How to stop coolcaptchahere.top from displaying notifications

What kind of page is coolcaptchahere[.]top?

Our team found that coolcaptchahere[.]top displays a misleading message with the intention of tricking visitors into allowing it to display notifications. Additionally, this website may redirect users to other suspicious sites. It is important to note that users access sites like coolcaptchahere[.]top unintentionally.

Coolcaptchahere[.]top in detail

Coolcaptchahere[.]top deceives visitors into clicking the "Allow" button under the pretense of verifying that they are not robots. However, by doing so, users give permission to display notifications. It is strongly recommended to avoid allowing pages like coolcaptchahere[.]top to send notifications.

We discovered that coolcaptchahere[.]top shows fake virus alerts as its notifications. Those notifications claim that a computer is infected and urge to remove "detected" viruses. They can lead to phishing pages, technical support scam sites, and other shady pages, promote adware, browser hijackers, and other potentially harmful applications.

Coolcaptchahere[.]top itself can redirect visitors to untrustworthy websites, too (including other pages designed to lure visitors into agreeing to receive deceptive notifications).

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by coolcaptchahere.top
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Fortinet (Spam), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	155.138.161.229
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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Pages of this type in general

Coolcaptchahere[.]top and similar websites present fake CAPTCHAS, video players, loading bars, and other elements to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button. These websites are typically accessed unintentionally through untrustworthy advertisements and pages that employ rogue advertising networks, such as illegal movie streaming pages and torrent sites.

Examples of websites similar to coolcaptchahere[.]top are maincaptchanow[.]top, thebestcaptcha[.]top, and softstrorright[.]com.

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

Coolcaptchahere[.]top can show notifications because it has been granted permission by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting the site. Websites require the visitor's consent to display notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Users can close unreliable pages that want to show notifications or click the "Block" button to avoid receiving notifications. Pages that prompt users to click the "Allow" button to continue loading content, download files, play videos, verify they are not robots or perform other actions should not be trusted.

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

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

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Notification from coolcaptchahere[.]top:

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

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Quick menu:

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

Coolcaptchahere[.]top has been granted permission to display notifications, which is obtained by clicking the "Allow" button when prompted by the browser to show notifications. Pages cannot display notifications without the visitor's consent.

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

Notifications from websites like coolcaptchahere[.]top can direct users to untrustworthy websites, but they cannot infect computers.

Is coolcaptchahere[.]top a virus?

Websites such as coolcaptchahere[.]top are not viruses. Instead, their main purpose is to promote online scams, questionable applications, and other websites of this kind.

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

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

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