How to stop vividcaptcha.top from showing notifications

What kind of page is vividcaptcha[.]top?

Our team has examined vividcaptcha[.]top and found that it displays a deceptive message to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications. Also, vividcaptcha[.]top redirects visitors to a scam website. We discovered vividcaptcha[.]top while visiting pages that use rogue advertising networks.

Vividcaptcha[.]top in detail

Vividcaptcha[.]top instructs visitors to pass a fake CAPTCHA. It says that visitors must click the "Allow" button to confirm that they are not robots. In reality, vividcaptcha[.]top uses a clickbait technique to lure visitors into agreeing to receive notifications from it - clicking the "Allow" button while visiting vividcaptcha[.]top permits it to show notifications.

One of the notifications from vividcaptcha[.]top is a fake virus alert claiming that a Trojan virus has been detected and urging to run a full system scan. Usually, notifications from sites like vividcaptcha[.]top promote deceptive pages designed to trick visitors into paying money for unnecessary (or fake) services or software, providing personal information, downloading shady apps, etc.

Additionally, vividcaptcha[.]top redirects visitors to other websites of this kind. During our investigation, vividcaptcha[.]top redirected us to a page running a scam similar to "AMAZON TRIAL". That page is owned by scammers who aim to extract personal information and (or) money from unsuspecting visitors.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by vividcaptcha.top
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	alphaMountain.ai (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	5.181.203.26
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 websites of this type

In most cases, pages like vividcaptcha[.]top get opened via dubious advertisements and pages that use rogue advertising networks (e.g., illegal movie streaming, torrent sites, adult pages). Sometimes, these pages are promoted via rogue applications. Clicking on notifications shown by websites like vividcaptcha[.]top can lead to malicious websites.

Most of these pages are pretty similar. Examples of similar websites are updaterdesign[.]com, sulseerg[.]com, and muttere[.]buzz.

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

Vividcaptcha[.]top has permission to show notifications (the "Allow" or similar button was clicked while visiting vividcaptcha[.]top). Web pages cannot display notifications without permission from visitors. Typically, sites like vividcaptcha[.]top display deceptive content to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Click the "Block" or "Block Notifications" button (depending on the web browser) while visiting them, or close these pages. Do not click the "Allow" button when shady pages ask for permission to show notifications. Especially when they claim that clicking that button is required to confirm your age, play a video, prove that you are not a robot, etc.

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

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

Another appearance of the vividcaptcha[.]com website:

Notification from vividcaptcha[.]top:

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

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Quick menu:

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

If a website shows notifications, it means that it has permission to show them. Pages receive permission to show notifications after clicking the "Allow" button. The same applies to vividcaptcha[.]top.

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

Notifications from shady websites can lead to malicious pages. However, they cannot infect computers.

Is vividcaptcha[.]top a virus?

Websites like vividcaptcha[.]top promote various scams (e.g., scams like "AMAZON TRIAL"), questionable applications, and websites. Nevertheless, they are not viruses.

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

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

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