How to remove permissions that captcha4greatpeaple.top has

What kind of page is captcha4greatpeaple[.]top?

Captcha4greatpeaple[.]top is designed to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications (into clicking the "Allow" button displayed by a browser). Our team discovered this page while examining torrent sites, illegal movie streaming sites, and other pages that use shady advertising networks.

Captcha4greatpeaple[.]top in detail

Captcha4greatpeaple[.]top uses a clickbait technique to get permission to deliver notifications. It displays a fake CAPTCHA with a message asking you to click the "Allow" button to prove that you are not a robot. Clicking that button allows captcha4greatpeaple[.]top to show notifications that promote phishing pages, various scams, shady apps, and so on.

We also found that captcha4greatpeaple[.]top can redirect visitors to untrustworthy websites. During our analysis, it redirected to mantenfall[.]top (via best-prizes[.]life) - a scam similar to "Amazon Loyalty Program POP-UP Scam". Thus, it is strongly recommended not to trust captcha4greatpeaple[.]top or allow it to show notifications.

Threat Summary:

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Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Fortinet (Spam), 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.
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More about sites of this type

Websites like captcha4greatpeaple[.]top can open other pages designed to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. Also, they can be used to promote both legitimate and malicious apps. Affiliates often use such pages to promote legitimate software to collect illegitimate commissions. More examples of similar sites are deretikijob[.]xyz, notificationstech[.]com, protecthub[.]xyz.

How did captcha4greatpeaple[.]top gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

No website can show notifications without permission. Therefore, captcha4greatpeaple[.]top displays notifications because it has been visited and allowed to show them. As mentioned in the previous paragraphs, captcha4greatpeaple[.]top displays deceptive content (a fake CAPTCHA) to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

When dubious websites ask for permission to show notifications, click the "Block" or "Block Notifications" button. Especially when they display messages claiming that it is necessary to click the "Allow" button to perform certain actions. Another way to avoid receiving unwanted notifications is to click websites before clicking the "Block" button.

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

Appearance of captcha4greatpeaple[.]top website (GIF):

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Quick menu:

• What is Ads by captcha4greatpeaple.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 captcha4greatpeaple[.]top in the right lower corner of my desktop?

Captcha4greatpeaple[.]top shows notifications only because it has been allowed to do so. More precisely, the "Allow" button was clicked while this page was opened.

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

No, notifications cannot infect computers, but they can open malicious websites (they can lead to computer infections).

Is captcha4greatpeaple[.]top a virus?

It is not a virus, neither is any other page of this type. The purpose of captcha4greatpeaple[.]top is to promote shady websites, potentially malicious applications, etc.

Will Combo Cleaner remove captcha4greatpeaple[.]top ads automatically or manual steps are still required?

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and block captcha4greatpeaple[.]top notifications and all further access to this page. No additional steps will be required.

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