How to stop captchatoday.top from sending notifications

What kind of page is captchatoday[.]top?

Our team investigated captchatoday[.]top and discovered that it displays a deceptive message (employs a clickbait tactic) to entice visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. We also found that captchatoday[.]top redirects to other unreliable pages. This website should be avoided and never permitted to show notifications.

Captchatoday[.]top in detail

Captchatoday[.]top misleads visitors by asking them to complete a fake CAPTCHA. The website claims that clicking the "Allow" button proves the visitor is not a robot, but in reality, it grants permission for the website to show notifications. These notifications are not trustworthy.

Notifications from captchatoday[.]top often falsely claim that a computer has a virus. Interacting with these notifications can result in visiting unreliable websites, being asked for personal information, being prompted to call fraudulent technical support, being offered to download harmful applications, etc.

In addition to displaying deceptive notifications, captchatoday[.]top redirects to other dubious sites. During our examination, captchatoday[.]top redirected to a scam site similar to "AMAZON TRIAL" - a page running a lottery scam. Typically, such pages are designed to extract personal information and (or) money.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by captchatoday.top
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.21.5.82
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

There are many websites similar to captchatoday[.]top that exist on the Internet, such as onevenadvllc[.]com, addssupport[.]com, and news-wemipo[.]cc. They all request permission to send notifications.

Visitors usually do not intentionally access websites like captchatoday[.]top. They are often directed to these sites through misleading ads or illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites, and other similar pages that use rogue advertising networks. Adware can also lead to the opening of pages like captchatoday[.]top.

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

Websites can only display notifications if visitors grant permission by clicking the "Allow," "Allow Notifications," or a similar button while on pages. No website can display notifications without the visitor's consent. Therefore, captchatoday[.]top can show notifications because it has been permitted to do so.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

To prevent websites from showing notifications, click the "Block," "Block Notifications," or a similar button or close them. Avoid clicking the "Allow" button while on pages that claim it is necessary to prove you are not a robot, watch a video, download a file, etc. If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

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

Notifications from captchatoday[.]top:

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

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Quick menu:

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

In order for a website to send browser notifications, the user must first grant permission. It means that you have likely already visited captchatoday[.]top and allowed it to send notifications.

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

Clicking on a notification alone does not cause harm. However, the websites that these notifications are designed to open may be malicious.

Is captchatoday[.]top a virus?

Websites such as captchatoday[.]top are not viruses, but they are used to promote various scams, dubious or malicious websites, and applications.

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

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

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