How to stop captchasee.live from delivering notifications

What kind of page is captchasee[.]live?

While examining captchasee[.]live, we found that it uses a clickbait technique to lure visitors into agreeing to receive its notifications. We also found that captchasee[.]live redirects to a scam website (possibly more than one). Our team discovered captchasee[.]live while inspecting websites that use rogue advertising networks.

Captchasee[.]live in detail

Captchasee[.]live instructs visitors to click the "Allow" button to prove that they are not robots (to pass a fake CAPTCHA). It displays a deceptive message to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications. Deceptive pages like captchasee[.]live should never be allowed to show notifications.

Usually, when websites like captchasee[.]live are allowed to show notifications, they promote various scams (e.g., technical support scams), phishing pages, potentially malicious software, etc. Another detail about captchasee[.]live is that it can redirect to a scam page similar to "AMAZON TRIAL POP-UP Scam".

That scam page is used to trick visitors into participating in a fake survey and providing personal information. Also, scammers may be using that page to lure visitors into transferring money (e.g., paying "shipping", "administration", or other fees).

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by captchasee.live
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	5.8.45.244
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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More about pages of this type

Most users open websites like captchasee[.]live by clicking on deceptive advertisements or via illegal movie streaming, torrent, and similar pages that use rogue advertising networks. Sometimes, these sites are promoted via advertising-supported applications.

There are many websites similar to captchasee[.]live. They are designed to trick visitors into allowing them to show notifications. Examples of similar pages are captchatotal[.]live, catchlucksurvey[.]top, and time-delta[.]xyz.

How did captchasee[.]live gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Captchasee[.]live has been allowed to display notifications by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting it. Web pages cannot show notifications without permission. Usually, pages like captchasee[.]live use clickbait techniques or other deceptive methods to lure visitors into allowing them to show notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

If you do not wish to receive notifications from a website, click the "Block" (or "Block Notifications") button when a browser notifies you that the visited page wants to show notifications. Do not trust websites claiming that it is required to click the "Allow" button to prove that you are not a robot, confirm your age, play a video, etc.

Close such pages and never visit them again. If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of captchasee[.]live website (GIF):

Example of a browser notification delivered by captchasee[.]live website:

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by captchasee[.]live using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by captchasee.live?
• 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 captchasee[.]live in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Captchasee[.]live received permission to show notifications when the "Allow" button was clicked while visiting it. Web pages cannot display notifications without permission.

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

No, notifications cannot infect computers. However, they can be designed to open malicious websites.

Is captchasee[.]live a virus?

Captchasee[.]live is not a virus. It displays a deceptive message to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. Also, it redirects them to a scam website.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove permissions granted for captchasee[.]live. Also, it will block further access to captchasee[.]live. No additional steps will be required.

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