How to remove the advertisements delivered by the captchatest.top website

What kind of page is captchatest[.]top?

Captchatest[.]top is a rogue webpage that we found while inspecting untrustworthy sites. This page is designed to push browser notification spam and redirect visitors to other (likely unreliable/malicious) websites. Users typically enter such webpages through redirects caused by sites using rogue advertising networks.

Captchatest[.]top overview

The content encountered on and through rogue websites can be dictated by the visitor's IP address/ geolocation. When we inspected captchatest[.]top, it displayed an image of a robot and the deceptive instructions - "CLICK ALLOW TO CONFIRM THAT YOU ARE NOT A ROBOT!".

This fake CAPTCHA verification is intended to deceive visitors into enabling captchatest[.]top to deliver browser notifications. Once we clicked the "Allow" button, it redirected us to a site promoting the "Chrome Search Contest 2022" scam.

Rogue webpages use notifications to run intrusive advertisement campaigns. The delivered notifications/ads promote online scams, unreliable/harmful sites and software, and even malware.

Therefore, via websites like captchatest[.]top - users can experience system infections, severe privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by captchatest.top
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Avira (Malware), CyRadar (Malicious), ESET (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	162.55.59.222
Observed Domains	c.captchatest[.]top; e.captchatest[.]top; g.captchatest[.]top; d.captchatest[.]top; b.captchatest[.]top
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

We have analyzed countless rogue webpages; online-guard[.]com, notificationnewsspace[.]com, news-fesihe[.]cc, and trexvideo[.]biz are just some examples.

The browser notifications these sites display mainly promote deceptive/malicious content. It is pertinent to mention that any legitimate products encountered through these advertisements are unlikely to be endorsed by their actual developers. Instead, this promotion is undertaken by scammers abusing the products' affiliate programs to obtain illegitimate commissions.

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

Sites cannot deliver browser notifications without user consent. Therefore, you have likely visited captchatest[.]top and permitted it to display them (i.e., clicked "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.). Note that many rogue pages employ fake CAPTCHA, clickbait, and other deceptive content to trick visitors into enabling notification delivery.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

To avoid receiving undesirable browser notifications, do not enable suspicious websites to deliver them (i.e., do not click "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.). Instead, ignore or deny notification delivery requests (i.e., press "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.).

Should your browser keep randomly force-opening questionable sites unprompted, it could be caused by adware installed onto the browser or 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.

Screenshots of the notifications/ads displayed by captchatest[.]top website:

Appearance of the captchatest[.]top website (GIF):

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by captchatest[.]top using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

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

Sites require user permission to deliver browser notifications. Hence, you have likely entered captchatest[.]top at some point and permitted it to display them (i.e., clicked "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or similar).

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

No, clicking on a browser notification will not trigger any malware download/installation processes. However, the websites/applications pushed through the notifications can be harmful and cause severe issues (including system infections).

Is captchatest[.]top a virus?

No, websites like captchatest[.]top are not categorized as viruses, but they can promote virulent content. These webpages endorse online scams, fraudulent/dangerous software, and malware.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner is capable of scanning devices and reverting the permissions given to captchatest[.]top. Furthermore, Combo Cleaner can restrict access to this and other rogue, deceptive, and malicious websites. Therefore, additional steps will be unnecessary.

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