Click-this-special.video Ad Spam - How to remove

Click-this-special.video is a site that delivers ads via notifications. It’s advertised online, where it tries to trick people into allowing its messages. It then sends advertised content to all the browsers that have allowed its notifications.

Luckily, blocking Click-this-special.video from sending ads is pretty simple (instructions below). It’s also worth it to block all notification prompts – that way, it’s impossible to subscribe to notifications by accident.

Click-this-special.video in short:

Type of threat	Adware, browser hijacker.
Problems caused by Click-this-special.video	Pop-ups on the screen that are labeled with “Click-this-special.video”.
How to avoid adware sites	Avoid sites that show annoying ads, block ads and malicious sites, use anti-malware apps (Spyhunter for Mac, Combo Cleaner for Mac, Spyhunter for PC, others) and ad blockers to protect your computer.
How to stop ads by Click-this-special.video	Block notifications from Click-this-special.video and other unwanted sites.

What is Click-this-special.video?

Click-this-special.video is a website that, at first glance, seems to have no content. However, there are ads for Click-this-special.video online that lead to specific pages on this site. These ads usually look like new tab pop-ups, where Click-this-special.video shows a loading bar, a CAPTCHA (robot check), a Download button, or a similar mundane item.

There, Click-this-special.video asks visitors to click Allow – subscribe to its notifications.

Click-this-special.video doesn’t say it, but it needs people to allow its notifications in order to send them messages: little pop-up boxes that appear in the corner or at the top of your screen. If you don’t allow them when Click-this-special.video asks, then it won’t be able to send these messages.

Whether you click “Allow” or “Block”, Click-this-special.video loads another site. The best thing to do here is to simply close the browser tab.

Once Click-this-special.video gets permission to send messages, it starts spamming ads. Some of these ads are safe – online stores, VPNs, etc. Others are quite dangerous – get-rich-quick schemes, tech support scams (fake virus alerts), subscription scams (fake giveaways).

Click-this-special.video is not a unique site that makes money by sending ad spam to people’s browsers. Hundreds of these sites are active, including Click-to-check.live, Captcha-bros.com, Tableshop.xyz, Download-app.net, and others.

How to protect yourself from notification hijackers

For Click-this-special.video to hijack browsers and force them to show ads, it needs to show the notification prompt and get the user to click it. So, if you change your settings to hide notification prompts, sites like Click-this-special.video just won’t work.

Ads are used to promote Click-this-special.video and other notification hijackers. If you avoid websites that show aggressive pop-up ads (such as file download sites and illegal movie streaming sites), then you’ll see fewer hijackers and other obnoxious sites.

Another thing that helps avoid unwanted ads is to install an ad blocker and make sure that your browser blocks pop-ups.

Not just websites, but adware viruses can also cause dangerous ads to appear on your screen. You can use antivirus software, such as Spyhunter for Mac, Combo Cleaner for Mac, Spyhunter for PC, and others, to protect your device from malware, adware, and potentially unwanted programs.

Automatic Malware removal tools

It’s not always possible to avoid cyber threats. Luckily, if you do accidentally allow Click-this-special.video or a similar site to spam your screen with ads, it’s pretty simple to stop them.

How to stop ads from Click-this-special.video

Block Click-this-special.video from sending you notifications. You can do this in your browser settings. Whether the affected browser is on desktop or mobile, the instructions should be the same:

• Chrome – open Settings, scroll down to Site settings (under Privacy and security), click on Notifications.
• Edge – 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.

On the same settings page, you can also block all notification prompts. This stops all websites from showing the notification box, which makes it so it’s impossible to mistakenly subscribe to a site.