thebestcaptcha.top is a site that attempts to trick you into allowing notifications that would be spammed directly to your computer. It’s a very generic scam website, identical to thousands of other websites that do the same thing. It’s empty of content and its only goal is to trick you into allowing ads. To do this, it misuses a legitimate browser feature that allows sites with permission to show notifications to users. This is why you will see a browser alert saying “thebestcaptcha.top wants to show notifications” as soon as you are redirected to the site. If you allow these notifications, the site will start spamming you with ads.
Browsers have a “show push notifications” feature that allows websites to ask for permission to show notifications. This allows users to see content more conveniently. Since this feature is legitimate, as long as a site is safe, you can give it permission. The notifications would appear on the right side of the screen. This can be a convenient feature in some cases. For example, if you allow a news site to show notifications, it would show important news alerts no matter what site you are browsing. If you click on the notification, you would be taken directly to the content. It’s not difficult to stop these notifications when you grow tired of them.
Unsurprisingly, sites like thebestcaptcha.top are misusing this “show notifications” feature to spam ads. Typically, these sites have no content on them. They simply display a message saying you need to allow notifications to proceed to the site. In thebestcaptcha.top’s case, the site claims you need to allow notifications to confirm you are not a robot. If you click “Allow” on the “thebestcaptcha.top wants to show notifications” alert, the site will start spamming ads. If you have given the site permission, we suggest you avoid interacting with its notifications because you could be exposed to dangerous content, including scams and malware.
You should look into why a redirect to a dubious website like thebestcaptcha.top happened in the first place. In most cases, it happens because users browse high-risk websites without adblockers. However, it could also be an adware infection, in which case you would be redirected regularly.
An adware infection may trigger random redirects
It’s important to determine whether adware is to blame for the redirects or whether the problem is with the websites you visit. When you interact with anything on a lot of high-risk websites (those that have pornographic or pirated content, for example), a redirect is triggered more often than not. But these redirects are easily preventable with an adblocker program.
Your computer may be infected with adware if the redirects happen regularly, even when browsing sites that seem to be ad-free. Adware is a pretty minor infection that mainly aims to expose users to as much sponsored content as possible. But persistent redirects and invasive advertisements can very quickly become irritating. You should familiarize yourself with how adware and related infections install in order to prevent these installations in the future.
To put it simply, adware comes attached to a free program as an extra offer and is permitted to install alongside without explicit authorization from users. Users are usually surprised to discover browser hijackers and adware installed on their computers because these extra offers are concealed as well. The offers are optional, however, and you may easily stop them from being installed.
The majority of free programs that you download from unreliable websites have extra offers. In most cases, these offers are adware and browser hijackers. To prevent them from installing, you need to pay attention when installing free programs. The installation window will recommend you use Default settings but if you follow this advice, all added offers will be permitted to install. What you need to do is use Advanced (Custom) settings when installing programs. These settings will make all offers visible, and you will have the option to deselect all of them. If Advanced settings show that something has been added to the program you’re installing, deselect the offers.
Even if offers appear useful initially, allowing them to install would be a mistake as you’d only be filling your computer with useless junk programs. Software bundling is a rather deceptive installation method, and programs that use it should not be permitted to install on your computer.
How to stop thebestcaptcha.top ads
We strongly recommend doing a scan of your computer using anti-virus software. If adware is the cause of the redirects, it would be removed automatically by the anti-virus program. The redirects would stop as soon as the adware is removed. If no adware is found, you need to either avoid browsing high-risk websites or install an adblocker program.
You need to revoke thebestcaptcha.top’s permission to show you notifications if you’re seeing its ads. This is not difficult to do if you know your way around your browser’s settings. Along with thebestcaptcha.top, all other dubious websites should also be removed from the list of sites that have permission.
- Mozilla Firefox: Open the menu (the three bars at the top-right corner), click Options, then Privacy & Security. Scroll down to Permissions, press Settings next to Notifications, and remove thebestcaptcha.top and any other questionable websites from the list. It’s possible to permanently turn off push notification requests by checking the “Block new requests asking to allow notifications” box in the same Notifications settings.
- Google Chrome: Open the menu (the three dots top-right corner), then Settings, then Privacy and security, then Site Settings. Click on Notifications under Permissions, and remove thebestcaptcha.top and any other questionable websites from the list. It’s possible to permanently turn off push notification requests by toggling off “Sites can ask to send notifications”.
- Microsoft Edge: Open the menu (the three dots top-right corner), then Settings, then Cookies and site permissions, then Notifications. Review which sites have permission and remove thebestcaptcha.top and any other questionable websites from the list. It’s possible to permanently turn off push notification requests by toggling off “Ask before sending”.
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