Removing Malicious and Deceptive Notifications

Question

While using Linked-In, I clicked on a profile and that resulted in getting some deceptive notifications that stated there were viruses, and made it appear those notices came from Defender. I did not click on the buttons in those notifications, but instead I ran Defender and also McAfee, and no viruses were found. I used Settings/System/Notifications and turned off the most recent listed item. It had a name: dar7n0f7gk9s73bkjjpg.fkdt-protection.co.in (via Microsoft Edge). Turning it off removed the notification pop-ups from my display. I made multiple unsuccessful searches for that file using the name and shortened versions of it. I want to remove the file that caused those notifications, but I do not know where it is located and am not sure if it requires a simple deletion or a removal process. Guidance on how to find and remove the unwanted file(s) will be appreciated.

Answer 1

The notification item references a poisoned link/url. It's doubtful that there is actually a file. If you haven't already done so, clear the Edge cache (Ctrl, Shift, Del is a quick way to open the Delete browsing data window). Beyond that it does not appear that any action is necessary.