How to remove permissions granted for captchafair.top

What kind of page is captchafair[.]top?

Our team has examined captchafair[.]top and learned that this site shows a deceptive message to trick visitors into allowing it to show notifications. Also, captchafair[.]top redirects visitors to other untrustworthy web pages. We have discovered captchafair[.]top while inspecting sites that use shady advertising networks.

Captchafair[.]top in detail

Captchafair[.]top uses a clickbait technique to lure visitors into agreeing to receive notifications. This page claims that visitors must pass a CAPTCHA (to prove that they are not robots) by clicking the "Allow" button. Clicking that button while visiting captchafair[.]top grants it permission to show notifications.

Notifications from captchafair[.]top are advertisements that can open untrustworthy websites. Clicking them can lead to pages designed to lure visitors into providing sensitive information, paying for fake or unnecessary products or services, downloading potentially malicious apps, calling fake technical support numbers, etc.

In addition to displaying deceptive content to trick visitors into agreeing to receive shady notifications, captchafair[.]top redirects to various scam websites. During our examination, captchafair[.]top redirected to a page running a scam similar to "AMAZON TRIAL". That page runs a survey scam used to extract money and (or) personal information.

Threat Summary:

Name	Ads by captchafair.top
Threat Type	Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads
Detection Names	malwares.com URL checker (Malicious), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal)
Serving IP Address	5.181.203.24
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

Websites like captchafair[.]top are promoted mostly via deceptive advertisements and pages that use shady advertising networks (e.g., torrent sites and illegal movie streaming pages). Users open them inadvertently. It is important to mention that notifications from such pages can lead to malicious web pages.

There are many sites like captchafair[.]top on the Internet, e.g., allnicespot[.]com, dokookamida[.]com, and expocaptcha[.]top.

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

Click the "Block", "Block Notifications", or a similar button (depending on the web browser) when a suspicious website asks for permission to show notifications or close it. Do not click the "Allow" button while visiting such pages.

Captchafair[.]top shows notifications because it has permission to do so. This permission has been granted by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting captchafair[.]top. Websites cannot display notifications without the visitor's consent. Typically, pages like captchafair[.]top show deceptive messages to receive permission to show notifications.

How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?

Note that trustworthy websites never display messages instructing visitors to click the "Allow" button to prove that they are not robots, download files, play videos, etc. If you are receiving unwanted notifications, we recommend running a scan with Combo Cleaner Antivirus for Windows to automatically eliminate them.

Appearance of captchafair[.]top website (GIF):

Another appearance of captchafair[.]top website:

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

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Quick menu:

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

Captchafair[.]top sends notifications because it has been allowed to do so. Web pages cannot show notifications without the visitor's consent. This permission is granted by clicking the "Allow" button while visiting sites.

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

Notifications from websites like captchafair[.]top cannot infect computers. However, it is recommended not to click them since they can lead to malicious pages.

Is captchafair[.]top a virus?

Captchafair[.]top and similar websites are not viruses. Usually, they promote various scams (e.g., survey scans like "AMAZON TRIAL") and other dubious web pages, and shady applications.

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

Combo Cleaner will scan your computer, remove permissions granted for captchafair[.]top, and block further access to this website. No additional steps will be required.

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