is that adware programs are capable of collecting data that relates to the user's browsing experience and habits. For example, information such as links clicked, pages viewed, bookmarks saved, IP addresses, and even geolocation.

Such information is later used for malvertising purposes and in various campaigns focusing on more personalized commercial content creation. When advertisers know you most used sites, items that you often search for pop-up ads attract you more and Activities.aliexpress.com developers can be sure that you are more eager to click on such material.

In addition, such information is delivered to other parties for more income and can be misused by third-party advertisers or malicious actors. However, the biggest income source for Activities.aliexpress.com adware developers is via advertising. This activity brings great benefits through the pay-per-click technique. Such a technique is used by all PUP makers as it brings success very easily.

Due to all beforementioned reasons, including redirecting to malicious websites, advertising during browsing sessions and gaining income from it, hijacking popular web browser applications, and collecting browsing history-related information, you should strongly consider the option of Activities.aliexpress.com removal. If you are likely to, take a look at our manual elimination guide or use reputable anti-malware to carry out the process in a faster way.

Some users have already been complaining about Activities.aliexpress.com pop-up ads showing during browsing activity. One person mentioned that those suspicious-looking advertisements kept appearing on web browser applications such as Google Chrome, Opera, and Internet Explorer. However, we want to notify all users that sometimes it is enough to get an adblocking tool if the ads are bothering you just on particular websites.

But continuous redirects and advertisements filing up your screen indicate that the machine is infected with a PUP that you need to terminate using proper anti-malware. If so, Activities.aliexpress.com PUP can also damage system files, affect performance by disabling od adding functions in the background. This is why you should relate on or a similar system optimization tool that allows checking for damage and repairing registry entries or similar files.

  • Waiting for activities.aliexpress.com;
  • Transferring data from activities.aliexpress.com;
  • Looking up activities.aliexpress.com;
  • Read activities.aliexpress.com;
  • Connected to activities.aliexpress.com.
Activities.aliexpress.com: activities aliexpress com rogue app
Activities.aliexpress.com in our 2020 report.
Activities.aliexpress.com: activities aliexpress com adware
Activities.aliexpress.com in our 2020 report.

From our report of Feb 2020 · not reviewed since

More from our earlier report on Activities.aliexpress.com

  • Remove Activities.aliexpress.com with anti-malware tools by fully scanning the machine and cleaning all PUP-related programs or files automatically
  • Use a computer scanning tool such as to detect all content in your computer system that PUP managed to damage and affect behind your back

How Activities.aliexpress.com ads got into your browser

From our report of Feb 2020 · not reviewed since

According to computer specialists from Virusai.lt, adware programs and other potentially unwanted applications are usually promoted via software packages.

Therefore, there is no need to say that it's a must to check each freeware/shareware before installing it. To monitor the installation correctly, you should check the Advanced or Custom installation option and analyze information give on the checkboxes.

Continuously, adware programs can be injected into dubious hyperlinks on unprotected pages. If you like clicking on everything that you overcome during browsing, you should prevent yourself from performing such activities in the future. Especially keep a distance from third-party websites, e.g. peer-to-peer networks as you risk catching some type of infection by entering these types of pages.

Antivirus installation will also increase your computer's safety level. Make sure to choose a truly reliable program and keep it updated. Such software is very beneficial as it can offer you a wide range of abilities such as threat protection and removal, safe browsing function, system optimization, etc.

Check your browser and PC

  • Address: activities.aliexpress.com

How to remove Activities.aliexpress.com ads

How to stop Activities.aliexpress.com notifications

Do this in every browser you use, and in every profile inside it: each keeps its own list of sites allowed to send notifications.

Nothing has to be uninstalled for the notifications themselves.

Which browser shows the ads?

  1. Step 1: Remove activities.aliexpress.com from Chrome's notification list

    Chrome keeps a list of every site you once allowed to send notifications, and activities.aliexpress.com is on it. Paste chrome://settings/content/notifications into the address bar, find activities.aliexpress.com under Allowed to send notifications, open the three-dot menu next to it and pick Remove.

    Then click Add next to Not allowed to send notifications and type activities.aliexpress.com, so the site cannot ask a second time. Repeat it in every Chrome profile you use on Windows 11 or Windows 10, since each profile has its own list.

    Chrome Settings, Notifications page with the allowed and not allowed site lists
    Chrome on Windows 11: Settings > Privacy and security > Site settings > Notifications.

    Full procedure with screenshots: Stop website notifications and pop-ups

Instructions for Google Chrome

Remove from Google Chrome

Get rid of all adware-related objects from Google Chrome by using the below-given helping guide:

Delete malicious extensions from Google Chrome:

  1. Open Google Chrome, click on the Menu (three vertical dots at the top-right corner) and select More tools > Extensions.
  2. In the newly opened window, you will see all the installed extensions. Uninstall all suspicious extensions related to the unwanted program by clicking Remove.Remove extensions from Chrome

Clear cache and web data from Chrome:

  1. Click on Menu and pick Settings.
  2. Under Privacy and security, select Clear browsing data.
  3. Select Browsing history, Cookies and other site data, as well as Cached images and files.
  4. Click Clear data.Clear cache and web data from Chrome

Change your homepage:

  1. Click menu and choose Settings.
  2. Look for a suspicious site in the On startup section.
  3. Click on Open a specific or set of pages and click on three dots to find the Remove option.

Reset Google Chrome:

If the previous methods did not help you, reset Google Chrome to eliminate all the unwanted components:

  1. Click on Menu and select Settings.
  2. In the Settings, scroll down and click Advanced.
  3. Scroll down and locate Reset and clean up section.
  4. Now click Restore settings to their original defaults.
  5. Confirm with Reset settings.Reset Chrome 2

Then, whichever browser you use

  1. Step 2: Scan the PC if you downloaded anything from the ads

    If you only saw the notifications and clicked nothing, you can stop before this step. If a notification led you to download or run something, delete that file, then scan Windows.

    In Windows Security > Virus & threat protection > Scan options, run a Full scan, then choose Microsoft Defender Antivirus (offline scan) and Scan now. The offline scan restarts the PC and takes about 15 minutes on Windows 11 and Windows 10.

    Windows Security Scan options with Microsoft Defender Antivirus offline scan selected
    Windows 11: Windows Security > Virus & threat protection > Scan options.

    Full procedure with screenshots: Run a Microsoft Defender Offline scan

More removal instructions

For programs installed on the PC and older browsers. Open the one you need.

Removal guide for Activities.aliexpress.com pop-up ads from web browsers and computer

Potentially unwanted programs, unlike viruses, can be removed from computers manually.

For this purpose, it's a must to stop all questionable processes via Task Manager, remove Activities.aliexpress.com and all unknown apps from Add/Remove Programs list. Then disable irrelevant extensions from each web browser separately or reset them to default by following the guide below.

Unfortunately, but in some of the cases, adware removal may not be that easy because they may have additional components or helper objects that don't allow users to perform the removal. Luckily, there is always a better solution.

It's the usage of anti-malware. In fact, think of the fact that the Activities.aliexpress.com virus is an adware program that typically gets spread in a bundle, which means that it may have supporting files.

Thus, to succeed in the Activities.aliexpress.com removal once and for all, we would recommend running a full system scan with anti-malware. These tools are created to suit all of the user's needs which means fast elimination only just in a couple of minutes, dealing with the cyber threat effectively, and cleaning different types of locations on the infected machine.

Uninstall from Windows

Delete all suspicious-looking processes from the Windows computer by using this helping guide:

Uninstall from Windows 10/8:

  1. Type Control Panel into the Windows search box and open the result.
  2. Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.Uninstall from Windows 10/8

Uninstall from Windows 7/XP:

  1. Click on Windows Start > Control Panel (Windows XP users should click on Add/Remove Programs).
  2. In Control Panel, select Programs > Uninstall a program.Uninstall from Windows 7/XP

Remove the unwanted program:

  1. In the Programs and Features window, look for any recently installed suspicious entries, select them, and click Uninstall.
  2. If User Account Control appears, click Yes to confirm, then complete the removal.Uninstall the unwanted program from Windows
Reset Internet Explorer

Suspicious extensions and plug-ins can be removed from the Internet Explorer web browser application by performing these steps:

Remove dangerous add-ons:

  1. Open Internet Explorer, click on the Gear icon (IE menu) on the top-right corner of the browser
  2. Pick Manage Add-ons.
  3. You will see a Manage Add-ons window. Here, look for suspicious plugins. Click on these entries and select Disable.Remove add-ons from Internet Explorer

Change your homepage if it was altered:

  1. Open IE and click on the Gear icon.
  2. Select Internet Options.
  3. In the General tab, delete the Home page address and replace it by your preferred one (for example, Google.com).
  4. Click Apply and then select OK.Reset IE homepage

Delete temporary files:

  1. Press on the Gear icon and select Internet Options.
  2. Under Browsing history, click Delete...
  3. Select relevant fields and press Delete.Clear temporary files from Internet Explorer

Reset Internet Explorer:

  1. Click on Gear icon > Internet options and select Advanced tab.
  2. Select Reset.
  3. In the new window, check Delete personal settings and select Reset.Reset Internet Explorer

Do not let government spy on you

The government has many issues in regards to tracking users' data and spying on citizens, so you should take this into consideration and learn more about shady information gathering practices.

Avoid any unwanted government tracking or spying by going totally anonymous on the internet.

You can choose a different location when you go online and access any material you want without particular content restrictions. You can easily enjoy internet connection without any risks of being hacked by using VPN.

Control the information that can be accessed by government any other unwanted party and surf online without being spied on. Even if you are not involved in illegal activities or trust your selection of services, platforms, be suspicious for your own security and take precautionary measures by using the VPN service.

Backup files for the later use, in case of the malware attack

Computer users can suffer from data losses due to cyber infections or their own faulty doings.

Ransomware can encrypt and hold files hostage, while unforeseen power cuts might cause a loss of important documents. If you have proper up-to-date backups, you can easily recover after such an incident and get back to work. It is also equally important to update backups on a regular basis so that the newest information remains intact - you can set this process to be performed automatically.

When you have the previous version of every important document or project you can avoid frustration and breakdowns. It comes in handy when malware strikes out of nowhere. Use for the data restoration process.

Questions about Activities.aliexpress.com ads

Why do I get notifications from activities.aliexpress.com when the browser is closed?

Chrome and Edge can keep a small part running in the background so that sites can deliver notifications, and Windows shows them in its notification area. That is why messages from activities.aliexpress.com keep arriving with no browser window open.

The permission to send them was granted when someone clicked Allow on a prompt from that site, often disguised as a robot check or a video player. Closing the browser does not remove it; only the notification settings do.

Remove activities.aliexpress.com from the allowed sites and the background messages stop. You can also stop the browser from running in the background in its system settings, but the permission is the real fix.

I clicked a notification from activities.aliexpress.com. What should I do?

If you only opened the page and closed it, nothing else is needed besides removing the permission from activities.aliexpress.com. If the page asked for card details, a phone number or a password and you entered them, act on that: call the bank to block the card, or change the password from another device.

If it offered a download, delete the file unopened, or uninstall it from Installed apps if you ran it, then run a full scan. If you called a number shown on the page, follow the steps for callers in this guide. Finally, remove the permission so that no more messages arrive.

Why does Activities.aliexpress.com show me ads?

Because that is its whole purpose. Activities.aliexpress.com is a push-notification spam site, and its operators are paid for every ad it displays and every click it gets. In this case the ads take the form of desktop notifications.

They are chosen by ad networks that accept almost any advertiser, which is why so many look like warnings or prizes. The ads are not a sign that your PC is broken or infected with something worse; they are a sign that something on it, or in the browser, has permission to advertise. Removing that permission or program stops them.

Is activities.aliexpress.com safe to visit?

No. The site activities.aliexpress.com exists to push visitors towards ads, and the pages it leads to include fake virus warnings, fake updates, prize scams and notification prompts. Visiting it once does not infect an up-to-date PC, but anything you click or download there is a gamble.

Do not enter personal details, do not allow notifications and do not call phone numbers it shows. If it opens by itself, close the tab and check the browser's extensions and notification permissions. Blocking the single domain helps little, because the operators register new names regularly.

Which browser is sending the activities.aliexpress.com notifications?

Each notification shows the name of the browser and the site in its small print. In the cases we saw, the messages from activities.aliexpress.com came through Chrome, Edge and Firefox. Permissions are stored per browser and per profile, so removing the site in one browser does not affect another.

If you use several Chrome or Edge profiles, check each one. If you sync the browser with an account, remove the permission while signed in, otherwise another computer may still hold it and keep receiving the same messages.

How do I know the ads come from Activities.aliexpress.com?

Look for notifications from activities.aliexpress.com. That is the trace Activities.aliexpress.com leaves, and it shows up as desktop notifications. Ads that appear on every site, including ones that never carried ads before, point to something on your PC or in the browser rather than to the sites themselves.

A quick test is a private window, where extensions are off by default: if the ads disappear there, an extension is responsible. If they appear even with the browser closed, the source is a notification permission or a program in Windows.

Did clicking Allow install anything on my PC?

No. Allowing notifications stores a permission in the browser and nothing else. No file is downloaded and no program is added to Windows, which is also why antivirus scans find nothing. The risk comes later, from the notifications themselves: they lead to scam pages, fake updates and phishing forms.

Remove the permission in each browser where you allowed it. If you clicked a notification and downloaded something afterwards, delete that file and run a Microsoft Defender full scan and offline scan.

An ad showed a phone number and I called it. What now?

The number belongs to scammers, not to Microsoft or an antivirus company. If you only talked, hang up and do not call back. If you let them connect to the PC, disconnect it from the internet, uninstall the remote access program they used, such as AnyDesk, TeamViewer, ScreenConnect or UltraViewer, and run a full and offline scan.

If you paid or gave bank details, call your bank at once on the number printed on your card. Change any passwords you typed while they were connected, and report the call.

I clicked on one of the ads. Am I infected?

Probably not. Clicking an ad usually only opens a page, and a page cannot install programs on an up-to-date Windows PC without your help.

You are at risk only if you then downloaded and ran a file, allowed notifications, entered card or login details, or called a phone number shown on the page. Delete any download and run a full and offline scan.

Change passwords you typed, from a clean device. Call your bank if you gave card details. If you called a number or allowed remote access, see the next question.

Will Fortect remove Activities.aliexpress.com?

No program removes Activities.aliexpress.com itself, because there is nothing on the PC to remove: the notifications come through a permission saved in the browser, and only the browser's settings take it away, as the steps above show.

What Fortect can do is check the rest of Windows. Its free scan looks for malware, unwanted programs and damaged system files, which is useful if you clicked the ads, downloaded something from the pages they opened, or are not sure what else changed on the PC.

If the scan finds nothing and the notifications stopped after you removed the permission, this problem is solved. Use Microsoft Defender as a second opinion whenever you have downloaded files from pages like these.

Sources

  1. Microsoft forums: how to remove aliexpress popup (read October 6, 2026)
  2. Virusai: Virusai.lt (read October 6, 2026)
  3. Tech Terms: P2P (read October 6, 2026)
  4. Search Security: Antimalware (anti-malware) (read October 6, 2026)
  5. Google Chrome Help: Use notifications to get alerts (no longer online) (read October 6, 2026)

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