Police-center.vg is not a real police, court, or government warning. It is a risky browser-notification domain that uses a law-enforcement-style name to make pop-ups feel urgent. If you see Police-center.vg alerts, do not call phone numbers, pay a fine, install a suggested tool, or click Allow. Remove the site from browser notifications first, then check extensions, browser policies, startup items, and Windows apps if the pop-ups return.
What Is Police-center.vg?
Police-center.vg is an exact-domain scareware and advertising risk. The name is designed to sound official, but it is not connected to Mozilla, Microsoft, Google, law enforcement, a court, or a real device-security notice. Gridinsoft’s Website Reputation Checker report for Police-center.vg classifies the domain as Browser Notification Spam, notes a 1/100 trust score, and lists risk signals including blacklist detections and a young domain.
The most common scenario is simple but annoying: a page asks you to allow notifications, then the browser shows recurring alerts even when the site is closed. That does not automatically prove a trojan is installed, but it is a clear reason to remove the permission and look for the adware, extension, or redirect chain that led you there.
Common Symptoms
- Notifications mention Police-center.vg, police warnings, fines, device infection, blocked access, prizes, or urgent security actions.
- Pop-ups appear from Chrome, Edge, or Firefox even after you close the original tab.
- The page tells you to click Allow to continue, watch a video, verify that you are human, or remove a warning.
- New tabs open after visiting streaming, download, adult-content, cracked software, or aggressive ad pages.
- Unknown extensions, changed search settings, or a
Managed by your organizationpolicy appear at the same time.
Remove Police-center.vg Notifications
Start with notification permissions. This is the fastest fix when the domain is abusing an allowed browser permission rather than running as a full Windows infection.
- Open the affected browser settings.
- Go to Privacy and security, Site settings, or Cookies and site permissions.
- Open Notifications.
- Find
police-center.vgand remove it from the allowed list, or block it. - Remove any other unfamiliar domains that were allowed around the same time.
- Check Pop-ups and redirects and remove suspicious allowed sites there too.
- Restart the browser and confirm that the alerts no longer appear.
If police-center-vg keeps showing unwanted pop-ups, you likely granted it permission to send notifications. To stop them, you need to revoke that permission in your browser settings.
- Copy and paste this into the address bar:
chrome://settings/content/notifications - Scroll down to the Allowed to send notifications list.
- Find police-center-vg.
- Click the three dots (...) next to it and select Remove (or Block).
- Open Safari and go to Settings (or Preferences).
- Click the Websites tab and select Notifications on the left.
- Find police-center-vg in the list on the right.
- Select it and click Remove (or change "Allow" to "Deny").
- Copy and paste this into the address bar:
about:preferences#privacy - Scroll down to Permissions and click Settings... next to Notifications.
- Type police-center-vg in the search bar or find it in the list.
- Select the site and click Remove Website.
- Copy and paste this into the address bar:
edge://settings/content/notifications - Look under the Allow section.
- Find police-center-vg.
- Click the three dots (...) next to it and select Remove (or Block).
- Copy and paste this into the address bar:
brave://settings/content/notifications - Scroll to the Allowed to send notifications list.
- Find police-center-vg.
- Click the three dots (...) and select Remove (or Block).
- Copy and paste this into the address bar:
opera://settings/content/notifications - Check the Allowed to send notifications list.
- Find police-center-vg.
- Click the three dots next to it and select Remove.
Check Extensions, Search, And Browser Policies
If Police-center.vg comes back after you remove the permission, treat the browser as potentially modified by adware or a push-notification redirect chain.
- Remove extensions you do not recognize, especially coupon, video, PDF, download, search, VPN, game, or cleaner extensions installed recently.
- Restore the default search engine, homepage, and new-tab page.
- Open the browser policies page, such as
chrome://policyoredge://policy. A home computer should not suddenly have suspicious forced extensions or notification rules. - Check browser shortcuts and remove any extra URL after the browser executable path.
- Sign out of browser sync temporarily if the same extension or setting returns across devices.
- Launch Chrome.
- Click the three dots (...) in the top right corner.
- Select Extensions > Manage Extensions.
- Click Remove next to the extension you want to delete.
Quick Access: Type chrome://extensions/ in the address bar.
- Open Safari.
- In the menu bar, click Safari and select Settings (or Preferences).
- Click on the Extensions tab.
- Select the extension and click Uninstall.
- Click the menu button, select Add-ons and themes.
- Go to the Extensions tab.
- Click the three dots (...) next to the extension and select Remove.
Quick Access: Type about:addons in the address bar.
- Launch Microsoft Edge.
- Click the three dots (...) in the top right corner.
- Select Extensions.
- Find the extension and click Remove.
Quick Access: Type edge://extensions/ in the address bar.
- Launch Brave browser.
- Click the menu icon > Extensions.
- Find the extension and click Remove.
Quick Access: Type brave://extensions/ in the address bar.
- Launch Opera.
- Click the Opera logo in the top left corner.
- Select Extensions > Extensions.
- Click the X or Remove button next to the extension.
Quick Access: Type opera://extensions/ in the address bar.
Open Extensions/Add-ons again and remove any entry linked to police-center-vg or clearly out of place.
- Tap on the three dots (...) in the top right corner and Choose Settings.
- Choose Reset and Clean up and Restore settings to their original defaults.
- Tap Reset settings.
Quick Access: Type chrome://settings/reset in the address bar.
- Open Safari.
- In the menu bar, click Safari > Clear History.
- Select all history and click Clear History.
- Go to Safari > Settings (or Preferences).
- Click the Privacy tab and select Manage Website Data... > Remove All.
- In the Advanced tab, check Show features for web developers.
- In the menu bar, select Develop > Empty Caches.
- Launch Brave browser.
- Click the menu icon in the top right corner and select Settings.
- Click Additional settings > Reset settings.
- Tap Restore settings to their original defaults.
- Confirm by clicking Reset settings.
Quick Access: Type brave://settings/reset in the address bar.
- In the upper right corner tap the three-line icon and Choose Help.
- Choose More Troubleshooting Information.
- Choose Refresh Firefox... then Refresh Firefox.
Quick Access: Type about:support and click Refresh Firefox.
- Tap the three dots.
- Choose Settings.
- Tap Reset Settings, then Click Restore settings to their default values.
Quick Access: Type edge://settings/reset in the address bar.
- Launch the Opera browser.
- Click the Opera menu button in the top left corner and select Settings.
- Scroll down to the Advanced section in the left sidebar and click Reset and clean up.
- Click Restore settings to their original defaults.
- Click Reset settings to confirm.
Quick Access: Type opera://settings/reset in the address bar.
After reset, verify that police-center-vg is no longer set as your default search engine or homepage.
Check Windows For Adware Persistence
Notification spam can be only a browser setting, but repeated redirects after cleanup usually mean something is still launching pages or reinstalling extensions. Check Windows before assuming the problem is solved.
- Uninstall recently added apps you did not intend to install, especially bundles, download managers, fake cleaners, or media tools.
- Open Task Manager and review startup entries for unfamiliar names.
- Review Task Scheduler for tasks that open a browser, script, or URL at logon.
- Check installed browsers, not just the one showing the alert; adware often touches Chrome, Edge, and Firefox together.
- Run a security scan if pop-ups return, if you downloaded anything from the warning page, or if browser policies keep reappearing.
Gridinsoft Anti-Malware can help check for adware, unwanted apps, malicious scheduled tasks, and browser hijacker leftovers after you remove the Police-center.vg permission manually.
If you see police-center-vg or other suspicious applications that you don't remember installing, you should remove them as well.
- Right-click the Start button and select Installed Apps (or Apps & Features).
- Scroll through the list to find police-center-vg or any other unfamiliar program.
- Click the three dots (...) next to it and select Uninstall.
- Open Finder and go to the Applications folder.
- Locate police-center-vg or any app you don't recognize.
- Drag it to the Trash.
- Empty the trash to remove it permanently.
- Go to Settings > Apps > See all apps.
- Find police-center-vg or any suspicious app in the list.
- Tap on it and select Uninstall.
After uninstalling the suspicious app or deleting the visible threat, use Gridinsoft Anti-Malware to check hidden files, startup entries, scheduled tasks, bundled apps, browser changes, and other persistence points that can restore malware.
Download Anti-MalwareWhat Not To Do
- Do not pay a fine or enter payment details because a browser page claims to be police or a court.
- Do not call phone numbers shown in the pop-up.
- Do not install a cleaner, player, extension, or update offered by the warning page.
- Do not send personal documents, passwords, or remote-access codes.
- Do not keep clicking Allow or Continue; close the tab and remove the permission from browser settings.
How To Avoid Similar Fake Police Pop-Ups
- Block notification requests by default and allow them only for sites you trust.
- Avoid download mirrors and streaming pages that require notification permission before showing content.
- Keep the browser and extensions updated, and remove extensions you no longer use.
- Use a standard user account for everyday browsing when possible.
- Check suspicious domains with a reputation service before interacting with them.
For related cleanup flows, see Gridinsoft’s guides for Recheck.co.in ads, Google-cloudflare.cc fake notifications, browsers opening tabs by themselves, and fake virus alert pop-ups. The broader scam websites guide explains how deceptive pages pressure users into unsafe actions.
FAQ
Is Police-center.vg a real police website?
No. Treat Police-center.vg as a browser-notification and scareware risk, not as a real police, court, or government notice. A real law-enforcement agency will not ask you to click a browser notification permission to fix your computer.
Why do Police-center.vg alerts appear when the site is closed?
The site may have been allowed to send notifications. Browser notifications can appear from an allowed website even after the tab is closed, so removing the permission is the first step.
Does Police-center.vg mean my PC has malware?
Not always. It can be only an abused notification permission. If alerts return after permission cleanup, or if unknown extensions and startup items appear, scan Windows for adware or unwanted apps.
Should I reset my browser?
Reset the browser if removing notification permissions and suspicious extensions does not stop the redirects. Export bookmarks first, then restore search, homepage, new-tab, and site-permission settings.
References
- Google Chrome Help. “Change notification settings.” Google, accessed June 12, 2026. https://support.google.com/chrome/answer/3220216
- Microsoft Support. “Manage website notifications in Microsoft Edge.” Microsoft, accessed June 12, 2026. https://support.microsoft.com/en-US/edge/manage-website-notifications-in-microsoft-edge
- Mozilla Support. “Push notifications in Firefox.” Mozilla, accessed June 12, 2026. https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/push-notifications-firefox
