How To Remove Fastcaptcha.top Pop-ups

Proper Guide To Terminate Unwanted App

Fastcaptcha.top is an unsafe webpage that may show up on your browser if you have an adware installed on your PC. Upon page entry, if you click on the “Allow” button at the top left corner, you will start getting flooded with deceptive pop-up ads. These adverts might show fake security alerts claiming that device is infected, adult content, misleading message about system health or just redirect users to other dubious webpages. If you carelessly interact with these ads, you may end up installing PUPs (potentially unwanted programs) and even malware or disclosing your personal information to fraudsters.

Threat Summary

Name: Fastcaptcha.top

Category: Push notification virus, adware

Features: Tries to trick people into enabling its notifications, displays annoying pop-ups directly on their screen

Danger level: Medium

Symptoms: Automatic page-reroutes, notification prompt, invasive ads flow

Distribution: Bundled freeware, deceptive links, etc.

How Does Fastcaptcha.top Scam Work?

Initially upon landing on Fastcaptcha.top or other similar site, people are presented with notification prompt and are asked to click the “Allow” button. In order to deceive users into the scam, the perilous site makes use of social engineering tactics. For example, it states that clicking the said button is mandatory to access to webpage, prove that they’re not robots, confirm their age, download a file, etc. However, this is directly associated to the display of annoying ads that start appearing on users’ screen even if they are not using the web platform. So, refrain from accepting notifications from such unsafe sites.

What Causes Unwanted Reroutes?

As said earlier, redirects to Fastcaptcha.top could be happening because of adware infection. In such case, you might notice some symptoms such as browser changes, frequent display of ads even on the sites that don’t typically show too many of them, browser sluggishness and unresponsiveness, page redirects, etc. This kind of program is not considered as a real virus and doesn’t possess the abilities of a Trojan, Ransomware, and other similar parasites. However, through its ads, it might take you to rather insecure web places where you’d come across those dreadful cyber pests. Hence, remove Fastcaptcha.top adware from the PC without any delays to avoid such circumstance.

Distribution Of Unwanted Program:

Adware and other unwanted applications in general infiltrate the computer devices bundled with other free programs that are promoted on third-party sites. In other cases, you can get intruded by such an application if you click on misleading ads, deceptive links, download fake software updates, or open spam email messages. You can prevent the intrusion of adware or similar threats by paying close attention to what you interact with online. Stay away from random websites, ads and other online material. Furthermore, while installing any new software, program or application, always select the Custom or Advanced configuration setting so as to view and untick the checkboxes next to any bonus apps.

FAQs

Is Fastcaptcha.top a dangerous site?

It’s not a dangerous webpage and cannot cause any major risk to your computer as long as you don’t interact with the ads shown by it. However, some of its ads could be leading to rather insecure websites where you might encounter real danger in forms of Trojan and Ransomware.

How to avoid annoying ads?

You can prevent the site from displaying intrusive push notifications by blocking the site’s notifications from the browser setting. If you still get these contents, then you need to find and remove adware-type application from the computer as soon as possible. For this purpose, follow the guide below.

Antimalware Details And User Guide

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Important Note: This malware asks you to enable the web browser notifications. So, before you go the manual removal process, execute these steps.

Google Chrome (PC)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the Menu button
• Select “Settings”. Scroll the mouse downward to choose “Advanced” option
• Go to “Privacy and Security” section by scrolling downward and then select “Content settings” and then “Notification” option
• Find each suspicious URLs and click on three dots on the right side and choose “Block” or “Remove” option

Google Chrome (Android)

• Go to right upper corner of the screen and click on three dots to open the menu button and then click on “Settings”
• Scroll down further to click on “site settings” and then press on “notifications” option
• In the newly opened window, choose each suspicious URLs one by one
• In the permission section, select “notification” and “Off” the toggle button

Mozilla Firefox

• On the right corner of the screen, you will notice three dots which is the “Menu” button
• Select “Options” and choose “Privacy and Security” in the toolbar present in the left side of the screen
• Slowly scroll down and go to “Permission” section then choose “Settings” option next to “Notifications”
• In the newly opened window, select all the suspicious URLs. Click on the drop-down menu and select “Block”

Internet Explorer

• In the Internet Explorer window, select the Gear button present on the right corner
• Choose “Internet Options”
• Select “Privacy” tab and then “Settings” under the “Pop-up Blocker” section
• Select all the suspicious URLs one by one and click on the “Remove” option

Microsoft Edge

• Open the Microsoft Edge and click on the three dots on the right corner of the screen to open the menu
• Scroll down and select “Settings”
• Scroll down further to choose “view advanced settings”
• In the “Website Permission” option, click on “Manage” option
• Click on switch under every suspicious URL

Safari (Mac):

• On the upper right side corner, click on “Safari” and then select “Preferences”
• Go to “website” tab and then choose “Notification” section on the left pane
• Search for the suspicious URLs and choose “Deny” option for each one of them

Manual Steps to Remove Fastcaptcha.top:

Remove the related items of Fastcaptcha.top using Control-Panel

Windows 7 Users

Click “Start” (the windows logo at the bottom left corner of the desktop screen), select “Control Panel”. Locate the “Programs” and then followed by clicking on “Uninstall Program”

Windows XP Users

Click “Start” and then choose “Settings” and then click “Control Panel”. Search and click on “Add or Remove Program’ option

Windows 10 and 8 Users:

Go to the lower left corner of the screen and right-click. In the “Quick Access” menu, choose “Control Panel”. In the newly opened window, choose “Program and Features”

Mac OSX Users

Click on “Finder” option. Choose “Application” in the newly opened screen. In the “Application” folder, drag the app to “Trash”. Right click on the Trash icon and then click on “Empty Trash”.

In the uninstall programs window, search for the PUAs. Choose all the unwanted and suspicious entries and click on “Uninstall” or “Remove”.

After you uninstall all the potentially unwanted program causing Fastcaptcha.top issues, scan your computer with an anti-malware tool for any remaining PUPs and PUAs or possible malware infection. To scan the PC, use the recommended the anti-malware tool.

How to Remove Adware (Fastcaptcha.top) from Internet Browsers

Delete malicious add-ons and extensions from IE

Click on the gear icon at the top right corner of Internet Explorer. Select “Manage Add-ons”. Search for any recently installed plug-ins or add-ons and click on “Remove”.

Additional Option

If you still face issues related to Fastcaptcha.top removal, you can reset the Internet Explorer to its default setting.

Windows XP users: Press on “Start” and click “Run”. In the newly opened window, type “inetcpl.cpl” and click on the “Advanced” tab and then press on “Reset”.

Windows Vista and Windows 7 Users: Press the Windows logo, type inetcpl.cpl in the start search box and press enter.  In the newly opened window, click on the “Advanced Tab” followed by “Reset” button.

For Windows 8 Users: Open IE and click on the “gear” icon. Choose “Internet Options”

Select the “Advanced” tab in the newly opened window

Press on “Reset” option

You have to press on the “Reset” button again to confirm that you really want to reset the IE

Remove Doubtful and Harmful Extension from Google Chrome

Go to menu of Google Chrome by pressing on three vertical dots and select on “More tools” and then “Extensions”. You can search for all the recently installed add-ons and remove all of them.

Optional Method

If the problems related to Fastcaptcha.top still persists or you face any issue in removing, then it is advised that your reset the Google Chrome browse settings. Go to three dotted points at the top right corner and choose “Settings”. Scroll down bottom and click on “Advanced”.

At the bottom, notice the “Reset” option and click on it.

In the next opened window, confirm that you want to reset the Google Chrome settings by click on the “Reset” button.

Remove Fastcaptcha.top plugins (including all other doubtful plug-ins) from Firefox Mozilla

Open the Firefox menu and select “Add-ons”. Click “Extensions”.  Select all the recently installed browser plug-ins.

Optional Method

If you face problems in Fastcaptcha.top removal then you have the option to rese the settings of Mozilla Firefox.

Open the browser (Mozilla Firefox) and click on the “menu” and then click on “Help”.

Choose “Troubleshooting Information”

In the newly opened pop-up window, click “Refresh Firefox” button

The next step is to confirm that really want to reset the Mozilla Firefox settings to its default by clicking on “Refresh Firefox” button.

Remove Malicious Extension from Safari

Open the Safari and go to its “Menu” and select “Preferences”.

Click on the “Extension” and select all the recently installed “Extensions” and then click on “Uninstall”.

Optional Method

Open the “Safari” and go menu. In the drop-down menu, choose “Clear History and Website Data”.

In the newly opened window, select “All History” and then press on “Clear History” option.

Delete Fastcaptcha.top (malicious add-ons) from Microsoft Edge

Open Microsoft Edge and go to three horizontal dot icons at the top right corner of the browser. Select all the recently installed extensions and right click on the mouse to “uninstall”

Optional Method

Open the browser (Microsoft Edge) and select “Settings”

Next steps is to click on “Choose what to clear” button

Click on “show more” and then select everything and then press on “Clear” button.

Conclusion

In most cases, the PUPs and adware gets inside the marked PC through unsafe freeware downloads. It is advised that you should only choose developers website only while downloading any kind of free applications.  Choose custom or advanced installation process so that you can trace the additional PUPs listed for installation along with the main program.