How to Stop Chrome Notification Spam

If you are continuously getting irrelevant pop-up notifications from the unknown sources, there is a possibility that your Chrome browser has been infected with a malware like a browser hijacker or adware.

In this guide, we would discuss how to stop and remove the Chrome notification spam.

Why am I getting Chrome Notifications?

The most common cause of unintended notifications is the "accidental" click. You might have visited any website, which has asked for your permission to send the notifications. Unknowingly, you might have clicked "Allow" on the prompt message. That's it. Now that website is free to send you any type of pop-ups.

However, that is not always the case. Some malicious programs can alter your browser's settings and send you unintentional and irrelevant pop-up notifications so that if by mistake, you click on it, they can generate revenue.

You might have installed such malicious programs through various means, such as bundled software, visiting an infected website, or installing fake antivirus software.

In the next section, we would discuss how to remove this malware and stop Chrome notification spam.

How to Stop Chrome Notification Spam?

Turn Off Chrome Notifications

If there is no malware and you want to turn off Chrome notifications for a particular site such as Facebook and others then follow these steps:

1. Open the Chrome browser and go to Settings by clicking in the three dots at the top-right corner.

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2. Click on Site Settings, under the heading of Privacy and security.
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3. Under Permissions, selectPicture 3 of How to Stop Chrome Notification Spam

4. Add sites on the block list.
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5. Block the allowed sites from which you don't want notifications.
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6. Totally turn off the notifications by switching off the "Site can ask to send notifications" button.
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Use Chrome Malware Scanner

Many of the users are unaware of the fact that Google Chrome comes with an in-built malware scanner. Though this scanner automatically works in the background, you can perform a manual scan too.

1. Open Google Chrome and navigate to
2. Scroll down and click on Advanced.
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3. Under "Reset and clean up," click Clean up computer.
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4. Click on the Find button to start the scanning. You can also uncheck the below option if you don't want the scan report to be sent to Google.
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5. Click on Remove, if prompted, to remove the caught malware.

Perform Scan with Windows Defender

If you are a Windows 10 user, you have got the in-build antimalware program. You can use it to perform a scan.

1. Type Windows Security on Windows search bar and click on its icon to open it.
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2. Select Virus & threat protection.
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3. Under it, click on Scan options.
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4. Choose Full scan and click Scan now.
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Use a Third-Party Antimalware

If the notifications are still displaying, you can go for a robust antimalware solution and perform the full scan of the system to catch the culprit malware program.

Reset Chrome Browser

If the problem still persists, then maybe the settings are not correct. Performing a reset might solve this problem.

1. Open the Chrome browser and navigate to Settings-> Advanced Settings.
2. Under Reset and clean up, choose Restore settings to their original defaults.
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3. Click on Reset Settings.
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Reinstall Google Chrome

If you are still getting the spam notifications, then, unfortunately, you have to uninstall and then freshly install the Chrome browser.

1. On Windows system, open Control Panel and choose Uninstall a program under
2. Look for Google Chrome and click on Uninstall.
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3. Download and reinstall Google Chrome from its official site.

Final Words

In this guide, we have discussed what are the causes of irrelevant and unintentional Chrome notifications. Further, we have listed down the ways through which you can get rid of those. To avoid such problems in the future, it is recommended to keep installed an extensive antimalware solution on your system and always follow the healthy browsing practices.

David Pac

Update 05 June 2020