How to stop redirects to android-recaptcha.info

What is android-recaptcha[.]info?

android-recaptcha[.]info is a rogue website. Like many similar websites, it redirects visitors to other untrustworthy web pages or loads dubious content. Some examples of other sites that operate in this manner include find-soulmates[.]com, best-girls-ever[.]com and hellopushworld[.]com.

Web browsers commonly open these sites due to potentially unwanted applications (PUAs) installed on them. Typically, PUAs are designed to force browsers to open untrustworthy websites, display advertisements and gather browsing data.

PUAs force users to visit websites such as android-recaptcha[.]info by opening them in new browser windows or tabs. In any case, once visited, they open more (about two or three) dubious web pages. Alternatively, they load dubious content. Most demand permission to show notifications using 'clickbait' techniques.

Note that android-recaptcha[.]info encourages visitors to prove that they are not 'robots' - supposedly by clicking the "Allow" button in a pop-up window. Once the button is clicked, however, android-recaptcha[.]info receives permission to show notifications.

Typically, web pages of this type display notifications that contain untrustworthy advertisements, links leading to rogue sites and other dubious content. Furthermore, PUAs are often designed to feed users with coupons, banners, surveys, pop-ups, and other intrusive ads.

People who click them are usually redirected to dubious web pages, or the ads run scripts that download or install other PUAs. Additionally, many unwanted apps collect data such as, for example, IP addresses, geolocations, entered search queries, addresses of opened/visited pages, and so on.

Developers sell the information to other parties (potentially, cyber criminals) who misuse it to generate revenue. Some PUAs are capable of accessing sensitive details. Therefore, all PUAs should be removed immediately, since they can cause problems relating to browsing safety, online privacy, and so on. Collected data might also be misused to steal identities.

Symptoms

Seeing advertisements not originating from the sites you are browsing. Intrusive pop-up ads. Decreased internet browsing speed.

Threat Summary:

Name	android-recaptcha.info pop-up
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads.
Detection Names	Dr.Web (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	185.50.248.167
Observed Domains	a.android-recaptcha[.]info, b.android-recaptcha[.]info, c.android-recaptcha[.]info, i.android-recaptcha[.]info, h.android-recaptcha[.]info, f.android-recaptcha[.]info
Distribution Methods	Deceptive pop-up ads, potentially unwanted applications (adware).
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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In some cases, these apps can be downloaded from their websites, however, people often download and install them unintentionally. PUAs do not operate as promoted and deliver no useful features or any other value. In most cases, they are designed only to perform tasks to help the developers to generate revenue.

How did adware install on my computer?

Unintentional download/installation of unwanted apps can happen when they are included into the set-ups of other programs. Information about additionally-included apps is often hidden in options such as "Advanced", "Custom", and so on. Unfortunately, many people fail to check/change these settings and dismiss offers to download and/or install additional software.

This allows various PUAs to be downloaded or installed with regular software. This distribution method of unwanted software is called "bundling". PUAs are also downloaded and/or installed by clicking deceptive advertisements - these can run scripts that download/install unwanted programs.

How to avoid installation of potentially unwanted applications

All software should be downloaded from official websites, especially if it is free. Channels or tools such as third party downloaders, installers, unofficial pages, Peer-to-Peer networks (e.g., torrent clients, eMule) should not be trusted. In many cases, these download and installation tools/channels are used to distribute unwanted software.

If download/installation setups contain settings such as "Custom", "Advanced", ensure that they are carefully checked. They often contain offers to download and/or install unwanted applications - dismiss these before completing download/installation of software.

Do not click ads that are displayed on dubious web pages (adult dating, pornography, gambling or other pages of this kind). Typically, these ads cause redirects to dubious sites or unwanted downloads/installations. These ads might also be displayed on legitimate web pages.

Prevent browsers from opening untrustworthy sites and/or showing unwanted ads by removing unwanted or suspicious extensions, add-ons and plug-ins from them. Also remove programs of this kind from the operating system.

If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of android-recaptcha[.]info website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is android-recaptcha.info pop-up?
• 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.

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