How to remove permissions granted for cophypserous.com

What kind of website is cophypserous[.]com?

While analyzing cophypserous[.]com, we found that it is an untrustworthy web page that shows a deceptive message to lure visitors into allowing it to show notifications. Our team discovered cophypserous[.]com while inspecting websites that use shady advertising networks.

Cophypserous[.]com in detail

Cophypserous[.]com displays a message instructing visitors to click the "Allow" button to prove that they are not robots. It implies that clicking the "Allow" button will pass a CAPTCHA. In reality, clicking that button while visiting cophypserous[.]com grants it permission to show notifications.

Typically, websites like cophypserous[.]com send untrustworthy notifications. Clicking those notifications can lead to web pages designed to trick visitors into providing sensitive information, downloading potentially malicious apps, calling fake technical support numbers, etc. Thus, it is strongly recommended not to allow cophypserous[.]com to show notifications.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by cophypserous.com
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	CRDF (Malicious), Forcepoint ThreatSeeker (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	104.21.32.34
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 pages of this type

In most cases, sites like not only want to show notifications but also redirect visitors to other pages of this kind. Pretty often, they redirect to other pages that show deceptive messages or other content.

Typically, users open pages like cophypserous[.]com via shady ads or pages that use rogue advertising networks (e.g., illegal movie steaming websites, torrent sites, etc.). It is uncommon for such pages to be visited on purpose. Examples of websites similar to cophypserous[.]com are dokookamida[.]com, expocaptcha[.]top, and venadvonline[.]com.

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

Cophypserous[.]com shows notifications because it has been allowed to do so. This permission has been granted by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting cophypserous[.]com. Web pages cannot show notifications without the visitor's consent.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Click the "Block", "Block Notifications", or equivalent button when a shady page asks for permission to show notifications or close it. Also, remember that trustworthy pages never display messages instructing you to click the "Allow" button to play a video, download a file, 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 cophypserous[.]com website (GIF):

Another appearance of the cophypserous[.]com site:

Example of a browser notification delivered by cophypserous[.]com website:

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Quick menu:

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

That is because cophypserous[.]com has permission to show notifications. It has been allowed to show them by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting it.

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

No, computers cannot be infected by notifications. However, clicking shady notifications can open malicious web pages.

Is cophypserous[.]com a virus?

Websites like cophypserous[.]com are not viruses. Most of them promote various scam sites and other untrustworthy pages and questionable (or even malicious) applications.

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

Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and remove permissions granted for cophypserous[.]com. Additionally, this app will block further access to cophypserous[.]com. No additional steps will be required.

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