Captchatopsource.com Ad Spam - How to remove

Captchatopsource.com is adware in the form of a website. It hijacks browser settings and spams notifications that promote content. This content is often unwanted and even somewhat unsafe. If you notice Captchatopsource.com ad spam on your screen, it’s best to quickly take care of it – block its notifications, check your recent installations and downloads, and remove any suspicious items.

In short about Captchatopsource.com:

Threat type	Adware.
Captchatopsource.com hijacking symptoms	Ads and notifications labeled with “Captchatopsource.com” appearing on your screen.
That causes the ad spam	Malicious redirects and deceptive ads online, adware viruses and other malware.
How to stop Captchatopsource.com’s ad spam	Block notifications in your browsers, detect and remove malware with antivirus programs (Spyhunter for PC, Combo Cleaner for Mac, others).

Captchatopsource.com causes ad spam

Captchatopsource.com is one of many websites that cause advertisement spam. It shows little pop-up messages with links to promoted products and sites. It forces your browser to show these messages. No matter what sites you have open in your browser, Captchatopsource.com can show its ads.

Sites like Captchatopsource.com might also cause calendar event spam. It might add unwanted entries to your calendar. They then show notifications and try to get you to visit malicious websites.

Some of the content that you might expect Captchatopsource.com to show is malicious:

• fake virus warnings and error alerts,
• fake articles, including spoofed outlets and fake celebrity quotes,
• fake download links,
• fake social media alerts.

Though not all Captchatopsource.com ads lead to malicious sites, enough of them do. If you’re exposed to the content that Captchatopsource.com promotes for long enough, you’ll no doubt run into a few scams, at least. It’s best to avoid clicking on this site’s ads altogether.

The entire goal of Captchatopsource.com is to show ads to as many people as possible. This is how it makes money. But to get an audience for these ads, the site needs to infect and hijack the web browsers of unsuspecting users. Indeed, Captchatopsource.com has no content that would help it build an audience. Hijacking browsers is the only way to get access to them.

How to stop Captchatopsource.com ads

Block unwanted ads

First, it’s strongly recommended to scan your device with an antivirus program, such as Spyhunter for Windows, Combo Cleaner for macOS, and others). This is because malicious sites and programs often promote each other. Captchatopsource.com might advertise potentially unwanted programs. And adware viruses might promote Captchatopsource.com. So, it’s good to make sure that no more problematic items are lurking on your computer.

Some people might advise you to just use an ad blocker to stop unwanted advertisements. Though ad blockers can be really helpful, they’re not the best solution in this situation. After all, you can just block the cause of the ad spam. The first thing to do to stop Captchatopsource.com ads is to check your notification settings. Open the browser that’s been showing the unwanted ads and open the settings:

• Chrome – open Settings, scroll down to Site settings (under Privacy and security), click on Notifications.
• Edge (Chromium) – open Settings, click Site Permissions, Notifications.
• Safari – in the Safari menu, choose Preferences, Websites, Notifications.
• Firefox – open Settings, Privacy & Security, scroll down to Permissions, and click on Settings next to Notifications.

There’s a list of websites whose notifications are in some sort of state: either blocked or allowed. Look at those that are “Allowed”. See an unfamiliar or unwanted site? Flip its permission to “Blocked” (or “Deny”). This will stop your browser from accepting and displaying any more of their messages.

You can also look into your options for blocking calendar invites and unwanted events (Appleinsider.com).

Avoid notification hijackers

Notifications aren’t bad overall. When Captchatopsource.com isn’t using them to send spam, they can tell you about a new email in your inbox or a discount on an item from your wishlist. It’s just that they’re easily abused for ad spam.

You can use ad blockers and anti-malware programs to avoid this. While browsing websites that show aggressive advertisements, you might encounter a lot of deceptive ads, such as Captchatopsource.com, as well as Thevideosearch.com, Streaming4free.com, and others. These sites might try to trick you into changing your settings or downloading malware:

• fake download links try to trick you into installing browser hijackers,
• messages like “click allow to confirm that you are not a robot” try to get you to allow notifications.

If you see an ad like this, pause and think for a minute. Is it on a site that you trust? What tabs do you have open? Sites like Captchatopsource.com should be ignored. They’re not dangerous as long as you don’t interact with them.

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