How to stop captchaclean.top from displaying notifications

What kind of web page is captchaclean[.]top?

Captchaclean[.]top is a page that displays deceptive content to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications and redirects to a scam website. We have discovered captchaclean[.]top while examining other websites that use rogue advertising networks. Like most pages of this type, captchaclean[.]top is promoted using deceptive methods.

Captchaclean[.]top in detail

Captchaclean[.]top shows a fake CAPTCHA with a message claiming that it is required to click the "Allow" button to prove that you are not a robot. It uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. As a rule, notifications displayed by pages like captchaclean[.]top promote various scams, dubious apps, and other shady pages.

Also, captchaclean[.]top redirects to a website running the "Chrome Search Contest 2022" scam. This page is designed to trick visitors into believing that they can win a prize. The purpose of this site is to obtain personal information. Thus, captchaclean[.]top and websites opened through it can be trusted.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by captchaclean.top
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Fortinet (Spam), Sophos (Spam), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	78.128.112.202
Symptoms	Seeing advertisements not originating from the sites you are browsing. Intrusive pop-up ads. Decreased Internet browsing speed.
Distribution Methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, false claims within visited websites, unwanted applications (adware)
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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Websites of this type in general

A big part of pages like captchaclean[.]top opens other sites designed to trick visitors into allowing them to display notifications. Typically, these pages are opened via illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites, and similar web pages or by installed shady apps (e.g., adware).

More examples of similar pages are hugeer[.]club, news-rofahe[.]cc, and mycomputerads[.]com.

How did captchaclean[.]top gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Permission to show notifications is granted by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting websites (when websites want to show notifications). No website can show notifications without being allowed to do so. Thus, captchaclean[.]top delivers notifications because it was visited and permitted to show them.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Click the "Block", "Block Notifications", or equivalent button whenever a shady page asks for permission to show notifications or close that page. Note that legitimate websites never claim that it is required to click the "Allow" button to play a video, prove that you are not a robot, verify your age, etc.

If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of captchaclean[.]top website (GIF):

Example of notification ads displayed by captchaclean[.]top website:

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by captchaclean[.]top using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by captchaclean.top?
• STEP 1. Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome
• STEP 2. Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome (Android)
• STEP 3. Remove spam notifications from Mozilla Firefox
• STEP 4. Remove spam notifications from Microsoft Edge
• STEP 5. Remove spam notifications from Safari (macOS)

Disable unwanted browser notifications:

Video showing how to disable web browser notifications:

Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome:

Click the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen and select "Settings". In the opened window select "Privacy and security", then click on "Site Settings" and choose "Notifications".

In the "Allowed to send notifications" list search for websites that you want to stop receiving notifications from. Click on the three dots icon near the website URL and click "Block" or "Remove" (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Google Chrome (Android):

Tap the Menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the screen and select "Settings". Scroll down, tap on "Site settings" and then "Notifications".

In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs and tap on them one-by-one. Once the pop-up shows up, select either "Block" or "Remove" (if you tap "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Mozilla Firefox:

Click the Menu button (three bars) on the right upper corner of the screen. Select "Settings" and click on "Privacy & Security" in the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen. Scroll down to the "Permissions" section and click the "Settings" button next to "Notifications".

In the opened window, locate all suspicious URLs and block them using the drop-down menu or either remove them by clicking "Remove Website" at the bottom of the window (if you click "Remove Website" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Microsoft Edge:

Click the menu button (three dots) on the right upper corner of the Edge window and select "Settings". Click on "Cookies and site permissions" in the toolbar on the left hand side of the screen and select "Notifications".

Click three dots on the right hand side of each suspicious URL under "Allow" section and click "Block" or "Remove" (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again).

Remove spam notifications from Safari (macOS):

Click "Safari" button on the left upper corner of the screen and select "Preferences...". Select the "Websites" tab and then select "Notifications" section on the left pane.

Check for suspicious URLs and apply the "Deny" option using the drop-down menu or either remove them by clicking "Remove" at the bottom of the window (if you click "Remove" and visit the malicious site once more, it will ask to enable notifications again)

How to avoid browser notification spam?

Internet users should be very skeptical when being asked to allow notifications. While this is a useful feature that allows you to receive timely news from websites you like, deceptive marketers frequently abuse it.

Only allow notifications from websites that you fully trust. For added security - use an anti-malware application with a real-time web browsing monitor to block shady websites that tries to trick you into allowing spam notifications. We recommend using Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Why am I seeing ads (browser notifications) delivered by captchaclean[.]top in the right lower corner of my desktop?

If this website is showing notifications, it is because it has permission to show them. Websites are allowed to show notifications by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting them.

I have clicked on notification ads, is my computer infected?

Clicking on notifications cannot infect computers. The problem with clicking them is that they can open malicious pages.

Is captchaclean[.]top a virus?

Websites like captchaclean[.]top are not viruses. Most of them promote various scams, potentially malicious applications, and websites.

Will Combo Cleaner remove captchaclean[.]top ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove all the permissions granted for captchaclean[.]top. Moreover, this app will block further access to captchaclean[.]top. No additional steps will be required.

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