How to stop pushycaptcha.live from sending notifications

What kind of page is pushycaptcha[.]live?

Our team examined pushycaptcha[.]live and learned that it displays a deceptive message to lure visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. Additionally, pushycaptcha[.]live redirects to scam websites. We discovered pushycaptcha[.]live while inspecting websites that use rogue advertising networks.

Pushycaptcha[.]live in detail

Pushycaptcha[.]live displays a message that instructs visitors to click the "Allow" button to confirm that they are not robots (to pass a fake CAPTCHA). It uses a clickbait technique to trick visitors into agreeing to receive notifications.

Notifications from pushycaptcha[.]live promote scams like "McAfee - Your PC is infected with 5 viruses!". Also, they can open untrustworthy websites asking to provide sensitive information, urging to purchase legitimate (or potentially malicious) software or call fake technical support numbers, etc.

We also found that pushycaptcha[.]live redirects to a website running a scam similar to "AMAZON TRIAL". Typically, websites of this type are designed to trick visitors into paying "administration", "shipping", or other fees and (or) providing credit card details and other personal information.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by pushycaptcha.live
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	Combo Cleaner (Malware), Fortinet (Malware), G-Data (Malware), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	5.181.203.33
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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Websites of this type in general

As a rule, websites like pushycaptcha[.]live display deceptive content to trick visitors into allowing them to show notifications. Most of them also redirect visitors to other shady pages. They are promoted mostly via pages that use rogue advertising networks (e.g., illegal movie streaming pages, torrent sites), shady ads, and advertising-supported apps.

Examples of similar pages are justpush[.]biz, yourcommonblog[.]com, and wilycaptcha[.]live.

How did pushycaptcha[.]live gain permission to deliver spam notifications?

Pushycaptcha[.]live has been allowed to show notifications while visiting it. Permission to show notification has been granted by clicking the "Allow" or similar button. No website can display notifications without permission.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Never trust websites claiming that clicking the "Allow" button will play a video, prove that you are not a robot, download some file, etc. Close such pages or click the "Block", "Always Block", or equivalent button when a browser notifies you that a shady page wants to show notifications.

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

Appearance of pushycaptcha[.]live website (GIF):

Notification from pushycaptcha[.]live:

Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by pushycaptcha[.]live using Combo Cleaner:

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Quick menu:

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

When a website shows notifications, it means that it has been allowed to show them. It is impossible for websites to display notifications without permission. This permission is granted by clicking the "Allow" or similar button when browsers notify visitors that visited pages want to show notifications.

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

A computer cannot be infected by a notification. However, a notification displayed by an untrustworthy page can lead to a malicious page.

Is pushycaptcha[.]live a virus?

Websites like pushycaptcha[.]live are not viruses. Most of them display deceptive content to lure visitors into agreeing to receive notifications designed to promote various scams, potentially malicious applications, and websites.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove all permissions granted for pushycaptcha[.]live. It will also block further access to pushycaptcha[.]live. No additional steps will be required.

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