Notification saying "A new Virus is Stealing Data!" on Ubuntu 18
Recently whenever I open Firefox I get a message in notification center. It's not always the same and it keeps changing. here is an example:
It's not always this. It gives other messages too and when I click it it sends me to phishing sites. I don't know how I got it.
Could someone please help me get rid of it?
I tried Clam antivirus but it found nothing.
Solution 1:
Keep calm, it looks like a mere phishing attempt with FUD. It seems some website(s) somehow tricked the user into giving permission for push notifications.
To fix this, follow the steps below.
- Open Firefox, click the "hamburger" menu button (three horizontal bars), and choose Preferences.
- Select the Privacy & Security panel and go down to the Permissions section.
- Click the "Settings..." button next to Notification and look for dodgy-looking websites which are "allowed".
- Select the website(s) and click "Remove Website".