How to stop bingocaptchapoint.top from displaying unwanted notifications
Written by Tomas Meskauskas on (updated)
What kind of page is bingocaptchapoint[.]top?
Bingocaptchapoint[.]top is a deceptive website designed to trick visitors into allowing it to display notifications. Also, it redirects visitors to other shady websites. We have discovered bingocaptchapoint[.]top while examining pages that use rogue advertising networks (various illegal movie streaming, torrent sites, etc.).
Bingocaptchapoint[.]top in detail
Bingocaptchapoint[.]top displays a fake CAPTCHA with a message encouraging visitors to click the "Allow" button to prove that they are not robots. If allowed, bingocaptchapoint[.]top shows untrustworthy notifications. Most of those notifications promote various scams, shady applications.
Additionally, bingocaptchapoint[.]top can redirect visitors to other untrustworthy pages. While our team was testing this page, it redirected to best-prizes[.]life (another shady page) and opened a scam website similar to "Amazon Loyalty Program". Thus, it is strongly recommended not to visit bingocaptchapoint[.]top and allow it to display notifications.
Name | Ads by bingocaptchapoint.top |
Threat Type | Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads |
Detection Names | Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Suspicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal) |
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. |
Malware Removal (Windows) | To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your computer with legitimate antivirus software. Our security researchers recommend using Combo Cleaner. |
More about pages similar to bingocaptchapoint[.]top
Websites like bingocaptchapoint[.]top can be used to promote malicious applications and open other pages designed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. In some cases, affiliates use sites of this kind to promote legitimate software. Their goal is to collect illegitimate commissions.
More examples of websites similar to bingocaptchapoint[.]top are check-the-trend[.]com, ourcoolposts[.]com, worthyrid[.]com. As a rule, they are promoted using deceptive techniques (their visitors end up on them inadvertently).
How did bingocaptchapoint[.]top gain permission to deliver spam notifications?
Websites get permission to show notifications when visitors click the "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar button in a pop-up displayed by a browser. Typically, pages like bingocaptchapoint[.]top display deceptive content to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button.
How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?
Do not trust websites that display messages implying that it is required to click the "Allow" button to perform certain actions. If you do not wish to receive any notifications from the opened page, click the "Block" or "Block Notifications" button, or simply close the page.
If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.
Appearance of bingocaptchapoint[.]top website (GIF):
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Quick menu:
- What is Ads by bingocaptchapoint.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 bingocaptchapoint[.]top in the right lower corner of my desktop?
Websites show notifications only when they have permission for that. It means that bingocaptchapoint[.]top has been already visited and allowed to display notifications.
I have clicked on notification ads, is my computer infected?
A notification cannot infect a computer just by being clicked. However, it can open a malicious website (a page designed to trick visitors into executing malware).
Is bingocaptchapoint[.]top a virus?
Websites like bingocaptchapoint[.]top are not viruses. As a rule, these pages promote various scams, questionable (potentially malicious) applications, and websites. They redirect visitors to untrustworthy pages and show notifications used to promote them.
Will Combo Cleaner remove bingocaptchapoint[.]top ads automatically or manual steps are still required?
Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove all the permissions that have been granted for bingocaptchapoint[.]top. Also, it will block access to this site. No additional steps will be required.
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