How to stop the oortagle.top website from delivering notifications (ads)
Written by Tomas Meskauskas on (updated)
What kind of page is oortagle[.]top?
Oortagle[.]top is a rogue webpage that promotes dubious content and spam browser notifications. Additionally, it can redirect users to different (likely unreliable/hazardous) websites. Most visitors to pages like oortagle[.]top enter them via redirects generated by sites using rogue advertising networks.
Oortagle[.]top overview
The content encountered on and through rogue websites may differ depending on the visitor's IP address (geolocation). At the time of research, oortagle[.]top hosted a suspicious survey. It also requested permission to deliver browser notifications. Sites like oortagle[.]top use them to run intrusive advertisement campaigns.
If this webpage is allowed to display notifications, it will start spamming the user with ads promoting online scams, untrustworthy/dangerous software, and even malware.
To summarize, through pages like oortagle[.]top – users may experience system infections, serious privacy issues, financial losses, and identity theft.
Name | Ads by oortagle.top |
Threat Type | Push notifications ads, Unwanted ads, Pop-up ads |
Detection Names | CyRadar (Malicious), Yandex Safebrowsing (Phishing), alphaMountain.ai (Suspicious), Fortinet (Spam), Full List Of Detections (VirusTotal) |
Serving IP Address | 104.21.80.252 |
Observed Domains | hq8.oortagle[.]top; qte.oortagle[.]top; r24.oortagle[.]top; tpt.oortagle[.]top; hnr.oortagle[.]top; bo8.oortagle[.]top; hxx.oortagle[.]top; kic.oortagle[.]top; mk2.oortagle[.]top; 2yd.oortagle[.]top; xfj.oortagle[.]top; wte.oortagle[.]top; neo.oortagle[.]top; 57f.oortagle[.]top; kd6.oortagle[.]top; etc. |
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. |
Malware Removal (Windows) | To eliminate possible malware infections, scan your computer with legitimate antivirus software. Our security researchers recommend using Combo Cleaner. |
Browser notification spam in general
We have researched thousands of rogue pages; webprotectionrequired[.]com, messenger-rocks[.]com, searchmylinks[.]com, and amidads[.]com are but a few examples. These websites deliver browser notifications to promote online scams and malicious content.
It is noteworthy that while legitimate products and services may be encountered via these advertisements – they are unlikely to be endorsed in this manner by any official parties. It is most probable that this endorsement is performed by scammers who abuse the content's affiliate programs in order to obtain illegitimate commissions.
How did oortagle[.]top gain permission to deliver spam notifications?
Websites cannot deliver browser notifications without user consent. Hence, if you are seeing these adverts from oortagle[.]top – it means that you have likely visited this webpage and pressed "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or a similar option.
How to prevent deceptive sites from delivering spam notifications?
To avoid receiving unwanted browser notifications – do not permit suspect websites to display them (i.e., do not click "Allow", "Allow Notifications", etc.). We advise denying notification delivery from such webpages (i.e., selecting "Block", "Block Notifications", etc.) or ignoring these requests altogether.
Should your browser continuously force-open questionable sites unprompted, it could be due to adware installed on it or the 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.
Appearance of the oortagle[.]top website (GIF):
Video showing how to eliminate ads delivered by oortagle[.]top using Combo Cleaner:
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Quick menu:
- What is Ads by oortagle.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 oortagle[.]top in the right lower corner of my desktop?
You've likely visited oortagle[.]top and clicked "Allow", "Allow Notifications", or an analogous option displayed on this webpage – since no website can deliver notifications/ads without user permission.
I have clicked on notification ads, is my computer infected?
No, just clicking on a browser notification is harmless. These advertisements can endorse content capable of causing severe issues (including system infections).
Is oortagle[.]top a virus?
No, oortagle[.]top is not considered to be a virus, but it can promote virulent content. Rogue websites commonly push online scams, untrustworthy/harmful software, and even malware.
Will Combo Cleaner remove oortagle[.]top ads automatically or manual steps are still required?
Yes, Combo Cleaner will scan your computer and undo the permissions granted to this webpage. Additionally, it will block further access to oortagle[.]top and other rogue, scam, and malicious websites. Therefore, no extra steps will be required.
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