What is Less Notifications?
Less Notifications is an extension that, apparently, is meant to provide you with a direct link to the Notifications menu within your browser. It is not difficult at all to access this menu without the help of additional extensions and programs, which is why we have identified the app as a potentially unwanted program (PUP). If you have no idea what that means, you should continue reading. If you know a little bit about PUPs, and you also know that they are generally regarded as threats that should be deleted, you might be ready to jump to the removal of Less Notifications. We certainly have created a guide that can help eliminate this potentially unwanted program, but there are a few things you need to learn and check off the list first. So, keep reading, and do not hesitate to ask us questions via the comments form below if you feel lost.
How does Less Notifications work?
The notifications you enable on your browser can be both helpful and completely disruptive. If they belong to legitimate and trustworthy websites, they are likely to provide you with useful content and present alerts that make your browsing experience more convenient. However, there are plenty of websites that can use this feature in malicious ways. For example, adware servers use it to flood browsers with unpredictable and often unreliable advertisements. Therefore, caution must be exercised when enabling/allowing notifications. Unfortunately, not many people understand the feature, and so disruptive and unwanted notifications might seem to be coming from nowhere. Removing such notifications might seem like a huge challenge. This is where Less Notifications by RoketMedia comes in and claims to save the day. This extension is introduced via an official website, lessnotifications.com, and Google Chrome users can also download it from the Chrome Web Store (chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/less-notifications/ffdlfbiemgajjagapbhaajdldidhdhfn). Do you believe that you downloaded Less Notifications from an unreliable website or using an unreliable downloader? Scan your system immediately to check if you need to delete other threats.
According to the official description on the Chrome Web Store, Less Notifications is meant to introduce you to a “badge icon on your top right corner in your browser,” and you would be “taken to your chrome setting area, where you can see all the shortcuts and notification settings” if you clicked it. Although a shortcut might be convenient, you do not actually need it. Go to chrome://settings/content/notifications to find and manage all the activated notifications. You can use the guide below to learn more about the process. So, it is clear that Less Notifications is not exactly useful. There’s more. When you install the PUP, it also hijacks the default search provider by changing it to search.lessnotifications.com/chrome/newtab/searchresults.aspx?q=. It redirects to Google or Bing search engines, and although the shown results are not modified, this is definitely suspicious. It is also suspicious that the PUP can collect information about your activities. This information can be “shared with third parties and used for advertising.” The PUP also can provide users with “targeted advertising.” You can learn more about this by reviewing the Privacy Policy at lessnotifications.com/lp/privacy-policy.html.
How to remove Less Notifications
Do you still think that Less Notifications is a highly beneficial extension? Most likely, you do not, or, at least, you do not look at it as a completely harmless and useful extension. Without a doubt, our Anti-Spyware-101.com research team recommends deleting Less Notifications. The guide below shows how to do it manually. It also shows how to clear browsing data and, most importantly, how to delete or manage unwanted notifications. Once you learn how to do it once, you will not need to rely on guides or supposedly helpful extensions and apps. As mentioned earlier, it is also important to scan the system. Even if you do not think that other threats exist, it is better to be safe than sorry. If threats are found, you must eliminate them quickly, and if you need help with it, note that you can always implement anti-malware software. It can automatically remove Less Notifications and all other threats that might have plagued your operating system.
Removal Instructions
- Open Google Chrome and then tap ALT+F keys.
- Click More tools and then select Extensions.
- Find the unwanted extension and click Remove.
- Tap ALT+F keys and click More tools again.
- Click Clear browsing data and then click Advanced.
- Select the preferred time range and boxes.
- Click Clear data and then click ALT+F one last time.
- Select Settings and go to Privacy and security.
- Click Site settings and then Notifications.
- You can block or remove notifications as you please.
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