Puwpush.com ads: what it is and how to remove it
Puwpush.com ads can affect all platforms, including Windows and macOS, as long as browsers are present on them because a push notification feature initiates the activity. Unwanted pop-ups can show up on the top or bottom right side of the screen and are completely independent of user actions.
Facts checked October 7, 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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Puwpush.com ads: summary
| Damage | You might suffer from monetary losses, install malware or potentially unwanted programs, or disclose sensitive data to cybercrooks |
|---|---|
| Name | Puwpush.com |
| Type | Push notifications, ads, pop-ups, scam |
| Appearance | Desktop notifications start showing up in particular time intervals after clicking on the "Allow" button upon the site entry |
| Symptoms | Pop-up notifications are shown on a desktop at random times |
| Detection names | No Microsoft detection name is known |
| Removal | Scan the PC with security software to find and remove the malware and anything installed with it. Fortect scans Windows for malware and repairs the system files and settings it damaged. Remove it nowTo use the full-featured product, you have to purchase a license for Fortect. The scan is free. |
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| Distribution | Not recorded in the old report |
|---|---|
| Evidence | 4 write-ups by security sites; details still limited |
| Domains | puwpush.com |
| Ads shown as | Desktop notifications |
| Browsers | Chrome, Edge and Firefox |
| Installed on the PC | Nothing; a browser notification permission only |
| First seen | 24 March 2022 |
| Facts checked | 7 October 2026 |
Is Puwpush.com ads dangerous?
From our report of Mar 2022 · not reviewed since
Puwpush.com is a fake website you should avoid
Puwpush.com ads can affect all platforms, including Windows and macOS, as long as browsers are present on them because a push notification feature initiates the activity.
Unwanted pop-ups can show up on the top or bottom right side of the screen and are completely independent of user actions. This can significantly degrade the experience when using the device and can even result in security and privacy issues.
Upon accessing the Puwpush.com website, users may be presented with several messages that encourage them to click the "Allow" button within the prompt seen at the top. Users might be tricked into thinking that by doing this, they would get access to a video or that it's just a simple verification to confirm they aren't bots.
When the button is pressed, users are typically redirected to another similar website, such as Rplnd27.com, Jakeview.ru, or Karleu.info, where they would be asked to do the exact same thing. By doing this, people allow that particular website to deliver information directly to users' screens at any time.
The pop-ups often include links to other malicious websites. Users may be asked to download potentially unwanted programs/malware, subscribe to useless services, or participate in get-rich-quick schemes.
From our report of Mar 2022 · not reviewed since
Puwpush.com overview
Puwpush.com is a rogue website you can encounter while browsing high-risk websites, such as torrents, gambling, etc. Not only do those sites host malicious payloads disguised as installers of various programs but they may also host malicious scripts and fake links leading to scam websites. Users might click on what they believe is a "download" button and end up on the Puwpush.com scam site.
Once there, visitors are taken by surprise and are presented with what looks to be a simple request, including but not limited to the following:
Crooks behind the scam are trying to push the idea that the notification prompt is something completely different - some type of verification that would allow users to view further content. In reality, the website has no content to explore and is entirely fake.
After clicking the "Allow" button, however, users grant permission to this site to send push notifications at any time. The activity is only noticed much later, hence many are surprised and have no idea how these ads got there.
- Press "Allow" to watch the video
- Click Allow to start downloading
- If you are 18+, click Allow
- Click Allow to confirm that you are not a robot
From our report of Mar 2022 · not reviewed since
Adware checks to make
While you are likely to be redirected to a scam site while visiting other malicious pages, adware could also be the reason for unwanted browser redirects.
This unwanted software is commonly distributed along with freeware or deceptive ads, so you might not even be aware that it is running in the background. Note that another typical sign of the infection is the increased number of intrusive ads you may encounter while browsing the web.
You can try to get rid of adware manually - check the installed browser extension section and then the list of the installed programs on the system level. However, malware and some adware might be extremely stealthy: it might not show up on the installed app list or not run any active windows.
It will find and remove all the malicious components for you, making sure that all the dangerous threats are eliminated at once. After that, clean your browsers from cookies and repair virus damage to prevent crashes and other issues with .
From our report of Mar 2022 · not reviewed since
More from our earlier report on Puwpush.com
- If you suspect adware infection, you should use security software to eliminate it
- Make sure you clean your browsers after you delete PUPs from the system.
- To do that automatically, you can use
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How to remove Puwpush.com ads
How to stop Puwpush.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?
Step 1: Remove puwpush.com from Chrome's notification list
Chrome keeps a list of every site you once allowed to send notifications, and
puwpush.comis on it. Pastechrome://settings/content/notificationsinto the address bar, find puwpush.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 puwpush.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 on Windows 11: Settings > Privacy and security > Site settings > Notifications. Full procedure with screenshots: Stop website notifications and pop-ups
Step 1: Remove puwpush.com from Edge's notification list
Open Settings and more (the three dots) > Settings > Privacy, search, and services > Site permissions > All permissions > Notifications. Remove
puwpush.comfrom the Allowed list, then click Add site next to Not allowed to send notifications and enter it there.Edge is built into both Windows 11 and Windows 10, so check it even if you normally use another browser. If the notifications came with the Edge logo, this is the browser that holds the permission.
Edge on Windows 11: Site permissions > All permissions > Notifications. Full procedure with screenshots: Stop website notifications and pop-ups
Step 1: Remove puwpush.com from Firefox's notification permissions
Open the menu (three lines) > Settings and click Permissions and data in the left list, then Notifications. Select
puwpush.com, click Remove Website and confirm with Save Changes.In versions older than Firefox 152 the same list sits under Privacy & Security, behind a Settings button next to Notifications. Firefox shows these notifications only while it is running, on Windows 11 and Windows 10 alike.
Firefox on Windows 11: the Notification Permissions window. Full procedure with screenshots: Stop website notifications and pop-ups
Then, whichever browser you use
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 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.
Instructions on how to block Puwpush.com pop-ups
While push notifications themselves are not dangerous, clicking links from malicious websites might definitely put users' security and computer safety at risk.
If you remove the permission for the site to send you information, you should get away without suffering any damages. Proceed with the following instructions for your browser:
Google Chrome (Android)
MS Edge (Chromium)
- Open Google Chrome browser and go to Menu > Settings.
- Locate the Privacy and security section and pick Site Settings > Notifications.
- Look at the Allow section and look for a suspicious URL.
- Click the three vertical dots next to it and pick Block. This should remove unwanted notifications from Google Chrome.
- Open Google Chrome and tap on Settings (three vertical dots).
- Select Notifications.
- Locate the unwanted URL and toggle the button to the left (Off position).
- Open Mozilla Firefox and go to Menu > Options.
- Click on Privacy & Security section.
- Under Permissions, you should be able to see Notifications. Click the Settings button next to it.
- In the Settings – Notification Permissions window, click on the drop-down menu by the URL in question.
- Select Block and then click on Save Changes. This should remove unwanted notifications from Mozilla Firefox.
- Click on Safari > Preferences...
- Go to the Websites tab and, under General, select Notifications.
- Select the web address in question, click the drop-down menu and select Deny.
- Open Microsoft Edge, and go to Settings.
- Select Site permissions.
- Go to Notifications on the right.
- Under Allow, you will find the unwanted entry.
- Click on More actions and select Block.
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Questions about Puwpush.com ads
puwpush.com keeps sending notifications. Is it a virus?
No. Notifications from puwpush.com come from a permission stored in the browser, not from a program installed in Windows. Someone clicked Allow on a prompt from that site, usually without realising what it meant, and the site now sends ads through the browser's notification system.
Antivirus scans often find nothing because there is nothing to find on the disk. Removing puwpush.com from the browser's list of allowed sites stops the messages for good. A scan is still useful if you clicked a notification and downloaded or ran something from the page it opened, because those downloads can be unwanted programs.
I clicked a notification from puwpush.com. What should I do?
If you only opened the page and closed it, nothing else is needed besides removing the permission from puwpush.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 Puwpush.com show me ads?
Because that is its whole purpose. Puwpush.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 puwpush.com safe to visit?
No. The site puwpush.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 puwpush.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 puwpush.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 Puwpush.com?
Look for notifications from puwpush.com. That is the trace Puwpush.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.
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.
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.
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.
Will Fortect remove Puwpush.com?
No program removes Puwpush.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
- Wikipedia: Get-rich-quick scheme (read October 7, 2026)
- ZDnet: Torrent websites infect 12 million users a month with malware (read October 7, 2026)
- Google Chrome Help: Use notifications to get alerts (no longer online) (read October 7, 2026)
- FTC: How to recognize, remove and avoid malware (read October 7, 2026)
- Microsoft Learn: Microsoft Defender Offline (read October 7, 2026)