How to stop licktaughigme.com from displaying notifications

What kind of page is licktaughigme[.]com?

Licktaughigme[.]com is a website that displays deceptive content to get permission to deliver notifications. Also, it redirects to untrustworthy websites. We encountered this page while inspecting other sites that use rogue advertising networks. It is very uncommon for sites like licktaughigme[.]com to be visited intentionally.

Licktaughigme[.]com in detail

Licktaughigme[.]com displays a message instructing visitors to click the "Allow" button to confirm that they are not robots. Its creators aim to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications from this site. We found that licktaughigme[.]com shows notifications that promote untrustworthy pages (various scams, download sites for shady apps, etc.) and potentially malicious apps.

Also, licktaughigme[.]com can redirect visitors to other shady pages. At the time of our research, it redirected to unfalowere[.]com, a page that could not be found. Neither licktaughigme[.]com nor its notifications are trustworthy. Thus, this site must be ignored and never allowed to show notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by licktaughigme.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	N/A (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.21.36.94
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 websites of this type

Sometimes, these pages can show notifications to trick visitors into downloading malware. Most of them use clickbait techniques to trick visitors into allowing them to show notifications. They get opened mainly through illegal movie streaming websites, torrent sites, and other pages of this kind or shady advertisements.

More examples of similar pages are news-kezana[.]cc, lpnottech[.]com, and jonne[.]club.

How did licktaughigme[.]com gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Licktaughigme[.]com has been allowed to display notifications by clicking the "Allow" button. It was visited, and the button mentioned above was clicked while visiting it. No website can show notifications without permission. As a rule, pages of this kind use clickbait techniques to trick visitors into allowing them to show notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Whenever an untrustworthy page asks for permission to show notifications, click the "Block" or "Block Notifications" button or close that site. Do not trust websites that show messages stating that it is required to click the "Allow" button to play a video, confirm age, prove that you are not a robot, etc.

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

Appearance of licktaughigme[.]com website (GIF):

Notification displayed by licktaughigme[.]com:

Video showing how to remove ads delivered by licktaughigme[.]com using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

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

If a website shows notifications, it means that it has permission to show them. This permission is granted by clicking the "Allow" button when a browser notifies a visitor that a page wants to show notifications. No page can show notifications without being allowed to do so.

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

No, notifications cannot cause such damage. The biggest issue with them is that they can open malicious websites.

Is licktaughigme[.]com a virus?

Licktaughigme[.]com and similar pages are not viruses. In most cases, they promote various scams and other shady websites and applications. They redirect visitors to those pages and show notifications that promote them.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will remove permissions granted for licktaughigme[.]com and block access to it. It will not be necessary to perform any additional steps.

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