Removing the notifications/ads displayed by click-and-continue.live website

What kind of page is click-and-continue[.]live?

While inspecting websites that use rogue advertising networks, we discovered the click-and-continue[.]live website. It is designed to push its spam browser notifications, load questionable content, and redirect visitors to other untrustworthy/hazardous webpages.

Most visitors to click-and-continue[.]live and sites akin to it - access them via the aforementioned advertising-network-using pages.

Click-and-continue[.]live overview

When we accessed click-and-continue[.]live, it presented us with a pop-up claiming that "Your Video Is Ready/ Press Play to start the video". The text on the background urged to "Click ALLOW to confirm that you are not a robot!". The latter is a fake CAPTCHA verification intended to bait visitors into enabling click-and-continue[.]live to deliver browser notifications.

It is noteworthy that what users see a rogue webpage host/promote - may vary, as this can depend on their IP addresses/ geolocations.

Should click-and-continue[.]live be permitted to display notifications, it will use them for dubious advertising. Generally, these advertisements endorse unreliable/harmful websites and software, online scams, and even malware.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by click-and-continue.live
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	alphaMountain.ai (Malicious), Avira (Malware), Fortinet (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Observed Domains	svcdu.click-and-continue[.]live; azei0.click-and-continue[.]live; tdz4v.click-and-continue[.]live; arnbk.click-and-continue[.]live; aiwin.click-and-continue[.]live; jrvze.click-and-continue[.]live; fz0ym.click-and-continue[.]live; k62y8.click-and-continue[.]live; bacoh.click-and-continue[.]live; vhvd1.click-and-continue[.]live; bapc7.click-and-continue[.]live; idbrd.click-and-continue[.]live; jbn5k.click-and-continue[.]live; etc.
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, potentially unwanted applications (adware)
Damage	Decreased computer performance, browser tracking - privacy issues, possible additional malware infections.
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Browser notification spam in general

There are thousands of websites like click-and-continue[.]live on the Internet; theironnews[.]site, worldfreshblog[.]com, next-notification[.]com, and xervoo[.]net are just a few examples of those we have previously analyzed.

The browser notifications delivered by these sites usually push untrustworthy and malicious material. However, we have noted them being used to endorse legitimate products as well. It has to be stressed that genuine developers rarely use this advertising method; typically, such promotion is undertaken by scammers using affiliate programs to obtain illegitimate commissions.

How did click-and-continue[.]live gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Websites require user permission to deliver browser notifications. Hence, you have likely visited click-and-continue[.]live and permitted it to do so. It is worth mentioning that most rogue webpages use deception to entice/scare visitors into allowing their notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

To avoid receiving unwanted browser notifications, we advise against clicking "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or similar choices displayed by questionable websites. We recommend ignoring or denying notification requests (i.e., pressing "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.).

It is pertinent to mention that rogue/malicious sites can be force-opened by browsers affected by adware. Advertising-supported software can infiltrate systems without express user consent. If your computer is already infected with rogue applications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Screenshot of the notifications/advertisements delivered by the click-and-continue[.]live website:

Appearance of the click-and-continue[.]live website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by click-and-continue.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 click-and-continue[.]live in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Websites need to be allowed to display browser notifications. Therefore, you've likely visited click-and-continue[.]live and permitted it. At the time of research, click-and-continue[.]live presented visitors with a fake CAPTCHA verification designed to trick them into enabling the notifications.

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

No, browser notifications are not used directly in malvertising. Hence, simply clicking these ads will not trigger any malware download/installation processes. However, spam notifications often promote deceptive/malicious content, which can cause severe problems (including system infections).

Is click-and-continue[.]live a virus?

While sites like click-and-continue[.]live are not considered to be viruses, they can endorse virulent content. These websites commonly push various scams, untrustworthy/harmful software, and even malware.

Will Combo Cleaner remove click-and-continue[.]live ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your device and revoke the permissions given to click-and-continue[.]live. Additionally, it can restrict all further access to this and other rogue, deceptive, and malicious sites. Therefore, no extra steps will be necessary.

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