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Techsys.site uses social engineering to trick users

Techsys.site is a malicious website that tricks users into subscribing to notifications

If Techsys.site ads are constantly showing up on your desktop, you have enabled notifications from this site. Hundreds of users fall victim to push notification scams every day – and it does not help that new websites emerge every day. If you are looking for ways to stop these annoying pop-ups, we are here to explain how to eradicate them.

In most cases, people get redirected^[1] to this malicious website from somewhere else – be it adware^[2] causing it or just a random click on a link. To be precise, users do not visit such websites intentionally, which is precisely what scam authors are counting on. Once on the page, visitors are presented with two elements it consists of:

• Push notification prompt which asks whether or not you want to allow notifications to be shown
• A picture or a message which encourages users to press “Allow” instead of “Block.”

After this, users either realize that the Techsys.site is up to no good and leave it immediately, or get tricked by the message and proceed with what was asked of them – press the “Allow” button. Unfortunately, this action means that website authors are now capable of sending pop-up notifications at any time.

While the initial activity of push notifications has nothing to do with potentially unwanted programs or malware, it is strongly recommended to check the system thoroughly, especially if you don't understand how suspicious items are showing up on your device. For more advice and removal instructions, check the below paragraphs.

Scam in detail

It all starts with users entering the scam website. This is usually done thanks to various insecure websites that employ URL redirects or links or adware. The latter is commonly spread via software bundles and other deceptive methods, making users unaware that the software is installed in the first place. Also, some legitimate apps sometimes might go rogue due to ownership change or other reasons.

Once installed, potentially unwanted programs start delivering commercial content, be it via redirects, sponsored search results, or ads placed on random websites. This is why it's important to check the system with powerful security software, such as SpyHunter 5Combo Cleaner or Malwarebytes.

As soon as users show up on the Techsys.site page, they are taken by surprise – they are asked to enable notification due to one reason or another. Here are a few examples of fake messages:

• Press Allow to verify, that you are not a robot
• Click Allow to continue
• Click Allow to watch the video
• If you are 18+ tap Allow, etc.

However, regardless of whether the Block or Allow button is pressed, visitors are likely to end up on the same page or be redirected to other similar websites, e.g., Emoxan.xyz, Birthdiscipline.com, and Captchaverifier.top.

In order to avoid being tricked by push notification scams, you should be treat websites you get redirected to with caution and remember that the “Allow” button within the notification prompt always means the same, regardless of the message is asking you to proceed because it will allegedly show you a video.

Making users to click the "Allow" button is website's main goal

Finally, let's talk about the most dangerous part of the scam – the push notifications themselves. Even here, scammers are trying to do their job, as often, insecure advertising networks are used due to the increased pay. In most cases, users can encounter links to various scam websites, including get-rich schemes or useless software. Additionally, they might also be asked to subscribe to some service they never needed and charged on a weekly or monthly basis.

Event malicious links can be shown to users. These can result in an infection of dangerous computer threats, such as Trojans, data-stealers, or even ransomware. Thus, it is vital not

Stop the intrusive Techsys.site ads

While one might believe that push notifications are the same as ads that show up when you visit a website, it is not the case. Push notifications are a legitimate feature that can be used by website or software developers to deliver information to users directly into their screens.

What puts them into the gray area is that some websites use fraud to make users subscribe and then, as mentioned above, deliver ads that are less than secure. To make matters worse, most users are not even aware that they have been scammed into subscribing, hence they don't know how to remove Techsys.site pop-ups in the first place.

Even if you were tricked, you should not worry, as this decision is easily reversible. Here you will find the instructions on how to do that on all modern web browsers:

Google Chrome

• Select Menu > Settings > Advanced.
• Click on Site Settings > Notifications.
• Check the Allow section and find the address of the site.
• Select More Actions and pick Block.

Mozilla Firefox:

• Go to Menu and then select Options.
• Go to Privacy & Security > Notifications > Settings.
• Choose Block after picking this option from the drop-down menu.
• Confirm with Save Changes.

MS Edge (Chromium)

• Go to Menu and pick Settings.
• Select Site permissions.
• Click on Notifications.
• Find the site URL, and click More actions.
• Pick Block.

MS Edge (legacy):

1. Open Microsoft Edge, and click the Settings and more button (three horizontal dots) at the top-right of the window.
2. Select Settings and then go to Advanced.
3. Under Website permissions, pick Manage permissions and select the URL in question.
4. Toggle the switch to the left to turn notifications off on Microsoft Edge.

Safari

• 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.

Don't forget to check for adware

If you have stopped push notifications via the web browser settings, your job is not done just yet. As we already explained, one of the reasons why you get redirects to potentially dangerous websites is adware, so it is important to check whether or not this is true. It is likely to be so if you are also experiencing adware infection symptoms, including browser slowdowns and ads show up in places they are not supposed to be.

Keep in mind that some adware is particularly malicious and is treated as malware. For example, the persistent Wajam or Ask Toolbar remain the most widespread PUPs that are treated as malicious by most security applications.^[3]

In most cases, you can remove adware using regular uninstallation methods. If you need help, follow these steps:

Windows

• Enter Control Panel into Windows search box and hit Enter or click on the search result.
• Under Programs, select Uninstall a program.
• From the list, find the entry of the suspicious program.
• Right-click on the application and select Uninstall.
• If User Account Control shows up, click Yes.
• Wait till the uninstallation process is complete and click OK.

Mac

1. From the menu bar, select Go > Applications.
2. In the Applications folder, look for all related entries.
3. Click on the app and drag it to Trash (or right-click and pick Move to Trash)

To fully remove an unwanted app, you need to access Application Support, LaunchAgents, and LaunchDaemons folders and delete relevant files:

1. Select Go > Go to Folder.
2. Enter /Library/Application Support and click Go or press Enter.
3. In the Application Support folder, look for any dubious entries and then delete them.
4. Now enter /Library/LaunchAgents and /Library/LaunchDaemons folders the same way and terminate all the related .plist files.

However, it is best you rely on security software for this process, as you might not be able to remove everything yourself. Besides, more malicious programs might be completely invisible to regular users.

If your system was indeed infected with unwanted or malicious software, you should also clear your web browsers carefully. For that, you can follow the instructions below or employ FortectIntego maintenance and repair utility. It can also get rid of junk from your system and automatically fix various system errors and malware damage.