Are you seeing unwanted ads promoted by the Special-trending-news.com domain? Special-trending-news.com is a fake website. The purpose of the Special-trending-news.com URL is to try to trick people into clicking unwanted ads.

Many websites have been created daily that try to trick online users. Special-trending-news.com is one such website. By promoting advertisements through Special-trending-news.com, cybercriminals can make money. Cybercriminals do this by promoting ads as pop-ups through the push notifications settings in your browser.

Suppose you have given the Special-trending-news.com domain permission to send notifications through your browser. In that case, you will see pop-ups on your computer, phone, or tablet. These pop-ups are therefore sent through your browser.

To remove Special-trending-news.com pop-ups, you need to remove the permission to send notifications in your browser. You can find this information in this article. After removing Special-trending-news.com permissions from your browser settings, I recommend you perform a thorough scan with the tools as this article advises.

By performing a thorough scan, you will prevent any remaining malware that may have been installed by the Special-trending-news.com pop-up. Also, you will prevent Special-trending-news.com from showing unwanted ads.

I have tested these instructions to remove Special-trending-news.com. All information and instructions in this article are free to apply by anyone.

How to remove Special-trending-news.com?

Step 1:

First, download and install Malwarebytes for free. Next, scan your computer for any virus, then follow the steps below.

Step 2:

Choose your browser from the list and follow the removal instructions to remove Special-trending-news.com.

google chrome logoGoogle Chrome

  • Open Google Chrome.
  • Click on the Chrome menu button in the top-right corner..
  • Click on Settings.
  • Click on Privacy and Security.
  • Click Site settings.
  • Click on Notifications.
  • Click on the Remove button next to Special-trending-news.com.

google chrome logoDisable notifications in Google Chrome

  • Open the Chrome browser.
  • Click on the Chrome menu button in the top-right corner.
  • Click on Settings.
  • Click on Privacy and security.
  • Click on Site settings.
  • Click on Notifications.
  • Click on “Don’t allow sites to send notifications” to disable notifications.

android logoAndroid

  • Open Google Chrome
  • Tap on the Chrome menu button.
  • Tap on Settings and scroll down to Advanced settings.
  • Tap on the Site Settings section, tap the Notifications settings, find the Special-trending-news.com domain, and tap on it.
  • Tap the Clean & Reset button.

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mozilla firefox logoFirefox

  • Open Firefox
  • Click on the Firefox menu button.
  • Click on Options.
  • Click on Privacy & Security.
  • Click on Permissions and then to Settings next to Notifications.
  • Click on the Special-trending-news.com URL and change the status to Block.

internet explorer logoInternet Explorer

  • Open Internet Explorer.
  • In the top right corner, click on the gear icon (menu button).
  • Go to Internet Options in the menu.
  • Click on the Privacy tab and select Settings in the pop-up blockers section.
  • Find the Special-trending-news.com URL and click the Remove button to remove the domain.

microsoft edge logoMicrosoft Edge

  • Open Microsoft Edge.
  • Click on the Edge menu button.
  • Click on settings.
  • Click on Cookies and site permissions.
  • Click on Notifications.
  • Click on the “more” button right next to the Special-trending-news.com URL.
  • Click on Remove.

microsoft edge logoDisable notifications in Microsoft Edge

  • Open Microsoft Edge.
  • Click on the Edge menu button.
  • Click on settings.
  • Click on Cookies and site permissions.
  • Click on Notifications.
  • Turn the switch “Ask before sending (recommended)” off.

mac safari logoSafari

  • Open Safari.
  • Click in the menu on Preferences.
  • Click on the website tab.
  • In the left menu click on Notifications
  • Find the Special-trending-news.com domain and select it, click the Deny button.

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Last Update: June 27, 2023