How to stop tooklichair.com from showing notifications
Written by Tomas Meskauskas on (updated)
What kind of page is tooklichair[.]com?
The purpose of tooklichair[.]com is to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications and redirect to other pages of this kind. Our team has discovered tooklichair[.]com while analyzing various websites that use rogue advertising networks. It is uncommon for pages like this one to be visited on purpose.
Tooklichair[.]com in detail
Tooklichair[.]com displays a fake CAPTCHA to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. It shows a message asking you to click the "Allow" button to confirm that you are not a robot. After allowing this page to show notifications, we noticed that it shows notifications that promote various investment (and similar) scams.
Tooklichair[.]com may also show notifications promoting shady and (or) malicious apps and other untrustworthy pages. Either way, this site should never have permission to show notifications. Another issue with tooklichair[.]com is that it can open other deceptive sites.
Name | Ads by tooklichair.com |
Threat Type | Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads |
Detection Names | N/A (VirusTotal) |
Serving IP Address | 44.195.137.121 |
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 websites of this type
Typically, pages like tooklichair[.]com are promoted via illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites, etc. In some cases, they get opened by installed adware or other shady software. Most of them are designed to trick visitors into clicking the "Allow" button. Examples of similar sites are thefreeadv[.]com, posttrendingblog[.]com, and misticview[.]ru.
How did tooklichair[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?
Tooklichair[.]com has permission to show notifications because the "Allow" button (displayed by a browser) was clicked while visiting it. This page cannot show notifications without being allowed to do so. The same applies to any other page.
How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?
Close shady websites or click the "Block" (or equivalent) button when they ask for permission to show notifications. Remember that legitimate sites never claim that it is required to click the "Allow" button to play a video, prove that you are not a robot, download some file, etc.
If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.
Appearance of tooklichair[.]com website (GIF):
Notifications displayed by tooklichair[.]com:
Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by tooklichair[.]com using Combo Cleaner:
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Quick menu:
- What is Ads by tooklichair.com?
- 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 tooklichair[.]com in the right lower corner of my desktop?
It is because booklichair[.]com was visited, and the "Allow" button was clicked while visiting it.
I have clicked on notification ads, is my computer infected?
No, a notification cannot infect a computer. Although, it can open a malicious website designed to download malware.
Is tooklichair[.]com a virus?
Tooklichair[.]com and other pages of this type are not considered to be viruses. These pages to promote various scams, questionable/malicious applications, and websites. They redirect visitors to such pages and (or) promote them via notifications.
Will Combo Cleaner remove tooklichair[.]com ads automatically or manual steps are still required?
Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and stop tooklichair[.]com website notifications (it will remove permissions granted for this page). Also, Combo Cleaner will block access to this page (no additional steps will be required).
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